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Boston beats Philadelphia 2-0, ends Flyers 9-game win streak

By The Associated Press RANGERS 4, STARS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — DALLAS (AP) — Mika
Matt Grzelcyk and Patrice Zibanejad scored his 10th
Bergeron scored, Tuukka goal in five games to give
Rask stopped 36 shots and him 40 for the season, im-
the Boston Bruins beat Phil- pressive rookie Igor Shes-
adelphia 2-0 on Tuesday terkin made 31 saves and
night to snap the Flyers’ the Rangers beat skidding
nine-game winning streak. Dallas.
The Bruins (44-14-12) be- Kaapo Kakko, another
came the first team with Rangers rookie, scored
100 points this season and twice in the second pe-
Rask picked up his 50th ca- riod for his first goals in a
reer shutout. Rask became month. Adam Fox also had
the sixth active goalie with a goal as New York built a
at least 50 shutouts. He has 4-0 cushion and won for the
five this season. 10th time in its last 11 road
Rusk stymied a Flyers’ of- games.
fense that had scored at Shesterkin improved to 10-2
least three goals in each in 12 NHL games, bouncing
of their nine wins during back from a disappoint-
the streak. They scored ing home loss to last-place
five goals four times since New Jersey on Saturday
the streak started Feb. 18 in his first game back from
against Columbus. an upper-body injury sus-
The Flyers had been sensa- tained in a car accident.
tional as they shot up the Roope Hintz had a pow-
standings and were fight- er-play goal and Andrew
ing with Washington for first Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron celebrates after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL Cogliano also scored in
place in the Metropolitan hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Philadelphia. Boston the third period — the first
Division. The Flyers had de- won 2-0. goals in three games for a
feated the Bruins in a shoot- Associated Press Dallas team that dropped
out in both games of the night came at 2:45. to help Pittsburgh reach 40 built a 4-goal lead. to 0-4-2 in its past six. Miro
series this season, including Jakob Silfverberg opened wins for the seventh straight Artturi Lehkonen and Lukas Heiskanen assisted on both.
a bizarre ending in January the scoring when he de- season and 13th time since Vejdemo had goals in the Ben Bishop stopped 23
when Boston’s Brad March- flected Rickard Rakell’s 2006-07. The only exception third period for Montreal, shots for the Stars.
and overskated the puck shot into the net on a pow- was the 48-game lockout- which lost its third straight CANUCKS 5, ISLANDERS 4,
at center ice on a shootout er play. shortened season in 2012- game. SO
attempt. It was Deslauriers’ first hat 13. Juuse Saros made 32 saves VANCOUVER, British Co-
The frivolity didn’t last for trick in 375 NHL games. The Nikita Gusev and Miles for the win. Carey Price lumbia (AP) — J.T. Miller
long, and the Flyers pound- left wing came into the Wood scored for New Jer- stopped 32 shots for the scored the only goal in the
ed Rask, taking 24 shots game with four goals this sey, which won its previ- Canadiens in his league- shootout and Vancouver
over the first two periods. season. Teemu Selanne ous two games. Macken- leading 58th game of the beat the Islanders.
Rask stood tall in net, stop- held the previous Ducks zie Blackwood stopped season. Miller scored on a wrist shot
ping 36 total shots, and got mark for quickest hat trick 28 shots but the last-place The Bell Centre hosted a from the faceoff circle.
the cushion he needed at 12:58 in 1997. Devils dropped to 6-3-2 in pregame ceremony me- Tyler Toffoli had a goal and
late when Bergeron’s shot Anaheim — which has their last 11. morializing Habs great an assist for the Canucks,
from the circle appeared earned a point in four MAPLE LEAFS 2, LIGHTNING Henri Richard, who passed who won for the second
to get deflected by a Flyers straight games — was out- 1 away on Friday. The crowd time in seven games.
stick and went in for a 2-0 shot 42-15 but scored on TORONTO (AP) — Auston gave a standing ovation to Adam Gaudette, Zack
lead. five of its first eight shots. Matthews scored his 47th Richard’s family, which was MacEwen and Bo Horvart
The Flyers’ Carter Hart fin- Rakell had a goal and an goal of the season and in attendance, followed by also scored for Vancou-
ished with 27 saves. assist, and Rowney and Da- Frederik Andersen made a moment of silence. ver. Defenseman Alex Edler
DUCKS 5, SENATORS 2 vid Backes each had two 32 saves as Toronto beat HURRICANES 5, RED WINGS had two assists, giving him
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — assists. Tampa Bay. 2 401 NHL points.
Nicolas Deslauriers scored Brady Tkachuk and Colin William Nylander also DETROIT (AP) — Justin Wil- Brock Nelson had a pair of
the fastest hat trick in Ana- White had a goal and an scored for Toronto. Mitch liams scored a tiebreak- goals for the Islanders, who
heim history, Ryan Miller assist for Ottawa, which Marner and John Tavares ing goal 1:38 into the final are mired in a season-long
made 40 saves and the had won four of five. Hog- each had two assists for the period, and Sebastian Aho seven-game winless streak
Ducks rolled past Ottawa. berg stopped 10 shots. Leafs. added two goals later in (0-4-3). Andrew Ladd and
Deslauriers completed a PENGUINS 5, DEVILS 2 Ondrej Palat scored for the third to give Carolina a Jordan Eberle also scored
natural hat trick 11:49 into NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Evge- Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasi- win over Detroit. for New York. Derick Bras-
the game with a wrist shot ni Malkin scored two goals levskiy made 34 stops. Morgan Geekie and Nino sard had two assists.
from the left circle that and set up another to lead PREDATORS 4, CANADIENS Niederreiter also scored for After giving up an early
went off Ottawa goal- slumping Pittsburgh over 2 Carolina, which extended lead, New York battled
tender Marcus Hogberg’s New Jersey. MONTREAL (AP) — Filip its winning streak to three back to tie the game three
glove and shoulder to give Evan Rodrigues and defen- Forsberg scored twice and games. times.
the Ducks a 4-0 lead. It was semen Justin Schultz and Nashville withstood a late Tyler Bertuzzi and Christof- Canuck goaltender
his second goal in 32 sec- Kris Letang also scored as comeback try by Montreal. fer Ehn scored for the Red Thatcher Demko had a
onds, after he scored on the Penguins won for only Ryan Johansen and Calle Wings, who had their mod- career-high 45 saves. New
a one-timer from the slot. the third time in 11 games. Jarnkrok also scored in the est two-game winning York goalie Semyon Var-
Deslauriers’ first goal of the Matt Murray made 20 saves second period as Nashville streak snapped. lamov stopped 30 shots.q