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Kane hat trick leads Blackhawks past Bruins 6-4
The Associated Press Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins Niemi stopped 22 shots as
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Chicago. Dallas’ four-game winning
Kane had three goals and streak ended. The Stars
an assist as the Chicago Associated Press lead St. Louis by two points
Blackhawks raced to a six- for the Central Division title
goal lead in the second PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney ahead of the third-place — Nate Thompson and and home-ice advantage
period before hanging on Crosby, Beau Bennett and New York Rangers in the Ryan Kesler each scored in the Western Conference
for a 6-4 win over the Bos- Patric Hornqvist scored to Metropolitan Division. a short-handed goal, John playoffs.
ton Bruins on Sunday. help Pittsburgh build an Pittsburgh, in the playoffs Gibson made 25 saves and BLUES 5, AVALANCHE 1
Kane’s scoring spree gave early lead, and the surging for the 10th consecutive Anaheim defeated Dallas DENVER (AP) — David
him 100 points for the first Penguins equaled their lon- season, reached 100 points to return to the top of the Backes started the scoring
time in his nine-year NHL gest winning streak of the for the 10th time in team his- Pacific Division. in a three-goal first period,
career. The win was career season at six games with a tory. Matt Murray stopped Ryan Getzlaf added an Anders Nilsson made 19
No. 800 for Chicago coach victory over Philadelphia. 28 shots for the Penguins. empty-net goal as the saves in relief of an injured
Joel Quenneville. Crosby scored his 33rd goal Wayne Simmonds matched Ducks moved one point Jake Allen, and St. Louis
Kane, the NHL’s leading and Pittsburgh jumped out a career high with his 29th ahead of the Los Angeles beat Colorado as the Ava-
scorer, was clicking with to a 3-0 advantage mid- goal, and Jakub Voracek Kings. Both teams have four lanche moved to the brink
linemates Artemi Panarin way through the second also scored for the Flyers, games remaining, includ- of postseason elimination.
and Artem Anisimov during period. Carl Hagelin added who remained one point ing the fifth and final Free- Magnus Paajarvi, Colton
the club’s fourth win in five his 12th and Eric Fehr scored ahead of Boston for the fi- way Faceoff of the season Parayko and Alex Pi-
games. Panarin had a goal twice in the third period for nal playoff spot in the East- between the rivals Thurs- etrangelo also scored for
and three assists, while Ani- the Penguins, who won for ern Conference. day night at Los Angeles. the Blues, who are chasing
simov added a goal and the 12 time in 13 games. DUCKS 3, STARS 1 Radek Faksa scored with Dallas for the Central Divi-
two assists. They moved five points ANAHEIM, California (AP) 1:29 remaining and Antti sion title and trying to stay
Jonathan Toews also ahead of Chicago. Troy
scored for the Blackhawks, Brouwer added an empty-
who won’t finish lower than netter with 2:55 remaining.
third in the Central Division Matt Duchene scored late
and will avoid a wild-card for the Avalanche, who
playoff seeding. maintained their slim play-
Kane’s second career off hopes with Minnesota’s
regular-season hat trick — loss to Winnipeg. They trail
both this season — lifted the Wild by five points for
him to 43 goals, the most the final Western Confer-
for a Chicago player since ence berth.
Tony Amonte hit that mark JETS 5, WILD 1
in 1999-2000. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
He’s the first Blackhawk to — Mark Scheifele scored
reach 100 points since Jer- his team-leading 27th goal
emy Roenick had 107 in and Winnipeg beat Minne-
1993-94. sota, giving Jets fans some-
Patrice Bergeron had two thing to cheer about in the
goals and an assist for the club’s last home game of
Bruins, who remained one the season.
point behind Detroit and Minnesota dropped its third
Philadelphia for a playoff straight and squandered a
spot. chance to clinch a playoff
PENGUINS 6, FLYERS 2 spot.q
Boxer Blackwell wakes from
induced coma, speaking to family
LONDON (AP) — British box- March 26 against Chris Eu- Hennessy Sports said.
er Nick Blackwell woke from bank Jnr.
his induced coma a week The bout had been Blackwell woke from the
after collapsing following stopped in the 10th round
a fight and he is speaking after the ringside doctor coma on Saturday at St.
from his hospital bed, pro- advised the referee that
moters said Monday. Blackwell was unable to Mary’s Hospital in London
Hennessy Sportspublished see through his left eye.
a picture of Blackwell look- Minutes later, Blackwell fell after sedatives were grad-
ing into the camera with his to the floor in the ring and
left fist seemingly clenched, was taken to hospital. ually reduced.
surrounded by his brother Medics have now conclud-
and a friend. ed that the bleeding “out- “(Blackwell) acknowl-
Blackwell collapsed soon side the brain on the skull ...
after the end of the British was minor enough for there edged the voices of loved
middleweight title fight on to be no need to operate,”
ones and, by Sunday, was
starting to talk,” HennessyS-
ports said. “It was the out-
This is a Nov. 1, 2012 file photo of British boxer Nick Blackwell. come everyone had been
Blackwell lies in an induced coma in a hospital in London Mon-
day March 28, 2016 following a brutal middleweight title fight hoping and praying for;
against Chris Eubank jnr.
Nick had won his toughest
Associated Press
fight yet. ... He’s a fighter.
He’s a warrior.”q
