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SALT LAKE CITY — Matthew Schaefer scored on a slap shot 2:08 into overtime to become the youngest player to score an overtime goal in a regular-season NHL game and the New York Islanders beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 on Friday night for their third straight extra-time victory.

Jonathon Drouin and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders (10-6-2) in their fourth straight win, and Tony DeAngelo had two assists. David Rittich stopped 27 shots — including all 16 after the first period.

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Schaefer, the defenseman selected No. 1 overall in this yearâ€s NHL draft, has 15 points — most among NHL rookies. He is 18 years and 70 days old, younger than Sidney Crosby who was 18 years and 101 days when he scored an OT goal on Nov. 16, 2005.

Dylan Guenther and JJ Peterka scored for the Mammoth in the Utah franchiseâ€s 100th game. Karel Vejmelka had 18 saves.

The Mammoth are the best in the NHL in limiting shots on goal and they outshot the Islanders 29-21 as they dropped to 5-1-1 at home.

New York tied it 2-2 with 6:16 remaining when the puck went off Jonathon Drouinâ€s skate and was touched by Utah defenseman Nate Schmidtâ€s stick as it passed over the goal line. The goal was initially disallowed but reversed after video review.

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Heineman opened the scoring 7:13 into the first period — the second straight contest he notched the first goal of the game.

Peterka tied it with just under 7 minutes remaining in the first with his sixth of the season.

The Mammoth ended their seven-game power-play goal drought when Guentherâ€s slap shot went over Rittichâ€s shoulder during a 5-on-3 with 1:25 left in the opening period to take a 2-1 lead. That marked the first time this season the Islanders gave up a goal with a two-man disadvantage.

The Islanders beat Las Vegas in overtime Thursday and was in the second half or a back-to-back but matched the Mammothâ€s energy with rugged defense and deft power-play kills, squelching five of six opportunities.

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Islanders: At Colorado on Sunday for the fifth game of their road trip.

Mammoth: At Anaheim on Monday.

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SALT LAKE CITY — No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer scored at 2:06 of overtime to beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime and extend the New York Islanders‘ winning streak to four games.

With that goal, Schaefer became the youngest player in NHL history at 18 years and 70 days to score an overtime goal, surpassing Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby (18 years, 101 days).

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Schaefer took a big hit and sacrificed the body to block a shot in the second and third period respectively, grinding to help his team to victory.

“Big game. I mean, we fought back, we fought hard,” Schaefer said. “I don’t think our first was the best, but we just kept fighting, we kept getting better. So I think we deserved that win.â€

Despite a slow start to the game, the Islanders found themselves up 1-0 at 7:13 of the first thanks to another Emil Heieneman tally, scoring his eighth goal of the season — two short of his career-high.

J.J. Peterka and and Dylan Guenther scored before the end of the first, but Jonathan Drouin evened the score at 13:44 of the third after he kicked a puck toward call that Nate Schmidt put into his own net.

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That led to overtime where Schaefer did his thing.

David Rittich was phenomenal, turning aside 27 of 29.

The Islanders have now tied the Penguins in points with 22, but Pittsburgh owns the regulation wins tie-breaker — nine to seven. They sit only two points back of the Carolina Hurricanes for the second seed in the Metro.

The Islanders move on to Colorado, where they’ll battle Brock Nelson and the Avalanche on Sunday night.

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LAS VEGAS — To challenge for goaltender interference or not to challenge for goaltender interference — that is the question that the New York Islanders faced twice on Thursday night against the Vegas Golden Knights.

At 18:56 of the second, Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore shimmied to the front of the net before pushing the puck and Ilya Sorokin’s right pad into the goal:

The Islanders took a good-hard look at it, but chose not to challenge.

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“It was a tough call,” Islanders head coach Patrick Roy said postgame. “I mean, I think part of us wanted to challenge it, but at the same time, I mean, we felt like the puck was loose, and it was like a loose puck. He definitely pushed the pad. There’s no doubt about that, but we thought it was a loose puck, so that’s why we didn’t do it.”

