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SPORTS Saturday 14 april 2018
Artemi Panarin lifts Blue Jackets past Capitals in OT

By The Associated Press Travis Zajac's power-play head. Zach Hyman scored
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arte- goal that cut it to 3-2 mid- Toronto's only goal, and
mi Panarin scored 6:02 into way through third against Andersen made 35 saves.
overtime to give the Co- Andrei Vasilievskiy. Game 2 is Saturday night in
lumbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 Killorn's shot over the glove Boston.
victory over the Washing- of goalie Kevin Kincaid's PREDATORS 5, AVALANCHE
ton Capitals on Thursday glove restored a two-goal 2
night in Game 1 of their lead before Kucherov, who NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fil-
first-round playoff series. led the Lightning with 100 ip Forsberg scored twice in
Panarin made an incred- points this season, ensured the third period and Nash-
ible individual move to there would be no come- ville rallied to beat Colo-
drive by fellow Russian Dmi- back. rado in Game 1 of the first-
try Orlov and went back- Vasilievskiy made 29 saves. round Western Conference
hand-to-forehand to beat Game 2 is Saturday at series.
Philipp Grubauer top shelf. Amalie Arena. Pekka Rinne made 25
Game 2 is Sunday night in SHARKS 3, DUCKS 0 saves, including a handful
Washington. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — on Colorado's Hart Trophy
Alexander Wennberg, Evander Kane scored two candidate Nathan MacK-
Thomas Vanek and Seth goals in his first career play- innon.
Jones scored in regula- off game, Martin Jones Austin Watson had a goal Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Artemi Panarin (9), of Russia,
tion, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves and the and an assist for Nashville, vies for the puck against Washington Capitals goaltender Philipp
stopped 27 shots for Co- Sharks beat the Ducks in which has won 11 straight Grubauer (31), of Germany, during the third period in Game 1
lumbus, which got two their first-round series open- over Colorado. Craig Smith of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series, Thursday, April 12,
power-play goals to con- er. and Colton Sissons scored 2018, in Washington. Also seen is Capitals left wing Andre Bura-
tinue a strong trend since Brent Burns also scored and a goal apiece, and Ryan kovsky (65). The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in overtime.
the trade deadline. captain Joe Pavelski had Johansen had two assists.q Associated Press
Wennberg left the game two assists during a three-
with an upper-body in- goal second period to
jury in the third period and help the Sharks easily take
didn't return. Jones, son of early control in the series
former NBA player Popeye between California rivals.
Jones, drew a penalty late San Jose and Anaheim
in the third period, almost have been regular playoff
put the puck in his own net teams for the past 15 years,
and tied it on the ensuing yet are meeting in the post-
power play with 4:26 left season for only the second
in regulation to send the time.
game to overtime. John Gibson stopped 30
Washington got two pow- shots for the Ducks, who lost
er-play goals from Evgeny a series opener at home
Kuznetsov on Josh Ander- in their third consecutive
son's five-minute major playoff series. Anaheim
penalty for boarding Mi- had won seven straight
chal Kempny and an even- home games down the
strength goal on the rush in regular-season stretch, los-
the third period by Devante ing in regulation at home
Smith-Pelly. Grubauer, who just once in 17 games since
got the nod to start over late January.
2016 Vezina Trophy-winning Game 2 is Saturday night at
goaltender Braden Holtby, Honda Center.
made 23 saves in his sec- BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1
ond career playoff start. BOSTON (AP) — Brad
LIGHTNING 5, DEVILS 2 Marchand, David Backes
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa and David Krejci each
Bay got early goals from scored a power-play goal,
four players — none of and Tuukka Rask stopped
them named Nikita Kuch- 26 shots in Boston's Game 1
erov or Steven Stamkos — victory over Toronto.
before holding off New Jer- David Pastrnak also scored
sey in Game 1. for Boston, and Sean Kura-
Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson ly bunted one out of the
and Yanni Gourde scored, air and into the net over
helping the Lightning build goalie Frederik Andersen to
a 3-0 lead that New Jer- make it 4-1 with seven min-
sey trimmed to one goal utes gone in the third pe-
before Alex Killorn and riod. Krejci bounced it in off
Kucherov, who added an Andersen from behind to
empty-netter, finished off make it 5-1 after Toronto's
the win. Nazem Kadri was thrown
Taylor Hall scored an unas- out of the game and given
sisted goal in the second a five-minute major for an
period, then assisted on elbow to Tommy Wingels'