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What you missed on the night in the NFL, NBA and NHL
Dusseldorf While most Europeans are asleep, the North American professional leagues are buzzing. What Happened That Night in American Football, Basketball, and Ice Hockey. Today, among other things: The NFL is changing its testing strategy for Corona.
Football: NFL only tests for corona if symptoms are present
The American football league NFL changed its test rules for the corona virus before the start of the next playoff round. Accordingly, only players with symptoms – whether vaccinated or unvaccinated – are tested. The NFL announced this on Friday (local time). Until now, unvaccinated players had to be tested every day.
The league explained their approach with knowledge of the Omicron variant. Accordingly, the number of positive cases has decreased in the past month. According to the NFL, about a dozen of the unvaccinated players on the eight teams remaining in the playoffs have not yet contracted the corona virus.
Ice Hockey: Nico Sturm celebrates with Minnesota 5-1 thrashing of Chicago
The German ice hockey professional Nico Sturm celebrated a clear victory in the NHL on Friday (local time) with his Minnesota Wild. The Minneapolis team beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 (3-0, 2-0, 0-1) in the North American professional league.
After just four minutes, the Wild were 2:0 in the lead, before the final third the guests had increased their lead to 5:0. Ultimately, Minnesota clinched its third-biggest win of the season. In his nine minutes on the ice, Sturm remained without a goal and template.
Moritz Seider and the Detroit Red Wings lost 4:5 (1:1, 2:2, 1:1) to the Dallas Stars after extra time. In the third minute of extra time, the Stars scored the winning goal with a majority. In the third period of the game, Seider helped the Red Wings take a 4-3 lead.
Sidney Crosby led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-2 (2-2, 0-0, 3-0) away win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Crosby scored a hat-trick for the 13th time in his career. The Penguins turned a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 win, with Crosby scoring the last two goals in the final period.
Basketball: Franz and Moritz Wagner lose to Lakers with Orlando
The German basketball brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner had to admit defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers for superstar LeBron James on Friday (local time) in the NBA. With the 105:116 (62:54), the Orlando Magic conceded their fourth loss in a row and remain the worst team in the North American professional league.
At half time, Orlando was still in the lead by eight points. But in the third quarter, the Lakers lived up to their role as favorites, won the round 31:16 and turned the game around. LeBron James led the Lakers with 29 points. In the Magic, Franz Wagner had 15 points, Moritz Wagner remained without points in five minutes.
National player Dennis Schröder also lost with his team. The Boston Celtics lost 105-109 (58-54) against the Portland Trail Blazers. Schröder marked nine points. Isaiah Hartenstein and the Los Angeles Clippers celebrated a 102-101 (40-54) win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Hartenstein contributed ten points.
Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to a 105-103 (43-54) home win over the Houston Rockets. In the very last second, Curry scored for the victory for the Warriors, according to ESPN it was the first game-winning throw with the final siren for the superstar in his career. Daniel Theis did not play against the opponent from Texas.
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