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Connor McDavid has hat trick, Oilers top Avalanche 4-2

By The Associated Press Dallas for their fourth victory
DENVER (AP) — Connor in five games. Joe Pavelski,
McDavid had his third hat Melker Karlsson and Justin
trick of the season and the Braun also scored and Mar-
Edmonton Oilers beat the tin Jones made 26 saves.
Colorado Avalanche 4-2 Gemel Smith and Tyler
on Sunday to snap a six- Pitlick scored for Dallas. Ben
game losing streak. Bishop was chased after al-
McDavid has 11 goals in lowing four goals on five
the last nine games and shots, and Kari Lehtonen
two hat tricks. His first two made 22 saves in relief. The
goals tied it, and the third Stars had won six of their
was into an empty net with previous seven.
1:26 left. He has five goals DEVILS 3, HURRICANES 2, OT
in two games against Colo- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Taylor
rado this season. Hall scored on a rebound
Ryan Strome also scored, with 22 seconds left in
and Cam Talbot had 24 overtime to lift New Jersey
saves to help the Oilers past Carolina and extend
snap Colorado’s 10-game his NHL-best points streak
home winning streak. Tyson to 11 games. Keith Kinkaid
Jost and Alexander Kerfoot stopped 40 shots, and Nico
scored for the Avalanche. Hischier and Pavel Zacha
PENGUINS 5, BLUE JACKETS added goals.
2. Teuvo Teravainen and Jeff
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, front, drives downice with the puck as Colorado Skinner scored for Carolina.
Riley Sheahan scored two Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog pursues in the second period of an NHL hockey game JETS 7, PANTHERS 2
goals in the first period and Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Denver. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
rookie Tristan Jarry made 35 Associated Press — Kyle Connor scored
saves in Pittsburgh’s victory Columbus. McElhinney made 27 saves. Andrew MacDonald, Scott twice, Blake Wheeler and
over Columbus Blue Jack- MAPLE LEAFS 3, RED WINGS Anthony Mantha and Hen- Laughton, Brandon Man- Tyler Myers each had three
ets 5-2. 2 rik Zetterberg scored for ning and Nolan Patrick also assists and Winnipeg beat
Jake Guentzel had a goal DETROIT (AP) — Auston Detroit. scored for the Philadelphia. Florida to take the Central
and two assists, and Brian Matthews scored with 30.2 FLYERS 7, RANGERS 4 The Flyers have six of seven Division lead.
Dumoulin and Zach Aston- seconds left to push Toron- NEW YORK (AP) — Travis and are 22-8-3 since Dec. Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheife-
Reese also scored for the to past Detroit. Konecny broke a tie late 4. They have won five in a le, Bryan Little, Mathieu Per-
Penguins. They have won Matthews took William Nyl- in the second period and row in the road. reault and Patrik Laine also
five straight and 10 of their ander’s pass and snapped Alex Lyon made 25 saves Kevin Hayes, Rick Nash, scored and Connor Hel-
last 12. The win in front of a high shot into the roof of in relief to help Philadelphia Mats Zuccarello and Pe- lebuyck made 25 saves to
a sellout crowd at Nation- the net from a sharp angle beat New York. ter Holland scored for New help the Jets win their third
wide Arena moved them for his 27th goal of the sea- Claude Giroux and Jori York. straight. They are 6-2-1 with
past Washington into first son, but just his fourth win- Lehtera scored in the third SHARKS 5, STARS 2 a game left on a 10-game
place in the Metropolitan ner. to finish off the win, Lyon’s SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mik- homestand. Denis Malgin
Division. James van Riemsdyk and first in the NHL. Rangers kel Boedker scored twice and Aleksander Barkov
Artemi Panarin and Alexan- Mitch Marner also scored goalie Henrik Lundqvist al- in San Jose’s four-goal first had power-play goals for
der Wennberg scored for for Toronto, and Curtis lowed all seven goals. period and the Sharks beat Florida.q

Kasatkina slows Radwanska comeback in Dubai first round

DUBAI, United Arab Emir- card Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-2. Kasatkina served out. Rad-
ates (AP) — Former cham- There was no issues for wanska said getting back
pion Agnieszka Radwanska seventh-seeded Johanna into the top 10 was her goal
lost in the first round of the Konta, who beat Anastasia for 2018, but the winner of
Dubai Championships for Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (2), 6-2 20 WTA titles admitted it
the first time in nine years and will play another Rus- was going to be difficult.
on Monday. sian next, Kasatkina. “Well, physically, I am ac-
Daria Kasatkina of Russia Elena Vesnina of Rus- tually feeling much better
beat Radwanska 7-5, 6-4 in sia topped Peng Shuai of than last year. November,
two hours. China 6-4 7-5 and lined up December and January, it
Radwanska, who reached French Open champion took me those three months
No. 2 in the rankings in 2012 Jelena Ostapenko, who just to be healthy again,
after winning in Dubai and has a bye into the second get back to my weight. But
finishing runner-up at the round. everything takes time,” she
Wimbledon, endured a Radwanska lost the deci- said.
frustrating 2017 after a foot sive break in the 11th game “It’s tougher than it was
injury and a virus scare. Not of the first set from 40-15 up. before, especially play-
until the end of the year did Kasatkina broke the Pole ing against the young
she feel healthy. twice more to lead 3-0 but Daria Kasatkina of Russia celebrates after she beats Agnieszka ones. You are playing lon-
Also, eighth-seeded Kristina Radwanska came back Radwanska of Poland during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ger, good matches, which
Mladenovic of France was to level. She lost her serve Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 19, is tough physically and
dismissed by Japanese wild again to go down 5-4 and 2018. Associated Press mentally.”q