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SPORTS Thursday 5 december 2019
Marchessault’s hat trick leads Golden Knights past Devils

By The Associated Press CANADIENS 4, ISLANDERS BRUINS 2, HURRICANES 0 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) straight start.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — 2 BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Darcy Kuemper stopped CAPITALS 5, SHARKS 2
Jonathan Marchessault MONTREAL (AP) Phillip Coyle scored late in the 33 shots and Arizona beat SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) John
scored three straight Danault, Brendan Gal- third period, Jaroslav Hal- Columbus behind goals Carlson had a goal and
goals in the third period lagher and Shea Weber ak stopped 24 shots for by Clayton Keller, Chris- two assists in the opening
to rally the Vegas Gold- period to reach 40 points
en Knights over New Jer- for the season, Nick Ha-
sey 4-3 Tuesday night, thaway and Jakub Vrana
hours after the Devils fired each scored twice and
coach John Hynes. Washington beat San
Marchessault scored Jose.
twice in the first 5:04 of Carlson had a hand in all
the third to give the Gold- three Washington goals
en Knights a 3-2 lead. during a span of 3:01 in
He added a power-play the first period that put
goal midway through the the Capitals in control in
period, and Vegas held the opener of their three-
on even after New Jer- game California swing.
sey’s Nico Hischier scored He assisted on the first
20 seconds later. goal of the game for both
The Golden Knights have Hathaway and Vrana
won four straight to im- and then scored his own,
prove to 15-11-4. giving him nine goals
Malcolm Subban had 32 and 31 assists through 29
saves, and Chandler Ste- games this season.
phenson scored in his first Carlson joined Bobby Orr
game since being ac- and Al MacInnis as the
quired Monday from the only defensemen in the
Washington Capitals. expansion era to reach 40
Mackenzie Blackwood points in the first 30 games
stopped 26 shots for the of a season.
Devils. Braden Holtby made 23
Kyle Palmieri and Jesper Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81)] reacts as his shot slips behind New saves for Washington.
Bratt also scored. Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (29) for the first of his three goals during the Melker Karlsson and
Hynes was fired Tuesday third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Newark, N.J. The Golden Knights Evander Kane scored for
defeated the Devils 4-3. Devils left wing Jesper Bratt (63) watches as Devils defenseman Damon
after a 9-13-4 start that Severson (28) skates behind Marchessault. San Jose.
left the team in last place Associated Press Martin Jones allowed five
in the Metropolitan Divi- goals on 22 shots before
sion and with the NHL’s being replaced by Aaron
second worst record. each had a goal and his second shutout of the tian Fischer and Lawson Dell after two periods.
FLYERS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 1 an assist, and Montreal season, and Boston beat Crouse. San Jose lost for just the
PHILADELPHIA beat New York to snap an Carolina for its eighth Carl Soderberg had an third time in 14 games.
(AP) Claude Giroux eight-game losing streak. straight win. empty-net goal and as- CANUCKS 5, SENATORS 2
scored the go-ahead Jeff Petry also scored and David Krejci also scored sisted on two of the earlier VANCOUVER, British Co-
goal midway through the Carey Price stopped 21 for Boston, just 1:08 after goals. lumbia (AP) — Antoine
third period and Philadel- shots to earn his 11th win Coyle got the Bruins on Dean Kukan and Alex- Roussel scored in his first
phia had three goals in of the season for Montre- the scoreboard. andre Texier scored and game back after being
the final 2:06 to get their al, which ended an 0-5-3 James Reimer finished Joonas Korpisalo had 24 sidelined for eight months
fifth straight win. skid. Scott Mayfield and with 32 saves for the Hur- saves for the Blue Jackets with an injury, and Van-
Travis Konecny had a goal Matthew Barzal scored in ricanes. WILD 4, PANTHERS 2 couver beat Ottawa.
and an assist for Philadel- the third period for the Is- JETS 5, STARS 1 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Car- Zack MacEwen got his
phia, which has earned landers, and Thomas Gre- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) son Soucy scored the go- first NHL goal, and Tanner
points in seven straight iss finished with 36 saves. Kyle Connor had a goal ahead goal early in the Pearson, Elias Pettersson
games (6-0-1). LIGHTNING 3, PREDATORS and two assists, and Win- third period to lift Minne- and Oscar Fantenberg
The Flyers had an NHL- 2, OT nipeg handed Dallas its sota over Florida. also scored for Vancou-
best 24 points in Novem- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ni- fourth straight loss. Luke Kunin, Mats Zucca- ver, which won for just the
ber, going 10-2-4 to tie a kita Kucherov scored at Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Mor- rello and Jason Zucker fifth time in 15 games (5-
franchise record for most 2:35 of overtime to give rissey, Patrik Laine and also scored as the Wild 8-2).
points in a month. Tampa Bay a victory over Mark Scheifele each had won their fourth straight Chris Tanev and Adam
Carter Hart finished with Nashville. a goal and assist for Win- game and earned a Gaudette each had two
27 saves. Victor Hedman and On- nipeg, which is 4-1-0 in point for the 10th straight assists and Thatcher Dem-
Scott Laughton, Joel drej Palat also scored its past five games. Con- game (7-0-3). ko stopped 40 shots.
Farabee, Shayne Gostis- and Andrei Vasilevskiy nor Hellebuyck made 27 Kaapo Kahkonen Jean-Gabriel Pageau
behere and James van stopped 30 shots as the saves. stopped 44 shots in his and Tyler Ennis scored
Riemsdyk also scored. Lightning snapped a Miro Heiskanen scored second NHL start. for the Senators, who lost
Travis Dermott scored for three-game skid. for the Stars, who are 0-3- Aleksander Barkov and their fifth straight.
Toronto, which lost for Calle Jarnkrok and Kyle 1 since ending a seven- Jonathan Huberdeau Anders Nilsson gave up
just the second time in Turris had the goals for game winning streak. scored for the Panthers, four goals on 15 shots in
six games since Sheldon Nashville, which has lost Anton Khudobin stopped who have lost four of their the first period, and Mar-
Keefe replaced the fired three of its last four. 25 shots. past five games. cus Hogberg finished with
Mike Babcock as head Pekka Rinne finished with COYOTES 4, BLUE JACKETS Chris Driedger made 13 saves the rest of the
coach on Nov. 20. 28 saves. 2 22 saves in his second way.q