The evening began with the focus on whether Lionel Messi might equal an all-time UEFA Champions League group stage scoring record. It ended with Arda Turan confirming that he too is in the most prolific form of his career.The Turkey midfielder had not registered a hat-trick in eight and a half years, but his triple against Borussia Mönchengladbach means he is averaging a goal every 36.5 minutes in this season's competition: 146 minutes played, four goals, one assist. Having hit the net twice in the Liga and with a goal every 83 minutes in Barça's Spanish Super Cup win, Arda
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Bruins Wrap: David Pastrnak Scores Shootout Winner To Beat Hurricanes
Share this: You could say the Boston Bruins stole Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. The B’s were trailing until the final minute of the game but tied the score 1-1 with a goal to force overtime. After a scoreless OT, the Bruins gave their best shootout performance of the season to secure a 2-1 win Bruins backup goalie Anton Khudobin picked up the win and made 29 saves in a solid effort. The Bruins improved to 13-10-1 with the victory, while the Hurricanes fell to 9-9-5. Here’s a recap of Bruins-Hurricanes. CAPTAIN OUTZdeno Chara missed his fifth straight game with a lower body injury. He has resumed skating with the team, though, which is a good sign. HOMETOWN KIDHurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin opened the scoring
Bruins Wrap: Boston Can’t Overcome Late Push From Senators In 3-1 Loss
Share this: The Boston Bruins took a lead into the first intermission but fell into a food coma from there on out. The Ottawa Senators scored three unanswered goals in the final 27 minutes of action to down the B’s 3-1 on Thanksgiving. David Pastrnak and Kevan Miller made returns from injury, but Zdeno Chara was absent with one of his own. Here’s how it all went down. Mac and CheeseIf your favorite Thanksgiving dish is macaroni and cheese, you probably were pretty excited as the first period came to a close. Not only did you get to enjoy some delicious mac ‘n’ cheese Thursday, you got to see Pasta pot a goal — his 11th of the season — as time expired on Boston’s power
Patrik Laine Presents Big Challenge For Bruins In Home Game Vs. Jets
Share this: The Boston Bruins are home again, but instead of bringing a homecoming gift, the Winnipeg Jets are bringing along the NHL’s top goal scorer. Patrik Laine presents a big challenge for the B’s — and any team that faces the Jets this season. The Jets winger leads the league with 12 goals, and he’s also racked up five assists. Check out more about the Jets from NESN’s Dale Arnold and Billy Jaffe in the video from “Bruins Face-Off Live” above. Thumbnail photo via Bruce Fedyck/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
City, Lyon, Barcelona, Rosengård, Fortuna in last eight
Brøndby 1-1 Manchester City (agg: 1-2) Manchester City will take their debut campaign into the quarter-finals as they made full use of their 1-0 home win. After a tight first half, City picked up the pace and on 65 minutes Toni Duggan got their away goal with a superb shot on the turn. Nanna Christiansen immediately equalised on the night but the three-time semi-finalists remained two goals short.Zürich 0-9 Lyon (agg: 0-17)The holders went one better than their first-leg win and now have 74 goals in 11 competitive matches this season. Camille Abily scored twice before half-time and substitute Claire Lavogez matched her ... UEFA.com - News
Champions League stars’ extra-European exploits
ARSENALAlexis Sánchez could find no way past club-mate David Ospina as Chile held Colombia to a 0-0 draw on Thursday but – despite heavy strapping on a thigh injury – scored twice in the space of 16 second-half minutes in Monday's 3-1 win against Uruguay. Those goals moved him on to 36 international goals, one shy of Marcelo Salas's national record. Ospina subsequently warned there was "no way to stop Messi" ahead of his side's encounter with Argentina – the Barcelona man duly beating him with a superb free-kick and setting up two more goals in a 3-0 win. Mohamed Elneny, meanwhile, featured for ... UEFA.com
Bruins Goaltie Tuukka Rask Back To Elite Form During Historic Start To Season
Share this: Tuukka Rask is one of the five-best goaltenders in the NHL. The Boston Bruins star didn’t play up to his normal standard in each of the last two seasons following a Vezina Trophy-winning campaign in 2013-14. Most of this decline can be contributed to the Bruins’ defense steadily regressing, both in number of shots and quality of shots allowed. Losing top-four defensemen such as Johnny Boychuk and Dougie Hamilton didn’t help, either. The 2016-17 season has started out in almost perfect fashion for Rask, and it’s clear he’s back to the elite form that made him a $7 million netminder. Wins aren’t a great stat to judge goalies on, but a 10-1-0 record is pretty darn good. Rask’s shutout win over the Colorado Avalanche