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Oleksiak leads Penguins to 3-1 win over Stars

By The Associated Press 2015-16 season. Gibson
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jamie became the third Islanders
Oleksiak scored a goal goalie this season to have
against his former team to at least 50 saves. Jaroslav
help the Pittsburgh Pen- Halak made 50 in a 3-0 win
guins beat the Dallas Stars over the New York Rang-
3-1 on Sunday night. ers on Feb. 15 and Thomas
Oleksiak scored his fifth of Greiss had 52 in a 5-4 over-
the season, while Evgeni time win at Montreal on
Malkin got his 39th and Jan. 15.
added an assist. Patric Johnny Gaudreau had a
Hornqvist scored a power- goal and an assist for the
play goal, his 20th, to help Flames, who kicked off a
the Penguins win for the three-game homestand
fourth in five games. after going 2-0-1 on the
Malkin, now with 919 points, road last week. Mark Gior-
moved past Pavel Datsyuk dano also scored, while
for fifth on the NHL’s all- goalie Mike Smith made
time points list among Rus- 22 saves in his return after
sian-born players. He also missing 13 games with a
equaled a season-high six- lower-body injury.
game points streak. COYOTES 1, CANUCKS 0
Pittsburgh, which rebound- GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oli-
ed from a 5-2 loss at Toronto ver Ekman-Larsson scored
one night earlier, jumped on a power play, Darcy
past Washington for first Kuemper got a shutout in
place in a tight Metropoli- just his fifth start for Arizo-
tan Division. The Penguins, na and the Coyotes beat
who lost six of their previous Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jamie Oleksiak (6) collides with Dallas Stars’ Radek Faksa (12) in the third Vancouver for the second
seven against Dallas, have period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 11, 2018. The Penguins won 3-1. time four days.
won 14 of their last 15 over- Associated Press Kuemper, in his fourth
all at home. straight start for the injured
Casey DeSmith made 17 Antti Ranta since being ac-
saves for the Penguins with shot from just inside the the Blackhawks acquired Gibson made 50 saves quired Feb. 21 from Los An-
starter Matt Murray out for left point to put Chicago him from Columbus. Anton as the New York Islanders geles, stopped 26 shots in
his seventh game with a ahead 2-1 with Boston’s Forsberg made 31 saves, snapped an eight-game his 11th career shutout. His
concussion. Zdeno Chara off for high- and Jonathan Toews had losing streak. previous shutout was Feb.
Alexander Radulov scored sticking Brandon Saad, three assists. Anders Lee scored twice, 3 for the Kings against the
a power-play goal, his 25th getting a double-minor Chara scored his seventh while Johnny Boychuk had Coyotes.
of the season, for the Stars. for drawing blood. Brent goal, tying the game 1-1 a goal and two assists for Kuemper had 24 saves in
Kari Lehtonen, making his Seabrook added a goal midway through the third New York, which was 0-4-4 the Coyotes’ 2-1 win at
third straight start, stopped from the right circle on a period. Boston backup An- since winning at Carolina Vancouver on Wednesday
27 shots. screened shot with 1:05 re- ton Khudobin stopped 36 on Feb. 16. Nick Leddy and in his Arizona debut.
BLACKHAWKS 3, BRUINS 1 maining as the Blackhawks shots. Jordan Eberle also scored Arizona pulled within one
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick ended Boston’s six-game The Bruins played without for the Islanders, and game of Buffalo, and two
Kane scored a tiebreaking winning streak and their leading scorer Brad March- Casey Cizikas and John Ta- of Ottawa, to escape the
power-play goal with 3:16 own two-game slide. and, who sat out with an vares had two assists each. bottom of the NHL stand-
left in the third period and Chicago’s Artem Anisi- upper-body injury. Gibson improved his record ings. The Coyotes are four
had an assist to lead Chi- mov scored his 20th goal, ISLANDERS 5, FLAMES 2 this season to 1-0-2 and got points behind Vancouver
cago. reaching that mark for the CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — his second NHL win. He was in last place in the Pacific
Kane scored on a screened third straight season since Rookie goalie Christopher 1-1-1 for the Islanders in the Divi.q

Neil Walker, Yankees agree to $4M, 1-year deal

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Join- last season, when he ac- don Drury, acquired from given the fact that we’re “I didn’t have an offer from
ing the New York Yankees cepted a qualifying offer Arizona last month, will play probably about two weeks anybody until three days
caused Neil Walker to smile, from the New York Mets. third. Walker can make away from leaving Florida.” ago,” Walker said. “I’m ex-
despite a hefty drop in sal- “It’s certainly a crazy off- $500,000 in performance The 32-year-old hit .265 with cited to be a part of this.”
ary.The free agent infielder season but more than any- bonuses: $125,000 each for 14 homers and 49 RBIs last Walker will wear No. 14 with
agreed Monday to a $4 thing my hope was that I’d 425, 450, 475 and 500 plate year for the Mets and Mil- the Yankees. His deal raised
million, one-year contract, land somewhere that’s go- appearances. waukee, who acquired him New York’s projected lux-
a 77 percent pay cut in a ing to be competitive and “It’s just another choice for Aug. 12.Among the victims ury tax payroll to approxi-
deal that allows New York have a chance to win,” manager,” Yankees gener- of a historically slow free mately $181 million, about
prospects Gleyber Torres Walker said. “I’m happy to al manager Brian Cashman agent market, Walker had $16 million below the luxury
and Miguel Andujar more be here, happy to be on a said. “If he takes something been working out at the tax threshold.“It’s some-
time to mature in the minor contending team.” from somebody over time, camp for free agents in thing we couldn’t ignore
leagues. Walker likely will start at so be it. But again he’s get- Bradenton, organized by when the opportunity still
Walker earned $17.2 million second base and Bran- ting a little bit of a late start the players’ association. existed,” Cashman said.q