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SPORTSFriday 11 March 2016
Kings win in OT to top Pacific Division
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, front, scores a goal against Anaheim Ducks 23 goals and 25 assists at
Carter scored with 2:10 left goalie John Gibson in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in home.
in overtime and the Los An- Denver. MAPLE LEAFS 4, ISLANDERS
geles Kings blew a three- 3, SO
goal lead in the third peri- Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — William
od before rallying for a 4-3 Nylander scored the tying
victory over the Washing- the first time since Decem- period for the Blues and tion and overtime wins. The goal late in regulation and
ton Capitals on Wednes- ber and ended a six-game Jake Allen stopped 33 shots Blues are a point behind. Nikita Soshnikov had the
day night. road winning streak. through overtime to earn FLAMES 3, PREDATORS 2, OT only goal of the shootout
Vincent Lecavalier, Jake Anaheim goaltender John his 22nd win of the season. CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — to lift Toronto past the New
Muzzin and Milan Lucic Gibson had a rare off night. Patrik Berglund and Troy Johnny Gaudreau scored York Islanders.
scored in a dominant first He entered tied for the Brouwer also had goals in twice 10 seconds apart in Zach Hyman and Morgan
period for the Kings, who league-lead with a 2.04 the tiebreaker. the first period, Rielly also scored in regu-
reclaimed the Pacific Di- goals-against average, but Andrew Ladd scored in the then set up Mikael Back- lation and Garret Sparks
vision lead from Anaheim stopped just 23 of 26 shots. second period and Artemi lund’s winner in overtime stopped 24 shots for the
with their seventh victory in Colorado has outscored Panarin tied it late in the to lead Calgary over Nash- Maple Leafs, who had lost
nine games. Anaheim 6-0 in two meet- third for the Blackhawks, ville. six straight (0-5-1) — includ-
T.J. Oshie, ings this season. who fell to 32-0-3 win lead- Joni Ortio finished with 24 ing the last five by one
Nicklas Backstrom and BLUES 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, ing after two periods. Co- saves for the Flames, who goal.
Dmitry Orlov scored in the SO rey Crawford had 28 saves. improved to 1-0-1 on a six- John Tavares, Nick Leddy,
third for the NHL-leading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kevin Shat- Panarin and Artem Anisi- game homestand. and Ryan Strome scored
Capitals, who awoke from tenkirk scored the decisive mov scored in the shootout Anthony Bitetto got his first for the Islanders, and
two somnolent periods goal in the sixth round of for the Chicago. career goal and Mike Fish- Thomas Greiss finished
for a furious finish. Braden the shootout to lift St. Louis Chicago pulled into a tie er also scored for Nashville. with 33 saves. New York
Holtby stopped 26 shots in over Chicago for its fourth with Dallas for first place in Carter Hutton stopped 31 snapped a four-game win-
Washington’s second loss straight win. the Central Division, though shots. ning streak and fell to 11-2-
in six games. David Backes and Troy the Blackhawks have the Gaudreau has a career- 2 in its last 15.
After both teams had Brouwer scored in the third tiebreaker with 40 regula- high 66 points, including Strome gave the Island-
golden overtime chances, ers a 3-2 lead with 5:19 re-
Carter scored on an ex- maining in the third period.
ceptional cross-ice pass Nylander, who scored his
from Lucic to end a thriller second goal in only his sixth
between two Stanley Cup NHL game, knocked in a
contenders. rebound past Greiss for the
AVALANCHE 3, DUCKS 0 tying goal with 1:13 left in
DENVER (AP) — Semyon regulation.
Varlamov stopped 37 CANUCKS 3, COYOTES 2,
shots, Nathan MacKinnon OT
got his 21st goal and Col- VANCOUVER, British Co-
orado beat Anaheim 3-0 lumbia (AP) — Markus
Wednesday night to end Granlund scored 1:42 into
the Ducks’ 14-game point overtime to help Vancou-
streak. ver beat Arizona.
Andreas Martinsen and Radim Vrbata and Luca
Shawn Matthias also Sbisa also scored for the
scored to help the Ava- Canucks. Jacob Mark-
lanche earn a critical win. strom stopped 32 shots for
They’re in a heated race Vancouver.
with Minnesota for the final Kevin Connauton and To-
wild-card spot in the West- bias Rieder scored for the
ern Conference. Coyotes, who have lost
The Ducks have now nine of their last 10 games.
dropped two straight for Louis Domingue made 28
saves.
