Pronger lifts Flyers to 3-2 win over Blackhawks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hearing his bench screaming, Chris Pronger knew he had only time for one chance.
He went wide and received a perfect feed from Claude Giroux and placed a shot past a diving Cristobal Huet with 2.1 seconds remaining to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
The defenseman beat Huet to the glove side to cap a flurry of scoring that saw all five goals tallied in the final period.
Forget overtime or a possible shootout.
‘‘That was huge,’’ Pronger said. ‘‘We didn’t want to make this go into overtime or a shoot out. ‘‘(Scott) Hartnell made a great play to drive the middle to free me up. I think (Giroux) saw when I was crossing the blue line that I was going wide, and was trying to get it somewhere near where I can whack it toward the net. He made a great pass that landed flat and I was able to get it over. I just knew the time was clicking down pretty quick.
Lions fall at Big Ten tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota knows it would greatly enhance its NCAA tournament resume by beating Michigan State on Friday.
Of course, the Golden Gophers want to get in the old-fashioned way.
Harangody, Notre Dame hold off Pittsburgh 50-45
NEW YORK (AP) — Draining the shot clock on nearly every possession and relying on stout defense, Notre Dame is playing its best basketball of the season at the perfect time.
» Full StoryMarquette hangs on to beat No. 10 Villanova 80-76
NEW YORK (AP) - Same old story for Marquette. A close game and another win.
Same old story for the best teams in the Big East tournament. Earn a double bye and head home early.
Bruins-Flyers, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0769 Bruins beat Flyers 5-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With Marc Savard most likely out for rest of the season because of a concussion, Patrice Bergeron led the way for the banged-up Boston Bruins.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For the second straight night, the Carolina Hurricanes pushed one of the NHL’s best teams to overtime.
This time they got the wi.




