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A22 SPORTS
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Ducks beat Oilers 6-3, Predators defeat Blues 3-1

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
— Jakob Silfverberg scored
twice to lead the Anaheim
Ducks to a 6-3 victory over
Edmonton on Sunday
night, cutting the Oilers’ se-
ries lead to 2-1.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal
and an assist while Rickard
Rakell, Chris Wagner and
Ryan Kesler also scored for
Anaheim, which lost the
first two games at home.
John Gibson stopped 24
shots. Connor McDavid
scored his first of the series
for Edmonton. Patrick Ma-
roon and Anton Slepychev
also scored and Kris Russell
had two assists. Cam Tal-
bot finished with 22 saves.
Wagner scored the tie-
breaking goal midway
through the second period,
firing a shot that deflected
off Talbot’s arm and in.
Silfverberg knocked in a
feed from Josh Manson at
4:56 of the third to make it
5-3. The Oilers challenged St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91), of Russia, crashes into Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, and
the play for offside but the defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14), of Sweden, during the first period in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Sunday,
goal stood after a video April 30, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
review. Kesler swept in a Associated Press
rebound with 9 1/2 minutes
left to cap the scoring. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) ville grabbed a 2-1 lead in also scored while Colton have won seven straight
Game 4 is Wednesday — Cody McLeod scored the Western Conference Sissons added two assists. playoff games on home
night. the game-winner early in semifinal. Defensemen The Predators outshot St. ice, including all three this
PREDATORS 3, BLUES 1 the second period as Nash- Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi Louis 34-23 and they now postseason.q

Joshua must-see TV once again. like a very large bobble-

“Anthony was better to-
head in the 11th round of
day than I,” Klitschko said. a fight that until then was
Continued from Page 17 “It’s really sad that I didn’t either man’s to win.
There was an epic fifth make it tonight. I was plan- His knockout power is un-
round where Joshua ning to do it. It didn’t work. questioned, and after Sat-
knocked Klitschko down But all the respect to An- urday night so is his heart.
and then held on himself thony, congratulations.” In only his 19th fight, he
to survive, along with a A heavyweight title fight gained invaluable expe-
knockdown a round later unlike any seen in the rience and even more
by Klitschko. country that invented box- confidence in his ability
And when Joshua had fin- ing didn’t just end with the to dominate any heavy-
ished almost taking Klitsch- hometown favorite’s hand weight in the ring.
ko’s head off in the 11th aloft in victory. It ended The crowd at Wembley
round, a heavyweight di- in such spectacular fash- was drawn by all of that,
vision moribund for years ion that Joshua can now and more. Joshua has the
was suddenly very much write his own ticket in a British boxer Anthony Joshua, right, fights Ukrainian boxer Wladi- kind of charisma that fight
alive once again. heavyweight division long mir Klitschko for Joshua’s IBF and the vacant WBA Super World promoters swoon over, and
Just five years removed starved for star power. and IBO heavyweight titles at Wembley stadium in London, Sat- is so popular at home that
urday, April 29, 2017.
from winning an Olympic That will at some point likely Associated Press the Sunday Times devoted
gold medal in London, include a megafight with the first full three pages of
Joshua stopped a fight- American Deontay Wilder, who upset Klitschko in 2015 night of boxing.” its sports section to his big
er who dominated the who owns a piece of the before being waylaid by The possibilities are tantaliz- win. “You can hear I’m a
heavyweight division for title and is a huge punch- mental and other issues. ing indeed, and so are the little bit emotional because
nearly a decade. Though er himself. It could include “Tyson Fury, where you’re prospects for stardom for I know I’ve got doubters
the win came with some a rematch with Klitschko, at, baby? Is that what Joshua. Largely unknown that think I can’t do this
anxious moments for the who had it written into his you want to see?” Joshua outside Britain except by and that, but I dig deep,”
hometown fans, it also es- contract that he would asked. “Come on, we’re ardent boxing fans, he an- Joshua said. “As I said, if
tablished Joshua as a su- have that right should he here, man. I enjoy fighting. I nounced himself as the you don’t take part, you’re
perstar in the making who lose. love fighting. I want to give future of the division with going to fail. Just give it a
just might be the fighter And then there’s Tyson 90,000 people another a spectacular right hand go and you never know
who can make boxing Fury, the British nomad chance to witness a lovely that made Klitschko look the outcome.” q