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NHL: Bobrovsky shuts out opposition for 3rd game in a row
The Associated Press St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko, left, of Russia, scores a goal against Minnesota Wild goalie De- seconds as St. Louis won
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — van Dubnyk during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in St. Paul, back-to-back games after
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Minn. The Blues won 2-1. losing five in a row.
Sergei Bobrovsky made Perron scored his 13th goal
33 saves for his third con- Associated Press of the season and Tarasen-
secutive shutout and the ko added his 29th of the
Columbus Blue Jackets extend the NHL’s longest lowed four goals on 19 shots each had two assists. season to help new Blues
handed the New Jersey active point streak to 11 before being replaced by Gustav Nyquist scored coach Mike Yeo to his
Devils their eighth straight games. Reto Berra with 6:46 left in twice for the Red Wings, first win against his former
loss with a 2-0 victory on Evander Kane had a goal the second. Berra, seeing while Henrik Zetterberg ex- team.
Tuesday night. and assist for the Sabres, his first NHL action since tended his point streak to Devan Dubnyk made 18
Bobrovsky shut out the who continued losing Dec. 9. 2015, stopped eight seven games with an assist saves for Minnesota, which
Devils for the second time ground in the standings by shots. on both goals. has lost two of its past three
in three days as he made dropping to 1-5-2 in their New York won its fifth Frederik Andersen made 22 games.
20 saves in a 3-0 win on past eight. Robin Lehner straight road game and saves. Petr Mrazek, making AVALANCHE 3, HURRI-
Sunday. stopped 24 shots and has is 24-8-0 on the road while his eighth straight start for CANES 1
Tuesday’s shutout was his allowed 24 goals in his past Florida has won just once in Detroit, stopped 25 shots. DENVER (AP) — Gabriel
career-high sixth this sea- six games. its past six home games. BLUES 2, WILD 1 Landeskog and Tyson Bar-
son. Bobrovsky has not al- RANGERS 5, PANTHERS 2 MAPLE LEAFS 3, RED WINGS ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) rie scored goals 46 sec-
lowed a goal since the Ca- SUNRISE, Florida (AP) — 2 — Vladimir Tarasenko and onds apart in the second
nadiens’ Alex Galchenyuk Henrik Lundqvist made 43 TORONTO (AP) — James David Perron scored and period and the Avalanche
scored in overtime on Feb. saves to earn his 30th win van Riemsdyk broke out Jake Allen made 32 saves beat the Hurricanes.
28.Oliver Bjorkstrand and of the season and lead the of a scoring slump, and and the Blues edged the Barrie also added two as-
Cam Atkinson scored third- Rangers over the Panthers. the Maple Leafs snapped Wild. sists and Calvin Pickard
period goals for Colum- Nick Holden, Kevin Hayes, a five-game losing streak Allen was 10.5 seconds had 25 saves for Colorado,
bus, which leads Pittsburgh and Chris Kreider scored with a victory against the away from a second which got a rare home
by two points for second goals for the Rangers. Tan- Red Wings. straight shutout before Wild win. The Avalanche are
place in the Metropolitan ner Glass had a goal and Alexey Marchenko and center Mikko Koivu threw a 9-21-2 at Pepsi Center and
Division. an assist. Pavel Buchnevich Nazem Kadri also scored puck on net from near the had lost 12 of their past 14
FLYERS 6, SABRES 3 added an empty-net goal. for the Maple Leafs, who blue line which bounced overall before rallying to
BUFFALO, New York (AP) — Aaron Ekblad and Thomas were 0-2-3 in their previous past Allen. beat the Hurricanes.
Radko Gudas had a goal Vanek scored for the Pan- five games. Rookie Mitch Allen’s scoreless streak had Justin Faulk scored for the
and two assists, and the thers and James Reimer al- Marner and Tyler Bozak reached 159 minutes, 8.5 Hurricanes and Eddie Lack
Flyers continued their late- stopped 22 shots. Carolina
season playoff push with a is 2-5-3 in its past 10 games
win over the Sabres. and is tied with New Jersey
Jordan Weal and Travis for last place in the Metro-
Konecny had a goal and politan Division.
assist each, and Claude ISLANDERS 4, OILERS 1
Giroux scored to snap a 12- EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
game goal drought and — Anders Lee scored a
cap a three-goal second- pair of goals and the Is-
period outburst. Matt Read landers earned a victory
also scored while Steve over the Oilers.
Mason stopped 31 shots. Joshua Ho-Sang, with his
The Flyers improved to 3-0-1 first career NHL goal, and
in their past four and vault- Andrew Ladd also scored
ed ahead of idle Tampa for the Islanders, who
Bay into 11th place in the snapped a two-game
Eastern Conference stand- losing skid. Zack Kassian
ings. scored for the Oilers, who
Jack Eichel had two goals had a two-game winning
and assist for Buffalo to streak snapped.q
