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SPORTS Wednesday 24 January 2018
Comeau leads Avalanche past

Leafs for 10th straight win

TORONTO (AP) — Blake for the fourth time in five snapped a two-game los-
Comeau scored the go- games. ing streak and won for the
ahead goal with 7:43 left COYOTES 3, ISLANDERS 2, second time in six games.
and the Colorado Ava- OT Cory Schneider, sidelined
lanche beat the Toronto GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — two of the last three games
Maple Leafs 4-2 on Mon- Nick Cousins scored his with an illness, made 27
day night for their 10th second goal of the game saves for the Devils, who
straight win. 2:21 into overtime to lift Ari- have two wins in their last
Comeau beat a back- zona. 10 games (2-5-3).
checking Auston Mat- Cousins added an assist Mrazek is clearly giving
thews to the net and re- and the Coyotes ran their coach Jeff Blashill some-
directed Carl Soderberg's points streak to five games, thing to think about. He
feed past goalie Frederik a season high. Arizona has made 27 saves in shutting Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott (23) and Colo-
Andersen to put Colorado points from seven of eight out Chicago on Jan. 14, rado Avalanche left wing Blake Comeau (14) battle for the
ahead 3-2. Gabriel Lan- games, with six of those go- and he now has three shut- puck during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on
deskog added an empty- ing to overtime. Brendan outs in 14 games with a 5-5- Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.
netter in the final minute to Perlini scored for the third 1 record. Associated Press
seal it. time in three games and WILD 3, SENATORS 1 help the Wild improve to in five games.
Gabriel Bourque and Nail Antti Raanta stopped 32 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ja- 4-0-2 in their last six games. Zucker tied Eric Staal for the
Yakupov also scored for shots. son Zucker scored for the Matt Duchene scored his team lead with 19 goals this
the surprising Avalanche, Anthony Beauvillier scored fourth straight game and seventh goal for Ottawa. season five minutes into the
who have surged into a two goals for his second Alex Stalock made 37 Mike Condon made his third for the game-winner
crowded race for the two straight two-goal game saves to lead Minnesota. first start since Dec. 30 and in front of a sparse crowd
Western Conference wild for the Islanders, who have Zach Parise and Mikael made 33 saves as the Sen- due to a blizzard in the Twin
cards. Jonathan Bernier lost three of four and eight Granlund also scored to ators lost for the fourth time Cities.q
made 29 saves for his ninth of 12. Beauvillier has eight
straight win in place of in- goals in the last seven
jured Semyon Varlamov. games.
Matthews and Patrick Mar- Jaroslav Halak finished with
leau scored for the Maple 30 saves.
Leafs. Andersen stopped Cousins was in front of the
23 shots in defeat. net for teammate Christian
LIGHTNING 2, BLACK- Fischer's pinpoint pass and
HAWKS 0 put away the winner with a
CHICAGO (AP) — An- backhand for his seventh
drei Vasilevskiy made 40 of the season.
saves in his NHL-best sev- SABRES 2, FLAMES 1, OT
enth shutout, Chris Kunitz CALGARY, Alberta (AP)
scored a short-handed — Jack Eichel scored 1:30
goal in the second period into overtime to give Buf-
and Tampa Bay ended a falo its first win at Calgary
season-high three-game in more than 14 years.
skid. Eichel one-timed a pass
Yanni Gourde also scored from Rasmus Ristolainen
to help the Lightning leap- for his 19th of the season,
frog idle Vegas for the best putting it past Mike Smith
record in the NHL. Tampa to extend his point streak
Bay, which lost to Chicago to six games (four goals, six
in the 2015 Stanley Cup assists).
Final, improved to 11-0-2 Scott Wilson also scored
against the Blackhawks in and Chad Johnson
their last 13 regular-season stopped 32 shots to help
meetings. Buffalo snap a four-game
With Tampa Bay defense- road losing streak and
man Mikhail Sergachev get its first victory on the
serving a double minor for Flames' home ice since
high sticking and unsports- Oct. 18, 2003.
manlike conduct, Jake Matthew Tkachuk scored
Dotchin shot the puck for the Flames, who are
wide of the net and Kunitz 7-0-2 in their last nine. Mike
found it before anyone Smith finished with 31 saves.
else, taking it off the back- RED WINGS 3, DEVILS 0
board and banking it in off NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Petr
the right skate of goalten- Mrazek had 37 saves in
der Jeff Glass. posting his second straight
Kunitz's sixth goal of the shutout and third of the
season was enough for season as Detroit beat
Vasilevskiy, who got his slumping New Jersey.
28th win of the season. Tyler Bertuzzi, David Booth
Glass made 29 saves, but and Dylan Larkin scored
last-place Chicago lost for the Red Wings, who