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SPORTS Tuesday 23 January 2018

Golden Knights beat Hurricanes 5-1, have NHL’s best record

By The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
James Neal and Jonathan
Marchessault scored to
help the Vegas Golden
Knights beat the Carolina
Hurricanes 5-1 on Sunday
night, giving the expansion
franchise the best record in
the NHL.
The Golden Knights are 31-
11-4, good for 66 points.
That’s one ahead of Tam-
pa Bay, which had the
night off.
Colin Miller had a goal and
two assists, and Marc-An-
dre Fleury made 27 saves
for Vegas. The Golden
Knights finished 2-1-1 on this
road trip, including a 4-1
win Thursday at the Light-
ning.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
and Brendan Leipsic also
scored for Vegas, which
avenged a 3-2 shootout loss
to Carolina in December.
Neal got his 21st goal of the
season, and Marchessault
had his 17th.
SHARKS 6, DUCKS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mik-
kel Boedker had two goals
and an assist, Joe Thornton .Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) blocks a shot deflected by Carolina Hurricanes’ Jeff Skinner (53) during
had a goal and an assist, the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Raleigh, N.C.
and San Jose beat Ana- Associated Press
heim. period. my Vesey also scored for Michael Raffl also scored shutout of the season, and
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin KINGS 4, RANGERS 2 the Rangers, who have for Philadelphia, and Brian Winnipeg beat Vancover
Labanc and Melker Karls- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tan- dropped four straight on Elliott had 27 saves. to extend its home winning
son also scored for the ner Pearson, Michael Ama- the road. Henrik Lundqvist The Flyers have won three streak to six games.
Sharks, who have won five dio and Jake Muzzin each made 26 saves in a row and seven of eight Patrik Laine scored his
of six. Aaron Dell stopped scored on the power play FLYERS 2, CAPITALS 1, OT to move into playoff posi- team-leading 21st goal in
33 shots. and Los Angeles snapped WASHINGTON (AP) — Tra- tion in the Eastern Confer- the first period.
Rickard Rakell and Ryan its six-game skid. vis Konecny scored 27 sec- ence. Hellebuyck picked up his
Getzlaf scored for Ana- Jonathan Quick made 21 onds into overtime, and Washington has dropped 25th win for the Jets, who
heim. John Gibson stopped saves for the Kings while surging Philadelphia beat three in a row. Alex Ovech- moved into first place in the
only 17 of 22 shots and was ending his personal five- Washington. kin scored his NHL-best 29th Central Division, one point
replaced after giving up his game losing skid. Konecny found space in goal, and Holtby made 21 ahead of idle Nashville.
fifth goal. Trevor Lewis added an the middle of the offensive stops. Anders Nilsson stopped 35
Anaheim had a four- empty-net goal with 17.8 zone and his shot deflected JETS 1, CANUCKS 0 shots for the Canucks, who
game home winning streak seconds remaining. off Washington’s T.J. Oshie WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) had lost 5-2 to Edmonton
snapped. David Desharnais had a and past Braden Holtby for — Connor Hellebuyck the night before. It was Nils-
Four goals came in the third power-play goal and Jim- his eighth of the season. made 29 saves for his fourth son’s sixth straight loss.q