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Ovechkin helps Capitals beat Bruins 4-3 in shootout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex re-directed shot. Joe Pavel-
Ovechkin got his 24th goal
of the season and then ski, who scored San Jose’s
scored in the shootout to
help the Washington Capi- first goal, got the puck past
tals beat the Boston Bruins
4-3 on Thursday night. Rittich in the first round of
Lars Eller and Brett Con-
nolly also scored for the the shootout. After Cal-
Capitals, who snapped a
three-game losing streak gary missed its first two at-
and won their 12th consec-
utive game over the Bruins. tempts, Donskoi deked Rit-
Washington also ended a
scoring drought that had tich and then wrapped a
lasted almost nine full pe-
riods. shot around the goalie for
David Backes scored twice
for the second time this the game-winner. Martin
season, but Boston lost for
the third time in its last 12 Jones made 32 saves for
games. Noel Acciari also
scored for the Bruins. San Jose. Rittich made 30
Boston built a 2-0 lead be-
fore Washington registered saves in his fourth career
its first shot of the game,
and also led 3-2 in the third. start. Mikael Backlund and
Washington’s Braden Holt-
by and Boston’s Anton Garnet Hathaway scored
Khudobin each made 31
saves. for the Flames.
MAPLE LEAFS 7, COYOTES 4
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — PANTHERS 3, FLYERS 2
Auston Matthews scored
during Toronto’s three-goal SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — James
first period in his Arizona
homecoming. Reimer stopped 29 shots,
Facing the Coyotes in Ari-
zona for the second time helping Florida to its fourth
in his career, the 20-year-
old Matthews scored for straight victory.
the second straight game
after missing six in a row Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, scores past Boston Bruins goalie Derek MacKenzie and Jon-
because of concussion-like Anton Khudobin (35), from Kazakhstan, for the only score of the shootout in an NHL hockey game athan Huberdeau scored
symptoms.
With Toronto off since beat- Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, in Washington. The Capitals won 4-3. in the second period as the
ing the Rangers on Sat-
urday night in New York, Associated Press Panthers earned their first
Matthews spent the Christ-
mas break with his family in home. made 30 saves. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — win over the Flyers since
Scottsdale.
Patrick Marleau scored Brendan Gallagher scored Chicago has lost three in Joonas Donskoi scored the March 12, 2016, snapping
twice for Toronto, and
Frederik Andersen made and Carey Price stopped a row after winning five winning goal in a shootout, a four-game losing streak
30 saves.
Josh Archibald, Bren- 31 shots for Montreal, which straight. Nick Schmaltz and and San Jose rallied for the against Philly. Jared Mc-
dan Perlini, Jordan Marti-
nook and Christian Fischer has lost seven of 10. Ryan Hartman scored for win. Cann also scored.
scored for the NHL-worst
Coyotes. Point put the Lightning up the Blackhawks, and Anton The Sharks were stymied for Brian Elliott made 24 saves
LIGHTNING 3, CANADIENS 1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven 2-1 during a goalmouth Forsberg made 26 saves most of the night by Flames for the Flyers, and Scott
Stamkos scored twice, and
the NHL-leading Lightning scramble 30 seconds into while subbing for injured goalie David Rittich, but Laughton and Sean Cou-
earned their 10th win in 11
games. the third. Stamkos’ 15th starter Corey Crawford. they got a late goal in the turier scored in the third
Brayden Point got the tie-
breaking goal in the third goal made it 3-1 on a 5-on- SHARKS 3, FLAMES 2, SO third period on Timo Meier’s period.q
and Andrei Vasilevskiy
made 31 saves as Tampa 3 power play 4:45 into the
Bay picked up its eighth
consecutive victory at final period.
Daly says NHL in no rush toGOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, KINGS
2, OT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Da-
discuss Winter Olympic plansvid Perron scored 3:30
into overtime, and Vegas
earned its sixth consecutive Daly said the two talked lit-
victory. tle business, though he not-
Brendan Leipsic and Jon- ed Lichtner did ask when
athan Marchessault also the NHL might be ready to
scored for the Knights, discuss its plans regarding
who have points in 11 con- the 2022 Games at Beijing.
secutive games (10-0-1), Daly said his response was:
a record for an expansion “Certainly not any time be-
team. Marc-Andre Fleury fore Pyeongchang.”
stopped 26 shots. Citing monetary and logisti-
Drew Doughty and Marian cal concerns, including the
Gaborik scored for Los An- time difference between
geles, and Jonathan Quick North America and Asia,
made 36 saves. the NHL elected against
CANUCKS 5, BLACKHAWKS having its players com-
2 Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, gives up a goal pete at the Winter Games
VANCOUVER, British Co- to Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault during in February for the first time
lumbia (AP) — Thomas the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 28, since 1994. Daly said it was
Vanek had two goals and 2017, in Los Angeles. premature for him to pub-
three assists, Brock Boeser By JOHN WAWROW he provided to Internation- licly discuss the league’s
added a goal and three AP Hockey Writer al Ice Hockey Federation plans regarding Beijing.
assists, and the Canucks ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) general secretary Horst Li- “The issues with each Olym-
snapped a four-game los- — The NHL isn’t going to chtner on Friday. Daly and pics are different,” Daly
ing streak. get drawn into any discus- Lichtner happened to sit to- said. “Obviously, some of
Sam Gagner had two goals sions about participating in gether during the first peri- the logistical difficulties we
and an assist for Vancou- future Winter Olympics un- od of the world junior hock- have with South Korea will
ver, which returned from its til after the Pyeongchang ey championship outdoor be the same in China. But
Christmas break with just its Games are complete. game between the United maybe there are some op-
second victory in the last 10 Deputy Commissioner Bill State and Canada being portunities in China that
games. Jacob Markstrom Daly said that’s the answer played at New Era Field. aren’t in South Korea.”q
