About 2, 500 customers were without power Sunday morning, down from the 55, 000 Saturday night, emergency management officials said.
"There was a phenomenal amount of trees that went down, " Cantwell said, noting that 100% of Scituate residents had no power Sunday morning and estimating it may be Thursday before all the lights are back on.
His teammates helped him by killing all seven of the Islanders' power plays Sunday.
About 400, 000 homes and businesses remained without power early Sunday, down from a total of about 650, 000.
Rhode Island had the highest percentage of customers affected, with about 63, 000 or 13% still without power on Sunday, the DOE said.
"The devastation we have seen here would lead one to believe that it'll be days before we get power back, " said Jim Cantwell, a state representative for the Massachusetts towns of Marshfield and Scituate, where about 90% of customers were without power late Sunday.
Ashcroft took part in an "Hour of Power" service Sunday at Schuller's Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.
Across eight states, about 322, 000 customers remained without power as of Sunday morning, the Energy Department said, down from a peak of nearly 670, 000.
The power failure at Sunday's big game cut lights to about half of the stadium for 34 minutes, halting play between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.
Power shortages have become a major issue in Pakistan, with the government ordering an investigation into a nation-wide power cut on Sunday blamed on a technical fault in a plant in south-western Balochistan province.
Power outages were still widespread across much of Yugoslavia Tuesday morning, the result of a NATO attack Sunday against main power grids.
"When you're struggling, you want to be taking shots from everywhere but you just don't want to be shooting into shin pads, " said Nash, who had two power-play points Sunday his goal and an assist on Stepan's.
The Rangers came into Sunday ranked next-to-last in the NHL on the power play. (Only the Sabres, 0 for 5 Sunday, were worse.) The Rangers have regularly heard fans urging them to fire away on the power play.
The Penguins won Sunday on a power-play goal in overtime after a questionable Islanders' penalty.
The electricity network broke down on Sunday after a power plant in south-western Balochistan province developed a technical fault, officials say.
Scottish Power said it hoped to restore power to most customers on Sunday night either by the main lines or by generator.
Connecticut crews had slowly whittled down the outage total from a high of about 38, 000 to about 25, 000 by early Sunday, and power was restored to nearly all of the more than 15, 000 in Maine and New Hampshire who were left without lights after the storm hit.
With so many well-armed and rivalrous groups jostling for power, further nasty incidents like Sunday's one involving Mr Abbas seem likely.
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The Justice Department said those interested in Ashcroft's remarks would be able to watch them when the "Hour of Power" service is televised next Sunday morning.
But the consensus is that the Islanders have outplayed Pittsburgh in the past three games, losing Game 3 on Sunday on an overtime power-play goal after a questionable penalty.
The ship had reached its destination of Cozumel, Mexico, and was en route back home when a fire broke out in the engine room early Sunday, and then power was lost.
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved through sections of the Northeast on Sunday afternoon, knocking out power to more than 40, 000 in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Scottish and South Energy (SSE) said it expected to return power to the majority of homes on Arran by the end of Sunday, although local damage and access issues may mean customers in more rural areas would still be without power overnight.
Strong winds arrived by 05:30, enough to knock out power before most people got out of bed Sunday morning.
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Human error appears to have played a role in the partial power outage that disrupted the Super Bowl last Sunday in New Orleans.
This Sunday, countless children will buy power tools, go to a ball game, or fire up the grill to celebrate their dads and all that they do.
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On Sunday, the team hopes to power the mower past the 100mph barrier for a new world record on the Ministry of Defence-controlled foreshore at Pendine Sands.
Santiago, Chile (CNN) -- Much of Chile was in the dark Sunday after a blackout knocked out power to 90 percent of the country, CNN's sister network in the country reported.
PORTLAND, Maine Damaging winds flattened trees and utility wires and knocked out power in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York City and there were reports of a tornado in South Carolina as the East Coast weathered the remnants of violent storms that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma.
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