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SPORTSSaturday 19 March 2016
NHL Capsules
Crosby scores 2 as Penguins win again
The Associated Press session of first place in the Tyler Kennedy added a
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Western Conference by
Crosby scored a pair of rallying for victory over the season-high three assists
highlight-reel goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Pittsburgh Penguins ral- Benn’s winning goal 11:50 and Keith Kinkaid made
lied past the Carolina Hur- into the third period came
ricanes 4-2 on Thursday about 2 minutes after Ste- 28 saves as New Jersey
night for their fourth straight phen Johns’ first NHL goal
victory. as the Stars dropped the snapped a three-game
Lightning to 31-2-0 when
Crosby beat Eddie Lack leading after two periods. home losing streak.
with a slick backhander Dallas (93 points) is two
in the first and added a points ahead of St. Louis Nino Niederreiter, Jared
redirect from his knees in atop the West. Both teams
the second to extend his have 10 games remaining. Spurgeon, Justin Fontaine
points streak to 10 consec- Steven Stamkos had two
utive games as Pittsburgh goals for the Lightning (85 and Mikko Koivu scored for
strengthened its grip on points), who stayed in third
seventh in the crowded in the Atlantic Division and the Wild, who squandered
Eastern Conference play- fell four points behind divi-
off race. Phil Kessel had a sion-leading Florida, a 4-1 a chance to move ahead
goal and an assist and Nick winner at Toronto.
Bonino picked up his fifth of PANTHERS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 of Colorado into the eighth
the year. Rookie Matt Mur- TORONTO (AP) — Jussi Joki-
ray shook off a slow start to nen scored two unusual and final playoff spot in the
finish with 31 saves. goals to help lift the Florida
Phillip Di Giuseppe and Ri- Panthers over the Toronto Western Conference.
ley Nash scored for the Hur- Maple Leafs.
ricanes. Jokinen wasn’t attempt- PREDATORS 4, ISLANDERS 2
ing to score on either goal
KINGS 4, RANGERS 3 against the Maple Leafs, NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze with two passing attempts
Kopitar scored the tying pinging off Toronto sticks — James Neal and Ryan
goal with 4:10 to play and and beating Jonathan Ber-
tipped home the winner at nier. Johansen each scored a
1:34 of overtime, propelling Jaromir Jagr and Teddy
the Los Angeles Kings to Purcell added empty-net goal and added an assist
victory over the New York goals for the Panthers, who
Rangers. won for the fourth time in to lead the Nashville Preda-
Kopitar deflected a slap five games. Florida is three
shot by Jake Muzzin to end wins from matching its fran- tors past the New York Is-
it in dramatic fashion for chise record of 43.
the Pacific Division-leading Morgan Rielly scored for landers.
Kings, who rallied from a the Leafs, who had a two-
two-goal deficit for their game win streak snapped. Ryan Ellis and Austin Wat-
third straight win over a
certain playoff team. Los DEVILS 7, WILD 4 son also scored for Nash-
Angeles won after trailing NEWARK, New Jersey (AP)
to start the third period for — Devante Smith-Pelly, ville, which has recorded
the NHL-best eighth time Mike Sislo and Adam Hen-
this season. rique scored two goals at least one point in the
After tipping home a shot apiece as the New Jersey
by Milan Lucic to force OT, Devils had their best offen- standings in 16 of their last
Kopitar got his first multi- sive performance of the
goal game since his hat season in a victory over the 17 games.
trick against the Rangers Minnesota Wild.
last month. Reid Boucher also scored, Rookie Ryan Pulock and
Brock Nelson had the goals
for the Islanders, who have
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Nick Bonino (13) celebrates his goal be- lost of four of their last five.
hind Carolina Hurricanes’ Phil Di Giuseppe (34) during the third
period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March RED WINGS 3, BLUE JACKETS
17, 2016.
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Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
Henrik Zetterberg and Dar-
J.T. Miller had a goal and again in his first home game ren Helm scored in the third
an assist for the Rangers, since Nov. 27.
who haven’t won back-to- He was helped by two period to lead the Detroit
back games in March. San Jose goals that were
waved off after official re- Red Wings past the Colum-
COYOTES 3, SHARKS 1 views, one for offside and
GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) — the other for kicking the bus Blue Jackets.
Shane Doan scored with puck into the goal.
1:31 left and Mike Smith Doan scored his 25th goal Luke Glendening also
stopped 27 shots in his first of the season by squeezing
home game in nearly four a shot past Martin Jones scored and Jimmy Howard
months as the Arizona Coy- from a tough angle. Mi-
otes took advantage of chael Stone also scored stopped 27 shots as Detroit
two disallowed goals to and Antoine Vermette
beat the San Jose Sharks added an empty-net goal. moved a point ahead of
3-1 Thursday night.
Smith returned from a 40- STARS 4, LIGHTNING 3 Philadelphia for the Eastern
game absence due to a DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn
core muscle injury with a scored two goals to give Conference’s second wild-
44-save shutout Edmonton him a career-best 36 as the
on Saturday and was sharp Dallas Stars took sole pos- card playoff spot.
Alexander Wennberg
spoiled Howard’s shutout
bid on a power-play goal
with 1 minute to go, end-
ing the Blue Jackets’ home
scoreless streak at 156:02.
Sergei Bobrovsky finished
with 19 saves as Columbus
lost its third straight.q
