Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Panthers prime Golden Knights for sixth straight win

Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe every had a aim and an help and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves to steer the Florida Panthers to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night time in Las Vegas. Sam Bennett additionally scored and Brandon Montour added two assists for Florida, which scored 3 times on the ability play whereas extending its win streak to a season-high six video games.

‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius launched on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was launched on parole on Friday, practically 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a criminal offense that shocked a nation lengthy inured to violence in opposition to girls. Pistorius – dubbed “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs – shot 29-year-old mannequin Reeva Steenkamp lifeless by way of a locked lavatory door on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

Jets prolong win streak, depart Sharks reeling

Gabriel Vilardi broke a third-period impasse and sparked the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 comeback victory over the struggling San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Morgan Barron additionally scored for the Jets, who’re driving a four-game successful streak.

Joey Daccord helps surging Kraken prime Senators

Joey Daccord made 32 saves and oft-injured Andre Burakovsky scored his first aim of the season because the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night time. Yanni Gourde, Tomas Tatar and Vince Dunn additionally scored for the Kraken, who received their sixth recreation in a row.

Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Memphis outlasts Tulsa

Jahvon Quinerly drilled a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left as No. 15 Memphis survived blowing a seven-point lead in 17 seconds in the course of the closing minute, outlasting host Tulsa 78-75 on Thursday night time. The Tigers (12-2, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) led 75-68 with 1:03 remaining after Nick Jourdain notched a putback dunk, however the Golden Hurricane (9-4, 0-1) rallied. Carlous Williams made a jumper, then Cobe Williams scored 5 factors off two turnovers to tie the sport with 33 seconds left.

Nuggets stun Warriors on Nikola Jokic’s buzzer-beater

Nikola Jokic banked in a buzzer-beating 39-footer as time expired Thursday night time, capping a 25-4 Denver Nuggets end that produced a surprising 130-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The successful sequence started after a Nuggets timeout within the backcourt, leaving them 70 ft from the ring with simply 3.6 seconds to go.

Giannis Antetokounmpo nets 44 as Bucks outlast Spurs

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 44 factors together with the deciding three-point play with 53.3 seconds to play because the visiting Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 125-121 on Thursday in a wild recreation that went forwards and backwards within the closing minutes. The contest was the second recreation of highway back-to-backs for the Bucks and so they regarded worse for the damage. But Milwaukee had sufficient left within the tank late to carry off the Spurs and snap a two-game shedding streak.

Red Wings outlast Kings in shootout

Alex Lyon made 40 saves in regulation and additional time and stopped each makes an attempt within the shootout to elevate the visiting Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Robby Fabbri scored two targets, Jeff Petry additionally scored and Lucas Raymond and Patrick Kane tallied within the shootout for the Red Wings, who’ve received two in a row for the primary time in a month.

Nathan MacKinnon rallies Avs previous Stars in additional time

Nathan MacKinnon capped a two-goal, three-point night time by scoring with 1:20 left in additional time for the Colorado Avalanche’s comeback 5-4 highway victory in opposition to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night time. Via a two-on-zero rush, MacKinnon stored the puck and beat Dallas’ Scott Wedgewood (29 saves) for his twenty second aim and sixty fourth level this season. Among the NHL’s prime offensive performers, MacKinnon has no less than one level in 27 of his final 29 video games for Central Division-leading Colorado, which has received 4 straight amid a 6-0-1 stretch.

Bo Horvat scored twice as Islanders defeat Coyotes

Bo Horvat had two targets and an help because the New York Islanders recorded a 5-1 highway victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson every had two assists for New York. Julien Gauthier, Anders Lee and Mike Reilly scored the Islanders’ different targets.

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