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Ducks run streak to 9,
tied atop Pacific Division
The Associated Press matched the 1995-96 De- Anaheim’s Jamie McGinn gets control of the puck in front of the Montreal goal during the second
ANAHEIM, California (AP) — troit Red Wings for the most period at the Honda Center on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Anaheim.
Jamie McGinn scored in his victories through 63 games
Ducks debut and Jakob Sil- with 47. The Maple Leafs re- Associated Press
fverberg got the only goal mained in last place in the
in the shootout as Anaheim league with 52 points.
beat the Montreal Cana- Niskanen’s winner came
diens 3-2 on Wednesday after Washington relin-
night for its ninth consecu- quished a 2-0 lead built on
tive victory. goals by Taylor Chorney
Corey Perry scored the ty- and Alex Ovechkin. Nikita
ing power-play goal with Soshnikov scored his first
9:09 to play for the Ducks, NHL goal, and Colin Green-
who have won 18 of 21 to ing scored his second of
streak into a first-place tie the season for the Maple
with Los Angeles atop the Leafs.
Pacific Division. BLACKHAWKS 5, RED
John Gibson stopped 25 WINGS 2
shots and all three Montre- DETROIT, Michigan (AP) —
al shootout attempts with Patrick Kane had a goal
relative ease. and an assist 1:24 apart on
Alex Galchenyuk scored power plays in the second
two goals and Mike Con- period, and Artemi Panarin
don made 32 saves for the scored twice to help the
Canadiens, who lost their Chicago Blackhawks rout
second straight to open a the Detroit Red Wings.
West Coast road trip. Kane finished with three
CAPITALS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 points, extending his NHL-
WASHINGTON, D.C., (AP) leading total to 88 to
— Matt Niskanen and the match his career high set
NHL’s top power play unit during the 2009-10 season.
cashed in as the Washing- Corey Crawford didn’t
ton Capitals outlasted the give up a goal until mid-
youthful and outclassed way through the third pe-
Toronto Maple Leafs. riod when Brad Richards
The Capitals reached 98 scored. Gustav Nyquist
points for the season and had Detroit’s other goal.
Wayne Gretzky book
on hockey history
coming this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — For In this March 7, 2015 file
Wayne Gretzky, there’s photo, former Kings player
something special about Wayne Gretzky speaks to
the number 99. The NHL’s the crowd at a statue unveil-
all-time scoring cham- ing for former Kings left wing
pion has a deal with G.P. Luc Robitaille prior to an NHL
Putnam’s Sons for a book hockey game against the
about the game’s history Pittsburgh Penguins in Los An-
and his own place in it. geles.
Putnam told The Associ-
ated Press that the book, Associated Press
currently untitled, will be
published this fall, coincid- when he was also induct-
ing with the league’s 99th ed into the league’s Hall of
anniversary. In a statement Fame.
released Thursday through
his publisher, Gretzky said
he would provide his “take
on some of the great mo-
ments” in hockey and tell
stories previously known
only to “friends, family and
teammates.”
Gretzky’s uniform number
was 99, retired by the NHL
after his final season, 1999,
