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Streaking Taylor Hall, Devils end Penguins’ run at home

By The Associated Press them. time this season after falling
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Taylor Gillies took his first loss in six behind 3-1 late in the first
Hall equaled the Devils’ NHL games. He stopped 24 period.
franchise record with points shots. Brock McGinn, Teuvo Tera-
in 15 straight games, Ste- CAPITALS 3, SENATORS 2 vainen and Sebastian Aho
fan Noesen scored the only WASHINGTON (AP) — Evg- scored for Carolina, and
goal of the third period eny Kuznetsov scored his Justin Faulk had two as-
and New Jersey beat the 18th and 19th goals of the sists. Scott Darling stopped
Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on season to lead Washington 28 shots for the Hurricanes,
Tuesday night. past Ottawa. who are 0-5-1 in their last six
Noesen, playing in his 100th Tom Wilson also scored for games.
NHL game, broke a 2-2 tie Washington, which leap- Tuukka Rask made 29 saves
with his ninth of the season frogged Philadelphia to re- for the Bruins, who over-
five minutes into the third. gain first place in the Met- came a rocky first period
He tipped Andy Greene’s ropolitan Division by one and got big nights from two
attempt from the side point. The Capitals are 3-0 new additions.
boards behind Penguins this season against strug- PANTHERS 3, MAPLE LEAFS
goaltender Casey DeSmith. gling Ottawa. 2, OT
Hall equaled a career high Matt Niskanen assisted on SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jared
with his 27th goal and had both of Kuznetsov’s goals, McCann scored at 3:47 of
an assist. Hall, who missed each coming less than a overtime and Florida beat
three games with a hand minute after the end of a Toronto.
injury, has points in the last successful Capitals penalty McCann grabbed a loose
22 games in which he’s New Jersey Devils’ Taylor Hall (9) celebrates his goal as he kill. puck in the neutral zone,
played, scoring 15 goals returns to the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey Philipp Grubauer made 28 skated in and fired a shot
and 32 points during that game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, saves for Washington in his from the slot past goalie
span. He’s the fifth player Feb. 27, 2018. 18th start of the season. Curtis McElhinney.
in the last 25 years with at Associated Press Erik Karlsson had a goal Jonathan Huberdeau had
least one point in 22 con- Penguins, whose 11-game two assists to combine with and an assist a day after a goal and an assist, and
secutive appearances. home win streak ended. linemates Mikael Granlund Ottawa held onto the All- Aleksander Barkov also
Sidney Crosby scored his WILD 8, BLUES 3 and Jason Zucker for 14 Star defenseman at the scored for the Panthers.
21st goal and Matt Hun- ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eric points and propel surging NHL trade deadline. Vincent Trocheck added
wick tallied his fourth for the Staal had three goals and Minnesota over St. Louis. PREDATORS 6, JETS 5 two assists and Roberto Lu-
The Blues lost their seventh WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) ongo stopped 37 shots.
straight. — Roman Josi had five as- Zach Hyman and Dominic
Staal notched his 14th ca- sists, Craig Smith scored Moore scored for the Ma-
reer hat trick, his first in more twice and Ryan Hartman ple Leafs, and McElhinney
than five years. By scor- redirected in the winning made 28 saves.
ing 13 times in 13 games in goal during his Nashville Star center Auston Mat-
February, Staal raised his debut, sending the streak- thews sat out again with a
season total to 33 goals to ing Predators over Winni- shoulder injury.
move into the top five in peg. KINGS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS
the NHL. Hartman, acquired in a 1
Granlund had two goals trade with Chicago at LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anze Ko-
and two assists and Zucker Monday’s deadline, gave pitar scored his 27th goal of
added a goal and four as- the Predators their first lead the season, Jack Campbell
This Jan. 24, 2017, file photo shows a Pizza Hut in Miami. The sists for the Wild, who have with a minute left when he made 41 saves in his sec-
NFL announced a multiyear marketing deal with Pizza Hut won five in a row overall deflected a shot by Josi. ond career start and Los
on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, one day after the league and
Papa John’s said that they mutually agreed to cut ties. and are 19-2-5 in their last Kyle Turris, Mattias Ekholm Angeles defeated Vegas.
Associated Press 26 home games since Nov. and Ryan Johansen also It was the Kings’ second
Pizza Hut replaces Papa 14. The Wild’s eight goals scored as Nashville won victory over the Western
matched their franchise re-
its fifth straight, padding its Conference leaders in two
John’s as NFL’s pizza sponsor cord. division lead to four points nights.
STARS 2, FLAMES 0 over the Jets. Josi extend- Campbell was making his
NEW YORK (AP) — So long ers. DALLAS (AP) — Ben Bishop ed his point streak to five first NHL start since the 2013-
Papa John’s, hello Pizza The Louisville, Kentucky- made 38 saves and Dal- games. 14 season, when he played
Hut. based Papa John’s says las blanked Calgary for his Mark Scheifele scored for Dallas. He made one
The NFL announced it will remain in football 24th career shutout. twice and new Winnipeg appearance for Los Ange-
a multiyear marketing through marketing deals Bishop’s shutout was his forward Paul Stastny had a les last season.
deal with Pizza Hut on with 22 of the league’s 32 fifth this season. He had 17 goal and an assist. Kyle Clifford, Tyler Toffoli
Wednesday, one day af- teams. saves in the second period, BRUINS 4, HURRICANES 3, OT and Jeff Carter also scored
ter the league and Papa Pizza Hut said its market- when Dallas increased its BOSTON (AP) — Charlie for the Kings, who rank sec-
John’s said that they mu- ing partnership with the lead to 2-0 on a power- McAvoy scored 1:08 into ond in the league with 20
tually agreed to cut ties. NFL will begin with the play goal by Tyler Seguin, overtime and Rick Nash road wins. Tampa Bay has
The league’s relationship league’s April 2018 draft his 32nd. had a goal in his home de- 22.
with Papa John’s frayed in Arlington, Texas, just The Stars maintained their but as Boston rallied past Maxime Lagace, who
last year when the pizza miles from the pizza res- hold on the first Western Carolina. stopped 26 shots for the
maker’s founder John taurant’s headquarters in Conference wild card spot Tommy Wingels, Riley Nash Golden Knights, was mak-
Schnatter criticized NFL Plano. and prevented Calgary, and McAvoy each had a ing his first start since Dec.
leadership over national Pizza Hut is owned by which sits just outside the goal and an assist for Bos- 9, when he won in Dallas.
anthem protests by play- Yum Brands Inc.q second wild card position, ton, which avoided losing William Karlsson scored the
from moving ahead of three straight for the first Vegas goal. q