Here’s what Sorokin said postgame:

“Yeah, I feel [my pad was pushed in there]. I think it was 50/50,” Sorokin said. “Because I watched the review in the game, and I feel it’s an insane moment, puck goes in the net.”

Later on in the game, at the 10:45 mark of the third period, Reilly Smith buried the 3-2 go-ahead goal. But, the Islanders did in fact challenge for goaltender interference as Brett Howden pushed Kyle Palmieri into Sorokin, limiting the ability for the star netminder to make a play on the shot.

“I mean, the Hawkeye went down, and I thought the league should have done something about this, and then they should have reviewed themselves and decided if it was a good goal or not,” Roy said. “Rule 69.1 says that when the player pushes an opponent into the goalie…So I don’t know if the writing is it means something anymore, you know, and if doesn’t, if it’s not the case, they have to redo the rule book.”

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One thing about this last challenge is Roy’s confidence in the penalty kill, which is now 10-for-11 on this road trip and 23 for their last 25.

“We have a lot of trust in the way weâ€re killing the penalties right now, and Boughner deserves a lot of credit for working so hard with our guys, and our guys deserve a lot of credit to put a lot of pride into it,†Roy said. “But at the same time, it allows you to take chances. Example, on that challenge call. I mean, if you didnâ€t trust, you would not challenge, but you believe that youâ€re going to kill it.â€

The Islanders ultimately overcame their non-challenge and challenge, winning 4-3 in overtime courtesy of a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shorthanded goal.

They play game five of a seven-game road trip on Friday night against the Utah Mammoth. Puck drop is at 9 PM ET.

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Alex Iafallo had one of each in his 600th career regular-season game, while Jonathan Toews, Nino Niederreiter and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (10-6-0).

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced in Winnipeg’s net as his team snapped a three-game losing skid

The Canucks (8-9-1) got first-period goals from Kiefer Sherwood and Jake DeBrusk, and Brock Boeser scored with 90 seconds left on the game clock. Captain Quinn Hughes notched three helpers and Elias Pettersson had two.

Goalie Thatcher Demko made his first start since Nov. 3 and gave up three goals on eight shots across the first period before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury.

He was replaced by Kevin Lankinen to start the second and the Finnish netminder registered 20 saves in Vancouver’s second straight loss.

Canucks: Injuries continue to plague Vancouver’s lineup, with Demko leaving the game during the first intermission. The Canucks briefly appeared to lose another crucial piece midway through the second when Hughes headed to the locker room after getting his stick tangled up in Mark Schiefele’s body. The star defenceman returned before the end of the period.

Jets: The visitors saw an end to their four-game power-play drought. Winnipeg went scoreless on 14 man advantages before Morrissey’s long bomb from inside the blue line deflected in off Sherwood at the 14:38 mark of the first period. Vilardi added another power-play tally 48 seconds into the third to give the Jets a 4-2 lead. Winnipeg went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.

Just 15 seconds after Morrissey levelled the score at 2-2, Adam Lowry tossed a puck on net and Niederreiter deflected it in to give the Jets a 3-2 lead at the 14:53 mark of the first period.

Vancouver’s penalty kill has given up 10 goals on 21 chances over the last seven games. The Canucks came into Tuesday’s tilt with their PK ranked 31st in the league.

Jets: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

Canucks: Open a three-game road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.

