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Tuesday 12 december 2017
Crawford makes 31

saves, Blackhawks

beat Coyotes 3-1

By The Associated Press season and sixth overall,
CHICAGO (AP) — Corey and Zach Hyman scored in
Crawford made 31 saves, the first minute in Toronto’s
Artem Anisimov scored victory over Edmonton.
with 4:47 left in the third McElhinney was making his
period and the Chicago fifth start of the season, giv-
Blackhawks beat the Arizo- ing starter Frederik Ander-
na Coyotes 3-1 on Sunday sen a rest after he played
night. Tommy Wingels and in a 4-3 victory Saturday
Nick Schmaltz also scored night in Pittsburgh. Toron-
in the third to help Chicago to improved to 20-10-1 to
win its second straight after move within three points of
dropping five in a row. Pat- Tampa Bay for the Eastern
rick Kane had two assists to Conference lead. Laurent
run his career total to 781 Brossoit made 22 saves for
points, breaking a tie with the Oilers. It took Toronto
Doug Wilson for fifth on the only 34 seconds to take the
franchise scoring list. lead. Jake Gardiner’s point
Kane found an open Ani- shot made its way through
simov in the right circle for traffic and was tipped by
the center’s team-high Hyman past Brossoit on the
13th goal, giving the Black- first shift.
hawks a 2-1 lead. The con- WILD 4, SHARKS 3, OT
nection occurred just 1:11 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
after Anthony Duclair tied Nino Niederreiter scored
it with his seventh goal for 3:26 into overtime and
Arizona, tipping home Alex Minnesota beat San Jose
Goligoski’s pass in front. after squandering a three-
Kane then set up Schmaltz goal lead. Eric Staal scored
with a slick pass with 3:02 twice and Ryan Murphy Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) stops a shot from the Arizona Coyotes during
left. Scott Wedgewood added a goal as the Wild the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Chicago.
made 34 saves for Arizona. extended their winning Associated Press
The Coyotes have lost four streak over the Sharks to for the Sharks. and Paul Stastny also 22 saves. Evan Rodrigues, in
straight. four games. Tomas Hertl BLUES 3, SABRES 2, OT scored, and Joel Edmund- just his third game this sea-
MAPLE LEAFS 1, OILERS 0 tapped in a loose puck for ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir son had two assists to help son, scored twice for Buffa-
TORONTO (AP) — Curtis San Jose with five minutes Tarasenko scored at 4:25 of the Blues top the Sabres for lo, and Robin Lehner made
McElhinney made 41 saves left in regulation to tie it at overtime to lift St. Louis past the 10th time in their last 11 42 saves. The Sabres have
for his first shutout of the 3. Brent Burns scored twice Buffalo. Brayden Schenn meetings. Jake Allen made lost six of seven.q
Russia says its athletes want to compete at the Olympics

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH part in the Olympics,” Ve- believe it is shameful for genuine medal contend- Forcing the Russians to
AP Sports Writer likaya said. athletes to compete at the ers. Russia is pushing back compete as neutral ath-
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian The International Olym- Olympics without their na- against some IOC condi- letes puts the IOC in the
athletes are overwhelm- pic Committee last week tional flag. But Velikaya de- tions, however, backing uncomfortable position of
ingly in favor of compet- barred the Russian team fended the athletes, say- appeals by Russian athletes regulating how they cel-
ing at the upcoming Py- from Pyeongchang be- ing everyone watching will banned for doping at the ebrate.
eongchang Games de- cause of doping offenses know who is from Russia. 2014 Sochi Olympics. The Russian flag won’t be
spite a ban on the national at the 2014 Sochi Games, “The choice of competing Velikaya also said her com- flown at medal ceremo-
team, the country’s Olym- but is allowing Russians to at the Olympics is strictly mission will ask the IOC to nies, but what happens if
pic committee said Mon- compete under a neutral individual,” Velikaya said. remove a condition stop- a Russian winner accepts a
day. flag as “Olympic Athletes “I call on Russian society ping athletes from being flag or a gift from a spec-
Sofia Velikaya said the from Russia.” to treat athletes’ decisions invited to Pyeongchang if tator for a victory lap? Can
Russian Olympic Commit- Last week, Russian Presi- with understanding and re- they have been suspend- Russian athletes fly the flag
tee’s athletes’ commission, dent Vladimir Putin said the spect.” ed for doping in the past. from their windows in the
which she chairs, has heard government won’t stand in With the IOC due to send That affects a few athletes athletes village? Those are
from “all the athletes in all their way. out invitations to individual with earlier offenses un- on a list of questions Vybor-
sports” on the Olympic pro- ROC spokesman Konstan- Russians over the next two connected to the Sochi nov said Russia will ask of
gram, with a majority in fa- tin Vybornov said teams months, Velikaya said Rus- Olympics, including biath- the IOC.
vor of competing. from biathlon and snow- sian sports officials would letes banned for using the “A figure skater wins, let’s
Velikaya said no athletes board had recorded vid- put together lists of their blood-booster EPO and say, and they throw her a
have told the ROC they eos affirming their desire to preferred teams. Those ros- speedskating world cham- teddy bear in Russian uni-
would rather boycott. compete, while the men’s ters, she said, would stop pion Denis Yuskov, who form onto the ice,” Vybor-
“At the current moment, hockey team has written the IOC from inviting “num- was suspended in 2008 af- nov said. “She picks it up.
everyone’s training and “a collective letter.” bers five and six” in the Rus- ter testing positive for mari- Can she do that? Or is that
everyone’s hoping to take Some Russian hardliners sian team while leaving out juana. an offense?”q