DENVER (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams was ruled out Saturday after hurting his neck while making a tackle on the opening kickoff in an AFC divisional game.
Williams stayed down after the play and medical personnel brought a back brace onto the field. Williams got up and was led to the medical tent before being driven away in a cart. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams (42) leaves the field with an injury during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Javon Solomon (56) checks on linebacker Dorian Williams (42) after an injury during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant (13) reacts after a catch during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
It was an injury-filled first quarter with Broncos receiver Pat Bryant ruled out with a concussion. Standout cornerback Pat Surtain II briefly left the game, too, after trying to stop Bills running back James Cook III. Surtain returned a few plays later.
Broncos receiver Troy Franklin was ruled out early in the third quarter with a hamstring injury.
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Dorian Williams (42) leaves the field with an injury during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)
Buffalo Bills defensive end Javon Solomon (56) checks on linebacker Dorian Williams (42) after an injury during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/RJ Sangosti)
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant (13) reacts after a catch during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday.
Yegor Sharangovich, Justin Kirkland and Yan Kuznetsov also scored for Calgary, which has won three of its last four. Kevin Bahl had his first multi-point game since Dec. 5, 2023, finishing with two assists. Dustin Wolf had 28 stops and snapped his five-game losing streak.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anders Lee scored for New York, which is 2-2-1 with two games left in its seven-game trip, it's longest of the season. David Rittich made 15 saves in the loss and slipped to 11-6-3.
Up 2-0 midway through the second period, the Flames doubled their lead when Kirkland and Kuznetsov scored two minutes apart.
In four games since sliding into Blake Coleman’s spot on a line with Mikael Backlund and Matt Coronato, Sharangovich has five points (two goals, three assists) for the Flames. Coleman (upper body) remains on injured reserve. While Backlund had his three-game point streak (2-3-5) snapped, Connor Zary extended his to a career-high five games.
Calgary's Rasmus Andersson had an assist and became the seventh defenseman in Flames history to record five straight 20-assist seasons. He joins Al MacInnis, Gary Suter, Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie, Derek Morris, and Randy Manery.
Rittich, who broke into the NHL and played four seasons in Calgary, has yet to defeat his former team. In six games, he fell to 0-4-2. The 33-year-old Czech was playing his 250th NHL game and came in on a roll, going 8-3-3 with a .920 save percentage over his last 14 starts.
Islanders: At Vancouver on Monday in the sixth game of a seven-game trip.
Flames: Host the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
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New York Islanders goalie David Rittich makes a save on a Calgary Flames shot during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Ab., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders goalie David Rittich, left, is scored against by Calgary Flames' Justin Kirkland, right, during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders goalie David Rittich, left, makes a save against Calgary Flames' Connor Zary during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Larry MacDougal /The Canadian Press via AP)
Calgary Flames' Adam Klapka, top, celebrates his goal with teammates Rasmus Andersson (4), Kevin Bahl (7), and Jonathan Huberdeau, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders goalie David Rittich, left, is scored on by Calgary Flames' Justin Kirkland during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP)
