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SPORTS Wednesday 11 OctOber 2017

Matthews scores in OT, Maple Leafs rally to beat Blackhawks

By The Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Auston
Matthews scored in over-
time as the Toronto Maple
Leafs came from behind to
beat the Chicago Black-
hawks 4-3 on Monday
night.
Nikita Zaitsev, Connor
Brown and James van
Riemsdyk also scored for
the Maple Leafs, who have
won their first three games.
Jan Rutta, Jonathan Toews
and Richard Panik had
goals for the Blackhawks.
Frederik Andersen made
18 saves for the win while
Anton Forsberg stopped 39
shots.
BLUES 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT
NEW YORK (AP) — Brayden
Schenn and Vladimir
Tarasenko scored shootout
goals to lift St. Louis over
New York, the third straight
win to start the season for
the Blues.
Andrew Ladd and Anders
Lee had scored for the Chicago Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg (31) looks on as Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri (43) chases the puck during
the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.
Islanders in the third pe- Associated Press
riod to send the game into games in Boston since the from Alex Killorn, and Chris ils.Evander Kane scored riod.
overtime, Lee’s goal com- most recent loss coming Kunitz, and Andrei Vasilevs- twice for the winless Sabres, JETS 5, OILERS 2
ing at the 19-minute mark. on March 30, 1998.Colo- kiy made 23 saves.T.J. Os- who were booed off the EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
Tarasenko scored twice in rado completed its season- hie had two goals and an ice after all three periods. — Nikolaj Ehlers had a hat
the second period for the opening three-game road assist, while Nicklas Back- Chad Johnson stopped 16 trick and an assist and Win-
Blues, who were seemingly trip at 2-1. Boston split its strom added a goal and of 22 shots before being nipeg captured its first win
in control until Ladd scored first two games — both at two assists for the Capitals. replaced by Robin Lehner of the season by beating
for the home team at 13:04 home.Tuukka Rask made Philipp Grubauer stopped (nine saves) in the third pe- Edmonton.q
of the third period to ruin 19 saves for the Bruins. 36 shots in his first game of
Jake Allen’s shutout bid. LIGHTNING 4, OILERS 3, OT the season.
Allen, who made 40 saves, TAMPA, Florida (AP) — DEVILS 6, SABRES 2
denied Jordan Eberle and Brayden Point scored on BUFFALO, New York (AP)
Anthony Beauvillier in the a power play in overtime, — Rookie Jesper Bratt and
shootout. Tampa Bay held high- Marcus Johansson each
AVALANCHE 4, BRUINS 0 scoring Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist
BOSTON (AP) — Semyon pointless and the Lightning and New Jersey beat Buf-
Varlamov stopped 29 beat Washington.Point re- falo.Brian Gibbons added
shots, Nail Yakupov scored directed Nikita Kucherov’s a goal and an assist, Taylor
two goals and Colorado shot at 3:08 and that came Hall had two assists, and
continued its recent suc- after the Capitals were as- Stefan Noesen also scored.
cess in Boston. sessed a too many men on New Jersey is 2-0 for the first
Sven Andrighetto and the ice penalty.Ovechkin time in three seasons.
J.T. Compher scored first- entered with seven goals No. 1 overall pick Nico His-
period goals for the Ava- in Washington’s first two chier recorded his first NHL
lanche, who improved games this season. point and Cory Schneider
to 11-0-0-1 in their past 12 Tampa Bay got goals made 23 saves for the Dev-