Artem Anisimov lifts Blackhawks past Devils in OT

By TOM CANAVAN
AP Sports Writer

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19)
collides with New Jersey Devils goalie Keith Kinkaid
(1) as New Jersey Devils defenseman John Moore (2)
helps defend during the first period of an NHL hockey
game, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in
Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Down by a goal and late in a four-minute power play in the closing minutes of the third period, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a chance and pulled his goaltender with more than two minutes to play.

It didn't take long for Marian Hossa to make the gamble pay off, setting the stage for Artem Anisimov to be a hero in overtime.

Hossa tied the score with 2:11 remaining in regulation and Anisimov scored on a rebound at 1:15 of overtime as the Blackhawks rallied to beat New Jersey 3-2 on Friday night, handing the Devils their first home loss.

"Time was running out and 6-on-4 is a pretty dangerous look," Quenneville said. "Fortunately, we had a quick little play at the net. We had an ordinary 5-on-4 and it was running out, and I still figured with 2 1/2 (minutes) or two and change, you'd like that 6-on-4."

Hossa was the player who came off the bench with about 35-to-40 seconds left in the four-minute high-sticking penalty to Vernon Fiddler, and it only took about 10 seconds for him to score.

Jonathan Toews sent the puck from the right circle through the crease and Richard Panik and Hossa swept their sticks at it simultaneously with Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid on the other side of the net.

"It was a free lane at the far post and I put everything I had just to make sure I put it in the net," Hossa said. "I know Richard put his stick there also, and we just shoveled everything into the net. It doesn't matter who got the goal as long as it was the tying goal."

Artemi Panarin, who also scored for Chicago, took a shot from the right circle on Anisimov's fifth goal of the season. Kinkaid, who made 26 saves, stopped the shot but he no chance on the rebound.

"The puck came to me in the right position, and I just put it in," Anisimov said.

Crawford had kept the Blackhawks in the game in the first two periods, stopping 25 of 26 shots, including all 16 in the second period.

Chicago outshot New Jersey 17-4 in the third period and overtime.

PA Parenteau and John Moore scored for New Jersey, which was 3-0 at home. Kinkaid made 26 saves in his first start of the season.

"If you break this game down, we controlled the play, we played hard, dictated the play of the game," Devils coach John Hynes said. "We played hard enough to earn a point, and didn't play smart enough to earn two points."

Moore had given the Devils the lead early in the third period with a slam dunk in front.

Taylor Hall did all the work on Moore's first goal of the season. He carried the puck into the Blackhawks zone, skated into the right circle and sent a backhand pass toward the net. The puck hit off the skate of Devils forward Kyle Palmieri and went right to a wide-open Moore.

Panarin, who hit a goalpost in the first period, tied the score 1-1 in the second period with a power-play goal just 13 seconds after Devils defenseman Damon Severson was called for hooking.

Patrick Kane found last year's rookie of the year in the left circle and he beat Kinkaid with a shot to the top corner with Anisimov screening the goaltender.

Parenteau had given New Jersey the lead with a power-play goal with 4:28 left in the first period. Crawford stopped defenseman Yohann Auvitu's point shot, but the puck popped in the air, hit off Devils forward Devante Smith-Pelly and Parenteau swatted in the rebound for his third goal.

Crawford was the difference in second period, stopping all 16 shots by New Jersey. His best were a snapping glove on a Hall power-play chance with New Jersey ahead 1-0 and point-blank rebound stop of Beau Bennett with the game tied 1-all.

NOTES: Blackhawks assistant coach Kevin Dineen turned 53. ... Nick Lappin, a Geneva, Illinois, native who grew up a Blackhawks' fan, make his NHL debut for the Devils. ... The Devils were 2-0 against Chicago last season. ... Anisimov leads the Blackhawk with 10 points.

UP NEXT

Blackhawks: Host Los Angeles on Sunday night to start a three-game homestand.

