In addition to having home ice advantage in the postseason for the first time since 1988, the Islanders wielded a .673 winning percentage in playoff overtimes, the best mark in NHL history. After Mathew Barzal did everything but score the game-winning goal, Josh Bailey entered the frame and netted the rebound to give New York a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. The goal was Bailey’s first career postseason marker after 820 games played — all with the Islanders....

Just 31 seconds into a Bruins power play, Jake DeBrusk couldn’t handle the puck at the Leafs’ blue line. Mitchell Marner gathered it and broke out all alone. DeBrusk backchecked and knocked out Marner’s right skate, resulting in the third-year forward being awarded a penalty shot. Marner, who had never faced Boston netminder Tuukka Rask in even a shootout attempt, easily scored. It was Marner’s second goal of the night....

Bruins Seeking Forward Depth The Boston Bruins followed up a humiliating 7-0 season-opening loss to the Washington Capitals by reeling off four consecutive victories. Last week’s swing through Western Canada, however, saw them drop three games to the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, including a pair in overtime. Injuries to defensemen Charie McAvoy and Kevan Miller and forward David Backes contributed to those defeats. Another is their ongoing inability to find a suitable third-line center....

Since the salary cap came into play in 2005-06, teams in a playoff position on the fourth Thursday in November have gone on to make it 77.8 percent of the time, according to calculations by our friends at Opta Sports. Over that span, on average, fewer than four teams out of playoff contention at this time of year reverse their fortunes in time to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Last year, it turned out 14 of the 16 playoff teams were in place by Nov....

In the Monday game, Buchnevich was punched in the head by Capitals forward Tom Wilson while he was laying down on the ice after a play. That led to a scrum where Wilson slammed Rangers star Artemi Panarin to the ice and injured him. Panarin is out for the rest of the season, but the punishment for Wilson amounted only to a $5,000 fine. He wasn’t suspended. As a result of NHL’s Department of Player Safety head George Parros’ decision, the Rangers decided to take matters into their own hands on Wednesday....

The Devils furthered that quest when the team acquired Russian forward Nikita Gusev from the Vegas Golden Knights and subsequently signed him to a two-year, $9 million contract. Vegas received two draft picks in the exchange: the Devils’ third-round selection in the 2020 draft and the team’s second-round pick in 2021. Gusev, 27, was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 2012 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning but has never played an NHL game....

Edmonton has traded winger Milan Lucic to the Flames for forward James Neal, the teams announced Friday. Lucic, 31, and Neal, 31, are both in the middle of long-term contracts with their respective teams and are coming off disappointing seasons. Neal was great with the Golden Knights in 2017-18 and signed a five-year, $28 million deal with Calgary before last season. He rewarded the team by scoring seven goals and adding 12 assists....

With the trade deadline at 3 p.m. E.T. on Monday, both teams have decided to sit out players as a means to protect them from injury in possible trade negotiations. MORE: NHL trade tracker 2019: Rumors, completed deals as deadline nears The Rangers are sidelining center Kevin Hayes (14 goals, 28 assists), right wing Mats Zuccarrello (11 goals, 26 assists) and defenseman Adam McQuaid (two goals, three assists). The Devils will be benching Marcus Johansson (12 goals, 15 assists)....

Girardi and the Rangers are close on a contract extension that would take the 29-year-old off the market, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon and Larry Brooks of the New York Post. Girardi's best season came in 2011-12, and he hasn't quite reached that level since, but he remains a legitimate top-four defenseman and makes of the lesser half of New York's top pairing, along with Ryan McDonagh. Earlier in negotiations, he was looking for a long-term deal worth about $5....

As per usual at this time of year, most of the speculated trade candidates are slated to become unrestricted free agents in July. Among them are several noteworthy players likely to be highly prized by postseason contenders, including Senators forward Matt Duchene and the pair of Blue Jackets teammates Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky. Here’s our list of the 10 players most likely switching jerseys by the NHL trade deadline at 3 p....

