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Sidney Crosby has highlight goal, milestone 700th assist
By The Associated Press concussion. netter, also scored. Antti Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) swats a rebound out of
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney BLUES 2, BRUINS 1, OT Raanta stopped 29 shots to the air in front of Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price
Crosby ignited a rally with ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaden improve to 12-4-4 in his past (31) and into the net behind Price for a goal during the sec-
a highlight-reel goal and Schwartz scored his second 20 starts. ond period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday,
became the third active goal of the game 30 sec- Keller, Arizona's 2016 first- March 21, 2018. The Penguins won 5-3.
player with 700 assists in onds into overtime to lift St. round draft pick, extend-
the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 Louis past Boston. ed his points streak to six Associated Press
victory over the Montreal Schwartz skated up the games, in which he has
Canadiens on Wednesday middle and fired a shot two goals and five assists. gliano, Ondrej Kase, Ham- Angeles Kings.
night. past Anton Khudobin. The He has 55 points, one more phus Lindholm also scored Mike Smith started in goal
Crosby scored his 24th goal Blues won for the fifth time than Peter Mueller had in for the Ducks, who've won for Calgary but was re-
when he knocked a pass in six games to move within setting the rookie team re- four straight and are tied placed after allowing three
from Jake Guentzel out of a point of the final West- cord in 2007-08. And Keller with Colorado for sixth in goals on 11 shots. Rookie
the air, deflected it toward ern Conference wild-card has 35 assists, one more the Western Conference, David Rittich stopped four
the front of his stick and spot. than teammate Max Domi one point ahead of the Los of the five shots he faced.q
smacked it by Carey Price Jake Allen made 21 saves had in his rookie season
to tie it at 3 late in the sec- to improve to 24-21-2. two years ago. Arizona im-
ond period. Ryan Donato scored for proved to 13-5-2 in its past
Derick Brassard put the Boston. The Bruins clinched 20, and earned its 61st
Penguins in front to stay, a playoff spot and moved point in leaving Vancou-
beating Price early in the within four points of Tampa ver alone at the bottom of
third. Bay for the Eastern lead. the Western Conference
Guentzel had a goal and COYOTES 4, SABRES 1 standings.
two assists. His 21st goal of BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Clay- Jordan Nolan scored for
the season came off an as- ton Keller had two assists to Buffalo.
sist from Crosby, the 700th break the Arizona record DUCKS 4, FLAMES 0
of Crosby's career. Evgeni for points by a rookie in the CALGARY, Alberta (AP) —
Malkin and Patric Hornqvist Coyotes' victory over Buf- John Gibson stopped 29
also scored, and Casey De- falo in a matchup of the shots to lead Anaheim over
Smith made 27 saves. NHL's two worst teams. Calgary.
Jonathan Drouin, Nikita Rookie Dylan Strome Gibson earned his fourth
Scherbak and Jacob de la scored in his first game af- shutout of the season and
Rose scored for the Cana- ter being called up from 16th of his career. He is 12-
diens. They have lost nine the minors. Derek Stepan 3-1 in his last 16 starts.
of their last 10 games. Price had a goal and assist, Francois Beauchemin had
made 34 stops in his first and Richard Panik and a goal and an assist for
start in a month due to a Max Domi, with an empty- Anaheim, and Andrew Co-
Gold medalist Monique
Lamoureux-Morando
joins NHL Network
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — South Korea. Twin sister Joc-
Olympic gold medalist elyne Lamoureux-Davidson
Monique Lamoureux-Mo- scored the game-win-
rando will make her debut ning goal in the overtime
as an NHL Network studio shootout. Both recently
analyst on Friday. discussed the gold-medal
The network announced effort in studio at the NHL
Wednesday she will join Network.
Kevin Weekes and Tony Monique Lamoureux-Mo-
Luftman on "NHL Tonight." rando says she's "looking
The three-time Olympi- forward to sharing my per-
an scored the tying goal spective and passion for
against Canada to help the game with hockey fans
the U.S. team capture the around the world." She has
gold medal last month in been a color commentator
for North Dakota women's
games and the under-18
World Championships.
She played professional
hockey for the Minnesota
Whitecaps from 2015-17
and the Boston Blades of
the Canadian Women's
Hockey League from 2014-
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