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Crosby collects 800th assist, Penguins snap 6-game skid

By The Associated Press ping after reaching out
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney with his stick in front of the
Crosby scored and collect- Dallas net. Chiasson's ninth
ed his 800th career assist goal of the season, past
as the Pittsburgh Penguins Anton Khudobin, ended
ended a six-game losing the game soon after that.
streak with a 7-3 win over Edmonton won its third in a
Ottawa on Tuesday night. row. Dallas took its second
Crosby became the 32nd overtime loss in a row.
player in NHL history to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
reach the 800-assist pla- scored in regulation for Ed-
teau when he earned the monton, and John Kling-
secondary assist on Jason berg scored for Dallas.
Zucker's goal 36 seconds GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, DEVILS
into the third period that 0
put the Penguins up 5-1. LAS VEGAS (AP) — William
The 32-year-old Crosby Karlsson scored his 100th
needed just 980 games to career goal, Robin Leh-
get to 800, the sixth-fastest ner stopped 27 shots in his
ever. 300th career game and
Bryan Rust collected his Vegas beat New Jersey.
third career hat trick for the Lehner, who was acquired
Penguins, who tied a sea- Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) looks to pass as Ottawa Senators' Connor Brown defends in a trade with Chicago on
son high in goals. during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Feb. 24, recorded his first
Pittsburgh defenseman Associated Press shutout of the season and
John Marino scored 48 sec- improved to 2-0-0 since
onds into his return after for Boston, which has won the season. power play and at even joining the Golden Knights.
missing 11 games due to fa- three straight and eight of Mika Zibanejad scored for strength, and he set up a He beat Buffalo is in first
cial surgery, giving the Pen- 10. the Rangers, who lost their short-handed goal. start for Vegas.
guins the early lead. Conor Mitchell Stephens scored third straight. Defenseman Tucker Pool- Max Pacioretty and Ryan
Sheary capped off a three- for Tampa Bay, which has Binnington won his sixth in man also scored for Win- Reaves also scored for the
goal first period outburst as lost five of the past six in a row for the Stanley Cup nipeg. Connor Hellebuyck Golden Knights.
Pittsburgh halted the fran- regulation. Andrei Vasilevs- champion Blues (40-17-10), made 25 saves. New Jersey's Mackenzie
chise's longest losing streak kiy stopped 33 shots. who have the best record Defenseman Rasmus Ris- Blackwood, who went 6-0-
in more than eight years. BLACKHAWKS 6, DUCKS 2 in the Western Conference tolainen scored for Buffalo 1 with two shutouts, had a
Matt Murray finished with CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan and previously had winning midway through the sec- .967 save percentage and
23 saves to win for just the Strome, Alex Nylander and streaks of seven and eight ond period. Carter Hutton a league-best 1.27 goals-
second time in his last sev- Patrick Kane scored on games this season. stopped 33 shots. against-average during the
en starts. consecutive shots late in CANADIENS 6, ISLANDERS 2 WILD 3, PREDATORS 1 month of February, made
Jayce Hawryluk, Brady Tka- the second period, leading NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kev- 29 saves but fell to 0-2-0
chuk and Connor Brown Chicago past Anaheim. Gallagher had a goal and in Fiala scored for the fifth against Vegas. In his two
scored for the Senators Strome scored twice and an assist in a three-goal first straight game for Minne- starts against the Golden
but Ottawa couldn't keep added an assist in the period, and Montreal went sota, this time against his Knights this season, Black-
pace with the Penguins. rout. Chicago won its third on to beat the Islanders. former team, and the Wild wood has allowed seven
BRUINS 2, LIGHTNING 1 straight game while chas- Joel Armia also had a goal beat Nashville to pass the goals.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brad ing a wild-card playoff spot and an assist, and Jeff Pet- Predators in the Western SHARKS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 2
Marchand and NHL-lead- in the Western Conference. ry, Charles Hudon, Paul By- Conference playoff race. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
ing Boston took a big stride Drake Caggiula and David ron and Jordan Weal also Luke Kunin and Zach Parise Evander Kane scored two
toward winning the Atlan- Kampf also scored for the scored for the Canadiens, also had goals and Alex goals to give San Jose its
tic Division with a win over Blackhawks. and Phillip Danault had two Stalock made a season- first three-game winning
Tampa Bay. Danton Heinen and Carter assists. Carey Price stopped high 37 saves for the Wild, streak since November with
Marchand and Jake De- Rowney scored for Ana- 20 shots to improve to 14-6- who have won four times a victory over Toronto.
Brusk scored for the Bruins, heim, which lost for the sixth 4 against the Islanders. during Fiala's streak. Stefan Noesen got the tie-
who opened a nine-point time in eight games (2-5-1). Brock Nelson and Ryan Craig Smith scored on the breaking goal early in the
cushion over second-place BLUES 3, RANGERS 1 Pulock scored for the Is- power play to end Nash- third period and Kane add-
Tampa Bay in the division NEW YORK (AP) — Brayden landers, who have lost ville's scoreless streak at ed an insurance tally 50
standings with 15 games Schenn scored the tie- four straight and eight of 70:02. The Predators lost seconds later. Antti Suome-
remaining in the regular breaking goal midway their last 10 games (2-6- their third straight game la also scored and Radim
season. through the third period 2). Thomas Greiss gave up and had a seven-game Simek added an empty-
Tukka Rask made 20 saves and Jordan Binnington three goals on 12 shots in winning streak against Min- netter.
made 25 saves as St. Lou- the first period for the Is- nesota snapped. Martin Jones made 25
is won its eighth straight landers. Semyon Varlamov OILERS 2, STARS 1, OT saves for San Jose.
game. replaced him to start the DALLAS (AP) — Alex Chias- Auston Matthews scored
Schenn scored for the fifth second and finished with son scored a power-play his 46th goal of the season
consecutive game when 12 saves. goal 1:08 into overtime, and assisted on a dazzling
his wraparound banked JETS 3, SABRES 1 Mikko Koskinen stopped 42 goal by Mitch Marner, but
off the skate of goalie Al- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) shots and Edmonton beat the Maple Leafs failed to
exandar Georgiev at 9:56. — Forward Kyle Connor Dallas. get their first four-game
Jaden Schwartz and de- had two goals and an as- The Oilers got a man ad- winning streak since De-
fenseman Colton Parayko sist to lead Winnipeg over vantage 36 seconds into cember.
each had a goal and had Buffalo. the extra period when Esa Jack Campbell stopped 33
assists on Schenn's 25th of Connor scored on the Lindell was called for trip- shots.q