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BOSTON -- Anton Khudobin made a couple big plays at key moments for the Boston Bruins, and celebrated accordingly.Khudobin pumped his fists after the Bruins finished off a 2-1 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night for the goaltenders first victory of the season.He deserves a lot of accolades tonight, the way he played, the way he responded after being out such a long time, Bruins coach Claude Julien said.Khudobin has been hampered by an upper-body injury, and Tuukka Rask is Bostons starting goaltender. Khudobin was recalled last Friday from Providence of the AHL after a brief conditioning assignment and then made 27 saves in a 2-1 loss to Calgary, dropping to 0-3 this season.Ryan Spooner and David Pastrnak scored for Boston in the shootout. Jeff Skinners bid to extend the tiebreaker fell short when he was stopped by Khudobin.Skinner also was turned away by Khudobin on a breakaway in the closing seconds of overtime.Its the chances you have early in the game, the breakaways in the game, a breakaway in overtime, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. You have to figure it out and make the big-time play.Carolina blew a two-goal lead against the Rangers in its previous game.We have to find ways to win these games no matter who we are playing, Hurricanes forward Derek Ryan said. Its frustrating but thats a hockey season ... you go up and you go down.Torey Krug scored in the third period for Boston, and Khudobin finished with 29 saves. Pastrnak made a pair of dekes and slipped the puck past Cam Ward for the winning goal.I dont think anyone here thinks they played their best game tonight, but to get the two points is huge, Bruins forward Matt Beleskey said.Jacob Slavin scored in the shootout for Carolina, which lost for the fourth time in five games.Krug was credited with the tying goal with 28.5 seconds remaining after Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen kicked the puck past Ward.Hurricanes defenseman and Boston native Noah Hanifin scored at 7:37 of the first period on a slap shot from the blue line.Hanifins first of the season came right after Carolina blew a 3-on-0 rush when Skinner missed a point-blank opportunity.Ward made 34 saves and stoned the Bruins on several chances in overtime, including a nice stop on Krug 50 seconds in.Carolina hasnt won a regulation game against the Bruins in over three years.Game notes Pastrnak and David Krejci also notched assists for Boston, which improved to 6-6 at home. ... 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Brazils Daniel Dias, the Michael Phelps of the Paralympics, has claimed his 24th medal in the pool to become the most decorated male swimmer in the Games history.The 28-year-old is a national hero and a thunderous roar went up from the home crowd in Rio as he secured his fourth gold of the Games in the mens S5 100m freestyle.Brazils most successful Paralympic athlete won by more than a body length to bag a hat-trick of titles, having already won in London and Beijing.Minutes later Dias backed up as part of a bronze medal-winning Brazilian 400m medley relay to take his place in the history books.The feat eclipsed Australian Matthew Cowdreys record but is still way off the astonishing 55 medals for the now retired US swimmer Trischa Zorn.Surrounded by thousands of fans chanting Brazil on Saturday (Sunday AEST), Dias said hed never heard a louder crowd.The whole place was vibrating, hee said.ddddddddddddThey were the best days of my life. My family, my kids, my parents, my wife all here and this whole crowd - it was unforgettable.Born in Sao Paulo state without hands and only one foot, the poster boy of the Brazilian Paralympics has had an incredible campaign.Dias celebratory laps around the pool deck have been a carbon copy of American legend Phelps last month, down to the over-the-railing kiss of his son.The most successful athlete in Olympic history, Phelps finished his career in Rio with 23 gold medals and 28 overall.Dias said hes honoured to be compared to his hero, but isnt done writing his own name in history.He is a great athlete. But I am Daniel Dias and I want to conquer my space and more space for Paralympic sport, he said. ' ' '