
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Alexander Steen's 13th goal this season in the third period Saturday helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 3-2.
The goal, scored at 5:42 of the third, gave Toronto what proved to be an insurmountable 3-1 advantage.
Ageless center Mats Sundin scored his 30th, part of a two-goal second. Nik Antropov (power play) also scored.
Sundin and Bryan McCabe both had two assists while Vesa Toskala stopped 24 of 26 shots for the Maple Leafs, who rose to 4
Washington's Alexander Ovechkin, the NHL's leading goal scorer, slapped in his 49th this season at 15:47of the first.
Victor Kozlov scored his 14th while Olaf Kolzig yielded three goals on 28 shots for the Capitals, who fell five points behind Southeast Division leader Carolina.
The Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay 5-1.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Actor Matt Bomer, star of the U.S. television series "White Collar," confirmed during the weekend he is gay and has a longtime partner.
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PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
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