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Golden Knights top Sharks 3-2 in shootout on historic night

which are not recognized by the blue line was deflected
the NHL. perfectly by Stone, who was
camped at the doorstep and
Martin Jones made 38 saves found the top shelf on Jones’
for the Sharks, including blocker side to cut San Jose’s
five spectacular game-saving lead in half.
stops in overtime.
Stone scored his second goal
Lehner, who denied all three of the night just seven sec-
San Jose attempts in the onds into another power play,
shootout, improved to 8-0-1 when he scooped the puck
since returning from a con- around the crease, and Jones,
cussion on March 19. to the far side to tie the game
with his 17th of the season.
“We’ve been playing really
well lately, and we wanted “Playing the back-to-back,
to keep building, keep ev- three in four, those are hard
erything going. This was an stretches,” Stone said. “Com-
important win for us,” Leh- ing in you play one shift, the
ner said. “We stuck with it. emotion of the fans and the
The last 10 minutes of the honoring of Patrick. You can
third was a lot of back and get a little wrapped up in it
forth, same in overtime. It’s sometimes. We’re trying to
a tough schedule for every- find ways to win, that’s what
one. You’ve got to find ways good teams do. You’ve got
to win and grind through it. to find ways to win games
Stoney stepped up, scored in crunch time, and I think
two goals.” we’ve been able to do that in
this stretch.”
(AP) — On a milestone don’t really understand the “Just extremely grateful for Stone was the spark the
night for Sharks forward magnitude of it. When I get everything and all the sup- Golden Knights needed, William Karlsson came close
Patrick Marleau, a tight home tonight and really re- port everyone has given me considering they looked flat to giving Vegas a 3-2 lead
game between West Di- flect on what just happened, throughout my career, espe- on the second night of back- with 14 seconds left, when
vision rivals only seemed I think I’m going to have a cially tonight,” Marleau said. to-back games after playing his wrist shot trickled past
fitting. big thing of emotion going “I don’t know how many in Anaheim on Sunday. Jones, but Sharks defense-
through me, to be a part of a phone calls or texts I got. It The Sharks opened the scor- man Mario Ferraro was there
Alex Tuch scored the winner huge night for (Marleau). No might take me a week to re- ing on Marleau’s historic to slap the puck away as it
in a shootout and the streak- matter the outcome, I think ply to everybody. It’s been night when Vegas’ Shea The- neared the goal line.
ing Vegas Golden Knights we showed a ton of respect overwhelmingly humbling, odore turned the puck over
beat San Jose 3-2 Monday for our opponents, even if it’s to say the least.” with a breakout pass along the “We know this was the hot-
as Marleau passed Gordie a crazy rivalry.” boards that was gathered by test team in the league,” San
Howe for the most games After the game, a choked- Nikolai Knyzhov, who then Jose coach Bob Boughner
played in NHL history. The 41-year-old Marleau up Marleau was asked what fired a shot from the point said. “There was a lot of
played in his 1,768th career keeps him coming to the past Lehner. Just 29 seconds emotion in this game and a
Robin Lehner stopped 29 game to break Howe’s re- rink. into the second period, it was lot on the line. We wanted to
shots and the Golden Knights cord in front of a sold-out Noah Gregor corralling a make sure we honored Patty
won their seventh in a row, crowd of 3,950 that included “I just love it,” he said, wip- loose pick, spinning and fir- the best way we could. That
overcoming a two-goal defi- his wife, Christina, and four ing away tears with a towel. ing from the right circle with was by playing hard as a team.
cit behind a pair of power- sons. That wouldn’t have “There’s nothing else like it.” a shot that appeared to glance
play goals from captain Mark been possible in San Jose, off Lehner’s glove and gave “All in all the game was
Stone. where fans still aren’t allowed Howe played in 1,767 reg- the Sharks a 2-0 advantage. something bigger than just
in the arena during the pan- ular-season games and 419 the point and the win. It was
“It was special,” Stone said. demic. more in the World Hockey It didn't last long, though, as a great night to be a part of.”
“I think in the moment, you Association, the latter of Theodore’s wrist shot from

UEFA women's soccer head pushes back against Super League

(AP) — The breakaway would hinder efforts to build — have ever reached a Wom- division in England is called
Super League would set a sustainable, professional en's Champions League final, There could also be a clash the Women's super league.
back the development women's game across the though others like Chelsea of branding. The existing top
of the women's game in continent. and Manchester City are
Europe, UEFA's head of growing fast. Instead, the gi-
women's soccer said Tues- “Only a small proportion of ants of the women's game are
day. players unfortunately have clubs which have been shut
full-time professions and out of the Super League like
The 12 clubs which an- guaranteed access to top-class Lyon and Wolfsburg, Kes-
nounced they would set up facilities,” she wrote in a post sler's former club.
a Super League on Sunday on Twitter. “We do not only
say they have plans to launch need more clubs, but a better If the Super League launches
a women's competition “as balance between those clubs, “all the great steps made in
soon as practicable after the so that more than just a few recent years, including the
start of the men’s competi- standout players can thrive hardship of many players
tion.” on it.” gone before, for our game to
become a profession across
Nadine Kessler, who is in All 12 Super League clubs Europe, will have less of a
charge of women's soccer at have women's teams but only chance of becoming reality,”
UEFA, said the closed league two — Arsenal and Barcelona Kessler wrote.