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SPORTS Friday 1 November 2019

Huberdeau rallies Panthers past Avalanche 4-3

By The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tyler
DENVER (AP) — Jonathan Johnson scored 1:16 into
Huberdeau scored 29 sec- overtime, and Tampa Bay
onds into overtime after avoided its first three-game
he tied the game late in losing streak since late
regulation, and the Florida March 2018.
Panthers rallied from a two- Ondrej Palat scored twice
goal deficit to beat the in- for the banged-up Light-
jury-riddled Colorado Ava- ning, who surrendered a ty-
lanche 4-3 on Wednesday ing goal to Kyle Palmieri in
night. the waning seconds. Alex
Huberdeau sent a back- Killorn, Brayden Point, An-
handed shot between the thony Cirelli and Mathieu
pads of Avalanche goal- Joseph also scored, and
tender Philipp Grubauer for Curtis McElhinney made 36
the win. He tied the game saves.
with 1:30 remaining. Palmieri scored three goals
Colton Sceviour and Alek- and Jesper Bratt had two
sander Barkov also scored for the Devils. Sami Vatanen
for the Panthers, who went scored early in the third pe-
2-1-1 on a four-game trip. riod for a 5-3 lead and Cory
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped Schneider had 16 saves. Florida Panthers center Jonathan Huberdeau, back left, scores the winning goal as Colorado
27 shots, including a glove Johnson's fourth of the sea- Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard, front left, and goaltender Philipp Grubauer defend in
save at the end of the third son came from the inside of overtime of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Denver. The Panthers won 4-3.
period. the right circle. Associated Press
Matt Nieto and Joonas BLUES 2, WILD 1
Donskoi scored first-period ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Stanley Cup champions 1-8-0 on the road. Devan couver. Bo Horvat added
goals, and Nathan MacK- Binnington made 35 saves since star forward Vladimir Dubnyk made 24 stops. a power-play goal, and
innon added another in and Alex Pietrangelo Tarasenko had reconstruc- CANUCKS 5, KINGS 3 Jacob Markstrom made
the third to make it 3-1. The snapped a tie in the third tive surgery on his left shoul- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brock 21 saves. Anze Kopitar had
Avs were without two big period, sending the Blues der. Binnington was busy all Boeser scored three times, two assists and passed 900
offensive pieces in Mikko to the victory. night, facing 12 shots in ev- and the Canucks improved career points, but the Kings
Rantanen and Gabriel Lan- Sammy Blais also scored for ery period. He improved to to 8-1-1 in their past 10 lost their fourth straight
deskog due to lower-body St. Louis, which won for the 6-2-3 this season. games. game. Jeff Carter scored
injuries. fourth time in five games. It Mats Zuccarello scored for Elias Pettersson had a goal twice and Jonathan Quick
LIGHTNING 7, DEVILS 6, OT was the first game for the the Wild, who dropped to and three assists for Van- made 44 saves.q

Nelly Korda and Mi Jung Hur

share first-round lead in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — De- there," Korda said. "The ing her 8-iron shot. "Finally,
fending champion Nelly wind was really strong." when it went in it felt really
Korda and Mi Jung Hur Minjee Lee of Australia, good."
each shot 6-under 66 to who was the runner-up a Hur could have a slight
share the first-round lead at year ago, was a stroke off edge in the tournament.
the Swinging Skirts on Thurs- the pace after a 67. Her husband, Kevin Wang,
day. Four more players were an- is in the gallery.
Korda, who earned her first other stroke behind — Amy He doesn't always get to
U.S. LPGA Tour victory here Olson, Caroline Masson, see her play, although he's
last year, had three bogeys Angel Yin, Su Oh — and six seen her win tour events in
but made up for it with sev- others were three off the Scotland and Indianapolis.
en birdies and an eagle. lead. Her parents were also in at-
Despite strong gusts at Mi- Korda's eagle on the par-4, tendance. Nelly Korda of the United States watches her tee shot on the first
ramar Golf Country Club, 15th made the difference. When the South Korean hole during the first round of the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA at
28 players managed to "I've been so close and was asked if her husband the Miramar Golf Country Club in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Thurs-
shoot under par. it's lipped out a couple of was a lucky charm, she re- day, Oct. 31, 2019.
"It was a tough one out times," she said, explain- plied: "Yes."q Associated Press