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SPORTS Wednesday 9 January 2019
San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings

Continued from Page 18 ended Tampa Bay’s NHL- respect them, we hate
best 16-game point streak, them,” Kings defenseman
“There weren’t too many and coach Peter DeBoer Drew Doughty said.
out there today, and it was acknowledged he didn’t “We’re chasing them try-
a perfect game for us.” know what to expect from ing to get back to a playoff
Karlsson, acquired from the his team on Monday. spot. Emotions run high and
Ottawa Senators in Sep- “We had an emotional win sometimes it gets chippy. I
tember, got off to a slow the other night and you al- love a chippy game.”
start with San Jose. He had ways wonder how you’re NOTES: Sharks forward
just 15 points (two goals, 13 going to come back,” De- Melker Karlsson played
assists) through his first 27 Boer said. in his 300th NHL game. ...
games with his new team. “I think playing L.A. helped San Jose D Radim Simek
But he has 13 assists in his with that because we know was in the lineup for the
last six games. it’s going to be a hard first time since suffering a
“He just plays great two- game, you’re going to concussion on Dec. 31. ...
way hockey,” Donskoi said. San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane (9) celebrates with Joonas show up and play a man’s Sharks defensemen Marc-
“I feel like he’s great de- Donskoi (27) who scored goal against the Los Angeles Kings game against them in or- Edouard Vlasic (wrist) and
fensively, but also of course in the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., der to have some success. I Justin Braun (knee) worked
he has the amazing skills in Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. thought we did a good job out on the ice after Mon-
the offensive zone and he Associated Press tonight.” day’s skate. Braun is on in-
can score goals and make be a key.” Hertl scored his team lead. Thornton add- The West Coast rivals jured reserve.
some unreal passes. It’s 15th goal at 9:09 of the sec- ed an empty-netter — his played a predictably physi- UP NEXT
been great to watch him ond period. seventh goal — with 20 sec- cal game. “It’s the San Kings: Host the Ottawa Sen-
play.” Anze Kopitar had a He scooped up a pass from onds left. The Sharks were Jose Sharks and the Los ators on Thursday.
goal and Jack Campbell Karlsson as he crossed the coming off an inspired ef- Angeles Kings. It’s a rivalry Sharks: Host the Edmonton
turned back 26 shots for blue line and drove to the fort Saturday, when they game and as much as we Oilers on Tuesday.q
the Kings, who have lost net, slipping a backhand
three of four. past Campbell.
“San Jose is a good team. San Jose led going into the
They have a lot of depth,” first intermission on Dons-
Kings coach Willie Desjar- koi’s 11th goal with 2:17 left
dins said. “This is a hard in the first period. It was his
building to come into and I fifth in five games.
thought we showed a lot of The Kings evened it at 3:42
energy. All four lines played of the second on Kopitar’s
well. We had a good start 11th goal and second in
in the first period and I two games, which tied him
thought that was going to with Dustin Brown for the

Sri Lanka’s Angelo

Mathews to miss 2-test

tour of Australia

Associated Press Left-hander Kusal Perera
SYDNEY (AP) — Former has been included in the
captain Angelo Mathews squad at the expense of
has a hamstring injury and opener Danushka Gu-
won’t be part of the Sri nathilaka, who scored
Lanka squad for its two-test 16 runs from the two tests
series in Australia. against New Zealand.
Team officials said Sri Lanka has lost 11 tests
Wednesday that Mathews and drawn two in Australia,
tweaked his hamstring dur- a country it has been tour-
ing Sri Lanka’s tour of New ing since 1988.
Zealand and that he had Sri Lanka currently holds
been left out of a 16-man the Warne-Muralitharan
squad for tests in Brisbane trophy, having beaten Aus-
and Canberra. tralia 3-0 during a home
Matthews was Sri Lanka’s series in 2016. The first test,
highest run-scorer in their a day-night match at the
two-test series against New Gabba in Brisbane, starts
Zealand, during which he on Jan. 24. The second test
was dismissed once while begins at Canberra’s Ma-
scoring 258 runs. After a nuka Oval on Feb. 1.
drawn first test, New Zea- Sri Lanka will also play a
land took the series 1-0 with day-night pink ball tour
a 423-run win in the second match in Hobart beginning
test. Jan. 17.q