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SPORTS Friday 6 March 2020

An ad for the American Gaming Association is seen tested on
a screen after an NHL hockey game between the Washington
Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers, Wednesday, March 4,
2020, in Washington.
Associated Press Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott deflects the puck during the third period of the team's

Gambling industry NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Washington.
The Flyers won 5-2.
Associated Press
urges sports bettors Flyers beat Capitals 5-2,

to wager responsibly extend winning streak to 7 games

By WAYNE PARRY amount, more than 14% By The Associated Press some time after the winger 11 seconds remaining in
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) of callers said they have WASHINGTON (AP) — Travis broke his right hand after overtime as Calgary rallied
— The gambling industry is a problem controlling their Konecny scored just over taking a puck to the right from a two-goal deficit and
launching a campaign to betting on sports, she said. a minute after a question- hand in the first. Coach beat Columbus.
urge sports bettors to wa- "This is a watershed mo- able video review wiped Alain Vigneault said van Blue Jackets goaltender
ger responsibly, including ment for sports betting in out a goal, and the Phila- Riemsdyk had an X-ray and Joonas Korpisalo had lost
setting and sticking to a the United States," said Bill delphia Flyers beat the “it doesn’t look real good.” his stick and was unable
budget, and learning thor- Miller, president and CEO Washington Capitals 5-2 DUCKS 4, AVALANCHE 3, OT to get a glove on Brodie’s
oughly about anything on of gambling industry's trade on Wednesday night to ex- DENVER (AP) — Rickard wrist shot from the high slot.
which they make a bet. group. "Roughly 100 million tend their winning streak to Rakell scored with 1.2 sec- Elias Lindholm and Mat-
The American Gaming Americans will be able to seven games. onds remaining in over- thew Tkachuk also scored
Association on Thursday legally wager on sports in Just 71 seconds after ref- time, Ryan Miller stopped for Calgary. Cam Talbot
launched its "Have A Game their state by the end of this eree Peter MacDougall 32 shots and Anaheim made 20 saves and im-
Plan" campaign in hockey year. It's more important said there was “no conclu- ended Colorado’s seven- proved to 8-3-1 since Jan.
arenas in Washington and than ever that the gaming sive evidence” to show the game winning streak. 1.
Las Vegas. industry, and our new part- puck crossed the goal line Rakell’s shot appeared to Devin Shore and Gustav
The campaign will soon ex- ners in the sports betting underneath goaltender deflect off the stick of Ava- Nyquist scored first-period
pand to other states where ecosystem, are proactive Braden Holtby, Konecny lanche defenseman Samu- goals for Columbus. Kor-
sports betting is legal. Four- in equipping patrons with hammered the puck into el Girard and past goalten- pisalo stopped 34 shots.
teen states currently offer the tools they need to en- the back of the net for his der Pavel Francouz. It was COYOTES 4, CANUCKS 2
sports betting, and many gage in these offerings in a 24th of the season. He cel- Rakell’s first goal since Jan. VANCOUVER, British Co-
others are considering it. responsible manner." ebrated as if he scored 31. lumbia (AP) — Lawson
The gaming association The initial campaign in- twice. Sam Steel, Andrew Agozzi- Crouse scored a tiebreak-
says Americans have bet cludes advertising on the The Flyers scored three no and Brendan Guhle also ing goal midway through
more than $19 billion on boards near the ice at T- times in 10 minutes to flip added goals to accom- the third period and the
sports with licensed sports Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, momentum in a showdown plish a rare feat these days Arizona Coyotes tightened
books since the U.S. Su- where they are likely to be of the top teams in the — finding space between the playoff race in the
preme Court cleared the included in broadcasts and Metropolitan Division. Addi- the pads of Francouz, Western Conference with a
way for it in May 2018, rul- still photos of the game, tional goals by Kevin Hayes who’s been one of the top win over Vancouver.
ing in a case brought by and illuminated signs in- and Tyler Pitlick during that goaltenders in the league. The teams combined for
New Jersey. side pedestrian corridors at run, one each by Ivan Prov- Vladislav Namestnikov, Ga- five goals and two lead
But the campaign is an ac- Washington's Capital One orov and Scott Laughton in briel Landeskog and Na- changes in a wild third pe-
knowledgment that sports Arena. the third and 25 saves from than MacKinnon scored for riod.
betting can be problem- "When it comes to legal Brian Elliott helped Philadel- Colorado, which picked up Crouse and Nick Schmaltz
atic — or worse — for some sports betting, nothing can phia move within one point a point to pull to within two scored goals 2:29 apart for
people. be more important than of first-place Washington. points of St. Louis for the top Arizona. Carl Soderberg
Neva Pryor, executive di- responsibility," said Jim Van Lars Eller opened the scor- seed in the Western Con- had a goal and an assist
rector of the Council on Stone, president of Monu- ing for Washington, and ference. Landeskog also for the Coyotes, who have
Compulsive Gambling of mental Sports & Entertain- Tom Wilson set up Garnet added two assists. won two in a row and three
New Jersey, said calls to ment, which owns the Hathaway for its second FLAMES 3, BLUE JACKETS 2, out of four.
her state's 1-800-GAMBLER Washington Capitols and goal of the game. OT Oliver Ekman-Larsson add-
help line are up more than the arena in which they Philadelphia might be with- CALGARY, Alberta (AP) ed an empty-net goal and
27% over last year. Of that play.q out James van Riemsdyk for — T.J. Brodie scored with an assist.q