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Jammu and Kashmir batters celebrate after the win. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir created history on Tuesday, registering their first-ever Ranji Trophy victory over Delhi with a seven-wicket win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The triumph marked J&Kâ€s second outright win of the season and lifted them to second place in the Elite Group D standings, just behind Mumbai.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Opting to bowl first, J&Kâ€s pacer Auqib Nabi led from the front with a fiery spell of 5 for 35, while Vanshaj Sharma (2/57) and Abid Mushtaq (2/30) chipped in as Delhi were dismissed for 211 in their first innings.WATCH:J&K’s winning momentsJ&Kâ€s reply was equally commanding. Despite early setbacks, skipper Paras Dograâ€s composed 106 and Abdul Samadâ€s fluent 85 turned the tide, with Kanhaiya Wadhawan (47) adding valuable runs to give the visitors a 99-run lead with their total of 310.Delhi seemed to recover in their second innings, reaching 267/5 thanks to skipper Ayush Badoniâ€s brisk 72 and Ayush Dosejaâ€s 62. But the hosts suffered a dramatic collapse, losing their last five wickets for just 10 runs to be bowled out for 277. Left-arm spinner Vanshaj Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief, grabbing 6 for 68 — his third five-wicket haul in only four matches — to set up a modest target of 179.On Day 4, Qamran Iqbal produced a career-best unbeaten 133, guiding J&K to 179/3 and sealing a historic first win over Delhi in 43 Ranji encounters. The victory not only broke decades of dominance but also signaled J&Kâ€s growing stature in domestic cricket.Brief scores: Delhi 211 & 277 (Badoni 72, Doseja 62; Vanshaj 6/68) lost to J&K 310 & 179/3 (Qamran Iqbal 133; Shokeen 2/52) by seven wickets.

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The Ottawa Senators continue to rise closer to the surface in the Atlantic.

They defeated the Utah Mammoth 4–2 on Sunday night at Canadian Tire Centre for their second win in as many nights. Leevi Meriläinen made 29 saves for the Senators, who now have just one regulation loss in their last 10 games (6-1-3). Ottawa leaned heavily on its secondary scoring to knock over the Mammoth, with goals from Nick Cousins, Ridly Greig, Jordan Spence, and Michael Amadio.

1. Meriläinen Makes His Case

Leevi Meriläinen was making his first start since October 27, a surprising stretch of inactivity given Linus Ullmarkâ€s inconsistent start to the season. Meriläinenâ€s return gave the coaching staff plenty to think about after another calm, controlled performance in goal.

Yes, his season debut against Buffalo was a rough one, surrendering eight goals to the Sabres. But in his two games since heâ€s looked composed and confident, giving Ottawa a chance to win in each case. Meriläinenâ€s ability to make timely saves was crucial on Sunday.

2. Support Staff Steps Up

Ottawaâ€s depth came through in a big way.

• The backup goalie played well got the win.

• Ridly Greig opened the scoring with just his second goal of the season and first in 13 games.

• Nick Cousins scored his third goal of the season.

• Jordan Spence notched his first as a Senator, as fans continue to wonder, how much longer will the Sens keep a point-per-game (7) defenseman as a part-time player? With Spence moving up to play the second half of the game with Thomas Chabot, the answer appears to be: not much longer at all.

Getting contributions from across the lineup, which is crucial for any hockey team at any level, will be a major factor in Ottawaâ€s success this season.

3. It’s A-Me, Amadio

Michael Amadio is starting to make it harder to describe his offense as “secondary.†The veteran forward scored his fourth goal in as many games and now sits third on the team with six goals this season.

A former 50-goal scorer in the OHL, Amadioâ€s production won’t continue at this pace, but this run has been a pleasant surprise for a team that doesn’t have a top 30 NHL scorer.

Former Ottawa Senator GM Passes Away At Age 70
Mel Bridgman, the Senators’ first GM, has passed away at the age of 70

4. The Mammoth Are (Is?) Fast

The Mammoth showed why theyâ€re gaining a reputation as one of the NHLâ€s quicker teams. Both of their goals came off solo rush efforts, including a highlight-reel effort from Nick Schmaltz, who beat Jake Sanderson wide and cut to the net to score. It marked the second straight game Sanderson has lost a one-on-one showdown, after being victimized by Matvei Michkov on Saturday in Philadelphia.

Clayton Keller added another similar goal for Utah, forcing the Senators to make in-game adjustments to handle the pace.

