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SPORTS Tuesday 31 december 2019
Defending champ Blues beat Jets 4-1 for 8th straight victory

By The Associated Press in the third round of the
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaden tiebreaker to seal the win.
Schwartz scored twice and Lehner made 31 saves.
Jordan Binnington made Dylan Strome and Erik Gus-
25 saves to help the St. Lou- tafsson score Chicago in
is Blues beat the Winnipeg the third period. Pierre-
Jets 4-1 on Sunday for their Luc Dubois and Riley Nash
season-best eighth straight scored in regulation for Co-
victory. Ryan O'Reilly and lumbus.
Robert Thomas also scored FLYERS 2, DUCKS 1, OT
for St. Louis. The defending ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
champion Blues improved Kevin Hayes scored at 3:53
to 26-8-6, outscoring op- of overtime and Brian Elliott
ponents 32-16 during the made 27 saves in Phila-
winning streak. They had delphia's fifth victory in six
a seven-game streak Oct. games.
27-Nov. 9. Nicholas Shore Sean Couturier scored in
scored and Connor Helle- the first period and Jakub
buyck made 24 saves for Voracek had two assists
Winnipeg. The Jets have for the Flyers in the second
lost five of six to fall to 21-15- stop of their six-game West
3. Schwartz gave the Blues Coast trip.
a 2-1 lead with 4:51 left in After Erik Gudbranson
the second period, taking St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington (50) makes a save against the Winnipeg Jets during the scored for Anaheim in the
a feed from Jordan Kyrou third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in St. Louis. opening minute.
on a two-on-one break Associated Press John Gibson stopped 33
and beating Hellebuyck shots for the Ducks.
through the legs. Rasmus Ristolainen and Wings, the longest winning Acciari also scored and STARS 4, COYOTES 2
Schwartz added an empty- ISLANDERS 3, WILD 1 streak in Lightning franchise Evgenii Dadonov finished GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
netter with 30 seconds re- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan history against one oppo- with two assists. Sergei Bo- Roope Hintz scored the
maining. He has 13 goals, Pulock and Matt Martin nent. and the third-longest brovsky made 37 saves. go-ahead goal late in Dal-
two more than all of last scored a 1:37 span early in in NHL history. The top line of Huberdeau, las' four-goal third period
season. In a six-game the third period and strug- Ondrej Palat also scored Barkov and Dadonov had against Arizona.
points streak, he has four gling New York rallied to for Tampa Bay, and Curtis four goals and five assists. Hintz's made it 3-2 with 4:09
goals and eight assists. beat Minnesota. McElhinney made 19 saves. Jeff Petry had a goal and left to play, and Mattias
BRUINS 3, SABRES 2 Tom Kuhnhackl scored late Jonathan Bernier stopped two assists, Tomas Tatar and Janmark sealed the Stars'
BOSTON (AP) — Jake De- and Semyon Varlamov 37 shots for Detroit, and Max Domi each added a second straight win with an
Brusk scored two power- stopped 25 shots for New Robby Fabbri scored. goal and an assist, and Jes- empty-netter with 1:36 re-
play goals 18 seconds York. The Islanders won for PANTHERS 6, CANADIENS 5 peri Kotkaniemi and Shea maining.
apart early in the third pe- the second time in its past SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jona- Weber also scored for Mon- Jamie Benn had a goal
riod and Boston completed six games. than Huberdeau scored treal. and an assist, Alexander
a home-and-home sweep LIGHTNING 2, RED WINGS 1 two goals in just over 30 BLACKHAWKS 3, BLUE Radulov also scored, and
of Buffalo. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden seconds and added two JACKETS 2, SO Anton Khudobin stopped
David Pastrnak added his Point scored a power-play assists, and Florida's top COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — 33 shots for the Stars.
NHL-leading 29th goal and goal in the third period and line had a nine-point game Jonathan Toews and Pat- Conor Garland and Taylor
Tuukka Rask made 24 saves Tampa Bay beat Detroit for against Montreal. rick Kane scored shootout Hall scored to give Arizona
for the Bruins. They have its third straight victory. Aleksander Barkov had two goals in Chicago' victory a 2-0 lead. The Coyotes
earned at least one point Tampa Bay has won 16 goals and an assist and over Columbus. have lost three straight in
in each of their last seven consecutive regular-sea- Mike Matheson added a Chicago goalie Robin Leh- regulation for the first time
games, going 4-0-3. son games against the Red goal and two assists. Noel ner stopped Nathan Gerbe this season.q

Host Blues to have 3 players

at NHL All-Star Weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — The host also chosen as an All-Star. which is the most among
St. Louis Blues will have The league's hockey op- active players. With the
three players at NHL All-Star erations department filled skills competition and 3-on-
Weekend. Captain Alex Pi- out the All-Star rosters be- 3 tournament more than
etrangelo, goaltender Jor- yond the captains voted three weeks away, two
dan Binnington and playoff in by fans. Washington's All-Star selections at goal-
MVP Ryan O'Reilly will rep- Alex Ovechkin was voted tender will likely need to be
resent the defending Stan- in by fans but opted to skip replaced. Artemi Panarin
ley Cup champion Blues for All-Star to rest his body for will represent the New York
All-Star festivities Jan. 24-25. the stretch drive and play- Rangers after putting up 51
Forward David Perron was offs. Capitals teammates points in his 38 games for
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates not chosen as an All-Star John Carlson and Braden them since signing an $81.5
his goal with left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during the third period despite being in the middle Holtby will go instead. Chi- million, seven-year deal last
of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Friday, of a career season. St. Louis cago Blackhawks star Pat- summer. The rival New York
Dec. 20, 2019, in Newark, N.J. native Matthew Tkachuk rick Kane is set to make his Islanders are sending for-
Associated Press
of the Calgary Flames was ninth All-Star appearance, ward Matthew Barzal. q