NHL action: Sýkora back in line-up for Wild

Czech hockey forward Petr Sýkora has proven his worth back in the line-up for the Minnesota Wild. Sýkora, who sat out the Wild’s last game, scored once on Friday and earned one assist to help his team defeat the New York Rangers by a score of 3:2.

In other NHL action, Tomáš Fleischmann scored two goals for Washington in a losing effort against the New York Islanders, who won 4:3 in overtime.

The Florida Panthers’ Rostislav Olesz scored the only goal in the shoot-out on Friday between the Panthers and Dallas, giving Florida a 6:5 win.