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Tuesday 3 december 2019
Bruins win 7th straight, rally to beat Canadiens 3-1

By GETHIN COOLBAUGH Bruins 5-4 in their first meet-
Associated Press ing on Nov. 5 in Montreal.
BOSTON (AP) — David WILD 3, STARS 2, SO.
Backes couldn't help but ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mik-
smile after scoring his first ko Koivu scored the shoot-
goal of the season in his first out winner in his 1,000th
game in nearly a month. career game and reached
The Bruins' alternate cap- 700th career points with a
tain picked a big moment second-period assist in Min-
against a big-time rival to nesota's win over Dallas.
accomplish the feat. Koivu, playing his 15th sea-
Backes scored the decid- son with the Wild, beat Ben
ing goal with 9:31 left in the Bishop with his trademark
third period, David Pastrnak move, a backhand over
added his league-leading the goalie's left shoulder.
25th goal, and Boston won Then Alex Stalock, who
its seventh straight game, made 26 saves, stuffed Co-
beating the Montreal Can- rey Perry to seal the victory.
adiens 3-1 on Sunday night. Kevin Fiala had a goal and
"You could see (the emo- an assist and Zach Parise
tion) it on my face. also scored for the Wild.
That was elation," Backes Both also scored in the first
said. "I've been watch- three rounds of the shoot-
ing this team do this for a Boston Bruins' David Backes (42) celebrates his goal with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk as out, but Joe Pavelski and
month, and now it's great Montreal Canadiens' Ben Chiarot skates away during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tyler Seguin countered for
to be part of it." Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Boston. Dallas. Blake Comeau and
Backes' goal came off Associated Press John Klingberg scored for
a feed from David Kre- Dallas and Bishop stopped
jci through the right circle. month of the season as the But the Canadiens' star saw and firing a one-time shot 27 shots. The Stars have lost
Jake DeBrusk added his only team without a home improvement in his team's past Price high to the stick three in a row after a 14-1-1
sixth goal of the year on a regulation loss (11-0-4). effort."If we definitely play side. "Twenty-five (goals) by run.
give-and-go with Charlie Joel Armia scored, and like (we did today), the December 1st, I wouldn't Oilers 3, Canucks 2
Coyle a couple minutes Carey Price had 31 saves majority of our games are have predicted that," Cas- VANCOUVER, British Co-
later and the Canadiens' for Montreal. going to be a better result," sidy said. "I know he's cer- lumbia (AP) — Leon Drai-
season-high losing streak "For 45, 46, 47 minutes, we Price said. tainly, maybe could have saitl scored two power-
reached eight (0-5-3). were playing solid hockey," The Canadiens got off to had 30. I don't think he's play goals and Edmonton
Backes was in the lineup Montreal and former Bruins a fast start this time after had a lot of freebies, let's snapped a two-game los-
for the first time since being coach Claude Julien said. giving up three first-period put it that way." ing streak with a win over
injured during a scary colli- "We needed that win des- goals in Tuesday's match- Backes' goal came with Vancouver.
sion with Ottawa's Scott Sa- perately, and now we've up. Armia's backhand shot nine seconds left on a Bru- Josh Archibald also scored
bourin on Nov. 2. got to go back home and from the right circle de- ins' power play after Mon- for the Oilers (17-9-3). Con-
"We didn't know what he'd find a way to win the next flected off Charlie McA- treal's Nick Cousins was nor McDavid and Alex Chi-
have, to be honest with one." voy's skate and into the net whistled for holding Bos- asson each had two assists.
you," Bruins coach Bruce Montreal had allowed 24 for his 10th goal of the year ton's Torey Krug. Mikko Koskinen stopped 30
Cassidy said. "He hadn't goals in four prior games, 1:58 into the game. "It's unfortunate. It was shots.
played in a while. I thought including a season-worst Play was stopped with 2:47 a bad call," Julien said. Josh Leivo and Brock Boes-
he gave us some good en- 8-1 loss to Boston at home left in the second as a scuf- "Krug's stick was stuck un- er scored the Canucks (13-
ergy, had a couple looks, Tuesday that featured a fle broke out involving all der his own player. As a ref- 11-4), who are 3-3-0 in their
was banging bodies." hat trick by Pastrnak. 10 position players on the eree in a 1-1 hockey game, last six games.
Tuukka Rask made 28 saves Price gave up five goals on ice after Shea Weber inter- you've got to make sure Goaltender Jacob Mark-
for the Bruins. 11 shots in Tuesday's loss to fered with Pastrnak. when you make those calls. strom, making his first back-
Boston extended its point the Bruins and has surren- Pastrnak evened the score I was pissed off at the way to-back start of the sea-
streak to 11 games (8-0- dered 19 total over his last at 6:16 of the third after that was handled." son, stopped 26 shots for
3) and entered the third four games. skating into the right circle The Canadiens beat the Vancouver.q
Blackhawks reviewing assistant

Marc Crawford's conduct

By JAY COHEN les Kings during the 2006-07 season.
AP Sports Writer The issue with Crawford comes after Cal-
CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks assistant gary Flames coach Bill Peters resigned Fri-
Marc Crawford will be away from the day following accusations he directed rac-
team while it reviews his conduct with an- ist slurs at a Nigerian-born player with one
other organization. of Chicago's minor league teams a de-
The Blackhawks didn't provide any details cade ago. Akim Aliu said Peters "dropped
Monday about what they are examining, the N bomb several times towards me in
but former NHL forward Sean Avery re- the dressing room in my rookie year be-
n this Monday, April 8, 2019, file photo, then-Ottawa Senators cently told the New York Post that Craw- cause he didn't like my choice of music."
NHL hockey team interim head coach Marc Crawford speaks
to media during a year-end news conference during locker ford kicked him after he was whistled for a It happened during the 2009-10 season
clean-out day in Ottawa, Ontario. too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty when while the two were with the Blackhawks'
Associated Press he played for Crawford with the Los Ange- top minor league affiliate in Rockford.q