“Thatâ€s a quick team over there,†head coach Travis Green told the media. “I thought the first period we did some good things, but their speed was an advantage for them. They were on top of us a couple of times, but we adapted, our defense made a few adjustments, and I liked the rest of our game for sure.â€

With the win, Ottawa continues its slow but steady climb up the Atlantic standings at 8-5-1. The Sens have a busy week with home games against Dallas on Tuesday, Boston on Thursday and Washington on Saturday.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The injury-ravaged Carolina Hurricanes found new sources of offense from two rookie defensemen, and the pair made team history in the process.

Charles-Alexis Legault and Joel Nystrom picked up their first NHL points in Saturday night’s 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Their performance marked the first time in the Hurricanes’ team history that two defensemen posted their first points in the same game. And it was the fourth time in Carolina history — since the relocation from Hartford, Connecticut — that any two players recorded their first points in a game.

Legault had an assist and an empty-net goal and Nystrom assisted on a goal early in the third period as Carolina extended its winning streak to three games.

“We don’t judge their game based on that,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “But those are nice little bonuses for them. Both guys have been solid. We ask a lot of them.”

Legault scored by sending the puck nearly the length of the ice into the unattended net with 1:28 remaining in the game. His first point came when he assisted on Eric Robinson’s goal 29 seconds into the third period.

“You dream of scoring one since you’ve been a kid, so being able to get one tonight is a great feeling,” Legault said.

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Nystrom’s assist came on Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s score midway through the second period that extended Carolina’s lead to 3-1.

“Today, I got my first point, and I’m real happy for that,” Nystrom said. “… [Kotkaniemi had] a really good shot. I have to thank him too.”

In franchise history, combining Hartford and Carolina, Mark Howe and Charles Luksa were the last defensive pair to get their first career points in the same game, in October 1979.

Legault and Nystrom have been living in the same home since their somewhat unexpected additions to the NHL team this fall.

“We spent a lot of time together the last couple of weeks,” Nystrom said.

Carolina played without defenseman Jalen Chatfield for the first time this season. He left Thursday night’s game because of an upper-body injury after a blow to the head from Minnesota’s Tyler Pitlick, who was assessed a match penalty.

The Hurricanes have been without defensemen Jaccob Slavin and Shayne Gostisbehere for more than a week. That twosome, plus Chatfield, all played in 70 or more games last season.

Carolina recalled defenseman Gavin Bayreuther from AHL Chicago earlier Saturday, but he was a healthy scratch.

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Djokovic is one of just three men to have racked up a century of titles.

The Serb still needs two to equal Roger Federer’s 103, while Jimmy Connors heads the list with 109.

It looked unlikely that he could add to his tally as 23-year-old Musetti’s tireless running and accurate serving helped him to the opening set.

But after recovering to force a decider, Djokovic toughed out the victory, trading service breaks in the 10th and 11th games of the final set before closing it out with a love hold.

“It was an incredible battle, I just, I don’t know,” said the top seed who, at 38 years and five months, became the oldest tournament winner since Australia’s Ken Rosewall won in Hong Kong in 1977 aged 43.

“Three hours. [It was] a gruelling match physically, super demanding. Lorenzo played really well. It could have been anybody’s game, anybody’s match so congrats to him for an amazing performance and I just feel very proud of myself to get through this one.”

It was Djokovic’s second title of 2025, having won on the clay of Geneva in May, while Musetti continues his wait for a maiden title after losing in six finals over the last two seasons.

In a double blow, the Italian failed to claim the win he needed to make the ATP Tour Finals in Turin, with Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime taking the final slot.

Djokovic, meanwhile, had already earned his place and has been drawn in a group with world number two Carlos Alcaraz, American Taylor Fritz and Australia’s Alex de Minaur.