It got worse for Montano as she was scrolling through Instagram. It was there Montano found out the UFC was stripping her of her belt. “I was running through Instagram and I saw an interview with Dana White saying the title has been stripped,” Montaño said Monday on The MMA Hour. “I was getting out of the hospital and I was like, ‘Alrighty then.’” MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 206 for free...

Cannon made the comments while interviewing former Public Enemy member Professor Griff on a June episode of the show, Cannon’s Class. Griff was fired from the rap group after a 1989 interview in which he blamed Jewish people for “the majority of wickedness that goes on across the globe.” Cannon said that “the Semitic people are Black people.” “You can’t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people,” Cannon continued....

Will Richardson Jr., listed as the No. 2 right tackle, will start in Robinson’s place on the left side, according to the team’s official website. The situation is problematic on a couple of levels. First, it’s Robinson’s right knee that is bothering him, not the left knee that was surgically repaired last year after he suffered a torn ACL, according to NFL Network. Coach Doug Marrone said the right knee gave out Thursday when Robinson went to set on pass protection in practice....

On Thursday, Fortune magazine announced its third annual top-50 list of “World’s Greatest Leaders” and ranked the Alabama football coach the No. 11 leader in the world. The decision puts him ahead of U2 frontman Bono (No. 14), Blackrock CEO Larry Fink (No. 21), Argentine president Maurizio Macri (No. 26) and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau (No. 48), among others. Saban has won four national championships in the last seven years at Alabama and five in his coaching career after claiming the title at LSU in 2003, making him the first coach in college football history to win a national championship with two different FBS schools....

He will not play against the Boston Celtics on Friday because he threw a punch at Suns guard Goran Dragic in the second quarter of the Lakers' 121-114 loss. Young was knocked out of the air on a dunk attempt when Suns rookie Alex Len tried to block his shot. Len, who was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and fined $15,000, made contact with Young and the Lakers guard went falling to the ground....

The first photo in the series was from “B,” who Minaj clarified was “Queen B” in the comment. “Onika, welcome to motherhood,” Beyonce’s note read. “God bless you and your family.” The pair have been friends for some time, even collaborating on each other’s songs. In 2016, Minaj explained how their friendship is empowering to more than just them. “Every time Bey and I do something together, I see how women are inspired, and it has nothing to do with how we look,” she explained to Marie Claire....

Assistant coach, Nidzam Adzha Yusoff in currently given the task of holding the fort while the decision is being made but the management has also indicated that this is also an audition for the former Perak and Kedah player. Speaking to Utusan Online, the team manager Datuk Jeffrey Low said that he’s has a few options on hand including one Ramon Marcote but is willing to give Nidzam the chance to prove himself....

According to the Fifa Ranking, the Super Eagles are ranked 47th in the World and have been zoned in Group D along with fifth-placed Argentina, and Iceland, currently occupying the 18th spot. However, the Tianjin Teda midfielder is unperturbed with the standings as he believes that the squad can spring up surprises in Russia just as they did by qualifying for the global tournament. “Honestly, people didn’t expect us to qualify but we are off to Russia and now it’s all about the rankings,” Mikel told BBC Sport....

The controlled trial is the latest of several attempts to test the safety and efficacy of the drugs. The trial began Thursday and will involve 2,000 U.S. adults who are infected with the coronavirus and have symptoms like shortness of breath, cough and fever. Patients will randomly receive either the drug combination or matching placebos. Most of the participants are expected to be people over the age of 60 with conditions that put them at a higher risk for COVID-19 complications, such as diabetes or high blood pressure....

In a new clinical trial, researchers will evaluate whether mobile health clinics help people with opioid use disorder treat their substance abuse and prevent or receive care for HIV/AIDS. The mobile clinics will be placed in Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., in residential areas where opioid use is more prevalent. The trial comes as the Biden Administration doubles down on efforts to curb the opioid crisis....