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SPORTS Thursday 16 January 2020
Crosby posts goal, 3 assists in return, Pens rout Wild 7-3

By The Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Jonathan Toews scored 42
Crosby had a goal and seconds into overtime and
three assists in his first game assisted on Chicago’s two
back from abdominal sur- other goals in a win over
gery and the Pittsburgh Ottawa. Dominik Kubalik
Penguins rolled past Minne- added a pair of goals for
sota 7-3 on Tuesday night. the Blackhawks. Robin Leh-
Crosby needed less than ner stopped 20 shots.
eight minutes to pick up his Connor Brown and Chris
first point since before Hal- Tierney scored first-period
loween, assisting on Evgeni goals for the Senators.
Malkin’s first goal of the Rookie goaltender Marcus
night 7:57 in. Crosby added Hogberg started in net for
his sixth goal of the season the third straight game and
in the third period when he made 27 saves.
slipped a backhand past JETS 4, CANUCKS 0
Devan Dubnyk as the Pen- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
guins rolled to their fourth — Kyle Connor scored
straight victory. twice, Connor Hellebuyck
Malkin finished with two made 41 saves in his fourth
goals and a pretty no-look shutout of the season, and
drop pass to set up Bryan Winnipeg snapped a six-
Rust’s 19th of the season. In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby prepares to take a face-off game home losing streak
Jared McCann scored for during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers in Pittsburgh. with a win over Vancouver.
the fourth time in five games Associated Press It was the 18th shutout of
for Pittsburgh, Dominik Si- by an elbow in the crease. utes. The league-worst Red third. Hellebuyck’s career and
mon added his fifth, and Halak stopped 24 shots in Wings were out of it early, Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasi- gave him the franchise re-
Tristan Jarry stopped 25 relief as the Bruins lost their and Thomas Greiss made levskiy, who blanked the cord for shutouts, surpass-
shots to improve to 11-0-1 second straight and were 34 saves to back the Island- Arizona Coyotes and Phila- ing Ondrej Pavelec.
in his last 12 starts against shut out for the first time this ers. delphia Flyers in his previous Jack Roslovic and Blake
Western Conference op- season. Jordan Eberle, Josh Bailey two starts, finished with 38 Wheeler also had a goal
ponents. SABRES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS and Nelson chased Detroit saves. each and Patrik Laine
Crosby skated 17:53 after 2 goalie Jimmy Howard with MAPLE LEAFS 7, DEVILS 4 picked up a pair of assists
missing 28 games follow- BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack their three early goals. Cal- TORONTO (AP) — Aus- for the Jets, who have won
ing abdominal surgery and Eichel scored the go- vin Pickard relieved and ton Matthews had his first their past 10 games against
looked just as dangerous as ahead goal on an end-to- stopped 14 of 19 shots. hat trick since scoring four Vancouver. Jacob Mark-
ever as the Penguins pulled end rush 7:57 into the third Anders Lee, Anthony Beau- times in his NHL debut and strom stopped 21 of the 24
within four points of first- period in Buffalo’s win over villier, Noah Dobson and Toronto beat New Jersey. shots he faced for the Ca-
place Washington in the slumping Vegas. Leo Komarov also scored John Tavares scored as nucks, who have been shut
Metropolitan Division. The goal was Eichel’s ca- for the Islanders. part of a three-point night out three times this season.
Zach Parise scored twice reer-high-matching 28th of Filip Hronek and Givani for the Leafs and Rasmus STARS 3, AVALANCHE 2
and Marcus Foligno add- the season and came in a Smith scored for Detroit. Sandin had two assists in DENVER (AP) — Esa Lindell
ed his ninth for the Wild, game in which he added LIGHTNING 4, KINGS 3, SO his first game since getting scored 1:54 into overtime
who spotted the Penguins an assist to become Buf- TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita called up from the minors after Jason Dickinson tied
a four-goal lead. Dubnyk falo’s first player in 27 years Kucherov scored late to to help reinforce the injury- the game late in regulation
finished with 22 saves, and to reach the 60-point mark force overtime and Ste- riddled defense corps. Wil- and Dallas put the finishing
the Wild fell to 1-5-1 in their in 46 or fewer games. Sam ven Stamkos delivered the liam Nylander and Zach touches on a season series
last seven games. Reinhart had a goal and game-deciding goal in a Hyman each had a goal sweep of Colorado.
BLUE JACKETS 3, BRUINS 0 two assists, and Kyle Okpo- shootout as Tampa Bay ral- and an assist, and Frederik Lindell found himself all
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — so and Curtis Lazar, with an lied to beat Los Angeles. Gauthier had the other alone in the middle of the
Elvis Merzlikins recorded his empty-netter, also scored. Brayden Point also beat goal for Toronto (25-16-6), ice and sent a wrist shot
second consecutive shut- Linus Ullmark stopped 23 Kings goalie Jonathan which entered winless in past Philipp Grubauer as
out and Columbus beat At- shots, and the Sabres im- Quick in the shootout, help- its previous three games. the Stars rallied from an
lantic Division-leading Bos- proved to 4-2 in their past ing the Lightning rebound Mitch Marner chipped in early two-goal deficit.
ton for its fourth win in five six. from a 2-1 loss to New Jer- with two assists. Dickinson tied the game for
games. Reilly Smith and Tomas sey that stopped Tampa Frederik Andersen made 24 the Stars with 5:23 remain-
Alexander Wennberg, Kev- Nosek scored for the Gold- Bay’s franchise record-ty- saves for the Leafs. ing on a backhand shot.
in Stenlund and Riley Nash en Knights, who have lost ing 10-game winning streak Blake Coleman, with his Denis Gurianov also scored
scored for Columbus. four straight to match their on Sunday. first-career hat trick, and in the fourth and final meet-
Merzlikins won for the sixth longest streak without a Stamkos and Alex Killorn P.K. Subban scored for ing between the Central Di-
time in his last eight starts point in their three-year also scored in regulation New Jersey. Will Butcher vision adversaries. The Stars
and turned aside all 34 franchise history. for the Lightning, who over- had three assists. Louis captured the season series
shots he faced. His five wins Marc-Andre Fleury stopped came deficits of 2-0 and Domingue allowed five 4-0. Ben Bishop stopped 41
since Dec. 31 tie him for the 22 shots. 3-2. Kucherov’s 18th goal of goals on 19 shots before shots in a game in which
NHL lead with Tampa Bay’s ISLANDERS 8, RED WINGS 2 the season made it 3-3 with getting yanked midway the Avalanche hit at least
Andrei Vasilevskiy. UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — 1:15 remaining in the third through the second pe- three posts.
Boston goaltender Jaroslav Brock Nelson scored twice period. Quick stopped 35 riod. Veteran backup Cory Gabriel Landeskog and Ni-
Halak entered the game and the Islanders routed of 38 shots for Los Angeles, Schneider finished with 13 kita Zadorov had goals for
at 1:12 of the first period Detroit. which took a 3-2 lead when saves. the Avalanche, with Na-
after Tukka Rask was inad- New York scored three Dustin Brown scored on the BLACKHAWKS 3, SENATORS than MacKinnon assisting
vertently struck in the head times in the first eight min- power play at 12:00 of the 2, OT on both. q