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SPORTS Thursday 20 February 2020
Crosby's four points leads Penguins past Maple Leafs, 5-2

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Konecny had a goal and
Crosby had a goal and two assists, and Philadel-
three assists to help the phia beat Columbus.
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Kevin Hayes, Sean Cou-
the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 turier, Philippe Myers and
on Tuesday night. Jakub Voracek also scored
Bryan Rust had a goal and for the Flyers (33-20-7, 73
two assists, and Jason Zuck- points), who moved a point
er, Teddy Blueger and An- ahead of Columbus (30-19-
thony Angello also scored 12, 72 points) and into third
as Pittsburgh moved past place in the Metropolitan
Washington into first place Division with the win.
in the Metropolitan Divi- Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for
sion. Tristan Jarry stopped the Blue Jackets, who lost
34 shots while picking up their sixth straight. Philadel-
his 13th win in his last 17 phia won despite setting a
games. season low with 15 shots on
Auston Matthews scored goal. The Flyers' Carter Hart
his 43rd goal for the Ma- stopped 28 of 29 shots.
ple Leafs and Kyle Clifford HURRICANES 4, PREDATORS
scored his seventh of the 1
season and first since he NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
was acquired in a trade Andrei Svechnikov and Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) puts a shot behind Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender
with the Los Angeles Kings. Nino Niederreiter each Frederik Andersen (31) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh,
Frederik Andersen stopped scored in the second pe- Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
19 shots for Toronto, and riod, and Jordan Staal and Associated Press
has allowed 13 goals in his Sebastian Aho also scored.
last three starts. Justin Williams had two as- an empty net and added them. Red Wings goalten- ceremony. Craig Anderson
BLUES 3, DEVILS 0 sists as Carolina won its one assist. Jansen Harkins der Jonathan Bernier did stopped 23 shots to pick up
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ivan Bar- fourth straight in Nashville. and Mason Appleton also not give up a goal in the his 200th win with the fran-
bashev scored twice and Goalie Petr Mrazek made scored, and Connor Helle- third period and finished chise and move into a tie
St. Louis snapped a sea- 28 saves and improved to buyck stopped 31 shots. with 19 saves. with Boston's Tuukka Rask
son-worst five-game losing 9-1-0 against the Predators. Dustin Brown scored twice Nate Thompson and Jeff for 40th place all-time with
streak. Ryan Johansen scored a and Martin Frk also had Petry scored to give Mon- 287 career wins.
Jaden Schwartz also goal for the Predators, who a goal for the Kings, who treal a 2-0 lead in the first Brandon Montour had two
scored and Jordan Bin- snapped a three-game were coming off two period and Nick Suzuki's goals, and Kyle Okposo
nington made 17 saves for winning streak. Nashville straight wins. Calvin Peters- goal put it ahead 3-1 after and Victor Olofsson also
his seventh career shutout hasn't won four straight en finished with 28 saves. two periods. scored for the Sabres. Cart-
and second this season as since October. RED WINGS 4, CANADIENS 3 SENATORS 7, SABRES 4 er Hutton finished with 33
the defending Stanley Cup JETS 6, KINGS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Andreas OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — saves as Buffalo snapped a
champions and Western WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Athanasiou scored his sec- Artem Anisimov and Jean- three-game win streak.
Conference leaders won — Blake Wheeler had two ond goal with 5:15 remain- Gabriel Pageau had two After falling behind 2-0 mid-
for the first time since Feb. goals and an assist in his ing in regulation to cap goals each to lead Ottawa. way through the first, the
4. 700th game with the fran- Detroit's three-goal third Vladislav Namestnikov, Senators scored four times
Louis Domingue made 36 chise and Winnipeg beat period. Drake Batherson and An- in a span of 3 1/2 minutes
saves for the Devils, who Los Angeles. Detroit swept the season thony Duclair also scored to take the lead.
were shut out for the sev- Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal series against the Cana- for Ottawa on a night the Buffalo pulled within one
enth time this season. and two assists and Patrik diens, earning four of its Senators retired Chris Phil- twice, but couldn't tie it
FLYERS 5, BLUE JACKETS 1 Laine scored a goal into NHL-low 15 victories against lips' jersey in a pregame again.q

Top-seeded Simona Halep

advances at Dubai Championships

DUBAI, United Arab Emir- the Australian Open. 7-5 and will play Petra Mar-
ates (AP) — Top-seeded "It was like a football match tic, who defeated Barbora
Simona Halep's first match or a Fed Cup match, I Strycova 6-3, 6-3. Elena Ry-
since losing to Garbine didn't really realize what bakina beat Katerina Sin-
Muguruza in the Austra- was going on on court," iakova 6-3, 6-3 and plays
lian Open semifinals was a said Halep. "Everyone was Karolina Pliskova in the
tough 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7) win with a lot of energy so we quarterfinals. Pliskova beat
over Ons Jabeur at the had to give our best. I think Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-2.
Dubai Championships on it was a great match." In the last quarterfinal
Wednesday. Halep will meet Aryna Sa- match-up, Jennifer Brady
Halep saved a match point balenka in the quarterfi- will play Muguruza. Brady
in the two-hour match nals after Sabalenka beat beat Marketa Vondrouso-
against Jabeur, who lost to Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-3. Anett va 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and Mugu- Romania's Simona Halep returns the ball to Tunisia's Ons Ja-
eventual champion Sofia Kontaveit beat Anastasia ruza defeated Veronika beur during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Champion-
Kenin in the quarterfinals at Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (5), Kudermetova 7-5 4-6 6-4.q ship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020.