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SPORTS Tuesday 20 March 2018
Kucherov scores 2

to lift Lightning to

3-1 win over Oilers

By The Associated Press point streak is the longest
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita active run in the NHL and
Kucherov scored twice to adds to his league record
lift the Tampa Bay Lightning for the longest point streak
to a 3-1 victory over the Ed- by a teenager. The streak
monton Oilers on Sunday. includes 18 goals and eight
Louis Domingue stopped assists. Ben Chiarot also
28 shots to help the Light- scored and Blake Wheeler
ning end a two-game slide added an empty-netter for
and move back to four Winnipeg. Mattias Janmark
points ahead of Boston for and Jamie Benn each
the top overall spot in the scored for Dallas.
Eastern Conference stand- Connor Hellebuyck made
ings. Victor Hedman also 28 saves for the Jets in the
scored and Steven Stam- second game of a six-
kos added two assists. game homestand. The last
Tampa Bay killed off five time they reached 43 wins Winnipeg Jets' Patrik Laine (29) fires the puck past Dallas Stars' Greg Pateryn (29) and goaltender
Kari Lehtonen (32) to score during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 18, 2018,
Edmonton power-play was 2014-15, when they in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
chances and kept Con- made the playoffs for the Associated Press
nor McDavid off the first time since relocating to
scoresheet, leaving him Winnipeg from Atlanta. ders at 401. each had a goal and three of six, including its first loss
four points behind Kuch- GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, FLAMES Vegas improved to 3-0-0 assists for the Blues, who to Buffalo since December
erov for the league lead in 0 against Calgary while out- are trying to rally for a play- 2009 on Saturday. David
points. Ty Rattie scored for LAS VEGAS (AP) — William scoring the Flames 15-5. The off wild card in the Western Kampf also scored, and
Edmonton and Al Montoya Karlsson scored a natural teams meet once more, in Conference. Alexander Berube made 36 saves.
finished with 37 saves. hat trick to lead Vegas over the regular-season finale at Steen had a goal and an FLYERS 6, CAPITALS 3
JETS 4, STARS 2 Calgary. Calgary on April 7. assist, and Vladimir Sobot- PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Colin Miller also scored as Mike Smith stopped 27 shots ka also scored. Wayne Simmonds scored
— Patrik Laine scored twice Vegas snapped a four- as the Flames, one of the St. Louis was trailing 4-3 with two goals to help lift Phila-
to extend his point streak game home losing streak league's better road teams 1:22 left in regulation when delphia past Washington.
to 15 games and tie Alex and improved to 25-9-2 at this season, dropped to 20- Pietrangelo drove a long Oskar Lindblom, Shayne
Ovechkin for the NHL goal T Mobile Arena. 11-6 away from home. slap shot past a screened Gostisbehere, Ivan Provo-
lead, and Winnipeg beat Marc-Andre Fleury, who BLUES 5, BLACKHAWKS 4, OT Jean-Francois Berube for rov and Jakub Voracek
Dallas to match the fran- made his 20th start in 21 CHICAGO (AP) — Patrik his 15th of the season. Ber- also had goals for Philadel-
chise wins record at 43. games, made 42 saves. In Berglund scored 3:31 into glund then got the winner phia, which stayed in third
The second-year sniper getting his 48th career shut- overtime, and St. Louis when his shot trickled under place in the Metropolitan
has 43 goals, matching the out and fourth of the sea- came from behind for a big Berube in OT. Division and moved with-
total from Ovechkin, the son, Fleury moved into a tie victory over lowly Chicago. Alex DeBrincat scored three in four points of the first-
Washington star and Laine's with Chris Osgood for 12th Defensemen Alex Pi- times for last-place Chica- place Capitals (41-24-7, 89
boyhood favorite. Laine's all-time among goalten- etrangelo and Vince Dunn go, which has dropped five points).q

Bruins sign U.S. Olympic star

Ryan Donato to entry-level deal

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston ley Cup contender down well," Donato said after the
Bruins have signed Ryan the stretch. Donato was a U.S. was eliminated at the
Donato to a two-year, en- second-round pick for Bos- Olympics. "We'll see what
try-level deal and say the ton in 2014, and the team the future holds."
U.S. Olympic star could retained his rights while he The Bruins are currently
play for them right away. played for his father, Ted without center Patrice
Donato had 26 goals and Donato, a former Bruin who Bergeron (fractured foot),
17 assists in 29 games this has been the coach at Har- left wing Jake DeBrusk (up- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, Harvard forward Ryan Donato (16)
season at Harvard. He vard since 2004. The Boston per body) and right wing/ looks to pass against Boston University during the second period
led the United States with native said at the Olympics center David Backes (lac- of the first round of the Beanpot hockey tournament in Boston.
five goals and six points at it was always a dream for eration) because of injuries.
the Olympics as one of its him to play in the NHL and "No I don't think it tipped al manager Don Sweeney had always been commit-
youngest players. for the Bruins, but he didn't the scales either way. I said about his team's injury ted to providing the op-
The 21-year-old is eligible want to make any declara- think Ryan might've looked list, which also includes de- portunity to Ryan if and
to be in Boston's lineup tions about his future, which at it as an even bigger op- fensemen Zdeno Chara when he decided to leave
Monday night against could soon include playoff portunity for him to go in (upper body) and Charlie school. And I think a few
the Columbus Blue Jack- action. "At the end of the and possibly play as early McAvoy (sprained MCL). things just kind of lined up
ets, a big boost to a Stan- day I want to graduate as as (Monday)," Bruins gener- "From our standpoint, we accordingly."q