The Sharks handed the Islanders their ninth consecutive loss with a 2-1 victory. The Bruins were 2-0 winners at Nashville and the Wild dumped the Devils, 5-2.

The head of the women’s professional tennis tour says all WTA tournaments will be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, and, that the suspension could extend beyond 2022.

In the NBA, the Nets had a 112-110 victory over the Knicks. In men’s college basketball, Syracuse squeaked by Indiana, 112-110, UConn topped Maryland, 72-63, and Siena bested Army, 83-67. On the women’s side, North Dakota defeated Siena, 71-63.

In the NHL, the Kraken outscored the Sabres, 7-4, and the Flames bested the Penguins, 2-1.

In the NFL, the Patriots lead the AFC East at 8-4 following their sixth consecutive win, a 36-13 defeat of the Titans. The Jets bested Houston, 21-14, the Giants had a 13-7 victory against the Eagles and the Bengals pummeled the Steelers, 41-10.

In the NHL, the Rangers had a 4-1 verdict over the Islanders, the Bruins downed the Sabres, 5-1, the Penguins earned a 4-1 win over the Canucks and the Wild outscored the Devils, 3-2.

In the NBA, the New York Knicks were able to regroup after squandering a 25-point lead against the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers in a 106-100 victory. In the NHL, the Lightning ended a lengthy goal drought in a 4-0 shutout of the Flyers.

On Monday night football, Tom Brady threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Giants 30-10.

In the NHL, Rangers bested the Sabres, 5-4. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders, 2-0, and the Calgary Flames shut out the Bruins, 4-0.

On Thursday night football, the Patriots had a 25-0 shutout of the Atlanta Falcons for the Patriots’ fifth straight victory.