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Saturday 3 February 2018

Perron's OT goal vs. Jets gives Golden Knights 34th win

By The Associated Press Jonathan Quick returned
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) after missing the Kings'
— David Perron scored previous two games with
3:57 into overtime to lead an undisclosed injury. He
Vegas past the Winnipeg made 31 saves.
Jets 3-2 on Thursday night BRUINS 3, BLUES 1
for the Golden Knights' 34th BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka
victory, the most by an NHL Rask made 32 saves and
expansion team in its debut extended his personal
season. point streak to 19 games,
The Jets had the puck roll- lifting Boston over St. Louis.
ing in the crease three Rask is 17-0-2 in his last 19
times in the extra period, starts, and the Bruins im-
but it couldn't get it into proved to 15-1-4 in their
the net. Perron then fired a last 20 games overall. Da-
high shot past Connor Hel- vid Krejci, Patrice Bergeron
lebuyck to win it. and David Backes scored
Winnipeg's Kyle Connor for Boston.
had tied it with a high shot In a game featuring two
to Marc-Andre Fleury's of the top three teams in
glove side with 2:36 left in goals against average,
the third period. Joel Armia the goalies were the story
also had a goal and one as Jake Allen made 22 of
assist for Winnipeg. his 43 saves in the second
Hellebuyck made 28 saves period — including a spec-
for the Jets (30-13-9), who tacular glove stop of Krejci.
were trying to set a fran- Rask matched Allen by rob-
chise record with their Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) gets caught out of his net and watches bing Jaden Schwartz 1:45
eighth straight home win. Winnipeg Jets' Joel Armia (40) converts Matt Hendricks' (15) pass into a goal during the first period into the third period with a
Fleury stopped 24 shots for of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Winnipeg, Manitoba glove save of his own.
Vegas (34-12-4). It was his Associated Press With the goalie pulled,
389th win, putting him into Schwartz gave the Bruins a
a tie for 13th among NHL monds and Shayne Gostis- angle at 5:16 to give the Miller with a shot inside the scare when he extended
goaltenders. behere scored for the Fly- Lightning the lead for good near post. his scoring streak to five
Reilly Smith had a short- ers, who were looking for at 5-4.Just over a minute lat- Bobby Ryan scored early in games and cut the lead to
handed goal and Erik Hau- their third win over the Dev- er, Steven Stamkos scored the third period for Ottawa, 2-1 with 1:32 remaining.
la scored a controversial ils in less than a month. Lyon his 19th of the season and and Mike Condon stopped AVALANCHE 4, OILERS 3, OT
goal on the power play for made 18 saves a night after that was it for Smith. As he 30 shots. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
Vegas. making his NHL debut in re- got the hook from coach Ryan Kesler tied it with 54 — J.T Compher scored 2:28
DEVILS 4, FLYERS 3 lief of Michal Neuvirth, and Glen Gulutzan for David Rit- seconds left in regulation into overtime to help Colo-
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Philadelphia lost its second tich, Smith smashed his stick after Anaheim pulled Miller rado snap a three-game
Hischier scored on a de- in as many nights. across the goalpost. for an extra attacker. Miller losing skid with a victory
flection with 1:27 to play LIGHTNING 7, FLAMES 4 Conacher's second of the made 30 saves, but Ana- over Edmonton.
and the New Jersey Devils CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — night at 8:26, on a shot heim ended a three-game Nikita Zadorov, Blake Co-
rallied to beat the Philadel- Alex Killorn had two goals from below the goal line, winning streak. meau and Samuel Girard
phia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday and two assists as Tampa capped the third-period PREDATORS 5, KINGS 0 also scored for the Ava-
night. Bay struck for five unan- surge. Braydon Coburn NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) lanche, who had a 10-
Damon Severson scored swered goals, including and Matthew Peca also — Pekka Rinne made 19 game winning streak be-
with 9:00 left to tie it, and four in the third period, in a scored for Tampa Bay, saves, Filip Forsberg had fore going on their recent
Hischier's first goal in 11 win over Calgary. which maintained its one- a goal and an assist, and skid.
games gave New Jersey Down 4-3 after two periods, point lead over Vegas atop Nashville beat Los Angeles. Connor McDavid had a
its second straight win and Tampa Bay tied it 12 sec- the overall standings. Craig Smith, Calle Jarnkrok, pair of goals, and Drake
spoiled goaltender Alex Ly- onds into the third when SENATORS 2, DUCKS 1, OT Colton Sissons and Viktor Caggiula scored once for
on's first NHL start. Killorn pounced on a loose OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Arvidsson also scored. Ryan the Oilers, who have lost
Kyle Palmieri and Drew puck near the Flames face- Erik Karlsson scored 32 sec- Johansen had three assists. two of their last three.
Stafford also scored for the off dot, spun and sent a onds into overtime to lift Making his first start since Edmonton had tied it with
Devils, who have won only backhander on net that Ottawa over Anaheim and representing the Predators just 27 seconds remaining
four times in 14 games (4- slipped past Mike Smith. snap a six-game skid. in last weekend's All-Star in regulation and the goal-
7-3) since Dec. 29. Keith The rare off-night for Smith Karlsson one-timed a pass Game, Rinne earned his ie pulled as McDavid rifled
Kinkaid made 22 saves. continued when Cory Co- from Matt Duchene on a fifth shutout of the season in a puck after it caromed
Claude Giroux, Wayne Sim- nacher scored on a sharp power play, beating Ryan and 48th of his career. off the boards. q