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SPORTS Thursday 26 OcTOber 2017
NHL: Phil Kessel

upstages stars

Crosby, McDavid

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kes- pulled away to beat the
sel found a way to upstage Hurricanes.
Sidney Crosby and Connor Steven Stamkos had two
McDavid. assists, giving him league
The Pittsburgh forward leads with 17 assists and 20
raced down the slot and points, and Nikita Kucherov
beat goalie Cam Talbot scored his 11th goal with
42 seconds into overtime 4 seconds left. Both play-
to give the Penguins a 2-1 ers have 10-game points
victory over the Edmonton streaks — one shy of Martin
Oilers on Tuesday night. St. Louis’ 8-year-old club re-
Ian Cole scored his first cord to begin a season.
goal of the season for the Rookie Mikhail Sergachev
Penguins, and Matt Murray also scored, and Vladislav
stopped 29 shots. Crosby Manestnikov and Ryan
was held without a point in Callahan added empty- draft and keyed an influx of a win over the Panthers. Fedun each had an assist
his showdown with McDa- netters to help the Light- youth that helped the Fly- Alex Galchenyuk, Bren- for Buffalo, which handed
vid, but the Penguins rode ning pad their league leads ers get off to a solid start. dan Gallagher and Max the Red Wings their fifth de-
their depth to keep the with eight victories and The Flyers did not have an Pacioretty also scored for feat in a row.The win was
struggling Oilers in check. 17 points. They earned a immediate update on Pat- the Canadiens, who had the first at home for rookie
McDavid forced the extra point in their eighth straight rick’s condition. not won since their season coach Phil Housley and
period with his first goal in game, improving to 7-0-1 in ISLANDERS 5, COYOTES 3 opener. Carey Price made ended the Sabres’ three-
seven games, a wrist shot that stretch. NEW YORK (AP) — John 26 saves and Jonathan Dr- game home losing streak.
with 2:53 left in regulation Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped Tavares completed his hat ouin had two assists.Keith Buffalo won consecutive
that tied it. 30 shots for Tampa Bay. trick with a tiebreaking Yandle scored the only games for the first time this
Talbot played brilliantly DUCKS 6, FLYERS 2 goal in the third period, lift- goal for the Panthers, while season and improved to
at times while making 42 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On- ing the Islanders over the James Reimer stopped 32 3-5-2.
saves but couldn’t get a drej Kase had two goals, winless Coyotes. of 37 shots. Reimer got the KINGS 3, SENATORS 2, SO
handle on Kessel’s winner. Anaheim scored three The Islanders won their third start with Roberto Luongo OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —
The central figures in the bi- times in the second pe- straight and improved to still injured (right hand). Adrian Kempe scored the
annual meeting between riod and the Flyers lost No. 5-3-1. Jaroslav Halak made Montreal scored five goals shootout winner to help the
the best players of their re- 2 overall draft pick Nolan 32 saves for New York. for the first time this sea- Kings beat the Senators.
spective generations tried Patrick to an undisclosed Adam Pelech had three son. Their previous high Alec Martinez and Kempe
to downplay the hype. injury in a Ducks’ win. assists for the Islanders, and was three. The team had scored for the Kings (7-1-
Probably a good idea. For Patrick, the talented cen- fellow defenseman Scott scored a combined five 1) in regulation and Darcy
all the star wattage Crosby ter who had three points Mayfield cemented the goals on its winless Califor- Kuemper stopped 29 shots.
and McDavid bring, their this season, was checked win with his first goal of the nia road trip (0-3-0) coming Dion Phaneuf and Nate
respective teams have head-first into the glass by season at 17:03. into Tuesday. Thompson supplied the of-
spent the opening weeks Anaheim forward Chris The Coyotes — starting a SABRES 1, RED WINGS 0 fense for the Senators (4-
of the season trying to fig- Wagner, dropped to his five-game road trip — fell BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ben- 1-4). Mike Condon made
ure things out. knees and needed help to 0-8-1 under new coach oit Pouliot scored for the 41 saves.Condon nearly
LIGHTNING 5, HURRICANES leaving the ice. He went Rick Tocchet. second straight game and coughed up the winner
1 straight to the locker room CANADIENS 5, PANTHERS 1 Robin Lehner made 32 with less than a minute re-
RALEIGH, North Carolina in the second period and MONTREAL (AP) — Shea saves in a shutout as the maining in overtime as he
(AP) — Tyler Johnson had did not return. Weber scored twice, help- Sabres beat the struggling went to play Anze Kopitar,
a power-play goal and an The 19-year-old Patrick was ing the Canadiens end Red Wings. but Erik Karlsson was able
assist, and the Lightning the second pick of the 2017 their seven-game skid with Victor Antipin and Taylor to make a goal line save.
Sports Betting; Continued from Page 17 CANUCKS 1, WILD 0
New Jersey officials say share of the estimated $150 ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP)
— Jake Virtanen broke
the high court should strike billion that is bet illegally on a scoreless tie midway
down a ban on sports bet- sports each year. through the third period,
ting in all but four states After being rebuffed in its ef- Anders Nilsson made 29
— Nevada, Delaware, forts to regulate legal sports saves for his fourth career
Oregon and Montana — betting, New Jersey tried shutout and the Canucks
because it wrongly forces a different tactic: repeal- beat the Wild.
states to enforce a regula- ing its regulations regard- Virtanen scored his second
tion that Congress wants. ing sports betting, leaving goal of the season and the
The solicitor general argues no law in place at all.The second in as many games.
that while Congress can’t question to be decided by Nilsson tallied his second
require states to enact spe- the justices is: Does a fed- shutout in three games this
cific laws, it can pre-empt eral statute that prohibits season for Vancouver.
state laws that “conflict modification or repeal of Devan Dubnyk made 24
with federal policy.” state-law prohibitions on New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, left, New Jersey Gov. Chris Chris- saves in goal for Minnesota,
The state has been trying for private conduct impermis- tie, center, and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speak during an an- but suffered his third losses
nearly a decade to legalize sibly usurp the regulatory nouncement in Newark, N.J., Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. in five starts this season.q
sports betting and grab a power of states?q Associated Press