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Saturday 3 March 2018

Hurricanes snap six-game

losing streak, beat Flyers 4-1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jus- tain Brian Gionta. Nash had Raanta made 31 saves to
tin Williams scored two a goal and an assist, and help the NHL-worst Coyotes
goals, Cam Ward stopped Gionta had two assists. end Minnesota's winning
21 shots and the Carolina PANTHERS 3, DEVILS 2 streak at five games.
Hurricanes snapped a six- SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alek- Arizona also rallied to beat
game losing streak with a sander Barkov scored two Minnesota the last time
Philadelphia Flyers goalie Petr Mrazek, left, is unable to make a
save against a goal scored by Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Wil- 4-1 win over the Philadel- goals to lift the Panthers to they played, scoring the fi-
liams, center, as Flyers' Brandon Manning defends during the phia Flyers on Thursday a win over the Devils. nal four goals in a 4-3 over-
first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 1, 2018, in night. Maxim Mamin scored his time victory in St. Paul on
Philadelphia. The Flyers had been the second NHL goal and Rob- Feb. 8. That victory started
Associated Press hottest team in hockey, ert Luongo made 29 saves a 7-2-1 run for the Coyotes.
winners of six straight over- as the Panthers recorded Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu
all and riding a 10-0-2 their fourth straight win. and Matt Cullen scored for
streak for their longest span Jesper Bratt and Taylor Hall the Wild, and Alex Stalock
without a regulation loss scored for the Devils. Cory stopped 21 shots.
since 2003. Schneider stopped 26 shots PREDATORS 4, OILERS 2
They were even 4-0-1 in his first start since miss- EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
against the Hurricanes in ing 16 games with a lower- — Viktor Arvidsson scored a
their last five against them body injury. pair of goals as the Preda-
at home. Barkov's second goal tors rallied for a victory over
Carolina made quick work stretched the Panthers the Oilers.
in ending the good times in lead to 3-1 with 3:34 left in Scott Hartnell and Austin
Philly. the third. Barkov lifted the Watson also scored for the
Williams knocked in a loose puck over Schneider and Predators, who have won
puck 4:40 into the game into the net. six straight.
and the former Flyer stuck Bratt's goal closed the Nashville's David Polie
it to his former team one score to 3-2 with 2:07 left in earned his 1,320th career
more time. the third. win as a general manager,
BRUINS 8, PENGUINS 4 LIGHTNING 5, STARS 4, OT the most in NHL history.
BOSTON (AP) — David Kre- DALLAS (AP) — Cory Co- Connor McDavid and Leon
jci had his fourth career nacher scored with 41 Draisaitl replied for the Oil-
hat trick, David Pastrnak seconds left in overtime, ers, who have lost two
had two goals and an as- and the Lightning beat the straight.
sist, and the Bruins had their Stars. SHARKS 7, BLACKHAWKS 2
highest-scoring game since Conacher broke away SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe
2012, beating the Penguins. from Dallas' Jamie Benn Pavelski scored twice and
One night after the Boston and took a low shot that the Sharks reached a sea-
Celtics posted a season- bounced off goalie Ben son high in goals in a vic-
high 134 points in the same Bishop and went in. tory over the Blackhawks.
building, the Bruins had It was the Lightning's fourth Logan Couture, Timo Mei-
their biggest offensive out- game in six nights that went er, Kevin LaBanc, Marc-Ed-
put of the year. past 60 minutes. ouard Vlasic and Barclay
Pittsburgh's Ollie Matta Tampa Bay's Anthony Cire- Goodrow also scored for
scored just 35 into the lli had a goal and an assist the Sharks, who won their
game, but from there on in the three-goal second second straight at home
it was mostly Bruins. Boston period of his NHL debut. after dropping three in a
led 2-1 before the three- The Lightning recalled the row on the road.
minute mark, 3-1 after six 20-year-old Cirelli from Syr- Artem Anisimov and Nick
minutes and 5-2 with just acuse of the AHL earlier Schmaltz scored for the
under four minutes to play Thursday as an emergency Blackhawks, who lost their
in the first before Riley replacement for NHL scor- seventh straight road game
Sheahan scored with 4 sec- ing leader Nikita Kucherov. while allowing their most
onds to play in the period. Tyler Seguin had two goals goals this season, match-
The Bruins added three in and an assist for Dallas, ing the seven New Jersey
the second — two on the which rallied with two third- scored on Nov. 12.
power play from Krejci, period goals. Martin Jones stopped 32
giving him a hat trick with COYOTES 5, WILD 3 shots for San Jose.
25:27 still to play — and one GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — KINGS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2
from Pastrnak. It was Krejci's Richard Panik broke a tie LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex
first three-goal game since midway through the third Iafallo scored two goals to
2014; he also has had two period and the Coyotes lead the Kings back from
in the playoffs. rallied for another victory an early two-goal deficit
The Bruins have won back- over the Wild. and beat the Blue Jackets.
to-back games since the Christian Dvorak, Jakob Nate Thompson, Tanner
trade deadline, when they Chychrun, Kevin Connau- Pearson and Jeff Carter
acquired Rick Nash and ton and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Kings,
Tommy Wingels and signed also scored, Max Domi who won their third straight
Team USA Olympic cap- had three assists, and Antti game. q