Paul Stastny scored the winning goal for the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche in a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday.
Stastny, who scored twice, converted a wrist shot at 6:21 in the third period to give the Avalanche a 5-3 cushion before Carolina's Ray Whitney reduced the deficit two minutes later.
Playing at home for the first time after a seven-game road trip, the Avalanche won their fifth contest in six while the Hurricanes suffered a fifth consecutive defeat.
In what was an offensive showcase, Colorado goaltender Craig Anderson made 32 saves while Cam Ward stopped 31 shots for the Hurricanes.
The win came despite the Avalanche losing Darcy Tucker, who was knocked unconscious after he was hit face first into a side board by Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu and Colorado captain Adam Foote paid tribute to coach his Joe Sacco for helping keep the team's focus on the game.
"You can go two ways there," Foote said. "Joe grabbed the guys and told them to regain their composure and not go running around trying to get guys back. You can lose your whole team on a hit like that, end up in the box and lose the two points."
Sidney Crosby played a starring role as the Pittsburgh Penguins overturned a two-goal deficit to edge the Florida Panthers 3-2 in their clash.
Steven Reinprecht scored a pair of goals in the first period to seemingly put the Panthers in control, but the defending Stanley Cup champions refused to accept defeat.
Crosby levelled the match in the third with a power play goal and a short handed score and then notched the only goal in the shoot-out to celebrate his 300th career game in style.
Also on Friday night, the St Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 to condemn the visitors to a seventh consecutive loss.
David Perron had an assist and a goal for his first two points of the season for the victors, with Jay McClement and Brad Boyes also on target. Chuck Kobasew scored for the Wild
* Reuters
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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Director: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal
Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
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Director: S Sashikanth
Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
Results
5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m, Winner: ES Rubban, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ibrahim Aseel (trainer)
5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Al Mobher, Sczcepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: Jabalini, Tadhg O’Shea, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
6.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: AF Abahe, Tadgh O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: AF Makerah, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel
7.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: Law Of Peace, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar
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Cryopreservation: A timeline
- Keyhole surgery under general anaesthetic
- Ovarian tissue surgically removed
- Tissue processed in a high-tech facility
- Tissue re-implanted at a time of the patient’s choosing
- Full hormone production regained within 4-6 months
Where can I submit a sample?
Volunteers can now submit DNA samples at a number of centres across Abu Dhabi. The programme is open to all ages.
Collection centres in Abu Dhabi include:
- Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
- Biogenix Labs in Masdar City
- Al Towayya in Al Ain
- NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City
- Bareen International Hospital
- NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain
- NMC Royal Medical Centre - Abu Dhabi
- NMC Royal Women’s Hospital.