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SPORTS Saturday 18 November 2017

Steven Stamkos leads Lightning past Stars, 6-1

By The Associated Press Jacob Markstrom made 25
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven stops.
Stamkos had two goals and The teams were sent to the
two assists, Andrei Vasilevs- locker rooms with under a
kiy made 27 saves to beat minute left in the second
mentor Ben Bishop, and the period when a fan seated
Tampa Bay Lightning beat in one of the corners was
the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Thurs- hit in the head by an errant
day night. puck.
Vasilevskiy was Bishop’s One of the officials on the
backup in Tampa Bay for ice threw towels to nearby
parts of three seasons until spectators to help with the
Bishop was dealt to Los An- bleeding, and the fan was
geles last February. Bishop eventually taken away on
holds the Lightning career a stretcher.
wins record with 131, while There was no immediate
Vasilevskiy has gone 26-5-3 update from the Canucks
since taking over the start- on the fan’s status.
ing role. It was Bishop’s first JETS 3, FLYERS 2, SO
game against Tampa Bay WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
since the trade. — Bryan Little scored the
Stamkos has 10 goals and deciding goal in a shootout
an NHL-best 35 points after and Winnipeg rallied from
missing most of last season a two-goal deficit to beat
with a lateral meniscus tear. Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, left, battles with Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin, Philadelphia .
Mikhail Sergachev, Brayden right, for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Mark Scheifele tied it 2-all
Point, Jake Dotchin and Ni- Tampa, Fla. when he scored with 49
kita Kucherov also scored Associated Press seconds left in the third pe-
for the Lightning, who have Lindgren stopped 27 shots. and New York rallied to day night. riod with Jets goalie Con-
the NHL’s best record at 15- MAPLE LEAFS 1, DEVILS 0, OT beat Carolina. Riley Sheahan added an nor Hellebuyck pulled for
2-2. TORONTO (AP) — William Mathew Barzal had a goal empty-net goal, and Matt an extra attacker.
Radek Faksa scored for Nylander scored with 2.2 and two assists, and Nick Murray made 21 saves. Mathieu Perreault, back
Dallas, and Bishop stopped seconds left in overtime Leddy, Josh Bailey and Cal Jean-Gabriel Pageau on the ice after missing 12
22 shots. and Frederik Andersen Clutterbuck each had a scored in the third period games with a lower-body
COYOTES 5, CANADIENS 4 made 42 saves in Toronto’s goal and an assist to help for Ottawa. injury, also scored for Win-
MONTREAL (AP) — Derek victory over New Jersey. the Islanders remain one GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, CA- nipeg. Jakub Voracek and
Stepan and Christian Fisch- The Maple Leafs have won of two NHL teams without NUCKS 2 Sean Couturier had first-pe-
er scored power-play goals five straight to improve to a regulation loss at home VANCOUVER, British Co- riod goals for the Flyers.
in the third period and Ari- 13-7-0. this season at 6-0-2. Jordan lumbia (AP) — Erik Haula BRUINS 2, KINGS 1
zona rallied to beat Mon- Corey Schneider stopped Eberle added an empty- scored the go-ahead goal LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zdeno
treal for its first regulation 24 shots for New Jersey. The netter, and Thomas Greiss in the third period and Ve- Chara scored the tiebreak-
victory of the season. Devils dropped to 11-4-3. finished with 28 saves. gas beat Vancouver. ing goal in the second pe-
Brad Richardson, Christian Toronto star center Auston Sebastian Aho, Elias Lind- Haula, David Perron, Jon- riod and Boston made it
Dvorak and Tobias Rieder Matthews was on the ice holm, Noah Hanafin and athan Marchessault and stand to snap a four-game
also scored for the Coyotes, for the optional morning Derek Ryan scored for Car- William Karlsson each had losing streak.
and Antti Raanta made 33 skate, but sat out his fourth olina. a goal and an assist, and Charlie McAvoy also
saves. Arizona snapped a straight game with an up- PENGUINS 3, SENATORS 1 Reilly Smith added an emp- scored for the Bruins, who
five-game losing streak to per-body injury. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — ty-netter. Vegas improved won on the road for only
improve to 3-15-3. ISLANDERS 6, HURRICANES 4 Patric Hornqvist and Jake to 11-6-1 in its debut sea- the second time this sea-
Brendan Gallagher, Paul NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Guentzel each scored in son. Maxime Lagace had son. Drew Doughty had the
Byron, Joe Morrow and Boychuk scored the tie- the second period and 19 saves. goal for Los Angeles, which
Shea Weber scored for the breaking goal on a slap Pittsburgh held on to beat Brock Boeser and Bo Hor- has dropped four straight
Canadiens, and Charlie shot with 4:25 remaining Ottawa Senators on Thurs- vat scored for Vancouver. after opening 11-2-2.q