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SPORTS Thursday 23 November 2017

Edmonton Oilers’ Matt Benning, left, and St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, fight during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017,
in St. Louis.
Associated Press

Tarasenko nets 2, gets in rare fight as Blues top Oilers 8-3

By The Associated Press years ago against Nash- slumping Philadelphia. 59 seconds apart late in at 18:22 of the second.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir ville. Sedin had a goal and an the second period to lift Spezza, who also has
Tarasenko had two goals Dmitrij Jaskin, Scottie Up- assist to leave him four Dallas over Montreal. scored in consecutive
and two assists and got in shall and Paul Stastny also points shy of 1,000 for his Shore had no goals in the games after netting only
a rare fight Tuesday night, scored for St. Louis. Jaden career. Sven Baertschi first 19 games this season, one goal in the first 19, put
helping the St. Louis Blues Schwartz had three points, scored a power-play goal, but scored for the second in a rebound just less than a
to an 8-3 victory over the including his 100th career Henrik Sedin had two assists straight game to tie it 1-all minute later.q
Edmonton Oilers. goal. and Loui Eriksson added an
Brayden Schenn also had Milan Lucic, Leon Draisaitl empty-net goal and an as-
two goals and two assists, and Darnell Nurse scored sist for the Canucks.
and Jake Allen stopped 26 for the Oilers. Cam Talbot Jacob Markstrom made 35
shots for the NHL-leading was pulled in favor of Lau- saves to earn his sixth win of
Blues (16-5-1). ren Brossoit after facing the season as Vancouver
Tarasenko’s fight came in just three shots. Brossoit al- improved to 10-8-3 with its
the second period. In just lowed six goals on 37 shots. second victory in six games.
the third scrap of his six- Veteran defenseman Jay Ivan Provorov and Jakub
year career, Tarasenko Bouwmeester, a two-time Voracek scored for the
tangled with Matt Benning All-Star, played his first Flyers, who lost their fifth
and landed a solid right game of the season for the straight and fell below .500
hand much to the crowd’s Blues after breaking his an- (8-9-4) for the first time this
delight. kle during training camp in season.
Tarasenko was reacting September. Michal Neuvirth took the
to Benning’s near-collision Edmonton is 1-5 in its last six loss, allowing four goals on
with Schenn that was al- games. 22 shots. He was replaced
most a knee-on-knee hit. CANUCKS 5, FLYERS 2 by Brian Elliott with 5:20 re-
It was Tarasenko’s second PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock maining in the second pe-
career Gordie Howe hat Boeser scored twice and riod.
trick — a goal, an assist and Daniel Sedin inched closer STARS 3, CANADIENS 1
a fight in the same game. to a major NHL milestone, DALLAS (AP) — Devin Shore
The other one came three leading Vancouver past and Jason Spezza scored