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Lindgren makes 38 saves, Canadiens beat Blackhawks 2-0

By The Associated Press saves and Martin Frk and
CHICAGO (AP) — Charlie Anthony Mantha each
Lindgren made 38 saves had a goal and an assist
in his first career shutout, in Detroit’s victory over Ed-
helping the Montreal Ca- monton.Frans Nielsen and
nadiens beat Corey Craw- Gustav Nyquist also scored.
ford and the Chicago The Red Wings have won
Blackhawks 2-0 on Sunday three of four to reach 7-7-1.
night. The Oilers dropped to 4-8-
Lindgren and Crawford 1. They have yet to win two
were locked up in a score- games in a row this season.
less duel before Jonathan FLAMES 5, DEVILS 4, SO
Drouin skated through the CALGARY, Alberta (AP)
slot and shot the puck into — Micheal Ferland had
the left side of the net at a goal and an assist and
1:54 of the third. Drouin’s Matthew Tkachuk scored
third goal of the season the shootout winner in Cal-
stopped Crawford’s score- gary’s victory over New
less streak at 173 minutes, 9 Jersey.Tkachuk, shooting
seconds. third for Calgary with the
Defenseman Joe Morrow shootout tied 1-1 and the
added his third career goal Flames in a position to win
at 7:45, helping Montreal to it, moved in slowly and
its fourth win in five games. slipped a nifty high shot
Morrow blasted a slap shot past Keith Kinkaid.Sean
by a screened Crawford Montreal Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren blocks a shot against the Chicago Blackhawks dur- Monahan also scored in
ing the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Chicago.
for his first goal since Oct. Associated Press regulation and the shoot-
27, 2015, for Boston against out, and Michael Frolik and
Arizona. ended Colorado’s winning Predators. the second period, brief- Michael Stone had regula-
Coming off consecutive streak at three games. Duchene stealthy left the ly speaking with report- tion goals. Johnny Gaud-
shutouts against Philadel- The wild night on the ice ice when team trainers ers, before jumping into a reau had two assists to give
phia and Minnesota, Craw- was nearly overshadowed were helping injured Avs black SUV waiting outside him 15 on the season.
ford finished with 33 stops off of it when Matt Duch- forward Blake Comeau off the Barclays Center. Taylor Hall, Ben Lovejoy,
in his first career regulation ene was traded from Col- the ice in the middle of the RED WINGS 4, OILERS 0 Brian Gibbons and Andy
loss against his hometown orado to Ottawa in deal first period. Duchene left EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Greene scored for New
team. He was 8-0-2 with that involved the Nashville the arena in the middle of — Petr Mrazek made 36 Jersey.q
a 1.49 goals-against aver-
age in 10 career games Turris gives Predators center depth to match anyone in NHL
against Montreal.
With Carey Price sidelined By STEPHEN WHYNO some new strategies on
by a minor lower-body inju- AP Hockey Writer how we can play against
ry and Al Montoya coming As impressive as it was that them if we are healthy and
off a 19-save performance the Nashville Predators have all of these center
in Saturday night’s 5-4 reached the Stanley Cup ice men to play against
overtime win at Winnipeg, Final last spring without them.”The Predators now
Lindgren made his first ap- their top two centers, it was boast a 1-2 punch of Ryan
pearance of the season for still a glaring need.Losing Johansen and Turris, who
the Canadiens. to Sidney Crosby, Evgeni came from the Senators
The Lakeville, Minnesota, Malkin and the Pittsburgh in a pair of trades that in-
native responded with Penguins last June showed cluded Colorado shipping
Montreal’s first shutout of the Predators the shallow- Matt Duchene to Ottawa.
the season while improving est part of their lineup.Not Bonino, Colton Sissons and
to 4-0 in four career NHL anymore. After signing for- Calle Jarnkrok are all op-
starts. mer Penguins center Nick tions, too, so Poile can halt
ISLANDERS 6, AVALANCHE Bonino in the offseason and his seemingly perpetual This March 28, 2017 photo shows Ottawa Senators’ Kyle Turris
4 acquiring Kyle Turris on Sun- search for help at center. in action during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia
NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew day night, Nashville now With Bonino still recover- Flyers in Philadelphia. Associated Press
Barzal had a franchise- has depth down the mid- ing from a foot injury he
rookie record five assists dle to hang with anyone suffered in the Cup Final, has 320 points in 544 NHL said the Predators were
and Nick Leddy and Jor- in the NHL, including the there’s time to see how it games. “I feel like that’s a comfortable signing Turris
dan Eberle each scored Penguins.“With the acqui- all fits together. But Turris, big part of my game is try- to a six-year deal — even
twice to help New York sition of Kyle Turris, we are whom the Predators signed ing to help create oppor- though his camp asked for
beat Colorado. now as skilled and as deep to a $36 million, six-year ex- tunities offensively for my eight — because he will be
Johnny Boychuk and Scott at the center position as tension that keeps him un- linemates and myself.”Turris 34 by the end of the con-
Mayfield also scored for we ever have been,” gen- der contract through 2023- and Senators GM Pierre tract and is in good shape.
the Islanders and Thomas eral manager David Poile 24, can be a matchup Dorion exchanged verbal What Turris gives the Preda-
Greiss made 31 saves. said Monday in Nashville. nightmare no matter where jabs about not getting a tors now is a playmaker in
Nathan MacKinnon, Gabri- “In terms of playing the he plays in the lineup.“I like deal done to stay in Ot- his prime to complement
el Landeskog, Alexander game and matchups, us- being strong defensively tawa, but it was clear that wingers like Filip Forsberg
Kerfoot scored for Colo- ing Pittsburgh as an exam- and helping out in my own relationship wasn’t going and Viktor Arvidsson as
rado. ple, the Malkin-Crosby duo, end, but I love playing of- to continue behind the 35-year-old goaltender Pe-
New York won for the sixth now we’ve got way more fense and contributing of- 28-year-old’s potential kka Rinne is still on top of his
time in eight games and flexibility and can create fensively,” said Turris, who free agency July 1. Poile game. q