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SPORTS Wednesday 7 March 2018

Penguins continue OT

dominance in win over Flames

By The Associated Press in which the Eastern Con- on the power play in the
PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTS- ference's last-place team second period and Matt
BURGH (AP) — Justin Schul- continues playing havoc Duchene in the third gave
tz took a pass from Phil with playoff contenders. Ottawa a 2-1 lead.
Kessel and buried it in the Buffalo has now defeated CANUCKS 4, ISLANDERS 3,
wide-open net 2:36 into each of the Atlantic Divi- OT
overtime to give the Pitts- sion's three top teams, in- VANCOUVER, British Co-
burgh Penguins a 4-3 win cluding Boston twice, over lumbia (AP) — Brendan
over the Calgary Flames on the past three weeks. Leipsic scored his second
Monday night. Leo Komarov had two goal of the game 2:47 into
Tristan Jarry made several goals and Mitch Marner overtime to lift Vancouver
key stops for the Penguins also scored for Toronto. over New York.
early in the extra period, The Maple Leafs dropped Darren Archibald scored
and Schultz's fourth goal to 0-2-2 in their past four to on a penalty shot, and Jake
of the season helped Pitts- match their longest skid of Virtanen also had a goal
burgh improve to 10-1 in the season. as Vancouver snapped a
overtime at home this sea- OILERS 4, COYOTES 3, OT three-game skid. Jacob
son. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Markstrom stopped 31
Evgeni Malkin scored his — Oscar Klefbom's first goal shots. Josh Bailey, John Ta- Pittsburgh Penguins' Justin Schultz (4) celebrates with Phil Kessel
37th goal for the Penguins in 34 games came in over- vares and Jordan Eberle (81) after getting the game-winning goal in the overtime period
and added an assist. Kris time, giving Edmonton the scored for New York, which of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Pitts-
Letang and Chad Ruhwe- victory over Arizona. lost a season-worst seventh burgh, Monday, March 5, 2018.
del also scored for Pitts- Klefbom scored for the first straight game. q Associated Press
burgh. Jarry finished with time since Dec. 9.
35 saves as the Penguins Jujhar Khaira, Milan Lucic
pulled within one point of and Jesse Puljujarvi also
Washington for first in the scored for the Oilers, who
crowded Metropolitan snapped a three-game
Division. Mark Giordano, skid.
Mikael Backlund and Troy Jason Demers, Christian
Brouwer scored for the Dvorak and Niklas Hjalmars-
Flames, who outplayed the son replied for the Coyotes,
two-time defending Stan- whose two-game winning
ley Cup champions for long streak ended.
stretches before dropping SENATORS 3, STARS 2, OT
their fourth straight. Jon Gil- DALLAS (AP) — Erik Karlsson
lies stopped 28 shots but scored on a breakaway
had no chance when Kes- with 2:19 left in overtime
sel slid a cross-ice pass to a and Ottawa beat Dallas.
wide-open Schultz. Karlsson picked up a loose
SABRES 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3 puck after a missed Dallas
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan opportunity and beat goal-
O'Reilly and Zemgus Gir- ie Kari Lehtonen.
gensons scored 2:05 apart Stars goalie Ben Bishop left
in the second period, and because of a lower-body
Buffalo sent Toronto to its injury after making 12 saves
fourth straight loss. in the first period. Lehtonen
Sam Reinhart, Jason Pomin- replaced Bishop and had
ville and Johan Larsson also 15 saves. Ottawa's Craig
scored for Buffalo. Rasmus Anderson made 31 saves.
Ristolainen had two assists Dallas' Tyler Seguin scored
on consecutive shots from twice, on the power play
the right point that were in the first period and from
deflected in during the the top of the right faceoff
opening four minutes. circle with 1:02 left in the
The Sabres improved to 7-5- third period to tie it.
2 in their last 14, a stretch Goals by Mike Hoffman