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Point, Vasilevskiy lead Lightning to 4-2 win over Capitals

By The Associated Press Tomas Tatar scored for
WASHINGTON (AP) — the Red Wings, and Jimmy
Brayden Point scored two Howard finished with 26
first-period goals, Andrei saves.
Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots SHARKS 3, BLUES 2
to earn his NHL-leading 35th ST. LOUIS (AP) — Logan
victory and the Tampa Bay Couture and Mikkel Boed-
Lightning beat the Wash- ker each had a goal and
ington Capitals 4-2 Tuesday an assist, sending San Jose
night in a matchup be- to a victory over slumping
tween division leaders. St. Louis.
Chris Kunitz also scored in Joonas Donskoi also scored
the opening period, which and Martin Jones made 30
ended with Tampa Bay up saves for the Sharks, who
3-0. That was enough of a have won five of their last
cushion for Vasilevskiy, an six games.
All-Star who came in with Ivan Barbashev and Vladi-
a 2.34 goals-against aver- mir Tarasenko had the goals
age. for the Blues, who have lost
After Alex Ovechkin a season-high four straight.
notched his NHL-high 36th All five goals were scored in
goal for Washington to the second period.
make it 3-2 at 11:02 of the Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) scores a goal past Washington Capitals goal- KINGS 4, JETS 3
tender Braden Holtby (70) and defenseman John Carlson (74) during the first period of an NHL
third period, Nikita Kuch- hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Washington. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
erov clinched it with a Associated Press — Dion Phaneuf scored on
breakaway goal with 7:02 the power play for his third
remaining. its last nine games. The Fly- NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — De- this season. He also pushed goal in four games with Los
The victory improved Tam- ers, third in the Metropolitan fenseman Scott Harrington his personal point-scoring Angeles, helping the Kings
pa Bay's NHL-best record Division, pulled two points broke a second-period tie streak to 19 games. He cap a seven-game road
to 40-17-3 and kept the behind second-place Pitts- with his second goal of the missed three games with a trip with a win over Winni-
Lightning ahead of surging burgh and three behind season, and slumping Co- thumb injury, so the league peg.
Boston in the Atlantic Divi- first-place Washington. lumbus snapped a three- does not consider that to Alec Martinez also scored
sion and the Eastern Con- Paul Byron and Jeff Petry game skid and ended New be part of his current streak. on the power play, Dustin
ference. scored for Montreal, which Jersey's four-game winning Keith Kinkaid had 17 saves Brown's goal late in the
Lars Eller scored a power- lost its sixth straight. The Ca- streak. for New Jersey, which holds third period stood as the
play goal for the Capitals, nadiens' NHL-worst road re- Boone Jenner also scored the first wild-card spot in winner and Torrey Mitch-
who lead Pittsburgh by one cord fell to 8-19-2. as the Blue Jackets moved the conference. ell had the other goal for
point in the Metropolitan With Philadelphia goalie into the second wild-card PREDATORS 3, RED WINGS 2 the Kings. Darcy Kuemper
Division. Alex Lyon pulled for an position in the Eastern Con- DETROIT (AP) — Viktor Ar- stopped 30 shots to win his
FLYERS 3, CANADIENS 2, OT extra attacker, Voracek ference with 65 points, one vidsson scored his third goal fifth straight start.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — sent the game to overtime ahead of Carolina and the in two games and Nashville Anze Kopitar picked up an
Jakub Voracek scored the with a slap shot from the Islanders. Sergei Bobrovsky ended its seven-game skid assist on Brown's goal, giv-
tying goal with 1:25 left in point that deflected off made 30 saves in helping to Detroit. ing him his 800th NHL point
regulation and then got Montreal's Max Pacioretty the Blue Jackets win for the Scott Hartnell and Kyle Turris in his 900th career game.
the game-winner 1:26 into and through goalie Carey fifth time in 15 games (5-9- also scored, and Juuse Sa- Patrik Laine scored on the
overtime to lift Philadelphia Price's five-hole. 2). ros stopped 34 shots for the power play with 49 sec-
past Montreal. Voracek netted the game- Taylor Hall scored for the Predators, who ended a onds left to trim the deficit
Voracek also had an assist winner when he skated to Devils to extend his point- three-game losing streak in for Winnipeg. Blake Wheel-
and Nolan Patrick had the the slot and fired a wrist scoring streak to 12 games, Detroit since a win on Nov. er and Dustin Byfuglien had
other goal for Philadelphia, shot past Price's glove side. tying David Pastrnak of the 19, 2013. the other Jets goals, and
which improved to 7-0-2 in BLUE JACKETS 2, DEVILS 1 Bruins for the league-high Andreas Athanasiou and Laine added an assist.q

Seattle launches season-ticket

campaign for new NHL team

SEATTLE (AP) — Fans long- nounced Tuesday that ice, lower-level tickets. Bil-
ing for a professional hock- people can make refund- lionaire David Bonderman
ey team in Seattle will soon able deposits for season and filmmaker Jerry Bruck-
be able to put down some tickets at NHLSeattle.com heimer are leading the ef-
money for season tickets. beginning March 1. The fort to bring a team to Se-
Mayor Jenny Durkan and deposits run $500 per ticket attle. The group submitted
In this Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 file photo, movie producer Jerry the Oak View Group, for season tickets or $1,000 its expansion application
Bruckheimer stands on the sidelines before an NFL divisional which is trying to bring an per ticket for club season with the National Hockey
football AFC playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and NHL team to the city, an-
the Jacksonville Jaguars in tickets, which are center League last week.q