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SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)…

NXT TV RESULTS
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER
LIVE ON CW NETWORK
REPORT BY KELLY WELLS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR

NXT Commentators: Vic Joseph, Booker T

Ring Announcer: Mike Rome

Backstage Correspondent(s): Sarah Schreiber

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO OUR POST-SHOW PODCAST

(1) THE CULLING (Tatum Paxley & Izzi Dame) & LOLA VICE vs. FATAL INFLUENCE (Jacy Jayne & Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid)

Dame had Outsiders-looking gear tonight, which looked pretty cool. Vice dominated Jayne early with purpose, but left herself open to a pump kick. Reid tagged in and got caught with a Fujiwara armbar but she rolled up to save. Dame tagged in and Reid landed a cross-body, but Dame hit a lariat and a basement dropkick. Back elbow by Dame. Paxley tagged in and ate a back kick. Henley tagged in and laid in some kicks on the champion. Forearm by Henley, who then tripped Paxley and hit another back kick for two. Vice made a blind tag and managed a big right and a cover for two. Reid tagged in and almost immediately ate a series of kicks from Vice. All six women got involve and the makeshift babyface team hit some tandem offense. Paxley joined Vice in doing her booty-swaying taunt as Dame got annoyed. Paxley tried to get Dame into it, to no avail, as the match went to split-screen. [c]

Vice was playing face in peril until she kicked off of Henley and made the hot tag to Paxley, who this time got to land some offense. She hit corner cross-bodies on the interfering members of FI and then took down Henley with a right. Henley trapped Paxley in a really nifty rollup using her legs for two. Jayne got involved but Dame made the save. Everyone got involved again briefly. Paxley hit a slam into a rollup for two and AGAIN everyone got involved. The ring cleared and Jayne & Henley took each other down and sold on the mat. There was an “NXT” chant for what’s been their usual messy tornado tag. Paxley & Dame nearly ran into one another, and although they held up, it provided the opening for Jayne to hit her finisher on Dame for the victory.

WINNERS: Fatal Influence at 10:37.

(Wells’s Analysis: Fatal Influence only seem to win when they don’t have a champion among them. This match was everything that tends to be irritating about tag matches in NXT, with very little classic teamwork and a ton of time with everyone involved)

-The El Grande Americano trio showed up in the locker room and acted like they own the place. Josh Briggs called out the “fan favorites” and said EGA wouldn’t stand a chance against him in a one-on-one match with no time limit. [c]

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With both teams vying for their first World Cup title, the pre-match talk was all about who could handle the occasion – India faced with enormous expectation, contrasted with whether South Africa could use the underdog tag in their favour.

With rain washing out any hopes of starting on time, it was inevitable the captain who won the toss would bowl first but the Navi Mumbai surface remained batter-friendly as it had been in India’s high-scoring semi-final against Australia, exemplified by Smriti Mandhana and Verma calmly cruising to 64-0 in the powerplay.

It was actually South Africa’s bowlers who appeared consumed by the occasion as they bowled too wide to the openers, who reeled off the boundaries with ease, before Mandhana was caught behind off Chloe Tryon and Verma chipped Ayabonga Khaka to mid-off.

The Proteas’ ground fielding was brilliant, but they were guilty of dropping five catches including a crucial drop by Anneke Bosch with Verma on 56, while Deepti was also put down on 35 and 37.

Verma was visibly distraught to miss out on a World Cup century but it was a staggering knock considering the lateness of her inclusion in the side and the magnitude of the game, and its attacking nature was invaluable in taking the pressure off the tournament’s poster girl, Mandhana.

Jemimah Rodrigues, the semi-final hero, fell for 24 two overs after Verma which gave South Africa a chance to regain control, but India showed impressive composure in keeping partnerships ticking over, anchored by Deepti, before Richa Ghosh’s dynamic 34 from 24 balls ensured they finished with a late flourish.

Though it required a record chase, there was a sense that India did not have enough to feel completely comfortable – only adding 69 in the final 10 overs for the loss of three wickets – with the context of India’s semi-final chase of 339.

Though Deepti’s all-round performances have been sensational all tournament, few would have predicted that Verma would also be her accomplice with the ball.

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