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Crosby has hat trick, Penguins rout Flyers 7-0

By The Associated Press power-play goal, and Patrik
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Laine also scored for Win-
Crosby had his third career nipeg, and Connor Helle-
postseason hat trick, Ev- buyck made 18 saves. Matt
geni Malkin added a high- Cullen and Zach Parise
light-reel goal and the two- scored for Minnesota, and
time defending Stanley Dubnyk stopped 37 shots.
Cup champion Pittsburgh Game 2 is Friday night in
Penguins opened the play- Winnipeg.
offs with a 7-0 victory over GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1, KINGS
the Philadelphia Flyers on 0
Wednesday night. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marc-
Crosby batted a shot out of Andre Fleury made 30
the air and past goalie Bri- saves for his 11th career
an Elliott in the second pe- playoff shutout, Shea Theo-
riod for his first goal, tapped dore scored in the first peri-
in one from the doorstep od and the Golden Knights
against Petr Mrazek 7:41 beat the Los Angeles Kings
into the third and then de- to win the franchise's first
flected in another just over playoff game.
three minutes later. The expansion club will
Jake Guentzel had a goal try to take a 2-0 lead in its
and three assists for Pitts- first-round playoff series Fri-
burgh. Bryan Rust and Carl Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury blocks a shot next to Los Angeles Kings left day night. Fleury got his first
Hagelin also scored. Matt wing Tanner Pearson during the third period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series, playoff shutout since last
Murray stopped 24 shots Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights won 1-0. May, when his Penguins
for his third straight play- Associated Press beat the Ottawa Senators
off shutout. Game 2 is Fri- 1-0 in Game 2 of the East-
day night in Pittsburgh. El- more as Philadelphia's re- sota in Game 1 for the first Nikolaj Ehlers set up the ern Conference finals.
liott stopped 14 of 19 shots turn to the playoffs after a playoff victory in franchise Morrow at the point for a Theodore got on the board
and was pulled in favor of one-year absence started history. one-timer that beat goalie 3:23 into the first. Tomas
Mrazek after Crosby's latest with a thud. In its only other playoff ap- Devan Dubnyk. Morrow Nosek came from behind
bit of wizardry pushed Pitts- JETS 3, WILD 2 pearances since joining the was acquired at the trade the goal to fire a pass to
burgh's lead to 5-0 just 9:01 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) NHL in 1999 in Atlanta, the deadline from Montreal Theodore, and he blasted
into the second. Mrazek — Defenseman Joe Mor- franchise was swept in 2007 in exchange for a fourth- a wrist shot through traffic
wasn't much better, getting row broke a tie with 6:13 left by the New York Rangers round draft pick this sum- for the Golden Knights' first
beaten by Crosby twice and Winnipeg beat Minne- and 2015 by Anaheim. mer. Mark Schiefele, with a playoff goal.q

A'ja Wilson top pick of WNBA draft by Las Vegas Aces

By DOUG FEINBERG Bird. be taken in the first round
NEW YORK (AP) — A'ja Wil- "I love Sue Bird, she's one of since 2012.
son is thrilled for the chance my role models," Canada Marie Gulich of Oregon
to head to Las Vegas. said. State was drafted by Phoe-
The South Carolina star was Azura Stevens, who decid- nix to close out the first
the No. 1 pick in the WNBA ed to forego her final year round.
draft by the Aces on Thurs- of eligibility at UConn, was UCLA's Monique Billings was
day night. taken sixth by Dallas. Wash- the final player invited to
"It's such a great feeling, ington drafted Ariel Atkins the draft to be taken. She
just an amazing way to cap of Texas seventh. Lexie went with the 15th pick to
off my collegiate career," Brown was picked ninth by Atlanta. The Dream had
Wilson said. "My heart was Connecticut. traded for that pick ear-
pounding before she an- New York took Kia Nurse lier in the day sending Bria
nounced the pick." 10th, marking the third Holmes to the Connecticut
The 6-foot-5 star admitted UConn player to be taken Sun.
she has only been there in the opening round. It's "I wasn't nervous, I knew
once, but already knows the second time in three that I would be drafted,"
the Nevada city slogan. South Carolina's A'ja Wilson, right, is greeted by WNBA president seasons that three Huskies Billings said.
Lisa Borders after being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the
"What happens in Sin City WNBA basketball draft by the Las Vegas Aces, Thursday, April were drafted in the first The draft was held at Nike's
stays in Sin City," Wilson said 12, 2018, in New York. round. UConn players went New York headquarters.
laughing. Associated Press 1-2-3 in 2016. The athletic apparel com-
The Aces, who moved to "It's really cool that we were pany is a global partner
Las Vegas from San An- the eighth pick, giving by Williams of Connecticut all here for each other," Wil- and outfitter for the WNBA
tonio this past winter, had coach Pokey Chatman a with the next two picks. liams said. this season. They unveiled
the first pick for the second strong young core to build "I'm excited to see what we Los Angeles drafted the new WNBA uniforms
straight season. around. can do," DeShields said. 19-year-old Russian star earlier Thursday.
Ohio State's Kelsey Mitch- The Chicago Sky took Dia- UCLA guard Jordin Can- Maria Vadeeva with the Training camps open up
ell went second to the In- mond DeShields, who spent ada was selected fifth by 11th pick. She's the first for- on April 29 and the 22nd
diana Fever. Indiana also the season playing profes- the Seattle Storm. She'll get eign player who didn't play season of the WNBA begins
took Victoria Vivians with sionally in Turkey, and Gab- a chance to learn from Sue at an American college to play on May 18.q