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SPORTS Saturday 29 February 2020

NHL-leading Bruins beat Stars to end 2-game skid

By The Associated Press Sissons also had a goal
BOSTON (AP) — Nick Ritchie apiece, and Ryan Ellis add-
had a goal and an assist for ed three assists. Nashville
his first points since Boston won its third straight and
acquired him at the trade improved to 6-1-1 over its
deadline to help the NHL- last eight.
leading Bruins beat the Mikael Backlund had a
Dallas Stars 4-3 on Thurs- goal and two assists for
day night. Brad Marchand Calgary, and Andrew Man-
broke a second-period tie giapane and Rasmus An-
and Ritchie scored 1:27 lat- dersson each scored.
er to make it 3-1. Then, after JETS 3, CAPITALS 0
Denis Gurianov cut the def- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
icit to one early in the third, — Connor Hellebuyck
Ritchie fed David Pastrnak stopped 34 shots for his fifth
in the slot to again make it shutout of the season, lead-
a two-goal game. ing Winnipeg over Wash-
Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 ington.
shots, and Charlie Coyle Dmitry Kulikov, Kyle Connor
scored on a double-tipped and Mark Scheifele scored
swat out of the air for Bos- for Winnipeg.
ton. The Bruins snapped a WILD 7, RED WINGS 1
two-game losing streak. DETROIT (AP) — Defense-
John Klingberg and Miro man Matt Dumba had two
Heiskanen also scored for goals and an assist in Min-
Dallas. Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand (63) scores on Dallas Stars' Ben Bishop (30) during the second period nesota’s victory over De-
BLACKHAWKS 5, LIGHTNING of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. troit.
2 Associated Press Kevin Fiala had a goal and
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dominik two assists, Ryan Hartman
Kubalik scored three goals also scored for the defend- Bobby Ryan had a hat trick Fox and Mika Zibanejad and Ryan Donato had a
in the third period to help ing Stanley Cup champi- in his first game in more also scored for the Rangers goal and an assist each
Chicago beat Tampa Bay. ons, and Jordan Binnington than three months, leading and Alexandar Georgiev and Jordan Greenway
later Koekkoek scored his had 14 saves Ottawa past Vancouver. made 32 saves. New York and Eric Staal also scored
first goal of the season and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Ryan entered the joint NHL/ pulled into a tie with Caro- for Minnesota. Alex Stalock
Brandon Saad added an- Jordan Eberle scored for NHLPA assistance program lina, two points behind Co- made 25 saves.
other score in Chicago’s New York. Thomas Greiss Nov. 20 after admitting to lumbus for the final Eastern Anthony Mantha scored for
first regulation victory over stopped 30 shots. having a problem with al- Conference playoff berth. NHL-worst Detroit.
the Lightning since Dec. 13, MAPLE LEAFS 5, PANTHERS 3 cohol. He last played on The Rangers have won nine SHARKS 3, DEVILS 2, OT
2009. SUNRISE, Fla (AP) — Wil- Nov. 16 in Buffalo, but had consecutive road games SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
Chicago’s Corey Crawford liam Nylander scored the been skating on his own and are 9-1-0 in their last 10 Logan Couture scored 38
finished with 37 saves. go-ahead goal midway since late December. overall. seconds into overtime, lift-
Nikita Kucherov and through the third period to Connor Brown and Rudolfs Max Domi and Tomas Tatar ing the Sharks to a come-
Brayden Point each had a lift Toronto past Florida. Balcers also scored for Ot- scored for the Canadiens. back win that snapped a
goal and an assist for Tam- Auston Matthews, Kasperi tawa and Marcus Hogberg PREDATORS 4, FLAMES 3, OT five-game skid.
pa Bay. Kapanen, Zach Hyman made 32 saves. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie Mario Ferraro and
BLUES 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT and Justin Holl also scored J.T. Miller and Tyler Toffoli Mikael Granlund tied it just Marcus Sorensen each
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Pa- for Toronto. Frederik Ander- scored for the Canucks. before the end of regula- scored in regulation for San
rayko scored on an unas- sen stopped 24 shots in his RANGERS 5, CANADIENS 2 tion and scored 1:20 into Jose. Martin Jones made
sisted wraparound at 3:23 sixth straight start. MONTREAL (AP) — Ryan overtime to lift Nashville 22 saves.
of overtime to give St. Louis Mike Hoffman, Noel Acciari Strome scored twice and past Calgary in a show- Travis Zajac and Nikita
its sixth consecutive victory. and Mark Pysyk scored for added an assist and New down of the Western Con- Gusev each had a goal for
Vince Dunn tied it for St. Florida. York rallied to beat Montre- ference’s two wild-card the Devils, who were seek-
Louis with 1:44 left in the SENATORS 5, CANUCKS 2 al for its fifth straight victory. teams. ing their season-high fourth
third period. Brayden Shenn OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Phillip Di Giuseppe, Adam Roman Josi and Colton straight win.q