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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
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The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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APTurco, a seven-year veteran, helped the Stars get off to a good start at both ends of the rink.
After making a key stop early in the game, Turco skated away from the net to play a puck in the left circle midway through the first period.
“He’s the best in the game at it,” Daley said. “He’s like a third defenseman because he passes it better than most of us.”
Turco got the puck up the ice to Niklas Hagman, who passed it to Brad Richards. His drop pass between his legs set up Daley for his first goal of the playoffs.
The Red Wings tied the game with 4½ minutes left in the first period, snapping an 0-for-14 skid with an extra skater. Hudler scored off his own rebound, shooting the puck off the inside of the left post with 4 seconds left on the power play.
The Stars took the lead shortly after Detroit defenseman Chris Chelios went off the ice for a line change. Lundqvist got into open ice off a pass from Turco and beat Osgood at 6:04 of the second period.
Detroit struggled on offense in the third period. Its comeback chances were hurt when Tomas Holmstrom was called for a roughing penalty as he skated by Dallas’ bench with more than 7 minutes left.
“To call that undisciplined play would be an understatement,” Ott said. “You don’t punch somebody on the bench as you’re skating by.”
Notes: The Stars scratched Lehtinen (leg), Stu Barnes (concussion-like symptoms), Philippe Boucher (hip) and Mark Fistric (mononucleosis). ... Before the game, former Red Wing Vladimir Konstantinov was walking briskly with the help of a walker near Detroit’s dressing room. Konstantinov almost lost his life in a limo crash in 1997, six days after the star defenseman helped the franchise win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 42 years. ... Among those in the crowd was former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason.
Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.