Islanders avoid series sweep beating Hurricanes 3-2 in 2OT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round playoff series.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 42 shots — including 18 in the overtimes — to help the Islanders stave off elimination.

Seth Jarvis and Stefan Noesen scored and Frederik Andersen finished with 33 saves for Carolina, which is seeking to advance to the second round for the fifth time in six years.

Game 5 is Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina.

LIGHTNING 6, PANTHERS 3

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and Tampa Bay avoided elimination with a victory over Florida in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup.

Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an NHL team rebounded from a 3-0 deficit to win a series.

Stamkos opened the scoring during the Lightning’s three-goal first period and helped ease Florida’s sustained pressure during the opening half of the third period with his goal at 9:34 that gave Tampa Bay a 5-3 lead. Nicholas Paul added a goal during a 5-on-3 power-play goal with 3:38 to go.

Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist, and Brayden Point added a goal and two assists for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves, with Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman both getting three assists..

BRUINS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1

TORONTO (AP) — Brad Marchand broke the Boston playoff goals record with his 56th and the Bruins beat Toronto in Game 4 to move within a victory of advancing to the second round.

Marchand also had an assist, James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak scored and Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves. Boston can wrap up the series Tuesday night at home.

Mitch Marner scored for Toronto. Auston Matthews, the NHL goals leader in the regular season with 69, sat out the third period. He missed practice Friday. Fellow forward William Nylander played after missing the first three games of the series because of an undisclosed injury.

Ilya Samsonov started in goal for the Maple Leafs, stopping 14 of 17 shots in the first two periods, and Joseph Woll made five saves in the third.

STARS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, OT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Dallas a victory over Vegas, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights’ series lead to 2-1.

Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal line, drawing goalie Logan Thompson into a low position, and beating him with a high shot 16:23 into the extra period.

Miro Heiskanen also scored for the Stars, and Jake Oettinger made 32 saves. The Stars had lost six straight against Vegas.

Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel scored for Vegas, and Thompson stopped a career-high 43 shots. Dallas, which averaged 31.5 shots per game during the regular season, held a whopping advantage of high-danger shots, 27-4.

Game 4 is Monday night in Las Vegas.

CORRECTS GOAL SCORER TO MATHEW BARZAL, NOT BORTUZZO - New York Islanders Robert Bortuzzo (41) shoots the puck before teammate Mathew Barzal (13) tipped it past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) for the game-winning goal during the second overtime period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

England fast bowler James Anderson will retire from test cricket after the match against the West Indies at Lord's starting July 10, bringing an end to one of the most remarkable careers in the history of the international game.

It will be the 41-year-old Anderson's 188th test match — only India great Sachin Tendulkar (200) has more — and gives him one more chance to add to his total of 700 test wickets, comfortably the most by a pacer. Only spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan have more test wickets.

“It’s been an incredible 20 years representing my country, playing the game I’ve loved since I was a kid," Anderson, who made his test debut in 2003 also at Lord's, said Saturday.

“I’m going to miss walking out for England so much. But I know the time is right to step aside and let others realize their dreams just like I got to, because there is no greater feeling.”

The announcement by Anderson came after he held talks with England test coach Brendon McCullum.

McCullum made a visit to Britain from his native New Zealand and spoke to the Anderson over a round of golf, the Guardian newspaper and other parts of British media have reported.

“I’m excited for the new challenges that lie ahead, as well as filling my days with even more golf," Anderson said.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, it’s always meant a lot, even if my face often doesn’t show it. See you at the test. Go well."

Anderson, who turns 42 on July 30, has taken just 15 wickets in his last eight tests at an average of 50.8 so England is looking to the future.

Stuart Broad, Anderson's longtime new-ball partner for England, retired from cricket last year.

England plays three tests each against the West Indies and Sri Lanka. One of them against the Sri Lankans is at Manchester's Old Trafford, where Anderson has a stand named after him — but he'll have played his last test by then.

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FILE - England's James Anderson gestures to the crowd after taking his 700th wicket on the third day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Anderson's England career might be coming to an end this summer after talks between the world's most prolific fast bowler in test cricket and coach Brendon McCullum. McCullum made a visit to Britain from his native New Zealand and spoke to the 41-year-old Anderson over a round of golf, the Guardian newspaper and other parts of British media reported Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo /Ashwini Bhatia, File)

FILE - England's James Anderson bowls on the first day of the fifth and final test match between England and India in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Anderson's England career might be coming to an end this summer after talks between the world's most prolific fast bowler in test cricket and coach Brendon McCullum. McCullum made a visit to Britain from his native New Zealand and spoke to the 41-year-old Anderson over a round of golf, the Guardian newspaper and other parts of British media reported Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)