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SPORTS Wednesday 6 december 2017

Elliott, Flyers snap 10-game skid with 5-2 win over Flames

By The Associated Press
CALGARY, Alberta (AP)
— Scott Laughton scored
twice, Brian Elliott made 43
saves and the Philadelphia
Flyers snapped a 10-game
losing streak Monday night
with a 5-2 win over the Cal-
gary Flames.
Calgary held a wide edge
in play, outshooting Phila-
delphia 45-21, but the op-
portunistic Flyers scored
three times in a 1:11 span of
the second period to break
open a 1-all game.
Valtteri Filppula, Michael
Raffl and Wayne Simmonds
also scored for Philadelphia
(9-11-7), and Jakub Vora-
cek had three assists. Five
of the losses during the skid
came in overtime.
Troy Brouwer, with his first of
the season, and Sean Mo-
nahan scored for Calgary
(14-12-1). The Flames lost
three of four on their home-
stand.
CAPITALS 4, SHARKS 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex
Ovechkin scored his NHL-
leading 20th goal and as-
sisted on another as Wash- Philadelphia Flyers’ Sean Couturier, right, has his shot deflected by Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith during the second period of
ington stopped its recent an NHL hockey game, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta.
run of futility against San Associated Press
Jose. Ovechkin turned several Bonino and Filip Forsberg and stopped all three at- and two assists, and Vin-
The Capitals beat the defenders inside out and also scored for the Preda- tempts in the shootout. cent Trocheck added
Sharks for the fourth time in made a perfect pass to set tors, who have won three Denis Malgin, Aleksander three assists.
18 meetings since Ovech- up Brett Connolly’s power- of four. Pekka Rinne made Barkov and Aaron Ekblad James Reimer replaced Lu-
kin entered the NHL in 2005- play goal. Devante Smith- 37 saves. scored for the Panthers. ongo and finished with 16
06. It was Washington’s sec- Pelly and Jakub Vrana also Charlie McAvoy, Zdeno Keith Yandle had a goal saves.q
ond regulation win against scored for Washington, Chara and David Pastrnak
San Jose in that time and which has won two in a row had the goals for the Bruins,
first since Oct. 15, 2009. It and six of eight. who won their previous two
also ended a four-game Capitals backup goalie games.
skid in the series.Halting Philipp Grubauer made 24 ISLANDERS 5, PANTHERS 4,
the Sharks’ recent mastery saves for his first career vic- SO
came at a cost: T.J. Oshie tory against the Sharks. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) —
left in the second period of San Jose’s Martin Jones Mathew Barzal scored the
a chippy game with an up- allowed four goals on 29 winning goal in a shootout
per-body injury and didn’t shots in his second game to lift New York over Florida
return. back from injury, and Timo after Panthers goalie Ro-
Ovechkin continued his Meier scored his third goal. berto Luongo injured his leg
climb up the career list with PREDATORS 5, BRUINS 3 in the second period.
his 578th goal, passing Hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anders Lee scored his 100th
of Famer Mark Recchi for Craig Smith scored twice career goal. John Tavares,
20th. He’s the 11th player in and added an assist to Brock Nelson and Thomas
NHL history to score at least lead Nashville past Boston. Hickey also scored in regu-
20 goals in each of his first Kevin Fiala had a goal lation for the Islanders. Jaro-
13 seasons. and an assist, and Nick slav Halak made 39 saves