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Friday 5 May 2017
Silfverberg scores in OT as Ducks top Oilers 4-3 in Game 4

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Getzlaf on Anaheim’s top
— Ryan Getzlaf was a one- line with Rakell. Edmonton
man wrecking crew at a unsuccessfully challenged
big moment for the Ana- for goaltender interference
heim Ducks. on Getzlaf’s goal at 1:37.
Getzlaf scored twice and The Oilers contended Perry
assisted on two goals, in- bumped Talbot as he was
cluding Jakob Silfverberg’s beaten on a wrist shot.
game-winner 45 seconds “I disagree with the call or I
into overtime, and the wouldn’t have challenged
Ducks topped the Edmon- it,” Oilers coach Todd
ton Oilers 4-3 in Game 4 of McLellan said. “I thought
their second-round playoff he interfered with blocker
series on Wednesday night. and hands and he (Talbot)
“If he keeps doing this, couldn’t make the save.
we’re going to have fun They didn’t see it that way.
time here,” Silfverberg said. They gained a little mo-
“He’s one of the best play- mentum at that point.”
ers in the league and when The Ducks tied it at 2 when
he plays like he did tonight Getzlaf threaded a goal-
with that aggressiveness mouth pass over to Rakell,
and physicality, he kind of who batted it past Tal-
pushes the whole team to bot’s glove. Getzlaf then
move forward with him.” pounced on a rebound
Rickard Rakell also scored that Oilers forward Ryan
for Anaheim, which has Edmonton Oilers defenseman Matthew Benning (83) hits Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry Nugent-Hopkins failed to
won two in a row after drop- (10) during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series, Wednesday, clear, giving Anaheim a 3-2
ping the first two games of May 3, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta. lead heading into the third.
the series at home. John Associated Press Gibson held off the Oilers
Gibson made 29 saves. was the rookie’s first career rally, scoring 97 seconds coach Randy Carlyle said. over the first 10 minutes of
Drake Caggiula, Connor playoff point. into the second and pro- “He’s been an energized the game when they out-
McDavid and Milan Lucic Game 5 is Friday night, ducing a go-ahead goal player since our five-day shot the Ducks 8-3. McDa-
scored for Edmonton, and back in Southern California. at 14:25. With his 35th and break. Whatever he had vid was the most danger-
Cam Talbot had 35 stops. “We haven’t accom- 36th playoff goals, Getzlaf on that five-day break, ous player in the opening
“It’s a 2-2 series now,” Cag- plished anything yet,” Get- surpassed Teemu Selanne we’re going to find out and minutes with a pair of scor-
giula said. “We have to zlaf said. “All we did was as the franchise’s career give him more of it.” ing chances.
make sure we play a full get our home-ice back. leader. Said Getzlaf: “I feel good Lucic put Edmonton in front
60 minutes going forward We’ve got to take this one, “When he’s your center- right now, I’ll put it that with a power-play goal at
here. We were in this situ- breathe, breathe, the next piece and he’s doing what way. It’s a fun time of year. 15:38, and McDavid swept
ation last series too, and it day and a half here and he’s doing and accom- I love playing right now.” the puck over Gibson at
worked out just fine.” get ready for Game 5.” plishing what he’s doing, Patrick Eaves was 17:43 for his second goal
Anaheim had a 3-2 lead Edmonton led 2-0 after the you’d have to scratch your scratched Wednesday of the series and fifth of the
before Caggiula snapped opening period on goals head and really dig deep due to a lower-body injury postseason. Leon Draisaitl
a rebound over Gibson’s from Lucic and McDavid. into the archives of when suffered in Game 3, so Co- assisted on each of the first-
head at 18:18 of the third. It Getzlaf sparked Anaheim’s he’s played better,” Ducks rey Perry was reunited with period goals.q

Family delivers message on behalf

of Andretti’s cancer fight

MICHAEL MAROT life against stage four co- chael’s father, and Aldo,
AP Sports Writer lon cancer that has spread John’s father, first started
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John to his liver. coming to the Brickyard in
Andretti spent more than “It’s tough because me the mid-1960s. In 1984, Ma-
a decade as one of auto and John are close,” for- rio found himself against
racing’s true iron men. mer IndyCar driver and cur- Indianapolis 500 rookie
He started 49 consecutive rent team owner Michael Michael. John joined the
IndyCar races from 1990- Andretti said Thursday in family club in 1988 and af-
92 before moving to NAS- Indianapolis. “It was dev- ter making seven straight
CAR, where he made 29 astating for the whole fam- starts, through 1994, left
or more starts every year ily when they got the news for NASCAR. During his ab- In this May 19, 2010, file photo, John Andretti watches during
from 1994-2003. He was the and on top of that it’s very sence, Mario tested a car practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis
first driver to attempt the frustrating because it could for his injured son and Mi- Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
Memorial Day double. And have been prevented. If chael came out of retire- Associated Press
when his driving career was he’d gone a year ago, we ment to race against his same. pion Alexander Rossi, two-
winding down, Andretti still wouldn’t be here.” own son, Marco, in 2006. Rather than recounting time Formula One champ
found a way to give some- May in Indianapolis has In 2007, three Andrettis — the good old days, talking Fernando Alonso and An-
thing back to the fans and been a family spot for the Michael, John and Marco about The Andretti Curse dretti Autosport’s six-car
the sport. Andretti family for more — were back on the 33-car or perhaps the three big- team — has been overtak-
Now, the 54-year-old for- than half a century. starting grid. gest story lines in town this en by John Andretti’s sad
mer racer is fighting for his Twin brothers Mario, Mi- This time won’t be the month — defending cham- story.q