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SPORTS B5
Wednesday 30 March 2016
Capitals clinch
Presidents’ Trophy by
beating Blue Jackets
WASHINGTON (AP) — place Anaheim. The Ducks Washington Capitals right wing Justin Williams (14) scores a goal past Columbus Blue Jack-
Fourth-liner Tom Wilson are four points ahead of ets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72), from Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday,
atoned for two penalties the third-place Sharks and March 28, 2016, in Washington.
by scoring the winning goal have a game in hand over
early in the third period as both of their California ri- Associated Press
the Washington Capitals vals.
clinched the Presidents’ Jonathan Quick made 26 Cam Talbot made 23 saves. wound up the game-win- season.
Trophy by beating the Co- saves, including a brilliant FLYERS 3, JETS 2, OT ner. Detroit is tied with Philadel-
lumbus Blue Jackets 4-1 one to rob Logan Couture PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Avalanche played phia for the second wild
Monday night. in the closing moments of Claude Giroux scored at without centers Matt Duch- card in the Eastern Confer-
The Capitals needed only the second period. But he 4:46 of overtime, and Phil- ene and Nathan MacKin- ence, but the Flyers have
a point to clinch the NHL’s had little chance to stop adelphia beat Winnipeg non because of knee in- one more game to earn at
best record this season and Thornton’s go-ahead goal for a crucial win for play- juries. But Colorado man- least a point. Philadelphia
wrapped up home-ice ad- in the third. off positioning.Giroux also aged to stay close to Min- beat Winnipeg 3-2 in over-
vantage throughout the LIGHTNING 3, MAPLE LEAFS had an assist and Wayne nesota in the race for the time on Monday night.
Stanley Cup playoffs with 0 Simmonds and Mark Streit second wild card in the Detroit’s Jimmy Howard
seven games left. Justin TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor scored in regulation for the Western Conference, pull- gave up goals to Zemgus
Williams and T.J. Oshie also Hedman had a goal and Flyers, who began play tied ing within three points of Girgenson and Sam Rein-
scored and Nicklas Back- an assist, Ben Bishop made with Detroit for the final the idle Wild with six games hart in a 61-second span
strom added an empty- 34 saves and Tampa Bay playoff spot in the Eastern left.Nashville had recorded late in the game.
netter for Washington, beat Toronto to move into Conference. at least a point in 10 straight FLAMES 5, COYOTES 2
which has an NHL-leading a tie for first place in the At- The Flyers blew a two-goal home games. It needed GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
113 points. lantic Division. lead and appeared to be a regulation win to clinch Sam Bennett scored twice,
Goaltender Braden Holtby The Lightning’s other goals headed for a shootout be- its second straight playoff Sean Monahan had a goal
made 21 saves to earn his came from Mike Blunden fore Giroux’s clutch play. berth. and two assists and Cal-
46th win, two shy of Martin and Ondrej Palat. Steven Philadelphia is just 2-8 in the RED WINGS 3, SABRES 2 gary avoid a season sweep
Brodeur’s single-season re- Stamkos and Erik Condra tiebreaker this season and DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Lar- by Arizona.
cord. each had two assists. 32-70 since its inception. kin, Riley Sheahan and T.J. Brodie and Joe Col-
Cam Atkinson scored for Bishop got his first career AVALANCHE 4, PREDATORS Luke Glendening scored borne also scored for Cal-
the Blue Jackets, who lost shutout against the Leafs. It 3 and Detroit held on for a gary, and Micheal Ferland
for the ninth time in their was his sixth shutout of the NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — victory against Buffalo. had two assists. The Flames
past 13 games. Sergei Bo- season and 18th of his ca- Blake Comeau had a goal Detroit desperately need- went 2 for 3 on the pow-
brovsky stopped 35 of the reer. and an assist, and Colora- ed the two points to boost er play while stopping a
38 shots he faced. The Lightning and Florida do used a fast start to edge its chances of extending three-game losing streak.
SHARKS 5, KINGS 2 Panthers are tied with 93 Nashville. the franchise’s postseason Calgary had lost all four
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — points. Florida faces Toron- Gabriel Landeskog and streak to 25. previous meetings this sea-
Joe Thornton scored a tie- to on Tuesday night. Jack Skille also scored in The Red Wings pulled with- son to Arizona.
breaking, power-play goal Leafs goalie Garret Sparks the first, helping Colorado in a point of Boston for the Anthony Duclair scored
early in the third period to made 15 saves. chase Pekka Rinne at 11:40 third and final guaranteed twice for the Coyotes, who
help send San Jose back to DUCKS 2, OILERS 1 after giving up three goals spot from the Atlantic Divi- had won three in a row.
the playoffs with a victory EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) on 10 shots faced. Shawn sion. Both teams have six Louis Domingue stopped
over Los Angeles. — Corey Perry scored his Matthias’s goal in the third games left in the regular 16 shots.q
Justin Braun added two 31st goal of the season
goals, Joe Pavelski and and John Gibson made
Melker Karlsson also scored 27 saves to help Anaheim
and the Sharks will return to beat Edmonton.
the postseason after their Brandon Pirri also scored for
run of 10 straight trips was the playoff-bound Ducks,
snapped last season. Mar- who are trying to catch the
tin Jones made 30 saves. Los Angeles Kings for first
Vincent Lecavalier scored place in the Pacific Divi-
twice for the first-place sion.
Kings, who had their lead Nail Yakupov scored in the
in the Pacific Division cut third period for the Oilers,
to one point over second- who have lost two straight.
