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Pettersson, Markstrom help Canucks beat Wild 4-1

By ANDRES YBARRA But the tie lasted only 13
Associated Press seconds, with Horvat tap-
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Elias ping in a loose puck just
Pettersson scored his 21st outside the crease off a
goal and fellow All-Star Ja- shot from Tanner Pearson.
cob Markstom stopped 23 The Canucks struck again
shots in the Vancouver Ca- 1:13 later when Stecher's
nucks' 4-1 victory over the hard wrist shot from just
Minnesota Wild on Sunday. above the right circle beat
Bo Horvat added two Dubnyk's glove to make it
goals — the second into an 3-1.
empty net with 5.7 seconds The Wild were whistled for
left — and Troy Stecher eight penalties, and Minne-
also scored the Canucks. sota's 20th-ranked power
They've won nine of 11 and play unit went 0 for 5 on the
picked up their second win man-advantage. Minne-
in two days. sota emptied its net early
Devan Dubnyk made 26 in the fourth but couldn't
saves, and Marcus Foligno solve Markstrom.
scored for Minnesota. The Predators 1, Jets 0
Wild were held to 24 total WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
shots after averaging 40 in — John Hynes is getting
their previous three games. some quality play from his
A day after scoring four goaltenders since taking Vancouver Canucks' goalie Jacob Markstrom, of Sweden, deflects the puck in the first period of
third-period goals in Buffalo over as head coach of the an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn.
to snap a two-game skid, Nashville Predators on Tues- Associated Press
the Canucks scored three day. tender gets a shutout he's been terrible," Jets forward 13 assists) during the ca-
in the second period and Hynes was behind the got to make some huge Andrew Copp said. "It's kind reer-high run and franchise
briefly broke out of a pow- bench Sunday for his third saves," said Hynes, who's of been intermixed with record for defensemen. It
er-play funk. game and watched as 2-1-0 with a loss to Boston one-offs here and one-offs was the NHL's longest ac-
After a scoreless first period, backup Juuse Saros made on the day he took over there. I mean, we've got tive streak.
Vancouver ended an 0-for- 28 saves for his first shutout from a fired Peter Lavio- to right the ship and figure Saros stopped Andrew
18 power-play drought of the season in a 1-0 vic- lette. out what to do, but we've Copp on a short-handed
stretching over five games tory over the Winnipeg Jets. The Predators are 3-1-1 in had success here for a long breakaway early in the first
on Pettersson's second- On Thursday night, veter- their past five games to im- time. I don't think it's a long- period.
period goal as things were an netminder Pekka Rinne prove to 21-16-7. term issue, but definitely A Winnipeg turnover in its
turning chippy. Minnesota scored his first career goal Connor Hellebuyck something we got to worry defensive zone led to Ya-
answered with Foligno's in a 5-2 victory over Chi- stopped 31 shots for the about for next game." kov Trenin and Turris going in
eighth goal of the season cago. Jets. They have lost six Predators captain Roman alone on Hellebuyck. Trenin
at the 11:58 mark to bring "I thought the guys in front straight at home. Josi had his points streak passed the puck across the
some life to an otherwise of (Saros) defended really "It's not like we've been six end at 12 games. He had front of the net to Turris and
sleepy arena. well, but any time a goal- in a row at home that have 20 points (seven goals and he beat Hellebuyck.q

Ray Shero is out as New Jersey

Devils’ general manager

By TOM CANAVAN al manager Tom Fitzgerald once since the Stanley
AP Sports Writer would handle Shero's du- Cup Final in 2012, came
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ray ties with the help of Devils into the season with high
Shero has been fired as goaltending great Martin expectations. Hall was
the New Jersey Devils' Brodeur. returning from a knee in-
general manager after a "It's never a good time to jury that limited him to 33
four-plus year tenure that do this but once you make games last season. Nico
saw the three-time Stanley the decision, you have to Hischier, the No. 1 overall
Cup champions make the act on them," Harris said. pick in the 17-18 draft, was
playoffs only once. "We thought this was the entering his third season New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris, left, announces interim
Owner Josh Harris an- right thing to do for the and he was joined by fel- general manager Tom Fitzgerald, right, to replace Ray Shero
nounced the change less franchise." low center Jack Hughes, prior to an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Newark,
than 90 minutes before The change comes a little the No. 1 overall pick in N.J.
the struggling Devils were more than a month after the June draft. Associated Press
to face the Tampa Bay Shero fired head coach The season didn't go as playing a little better. "We don't do these things
Lightning at the Pruden- John Hynes in the wake of planned. New Jersey lost Harris said he spoke with lightly. We take a long-
tial Center on Sunday. The a horrible start to the sea- its first six games and the Shero on Sunday after- term approach," Harris
owner said the move was son and the trade of 2017- team was 9-13-4 when noon and informed him of said of his tenure with She-
effective immediately. 18 NHL MVP Taylor Hall to Hynes, now the Nashville the decision. It happened ro. "But the reality is we are
Speaking at a hastily Arizona shortly after the Predators coach, was less than 24 hours after now in our fifth season and
called news conference Hynes firing. fired. the Devils beat Washing- we've made the playoffs
outside the locker room, New Jersey, which has Interim coach Alain ton 5-1 in one of their best once. It was just time for a
Harris said assistant gener- made the postseason Nasreddine has the team games of the season. change.''q