Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Islanders full comeback, beat Leafs in OT

Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into additional time Thursday night time for the New York Islanders, who overcame a two-goal deficit within the second interval to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y. Following a faceoff win, Noah Dobson handed throughout the ice to Barzal, who shuffled from the backhand to the forehand and beat Martin Jones.

Balanced scoring leads No. 10 Illinois previous Michigan State

Marcus Domask, Coleman Hawkins and Ty Rodgers every scored 15 factors Thursday night time and No. 10 Illinois held off Michigan State down the stretch for a 71-68 Big Ten Conference win in Champaign, Ill. Domask, who added six rebounds and 5 assists, canned each ends of a one-and-one with 25.7 seconds left that gave the Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) a three-point benefit.

Kyrie Irving scores 44 as Mavs maintain off Knicks

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 44 factors and Tim Hardaway Jr. tied his season excessive with 32 because the Dallas Mavericks withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the visiting New York Knicks 128-124 on Thursday. New York rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit and pulled inside 121-120 with 1:08 remaining within the recreation after Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer capped a 27-8 run. After Josh Green hit a 3-pointer on Dallas’ subsequent possession, the Mavericks sealed the win on the free-throw line.

Panthers’ streak hits 9 with OT win vs. Kings

Sam Reinhart scored a power-play objective with 0.7 second left in additional time because the host Florida Panthers prolonged their successful streak to 9 video games, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday night time in Sunrise. It’s the third-longest streak in Panthers historical past. It’s additionally tied for the longest energetic streak within the NHL.

Darren Raddysh’s objective in OT lifts Lightning over Devils

Tampa Bay’s Darren Raddysh scored the game-winning objective 1:52 into additional time because the Lightning received their second straight recreation past regulation, beating the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night time. Raddysh noticed Nikita Kucherov skate throughout the slot and zip a cross-ice move to him. The defenseman then potted his third objective because the Lightning moved to 4-5 in additional time this season.

Thunder roll to blowout victory over Blazers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 factors and Josh Giddey had his first triple-double of the season because the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The win was the third consecutive and eighth in 10 video games for the Thunder. The loss was Portland’s fifth in six video games.

Elias Pettersson’s 2nd objective of recreation lifts Canucks over Pens

Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway, a shot that glanced in off Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, at 3:05 of additional time Thursday to present the visiting Vancouver Canucks their fourth straight win, 4-3. Pettersson completed with two objectives and two assists, Brock Boeser had two objectives, J.T. Miller added three assists and Filip Hronek two assists for the Canucks.

Bobby Portis pours in 28 as Bucks beat up Celtics

Bobby Portis got here off the bench to attain a game-high 28 factors and seize 12 rebounds because the Milwaukee Bucks prevented a 3rd consecutive loss by routing the visiting Boston Celtics 135-102 Thursday night time. Portis made 11 of his 18 field-goal makes an attempt, together with 5 of 6 pictures from 3-point vary.

Jordan Kyrou’s hat trick carries Blues previous Rangers

Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick and Jordan Binnington made 41 saves to guide the St. Louis Blues previous the visiting New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday. Pavel Buchnevich had a objective and two assists for the Blues, who received for the third time of their final 4 video games. Brandon Saad additionally scored for St. Louis, and Robert Thomas had two assists.

Sharks finish 12-game skid with uncommon highway win

The San Jose Sharks ended a 12-game dropping streak by hanging on for a dramatic 3-2 highway victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Luke Kunin, Fabian Zetterlund, and Nikita Okhotiuk all scored because the Sharks ended a month of frustration with their fourth highway win (4-17-1) of the season.

(With inputs from businesses.)