Devils: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday night to finish a four-game homestand.

Bronx man arrested in beating, sexual assault in Edenwald Park

EDENWALD, Bronx (WABC) -- Police have arrested a man in connection with the beating and sexual assault of a teenage girl.

Shaun Lewis, 27, of the Bronx, is facing several charges including attempted rape, assault and strangulation.

A suspect was caught on video after the girl was severely beaten and sexually assaulted leaving a subway station in the Bronx early Oct. 24, police said.

Around 4:40 a.m., the 15-year-old met a man at the Gun Hill Road subway station and the two walked together to a park at Bronx Boulevard and East 213th Street.

"She is then pulled into the Bronx River area, not far from there, and she is assaulted, rather dramatically," NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. "We believe she fought very hard."

The victim was sexually assaulted before fleeing on foot east on East 213th Street, according to the New York City Police Department. Boyce said the girl, who is a high school student, was found hours later at about 10 a.m.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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Lin leads Nets past Pacers, 103-94 in home opener

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeremy Lin fell just short of a triple-double, though there was a 10th assist after the buzzer.

The point guard tracked down the game ball and gave it to Kenny Atkinson, who got his first win as an NBA coach not far from where he grew up.

"Pretty special," Atkinson said, his eyes welling up a bit.

Lin had 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in his Nets home debut, Brook Lopez scored 25 and Brooklyn beat the Indiana Pacers 103-94 on Friday night.

Lin drew some delirious cheers the way he briefly did during his run of Linsanity last time he played in New York, with the Knicks in 2012.

Atkinson was the assistant coach who worked closely with him on that team, and Lin's first thought was of the Northport native when the buzzer sounded.

"This is his and he deserves it, and I better not see him play with that ball or whatever," Lin said. "He better get that framed and make sure he knows."

Sean Kilpatrick hit consecutive 3-pointers during the decisive fourth-quarter surge and finished with 18 points for the Nets, who lost to Boston in their opener.

Paul George had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who were outscored 31-15 in the fourth quarter.

The Nets opened their fifth season in Brooklyn by improving to 4-1 in home openers, an immediate highlight in a rebuilding season where there aren't expected to be many of them.

"They brought the fight to us," George said. "We knew coming in that this team necessarily (did not have) have the names but they play hard and they play together."

The Pacers, who opened with a 130-121 overtime victory over Dallas, surged into the lead with a 31-point third quarter.

But the Nets answered with a run early in the fourth, then took control after George's basket tied it at 85 midway through the period.

Justin Hamilton's three-point play snapped the tie and Kilpatrick followed with consecutive 3-pointers to put the Nets up 94-85 with about 4 minutes left. Lin closed it out down the stretch with some free throws and a basket in the lane.

"I thought Brooklyn came out and played harder than we did," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said.

Pacers: Myles Turner, who had 30 points and 16 rebounds in the opener, finished with 13 points and 11 boards. ... G Aaron Brooks missed the game with a sore right knee.

Nets: Lopez played in his 489th game, tying Richard Jefferson for seventh on the Nets' career list. Next up is Kerry Kittles at 496. ... Herb Turetzky began his 50th season as the Nets' official scorer. They acknowledged him during a first-quarter timeout.

FREQUENT GUESTS

The Nets improved to 3-3 against the Pacers in home openers. The Pacers' six visits tied them with Atlanta for the most frequent home-opening opponent.

THAD GLAD

Thaddeus Young scored 19 points. He spent 1 1/2 seasons in Brooklyn and was told last spring by general manager Sean Marks that he wouldn't be traded. Then he was dealt, getting dealt to Indiana for the rights to first-round pick Caris LeVert. He wasn't disappointed by the deal, even though he's still trying to sell his home in Brooklyn. "I think the farther we got into the summer, I think they realized that there wasn't any use in just holding me or continuing to keep me here if I'm trying to be in situations where I'm trying to win," Young said.

