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SPORTS Friday 3 November 2017

Schneider stops 37 shots, Devils beat Canucks 2-0

VANCOUVER, British Co- the third with a powerful
lumbia (AP) — Cory Sch- backhand shot for his 513th
neider made 37 saves for career goal. It proved to
his first shutout of the sea- be his 100th career game-
son and 24th of his career, winner.
leading the New Jersey PENGUINS 3, OILERS 2
Devils to a 2-0 victory over EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
the Vancouver Canucks — Evgeni Malkin’s tiebreak-
on Wednesday night. ing power-play goal in the
Jimmy Hayes and Drew third period lifted Pittsburgh
Stafford also scored to help past Edmonton.
the Metropolitan Division- Patric Hornqvist and Conor
leading Devils win for the Sheary also scored for the
ninth time in 11 games this defending Stanley Cup
season. New Jersey has champion Penguins, and
won three straight and re- Matt Murray stopped 35
mains the NHL’s only team shots.
with a perfect road record Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and
(5-0-0). Leon Draisaitl had goals for
Taylor Hall added two as- the Oilers, who have lost
sists and now has three four of their last five games.
goals and six assists in his Cam Talbot finished with 27
last eight games against saves. Vancouver Canucks’ Henrik Sedin, right, of Sweden, attempts to get his stick on the puck in front
the Canucks. Malkin tucked a wrist shot of New Jersey Devils’ goalie Cory Schneider as a shot goes over the net during the third period of
an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017.
Jacob Markstrom stopped under Talbot’s arm on the Associated Press
24 shots for Vancouver. power play with 7:37 re-
Traded by the Canucks maining in the third. Monday. The Flyers have
to the Devils for the ninth Murray made a big save dropped four of five head-
overall pick at the 2013 on Nugent-Hopkins in tight ing into Thursday night’s
draft that Vancouver used with 13 seconds to go to game at Central Division-
to select center Bo Horvat, preserve the win. leading St. Louis.
Schneider improved to 5-1- BLACKHAWKS 3, FLYERS 0 Chicago had dropped five
2 against his former team CHICAGO (AP) — Co- of six, prompting coach
with a .940 save percent- rey Crawford made 35 Joel Quenneville to juggle
age. saves in his first shutout of his lines and defensive pair-
MAPLE LEAFS 3, DUCKS 1 the season, and Chicago ings in search of a spark.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pat- beat Philadelphia to stop a SHARKS 4, PREDATORS 1
rick Marleau scored early three-game slide. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
in the third period and To- Artem Anisimov and Jona- Joonas Donskoi and Mikkel
ronto ended a three-game than Toews scored 20 sec- Boedker each had a goal
losing streak. onds apart in the second and an assist to help San
Connor Brown also scored and Crawford took over Jose win its third straight.
and Frederik Andersen from there, helping the Joe Pavelski and Marc-
stopped 28 shots for the Blackhawks kill off three Fly- Edouard Vlasic also scored
Maples Leafs, who had ers power plays in the last for the Sharks, and Martin
dropped four of their last half of the game. Rookie Jones stopped 19 shots.
five after starting the sea- Alex DeBrincat added an Roman Josi scored for the
son 6-1-0. empty-net goal with 1:49 Predators, who lost their
Ondrej Kase scored for left in Crawford’s 22nd ca- second straight after re-
the Ducks, who had won reer shutout. cording points in six of their
two straight. John Gibson Brian Elliott made 32 stops past seven games. Pekka
made 26 saves. for Philadelphia, which was Rinne, also had 19 saves to
Marleau puts the Maple coming off a 4-3 overtime fall to 11-7-4 in 23 games
Leafs back in front 1:09 into loss to lowly Arizona on against the Sharks.q