Sports News Roundup: Jordan Kyrou's hat trick carries Blues past Rangers; Bobby Portis pours in 28 as Bucks beat up Celtics and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Islanders complete comeback, beat Leafs in OT

Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into overtime Thursday night for the New York Islanders, who overcame a two-goal deficit in the second period to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y. Following a faceoff win, Noah Dobson passed across the ice to Barzal, who shuffled from the backhand to the forehand and beat Martin Jones.

Balanced scoring leads No. 10 Illinois past Michigan State

Marcus Domask, Coleman Hawkins and Ty Rodgers each scored 15 points Thursday night and No. 10 Illinois held off Michigan State down the stretch for a 71-68 Big Ten Conference win in Champaign, Ill. Domask, who added six rebounds and five assists, canned both ends of a one-and-one with 25.7 seconds left that gave the Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) a three-point advantage.

Kyrie Irving scores 44 as Mavs hold off Knicks

Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 44 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. tied his season high with 32 as the Dallas Mavericks withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat the visiting New York Knicks 128-124 on Thursday. New York rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit and pulled within 121-120 with 1:08 remaining in the game after Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer capped a 27-8 run. After Josh Green hit a 3-pointer on Dallas' next possession, the Mavericks sealed the win at the free-throw line.

Panthers' streak hits 9 with OT win vs. Kings

Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal with 0.7 second left in overtime as the host Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to nine games, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise. It's the third-longest streak in Panthers history. It's also tied for the longest active streak in the NHL.

Darren Raddysh's goal in OT lifts Lightning over Devils

Tampa Bay's Darren Raddysh scored the game-winning goal 1:52 into overtime as the Lightning won their second straight game beyond regulation, beating the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night. Raddysh saw Nikita Kucherov skate across the slot and zip a cross-ice pass to him. The defenseman then potted his third goal as the Lightning moved to 4-5 in overtime this season.

Thunder roll to blowout victory over Blazers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Josh Giddey had his first triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday in Oklahoma City. The win was the third consecutive and eighth in 10 games for the Thunder. The loss was Portland's fifth in six games.

Elias Pettersson's 2nd goal of game lifts Canucks over Pens

Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway, a shot that glanced in off Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, at 3:05 of overtime Thursday to give the visiting Vancouver Canucks their fourth straight win, 4-3. Pettersson finished with two goals and two assists, Brock Boeser had two goals, J.T. Miller added three assists and Filip Hronek two assists for the Canucks.

Bobby Portis pours in 28 as Bucks beat up Celtics

Bobby Portis came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points and grab 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks avoided a third consecutive loss by routing the visiting Boston Celtics 135-102 Thursday night. Portis made 11 of his 18 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range.

Jordan Kyrou's hat trick carries Blues past Rangers

Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick and Jordan Binnington made 41 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday. Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won for the third time in their last four games. Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis, and Robert Thomas had two assists.

Sharks end 12-game skid with rare road win

The San Jose Sharks ended a 12-game losing streak by hanging on for a dramatic 3-2 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Luke Kunin, Fabian Zetterlund, and Nikita Okhotiuk all scored as the Sharks ended a month of frustration with their fourth road win (4-17-1) of the season.

(With inputs from agencies.)