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Saturday 13 OctOber 2018

Phil Kessel has natural hat trick, Penguins beat Vegas 4-2

By The Associated Press assist, and Adrian Kempe
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kes- and Michael Armadio also
sel scored a natural hat scored.
trick and the Pittsburgh Campbell made his eighth
Penguins beat the Ve- career NHL start, getting
gas Golden Knights 4-2 on into action with starter Jon-
Thursday night. athan Quick day-to-day af-
Vegas scored the first goal, ter sustaining a lower-body
and Kessel had the next injury in practice Sunday.
three — with the final two Carey Price stopped 26
coming on second-period shots for the Canadiens.
breakaways. It was Kes- BRUINS 3, OILERS 1
sel’s sixth career hat trick BOSTON (AP) — Brad
and first in four seasons Marchand and Joakim
with Pittsburgh. His last hat Nordstrom scored in a
trick came Feb. 1, 2014, 36-second span in the first
with Toronto. Jake Guent- period and Jaroslav Halak
zel scored his third goal stopped 25 shots to help
and Evgeni Malkin had Boston beat Edmonton.
three assists. Casey De- David Pastrnak had his
Smith stopped 35 shots in fourth goal of the season,
his first regular-season start and Patrice Bergeron add-
for Pittsburgh. Starter Matt Pittsburgh Penguins’ Phil Kessel, left, snaps a shot as Vegas Golden Knights’ Colin Miller (6) defends ed an empty-netter in the
Murray is day-to-day with a during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Kessel final minute. Connor Mc-
concussion sustained Mon- scored on the play, his second of the period and third of the game. David scored his first goal of
day during practice. Associated Press the season for Edmonton,
Reilly Smith scored his sec- and an assist, giving him 11 Carl Soderberg and Alex- season as an NHL head and Cam Talbot had 28
ond of the season for Ve- points. Mitch Marner and ander Kerfoot also scored, coach. saves. The Oilers were play-
gas and 100th career goal. Ron Hainsey also scored, helping Colorado improve New York’s Brendan Smith ing only their second game
Tomas Nosek also scored and Frederik Andersen to 3-1 for the third straight tied it at 2 with 2:39 remain- of the season. They lost to
for Vegas, which lost its third made 26 saves. Nick Jen- season. Mikko Rantanen ing in the third with a one- New Jersey on Saturday in
straight and has opened sen scored twice for Detroit set up three goals and has timer from the slot. Pavel Sweden.
the season with four losses and Dylan Larkin added a six assists for the season. Buchnevich set it up with PREDATORS 3, JETS 0
in five games. goal. Jimmy Howard had Sabres defenseman Ras- a backhand pass from be- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
MAPLE LEAFS 5, RED WINGS 30 stops. mus Dahlin, the first overall hind the net. Henrik Lun- Pekka Rinne made 29 saves
3 AVALANCHE 6, SABRES 1 draft pick this summer, got dqvist stopped 41 shots for his 52nd career shutout,
DETROIT (AP) — Auston BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Na- his first career point with an and Brett Howden also leading Nashville past Win-
Matthews scored twice for than MacKinnon scored assist on Nathan Beaulieu’s scored for the Rangers. nipeg.
an NHL-leading nine goals twice to extend his season- goal. Aaron Dell made 24 saves, Ryan Hartman had a goal
— tying a league record opening goals streak to RANGERS 3, SHARKS 2, OT and Marcus Sorensen and and an assist and Roman
after five games — and four games, and Colorado NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Joonas Donskoi scored in Josi and Ryan Johansen
Toronto beat Detroit for its beat Buffalo. Skjei buried a wrist shot 37 San Jose’s third stop of a also scored. Connor Hel-
third straight victory. Mackinnon matched the seconds into overtime to lift four-game trip. lebuyck made 27 saves for
Matthews joined Alex Colorado franchise record New York past San Jose for KINGS 3, CANADIENS 0 the Jets. The Central Divi-
Ovechkin, Patrick Mar- for a goals streak to open a coach David Quinn’s first MONTREAL (AP) — Jack sion’s top two teams from a
leau, Mario Lemieux and season, set by John Mitch- career victory. Campbell made 40 saves season ago met for the first
Mike Bossy as the players in ell three years ago. Quinn was hired away from for his first career shutout time since the Jets ousted
league history to score nine Semyon Varlamov stopped Boston University in May. and Los Angeles spoiled the Predators in a seven-
times in the first five games. 30 shots to improve to 3-0. New York had dropped his Montreal’s home opener. game series in the second
Morgan Rielly had a goal Tyson Jost, Colin Wilson, first three games in his first Jeff Carter had a goal and round of the playoffs.q

NHL criticizes reduction of

suspension for Predators’ Watson

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL games . The NHL issued a individuals involved in the
is criticizing an arbitrator’s statement Friday saying National Hockey League,”
decision to reduce the sus- that “we are disappointed the NHL said in its state-
pension of Nashville Preda- with the Arbitrator’s deci- ment. The NHL added that
tors forward Austin Watson, sion.” “We firmly believe “we will not hesitate to
who pleaded no contest in that the right of appeal to adhere to and enforce —
July to a domestic assault an arbitrator of League dis- through firm discipline as
charge. Watson received cipline was never intended necessary — the standards
a 27-game suspension from to substitute the arbitrator’s of personal conduct we
NHL Commissioner Gary judgment for that of the feel are appropriate for our

In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Nashville Predators left wing Bettman last month. The Commissioner, particularly league.” The NHL doesn’t
Austin Watson waits for play to resume during the team’s NHL NHL and NHL Players’ Asso- on matters of important have a written domestic
hockey playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche in ciation announced Thurs- League policy and the ar- violence policy and takes
Nashville, Tenn. day that arbitrator Shyam ticulation of acceptable each situation on a case
Associated Press Das had reduced it to 18 standards of conduct for by case basis.q