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Tuesday 27 March 2018
Jets clinch playoff spot with shootout win over Predators

Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele (55) carries the puck into the Nashville Predators' zone during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sunday, March
25, 2018.
Associated Press
By The Associated Press in his lower back. of Philadelphia since the Tuukka Rask made 24 saves tied it on the same man ad-
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Dustin Byfuglien also scored 2006-07 season. and David Pastrnak also vantage. It was Boucher's
— Mark Scheifele scored on the power play, and Bry- Crosby's spectacular goal scored for the Bruins, who third goal this season, all
the only goal in a shoot- an Little and Blake Wheeler 17 seconds into the third improved to 47-17-10. coming over two games in
out and the Winnipeg Jets each added a goal and period gave Pittsburgh a Marchand got his second Dallas. Jake Virtanen add-
clinched a playoff spot with an assist for Winnipeg. 4-3 advantage. Crosby goal in two games and his ed a third-period goal and
a 5-4 win over the Nashville Kyle Turris, Ryan Ellis, and held off Couturier high in third in a four-game span. Tyler Motte scored into an
Predators on Sunday night. Viktor Arvidsson each had the zone, skated to the left His 33rd of the season was empty net for Vancouver,
The Jets are in the post- a goal and an assist, and dot and ripped a wrist shot his eighth game-winner, ty- which won for only the sec-
season for the first time Roman Josi also scored for over Philadelphia defense- ing a career high. March- ond time in 10 games.
since 2014-15 and just the the Predators. man Shayne Gostisbehere and also assisted on the first The Stars are on an 0-6-2
second time since their re- PENGUINS 5, FLYERS 4, OT and Mrazek's glove. Cou- goal. skid and have all but fallen
location from Atlanta be- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan turier exacted a bit of re- Minnesota has earned a out of playoff contention.
fore the 2011-12 season. Rust redirected a pass from venge when he knotted it point in five straight games. DUCKS 5, OILERS 4, OT
The franchise hasn't won a Sidney Crosby 2:25 into late to assure the Flyers of Alex Stalock got the start EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
playoff series since 2007. overtime and Pittsburgh fin- at least a point. in net after Devan Dub- — Hampus Lindholm scored
Jets rookie Kyle Connor ished off a season sweep of Still, the Penguins pulled nyk started Saturday's win 1:21 into overtime to lift the
scored a power-play goal Philadelphia. within three points of first- against Nashville. Stalock Anaheim Ducks over the
and had two assists, giv- The Flyers tied it on Sean place Washington in the made 26 saves. Edmonton Oilers.
ing him seven goals in six Couturier's goal with 43 sec- Metropolitan Division and CANUCKS 4, STARS 1 Adam Henrique had two
games. That includes a onds left in regulation, but moved two points clear of DALLAS (AP) — Reid Bouch- goals and Josh Man-
pair of overtime goals in the Penguins controlled the Philadelphia, which pulled er and Nic Dowd scored son and Corey Perry also
Winnipeg's previous two extra period. Rust ended it into a third-place tie with rare goals on the power scored for the Ducks, who
games and gives him 29 on when he got his stick down Columbus. play, and Vancouver ral- are on a 5-0-1 streak.
the season. That's tied with in time to get a piece of BRUINS 2, WILD 1, OT lied to beat reeling Dallas. Connor McDavid, Ty Rattie,
Vancouver's Brock Boeser Crosby's pass from the top ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brad Dallas' Mattias Janmark Leon Draisaitl and Ethan
for the rookie goal scoring of the left circle and knock Marchand scored 28 sec- started the scoring with a Bear scored for the Oilers,
lead. Boeser's season end- it by Petr Mrazek to give the onds into overtime to lift short-handed goal in the who ended a three-game
ed March 5 with a fracture Penguins their first sweep Boston over Minnesota. first period, but Boucher winning streak.q