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Ross Murdoch led the way with a gold medal as Britains swimmers enjoyed another successful night at the European Championships in London. The Great Britain squad are in heavy training throughout the competition at the Aquatics Centre as they prepare for the Rio Olympics but that did not prevent them from winning five medals on Thursday night. As well as Murdochs gold, Jazz Carlin claimed silver in the 800m freestyle, Siobhan OConnor took silver and Hannah Miley bronze in the 200m individual medley, while Kathleen Dawson secured a bronze in the 100m backstroke.Murdoch held off a late charge from world champion Marco Kock of Germany to win gold in the 200m breaststroke, clocking two minutes 8.33 seconds to win by 0.07 seconds.But, such is Britains strength in depth in the event, Murdoch did not manage to earn Olympic selection at the 200m, although he qualified alongside world champion Adam Peaty for the 100m.At the minute, Rios not happening for me in the 200m breaststroke because I failed to qualify, he said.Thats why Britains one of the best swimming nations in the world, because weve got the hardest qualification processes.I always knew I was world class in this event. Kathleen Dawson (right) finished third behind Mie Oe Nielsen Carlin was defending champion over 800m but had to settle for silver in 8:23.52 behind Boglarka Kapas of Hungary, who won in 8:21.40.I wouldve loved to have got the gold, but I raced tough, said Carlin. Its about working hard. Youll get those close races in Rio.OConnor produced a great swim to clock 2:09.03 in the 200m individual medley as she finished second to Hungarys Katinka Hosszu (2:07.30), with Miley third in 2:11.84.This is my favourite event and Im really happy with that time, said OConnor. This medal gives me a lot of confidence ahead of Rio.And Dawson bagged something of a surprise bronze, finishing behind Denmarks Mie Oe Nielsen in a time of 59.68. Adidas Falcon New Zealand . Trailing by a goal after 20 minutes of play, Joe Pavelski responded with three goals and an assist as the Sharks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Adidas NMD R1 Womens NZ . 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His harmless flip to the net beat a screened Cory Schneider to complete a comeback from one goal down late in regulation. Chris Kunitz registered a power-play goal with 3:11 remaining for the Penguins, who won for the second time in their last seven games. Marc-Andre Fleury needed to make only 13 saves. Steve Bernier tallied for the Devils, who had won two in a row. Schneider ended up with a season-high 41 saves in defeat. Final Score: St. Louis 3, Carolina 2 (SO) Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Kevin Shattenkirk scored the winner in the shootout to lead the St. Louis Blues in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Shattenkirk was the second shooter for the Blues and he buried a wrister past Cam Ward, while Jake Allen stopped Eric Staals wrister for the win. Allen made 26 saves, while David Backes and Ryan Reaves scored in regulation for the Blues, who have won four straight. Justin Faulk and Ryan Murphy lit the lamp for the Hurricanes, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Ward stopped the 29 shots he faced through overtime in relief of Anton Khudobin, who was pulled from the start after allowing two goals on three shots. Final Score: Colorado 3, Nashville 0 Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.ddddddddddddcom) - Semyon Varlamov posted 23 saves for his fourth shutout of the season to lead the Colorado Avalanche in a 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday. Maxime Talbot, Gabriel Landeskog and Jarome Iginla scored for the Avalanche, who had lost three of four coming into the game. Colorado avenged a loss to Nashville in its last game on Tuesday. It wasnt a home-and-home series because the Predators played in St. Louis on Thursday. Marek Mazanec made 25 saves for the Predators, who have dropped four of their last five. Final Score: Vancouver 5, Buffalo 2 Vancouver, BC (SportsNetwork.com) - Ryan Miller faced his former team for the first time and his 20 saves helped the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Miller played against the team he won a Vezina Trophy with for the first time since being traded to St. Louis last February. He had a chance to play them late last season while with the Blues, but opted to sit out. His strong game saw his former team drop its 14th straight game, all in regulation, as the team is suffering through a franchise-record losing streak. Bo Horvat, Radim Vrbata, Chris Higgins, Nick Bonino and Yannick Weber all scored for the Canucks, who had lost two straight coming in. Chris Stewart had both the goals for the Sabres, who have also lost 14 straight games on the road. Matt Hackett allowed four goals on 37 shots in the loss. ' ' '