Billy Jones's crisp finish fired Preston ahead and Callum Davidson doubled their advantage from the spot after Kaspars Gorkss fouled Jon Parkin.
BBC: Sport - Football - Preston 2-2 QPR
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Notes: Christian Ehrhoff, Matt Ellis and Andrej Sekera were the scratches for the Sabres while Kaspars Daugavins and Sergei Gonchar sat out for the Senators.
WSJ: Anderson and Senators beat Sabres 4-3
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Oil company manager Kaspars Skrabans said he was down at the beach by Jurmala with his family when he noticed that a crack had appeared in the ice extending from the shore out into the gulf.
CNN: More than 220 rescued from ice floes off Latvian coast