HOME SWEET HOME

Kilpatrick, a Yonkers, New York native, has scored in double figures in 21 of his 25 games as a Net. He is 20-for-40 from 3-point range in nine career home games at Barclays Center.

UP NEXT

Pacers: Visit Chicago on Saturday. The Pacers have lost their last three trips to the United Center.

Nets: Visit Milwaukee on Saturday, facing former franchise star and later coach Jason Kidd, who left Brooklyn in 2014 after one year to coach the Bucks.

Skinner's almost-hat trick helps Hurricanes beat Rangers 3-2

By JOEDY McCREARY
AP Sports Writer

Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner (53) splits the
defense to shoot the puck at New York Rangers
goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) for a goal during the
first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday,
Oct. 28, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP
Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Jeff Skinner had two goals and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

Skinner originally had his fifth career hat trick before the third goal was awarded to Bryan Bickell on a scoring change. Still, Skinner's 16th career three-point night - in his debut wearing the "A'' as an alternate captain - helped the Hurricanes win their home opener.

Victor Rask had two assists, giving him points in all seven games, and Cam Ward made 28 saves - stopping Mats Zuccarello with about 5 seconds left - to help Carolina snap a two-game losing streak.

Zuccarello scored two power-play goals and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 18 shots for the Rangers, whose three-game winning streak was snapped.

It seems silly to label an October game as a must-win, but this might have counted as one for the Hurricanes: Since the lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 season, they have not made the playoffs in any season in which they lost their home opener . Meanwhile, only twice in that span have they won their first game at PNC Arena, and they went on to reach the postseason both times.

And Skinner did plenty to make it happen in this one.

He beat the second-period buzzer with a slap shot from the right circle - a review found that 0.8 seconds were on the clock when the puck crossed the goal line - that sent hundreds of complimentary hats onto the ice. It wasn't until the intermission that officials determined the puck clipped Bickell on its way past Lundqvist.

That came after Skinner tied it with 7:26 left in the first when he chased down the rebound of his shot and snapped it high from the circle . He put Carolina up 2-1 by beating Lundqvist with a smooth backhand 33 seconds into the second.

Zuccarello matched him goal for goal, beating Ward on a breakaway with 7:43 left in the second, after his first goal was disputed by the Hurricanes.

His high wrister from the left circle came after Carolina defenseman Ron Hainsey and New York winger Pavel Buchnevich fell on top of Ward during a scrum. The Hurricanes' challenged, claiming interference, but the goal was upheld upon review.

NOTES: Lundqvist assisted on Zuccarello's second goal for the veteran goalie's first assist of the season. He had four last year. ... Only one player in Hurricanes/Whalers history has a longer points streak to begin a season than Rask - general manager Ron Francis, who did it in 1984-85 with Hartford. ... Two-time Daytona 500 winner NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. sounded the siren that blares when the Hurricanes enter the rink.

UP NEXT

Rangers: Return home to face Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Hurricanes: Wrap up a two-game homestand Sunday against division rival Philadelphia.

Teenager fatally shot in case of mistaken identity in the Bronx

MOUNT EDEN, Bronx (WABC) -- Friends, family and a community in mourning are remembering the life of a young man who was killed in a shooting in the Bronx.

Police believe he was not the intended target.

19-year-old Joseph Jimenez was shot a block from his home in what police call a case of mistaken identity.

Police say he was walking home from his long-time girlfriend's home on Saturday night at about 11:30 when he was shot in the head on the corner of Walton Avenue and Rockwood Street in the Mount Eden section.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

There is a growing memorial outside the building where Jimenez lived with his brother and sister on Hawkstone Street.

Jimenez was a sophomore at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, and a high school basketball star known to his friends and his coach as J.J.

Another man, a 22-year-old, was also shot and walked into the emergency room at Bronx Lebanon Hospital. He is in stable condition.

Police have no suspects.

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