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Neuvirth makes 33 saves as Flyers blank Blues 2-0

By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michal Cullen scored his first goal
Neuvirth made 33 saves of the season on his 41st
and Brandon Manning birthday and added an
broke a scoreless tie with assist during Minnesota’s
a second-period goal to three-goal first period, giv-
lead the Philadelphia Flyers ing the sputtering Wild a
over the St. Louis Blues 2-0 welcome spark.
on Thursday night. Nino Neiderreiter and Tyler
Claude Giroux added an Ennis also scored to send
empty-net goal with 5.4 struggling Canadiens goal-
seconds left in Philadel- ie Carey Price into the first
phia’s first shutout of the intermission with a 3-0 defi-
season. cit. Ryan Suter chipped in
St. Louis lost at home for a second-period goal, and
the first time after opening Jared Spurgeon scored on
5-0. The Blues, who earned a power play for more in-
at least one point in each surance in the first minute
of their previous seven of the third.
games, were the only team Mikko Koivu and Mikael
in the league that hadn’t Granlund each had two
been beaten at home. assists and Marcus Foligno
Neuvirth, making his fifth added an empty-net goal
start this season, recorded for the Wild, who have won
his 11th career shutout and St. Louis Blues right wing Scottie Upshall tries to score against Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Mi- six straight games against
first since Nov. 7, 2015. chal Neuvirth during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in St. Louis. the Canadiens while out-
CAPTIALS 4, ISLANDERS 3 Associated Press scoring them 25-9.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lars Tavares got his 12th goal helped set up Reilly Nash’s Laine’s goal came after he BLUE JACKETS 7, PANTHERS
Eller scored two goals, in- of the season, one behind goal early in the second for told reporters at the morn- 3
cluding the winner, and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kuch- Boston, which was coming ing skate that he didn’t SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Oli-
had an assist to Washing- erov for the NHL lead. Jaro- off consecutive losses in have a lot of confidence ver Bjorkstrand and Josh
ton beat New York. slav Halak made 15 saves. overtime and a shootout. and felt he couldn’t do Anderson each scored
Eller was arguably the best BRUINS 2, GOLDEN KNIGHTS Cody Eakin scored for Ve- many “positive things” on twice to lift Columbus over
player on the ice, drawing 1 gas, which fell to 0-3 on a the ice. He has five goals Florida.Boone Jenner, Tyler
two penalties and com- BOSTON (AP) — Sean Kura- six-game road trip out East. and two assists in 12 games. Motte and Markus Han-
mitting one as part of an ly scored his first career Maxime Lagace, making The Jets have won three nikainen also had goals
eventful outing. The Danish goal to snap a tie midway his second NHL start, had straight to improve to 6-3-2. for the Blue Jackets, and
center’s play helped Wash- through the third period, 26 saves for the Golden They are 4-0-2 on the points Sergei Bobrovsky made 31
ington escape despite be- sending Boston over Ve- Knights, who beat Boston streak. saves. Seven goals are a
ing outshot 38-19 and 16-2 gas. 3-1 on Oct. 15 in the first Tylers Myers also scored, season-high for Columbus,
in the third period. Kuraly got to a rebound meeting between the ex- Blake Wheeler added which won for the eighth
Braden Holtby made 35 during a scrum in front of pansion club and the Origi- three assists and Connor time in 11 games.Vincent
saves, including many in the Vegas net after a shot nal Six franchise. Hellebuyck made 21 saves Trocheck had a goal and
the third while the Islanders by Torey Krug with 10:07 JETS 5, STARS 2 to improve to 7-0-1. two assists for the Panthers.
were pouring it on. Taylor left, restoring Boston’s lead WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Alexander Radulov scored Ian McCoshen and Mark
Chorney and Alex Chias- and helping the Bruins to — Mark Scheifele had a hat for Dallas, extending his Pysyk also scored. James
son each scored his first avoid being swept by the trick, Patrik Laine scored his goals streak to four games. Reimer allowed four goals
goal of the season for the expansion Golden Knights first goal in five games and Mattias Janmark also on 19 shots before being
Capitals. in their inaugural season. Winnipeg beat Dallas to ex- scored, and Ben Bishop replaced by Antti Niemi at
New York’s Anders Lee It was the second assist tend its points streak to six stopped 22 shots. 10:46 of the second period.
scored twice and John of the night for Krug, who games. WILD 6, CANADIENS 3 Niemi stopped 18 shots.q
Dempsey scores twice, leads Sounders past Whitecaps 2-0

By TIM BOOTH in two seasons, added a there could have been a
AP Sports Writer second goal in the closing few more,” Dempsey said.
SEATTLE (AP) — The past minutes, and the Sound- The Sounders controlled
seven times the Seattle ers beat the Whitecaps 2-0 possession throughout
Sounders were in a playoff on Thursday night to ad- but were unable to break
game, Clint Dempsey was vance to the MLS Western down the Whitecaps until
stuck being a spectator. Conference finals.Seattle a series of passes started
Finally back on the field advanced out of the two- by Cristian Roldan found
in an elimination game, leg conference semifinals the foot of Dempsey at the
Dempsey made up for the after the sides played to a top of the penalty area in Vancouver Whitecaps goalie Stefan Marinovic, right, dives for
lost time. 0-0 draw in the first-leg last the 56th minute. Roldan’s a ball that crossed in front of the goal late in the first half of the
“He’s been ready for a weekend in Vancouver. The run was moved along by a second leg of an MLS soccer Western Conference semifinal
month. He’s been ready for defending MLS Cup cham- nifty back-heel pass by Will against the Seattle Sounders, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Seattle.
a long time,” Seattle coach pion Sounders will face Bruin and eventually got Associated Press
Brian Schmetzer said. Houston or Portland in the to Dempsey for his fifth ca- guez found Dempsey open overall this season, com-
Dempsey curled a left- conference finals.“Once reer playoff goal.Dempsey at the back post, sending ing back from an irregular
footed shot past Vancou- we got the first goal, it added a second goal in the crowd of 39,587 into a heartbeat that kept him
ver goalkeeper Stefan Ma- opened up the game and the 88th minute as Vancou- frenzy and providing a bit a spectator for Seattle’s
rinovic early in the second we just kept getting bet- ver was disorganized on a of relief for the Sounders. championship run a season
half for his first playoff goal ter and better looks and corner kick. Victor Rodri- Dempsey has 14 goals ago. q