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SPORTSThursday 25 February 2016

NHL Capsules

Stamkos’ goal streak, Lightning run reach 4

The Associated Press streak.

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Ste- Andreas Athanasiou

ven Stamkos scored a goal sealed the victory by scor-

in his fourth consecutive ing in the shootout after

game, Andrei Vasilevskiy Petr Mrazek stopped two

made 29 saves and the shots in the tiebreaker.

Tampa Bay Lightning won Columbus’ Boone Jenner

their fourth straight by broke a scoreless tie late

beating the Arizona Coy- in the first period. Sheah-

otes 2-1 on Tuesday night. an tied it with Detroit’s first

Tampa Bay also got a goal short-handed goal this sea-

from Cedric Paquette on son.

a short-handed penalty Mrazek made 28 saves for

shot. The Lightning, second the Red Wings. Curtis McEl-

in the Atlantic Division, are hinney stopped 27 shots for

three points behind first- the Blue Jackets.

place Florida. HURRICANES 3, FLYERS 1

Jordan Martinook had a RALEIGH, North Carolina

goal and Louis Domingue (AP) — Jordan Staal put

stopped 34 shots for the Carolina ahead and Eric

Coyotes, who were com- Staal added an insurance

ing off a 3-2 loss Monday score late to lift the Hurri-

night at Washington. Ari- Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy (88), of Russia, left, and Braydon Coburn celebrate a win canes over Philadelphia.
zona, 10th in the Western over the Arizona Coyotes with Braydon Coburn at the end of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb.
Conference, is six points 23, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning won 2-1. Cam Ward made 36 saves
back in the race for the
Associated Press for Carolina. Jordan Staal

got his 16th goal and Eric

second wild card. Staal his 10th to end a 16-

DEVILS 5, RANGERS 2 nin, Adam Larsson and Ty- Kevin Hayes and Dominic They also played the third game scoreless streak.

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) ler Kennedy also scored, Moore scored for the Rang- period without J.T. Miller, Philadelphia had won the

— Lee Stempniak scored and rookie Joseph Blandisi ers, who lost for only the who received a match three previous meetings

late in the second period assisted on the tying and third time in 10 games (7- penalty late in the second with Carolina this season in

to break a tie and help go-ahead goals in the 2-1). Henrik Lundqvist was for fighting against Kalinin overtime.

New Jersey end a three- second period. Cory Sch- outstanding in making 31 with his hand taped. Joakim Nordstrom had the

game losing streak with neider made 17 saves as saves. The Rangers played KINGS 2, FLAMES 1 other goal for Carolina

a win over short-handed New Jersey beat the Rang- without defensemen Ryan LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze and has 10 points in his last

New York. ers for the third time in four McDonagh and Marc Sta- Kopitar got the go-ahead 12 games.

Kyle Palmieri, Sergey Kali- games this season. al and forward Rick Nash. goal on a power play late Scott Laughton scored for

in the second period and the Flyers, and goalie Mi-

defenseman Luke Schenn chal Neuvirth stopped 15
also scored for Los Angeles
Goalie Ed Belfour’s Olympic in a victory over Calgary. shots.

PREDATORS 3, MAPLE LEAFS

gold auctioned off for $41,200 Jonathan Quick made 22 2
saves, helping the Kings in-
crease their Pacific Division TORONTO (AP) — Filip Fors-

berg became the young-

JOHN WAWROW lead to four points over idle est player in franchise his-
AP Hockey Writer Anaheim. The only puck
Ed Belfour’s decision to that got past him was a tory to get a hat trick as
trade his Olympic gold power-play goal by Sean
medal to go into the distill- Monahan. Nashville beat Toronto.
ing business with his son has Joni Ortio stopped 35 shots
paid off. for the Flames in his first NHL The 21-year-old Forsberg
The medal the Hockey Hall start since Oct. 30.
of Fame goalie won rep- Kopitar, who sat out Sat- also became the fifth Pred-
resenting Canada at the urday’s 2-1 overtime win
2002 Salt Lake City Games at Nashville because of a ators player to post a nat-
was auctioned off for lower-body injury, got his
$41,200 according Classic team-high 18th goal and ural hat trick, Elias Sport-
Auctions, which handled fifth game-winner at 17:27
the sale. Overall, the 66 of the second from short stold the NHL. His outburst
items of hockey memora- range while Flames cap-
bilia Belfour put up for sale tain Mark Giordano was helped Nashville improve
sold for just over $215,000. serving a holding penalty.
The sale prices were updat- RED WINGS 2, BLUE JACK- to 11-1-3 in its last 15 games
ed by Classic Auctions in a ETS 1, SO
release issued Wednesday, DETROIT (AP) — Riley against Canadian teams,
a day after bidding closed. Sheahan scored in a shoot-
Last week, Belfour said he out and had the tying goal and the Predators also got
was selling part of his col- in the second period, help-
lection to join son, Dayn, ing Detroit beat Columbus points on the road for the
to end a four-game losing
ninth straight game — the

franchise’s longest such

streak.

Carter Hutton stopped

25 shots for the Predators.

In this July 3, 2002, new Maple Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour re- James Reimer made 23
ceives his number 20 jersey at a news conference in Toronto.
saves for the Maple Leafs.
Associated Press
Josh Leivo and Morgan Ri-

and establish Belfour Distill- whiskeys. elly scored for Toronto.
eries. The business is to be A Blackhawks mask Belfour
based in Texas and focus wore from 1992-94 sold for The Predators won without
on distilling bourbons and $18,292.q
captain Shea Weber, who

is day to day with a lower-

body injury.q