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SPORTS Thursday 19 december 2019
Kopitar scores in OT to rally Kings past Bruins 4-3

By The Associated Press shots for Winnipeg before
BOSTON (AP) — Anze Kopi- Laurent Brossoit replaced
tar scored at 3:23 of over- him to start the third period
time and the Los Angeles with Carolina ahead 5-2.
Kings rallied to beat the Brossoit made four saves.
Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tues- PENGUINS 4, FLAMES 1
day night. CALGARY, Alberta (AP) —
Kopitar beat Tuukka Rask Evgeni Malkin scored his
with a high wrist shot after 400th goal as Pittsburgh
Jonathan Quick had come beat Calgary.
up with a huge save at The Russian joined Mario
the other end, giving the Lemieux (690), Sidney Cros-
Kings their fourth win in five by (451) and Jaromir Jagr
games and extending their (439) as the only players in
best stretch of the season franchise history to reach
(4-0-1). 400 goals.
Blake Lizotte had a goal Bryan Rust and John Ma-
and an assist for the Kings, rino also scored for the
who couldn't hold on to Penguins in a third straight
leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before win to open a three-game
rallying for a thrilling finish. swing through Alberta and
Down 3-2 late in the third, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) is congratulated by teammates after his game-winning British Columbia. Tristan Jar-
the Kings pulled Quick for goal off Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask during an overtime period of an NHL hockey game ry made 33 saves for his fifth
an extra skater and tied it in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. The Kings won 4-3. win in six starts.
on Matt Roy's slap shot with Associated Press Johnny Gaudreau scored
2:01 left in regulation. for the Flames, who have
Adrian Kempe also scored Matthews became the Philadelphia Flyers honored DETROIT (AP) — Pierre-Luc lost back-to-back games
for Los Angeles and Quick second player in franchise cancer-stricken teammate Dubois scored early in the following a seven-game
finished with 37 saves. history to score at least 20 Oskar Lindblom and beat third period and Gustav winning streak. Cam Talbot
Danton Heinen had a goal goals in each of his first Anaheim behind goals by Nyquist added an empty- stopped 29 shots in his ninth
and assist, and Patrice four NHL seasons, joining Claude Giroux, David Kase netter in the closing sec- start this season (3-6-0).
Bergeron and Brandon Dave Keon, who did it in six and Jake Voracek. onds, helping Columbus GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, WILD 2
Carlo also scored for Bos- straight from 1960-66. The Flyers played their first win its second straight. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas
ton, which fell to 1-5-1 in its Rasmus Dahlin and Jack home game since Lindb- Cam Atkinson and Oliver Nosek scored his first goal in
last seven and has lost two Eichel had a goal and an lom was diagnosed with Bjorkstrand had goals 1:04 nearly a month, Marc-An-
straight at home. Rask had assist each, and Kyle Okpo- Ewing's sarcoma, a can- apart to put Columbus dre Fleury made 24 saves
23 saves. so scored for Buffalo. Victor cerous tumor that grows in ahead midway through and Vegas beat Minneso-
LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3, Olofsson added two assists, the bones or in the tissue the first, and Kevin Stenlund ta in regulation for the first
OT and Linus Ullmark finished around bones. The 23-year- tied it 3-3 midway through time.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Anthony with 28 saves for the Sabres. old from Sweden, who is the second with his first NHL Chandler Stephenson and
Cirelli scored with 12.7 sec- PREDATORS 8, ISLANDERS 3 out for the season, stopped goal. Joonas Korpisalo fin- Shea Theodore also scored
onds left in overtime to lift UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — by the locker room during ished with 18 saves. for the Golden Knights, who
Tampa Bay past Ottawa. Nick Bonino had the tie- morning skate and visited Adam Erne scored twice were facing the Wild for the
Cirelli split two defenders breaking goal late in the his teammates. and Tyler Bertuzzi also seventh time since joining
near the blue line and lifted second period as Nashville The Flyers warmed up in scored for Detroit, and the league in 2017. It also
a shot past Marcus Hog- got seven consecutive purple "Hockey Fights Can- Jonathan Bernier stopped marked the first time Vegas
berg. scores to rally for its second cer" jerseys and will auction 34 shots. The Red Wings won three straight at home
Tampa Bay also got goals win in two nights. them off with proceeds go- have lost 14 of their last 16 this season.
from Nikita Kucherov, Ce- Craig Smith had two goals ing to Ewing's sarcoma re- games. Mats Zuccarello and Zach
dric Paquette and Brayden and an assist, Filip Forsberg, search. They left "I Fight For HURRICANES 6, JETS 3 Parise scored for the Wild,
Point, and Andrei Vasilevs- Calle Jarnkrok, Roman Josi Oskar" signs on every seat, WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - and Alex Stalock made 26
kiy made 25 saves. and Ryan Johansen each and fans held them during Sebastian Aho and Jordan saves.
Mark Borowiecki, Connor had a goal and an assist, a tribute video for Lindb- Staal each scored twice, CANADIENS 3, CANUCKS 1
Brown and Anthony Du- and Rocco Grimaldi also lom. Ducks and Flyers play- Andrei Svechnikov added VANCOUVER, British Co-
clair scored for the Sena- scored to help the Preda- ers tapped their sticks and his second lacrosse-style lumbia (AP) — Tomas Tatar
tors. Hogberg, playing in his tors win for the fourth time fans stood and applauded goal of the season, and and Shea Weber scored
third game this season and in six games. Pekka Rinne the promising forward who Carolina extended its point power-play goals 1:34
seventh overall, stopped 36 stopped 27 shots. had 11 goals and 18 points streak to 5-0-1. apart in the third period to
shots. Brock Nelson, Derrick Bras- in 30 games this season. Lucas Wallmark also scored lift Montreal.
MAPLE LEAFS 5, SABRES 3 sard and Casey Cizikas Philadelphia sold #Oskar- for Carolina, Dougie Hamil- Nick Cousins also scored
TORONTO (AP) — Auston scored in a 5:16 span of the Strong purple shirts, and ton contributed three as- to help the Canadiens win
Matthews scored twice second period to give the proceeds from the 50/50 sists, and Nino Niederreiter for the fourth time in five
and Toronto held on to Islanders a 3-1 lead. How- raffle were donated to- added two. Petr Mrazek games. Max Domi and Joel
beat Buffalo. ever, it was all Predators ward Ewing's sarcoma re- made 30 saves for the Hur- Armia had two assists each,
Frederik Gauthier had a after that. Thomas Greiss search. ricanes, who are 3-0-1 dur- and Carey Price stopped
goal and an assist, and gave up five goals on 15 Rickard Rakell made it 2-1 ing a five-game trip that 38 shots.
Dmytro Timashov and Ilya shots through two periods, in the second with his 10th ends Thursday in Colorado. Adam Gaudette scored
Mikheyev also scored for and Semyon Varlamov goal for Anaheim. John Jack Roslovic, Patrik Laine and Jacob Markstrom fin-
the Maple Leafs. Frederik stopped six of the nine Gibson finished with 27 and Mark Scheifele scored ished with 27 saves for the
Andersen stopped 27 shots shots he faced in the third. saves. for the Jets, who had won Canucks, who lost their
and Tyson Barrie had two FLYERS 4, DUCKS 1 BLUE JACKETS 5, RED WINGS five straight at home. Con- third straight game and
assists. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 3 nor Hellebuyck stopped 18 fourth in five.q