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SPORTS Thursday 5 april 2018

Forsberg's goal with 0.6 left disallowed, Panthers top Preds

By The Associated Press five.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Filip Tampa Bay played without
Forsberg's apparent ty- star center Steven Stamkos,
ing goal with 0.6 seconds who left Sunday's game
left was disallowed due to against Nashville in the sec-
goalie interference, giving ond period with a lower-
the Florida Panthers a 2-1 body injury. It hasn't been
win over the Nashville Pred- announced if Stamkos will
ators on Tuesday night. play in either of the Light-
Viktor Arvidsson was posted ning's final two regular-sea-
in front of Florida goalie Ro- son games.
berto Luongo on the play, Tuukka Rask stopped 32
and his stick made contact shots for the Bruins, who
with Luongo as he tried to had gone 5-0-4 over their
shove in a rebound. The previous nine games. Bos-
puck slid under Luongo in ton has three regular-sea-
the crease, and Forsberg son games left.
swooped in for an easy JETS 5, CANADIENS 4, OT
score. It was called a goal MONTREAL (AP) — Kyle
on the ice, but replay of- Connor scored three min-
ficials ruled that Arvidsson utes into overtime, Patrik
had interfered with Luongo. Laine added his 44th goal
Luongo tied a season high and Winnipeg earned its Nashville Predators players including Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson, third from left,
with 45 saves, and Colton 50th win of the season. celebrate what appeared to be a goal in the final seconds of play against the Florida Panthers in
Sceviour and Jonathan Hu- Alex Galchenyuk forced an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla.
berdeau each scored for overtime with a power-play Associated Press
Florida. goal at 18:18 of the third
Roman Josi scored for NHL- period. extra period. scored and Henrik Zetter- Goldobin, with his second
leading Nashville, and Pe- Sami Niku, with his first NHL The Blue Jackets are try- berg had three assists for of the night, scored goals
kka Rinne made 31 saves. goal, Nikolaj Ehlers and ing to get to the playoffs in Detroit. 5:01 apart in the third pe-
The Predators would have Jack Roslovic also scored consecutive years for the GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, CA- riod as the Canucks erased
clinched the Western Con- for the Jets, who ended a first time in franchise history, NUCKS 4, SO a three-goal deficit.
ference with a win. four-game road trip. Winni- and for most of the game VANCOUVER, British Colum- Brandon Pirri led the Gold-
The Panthers are four points peg, which had already es- it looked as if Detroit would bia (AP) — Shea Theodore en Knights with two goals in
behind the Philadelphia tablished a club record for put a crimp in their plans. scored in a shootout to lift his first game of the season.
Flyers for the second wild wins in a season, has taken Columbus had to rally from Vegas in the final home ISLANDERS 5, FLYERS 4, OT
card in the Eastern Confer- nine of its past 10 decisions. a 4-1 second-period deficit game for Vancouver stars NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew
ence and five behind the Artturi Lehkonen, Paul By- to get the two points and Daniel and Henrik Sedin. Barzal had two goals and
New Jersey Devils with a ron and Kerby Rychel also stay in third place in the The Sedin twins announced an assist, including the go-
game in hand. scored for Montreal, which Metropolitan Division with Monday they planned to ahead score after New
LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 0 lost its third straight game. two games left. retire after Saturday's sea- York gave up a three-goal
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei BLUE JACKETS 5, RED WINGS Cam Atkinson scored twice son-ending game in Ed- lead in the third period,
Vasilevskiy made 33 saves, 4, OT and Sonny Milano also had monton. During the third and the Islanders beat the
Braydon Coburn and Ryan COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — a goal for the Blue Jackets, period, the brothers stood playoff-chasing Philadel-
Callahan both had two Pierre Luc-Dubois scored in who have won 13 of 15. at the bench and waved to phia Flyers 5-4 on Tuesday
assists during a three-goal overtime to lift Columbus Sergei Bobrovsky had 23 the crowd, who gave them night. John Tavares also
second period, and Tampa and keep its playoff plans saves. a standing ovation. Ve- scored twice and Anthony
Bay beat Boston to move on track. Jimmy Howard had 36 gas' players banged their Beauvillier added a goal
into a tie for the Atlantic Di- Artemi Panarin tied it for saves and Tyler Bertuzzi sticks on the ice. Theodore, and two assists to help the
vision lead with the Bruins. Columbus when he put had two goals for the Red the fourth Vegas shooter, Islanders get their third win
Brayden Point, Victor Hed- back his own rebound late Wings, who ended a three- scored on a backhand in in eight games, but just the
man, Chris Kunitz and J.T. in the third period. That set game winning streak. Gus- a game the Knights almost fourth in their past 20 (4-12-
Miller scored for the Light- the stage for Dubois' shot tav Nyquist had a goal and let slip away. Bo Horvat, 4). Thomas Greiss stopped
ning, who had lost four of from the slot 2:55 into the an assist, Darren Helm also Brandon Sutter and Nikolay 27 shots.q