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SPORTS Thursday 29 december 2016

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Blue Jackets push winning streak to 13 with win over Bruins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) period for Pittsburgh, which NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
— Nick Foligno scored a is 10-1-2 this month. Jared Spurgeon scored the
power-play goal midway PA Parenteau and Adam winner at 2:46 of overtime
through the third period, Henrique scored for the to give Minnesota a victory
Sergei Bobrovsky had 37 slumping Devils, who are over Nashville.
saves and the NHL-leading 1-8-1 in their last 10. Cory Jordan Schroeder carried
Columbus Blue Jackets Schneider had 22 saves. the puck up on the right
beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 SHARKS 3, DUCKS 2, OT side and slid a cross-ice
on Tuesday night to extend ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — pass to Spurgeon, and he
their winning streak to 13 Brent Burns scored 3:46 beat Nashville goaltender
games. into overtime, Martin Jones Pekka Rinne with a one-
Scott Hartnell, Seth Jones stopped 34 shots and San timer.
and Matt Calvert scored Jose beat Anaheim. Filip Forsberg and Reid
to put the burgeoning Blue Melker Karlsson and Paul Boucher scored for Nash-
Jackets up 3-0 in the first Martin also scored for the ville, which has lost two
period, but they were out- Sharks, who won their third straight. Minnesota Wild center Jordan Schroeder (10) watches a goal
played from there by the straight game and sixth of JETS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1 by defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) get past Nashville Preda-
tors goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, during the overtime pe-
more aggressive Bruins. Co- their last seven to maintain CHICAGO (AP) — Blake riod of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Nash-
lumbus stayed in the game their lead atop the Pacific Wheeler, Mark Scheifele ville, Tenn. The Wild won 3-2.
thanks to the latest stellar Division. and Drew Stafford scored Associated Press
performance by Bobrovsky, Burns took a pass from Joe and Connor Hellebuyck
who got his first career vic- Pavelski and made two made 34 saves to help Win- its second straight and third time in three tries this
tory in eight games against quick fakes before beating nipeg beat Chicago. fourth in five games. The season, outscoring the
Boston. John Gibson for the game- Jacob Trouba added two Jets beat Central Division- Blackhawks 9-2 over those
David Backes, Austin winner. Jakob Silfverberg of assists, and Winnipeg won leading Chicago for the games.q
Czarnik and David Krejci the Ducks redirected a shot
scored for the Bruins, and by Ryan Kesler between
Tuukka Rask had 18 saves. Jones’ legs to tie the game
Columbus hasn’t lost since 2-2 with 6:25 remaining in
Nov. 26 on this franchise- regulation.
best winning streak. It leads The Sharks improved to 6-1
the brutal Metropolitan Di- in overtime or shootouts this
vision a season after finish- season.
ing in last place. Ondrej Kase scored and
Foligno scored the winner Gibson stopped 22 shots
with a wraparound goal for the Ducks, who have
10:46 into the third period dropped three straight.
off a pass from Alexander RANGERS 4, SENATORS 3
Wennberg. The Blue Jack- NEW YORK (AP) — Defen-
ets then killed a power play seman Nick Holden scored
with less than four minutes the go-ahead goal less
left and held off a rush by than seven minutes into
the Bruins after they pulled the third period, lifting New
their goalie with about 1 York to a comeback vic-
1/2 minutes remaining. tory over Ottawa.
PENGUINS 5, DEVILS 2 Holden’s second goal of
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sid- the game and sixth of the
ney Crosby scored a goal season came at 6:31 as
for the fourth straight game he wedged the puck past
and added two assists in Senators goaltender Mike
leading Pittsburgh over Condon just 4 seconds af-
New Jersey for its 10th win ter a Rangers’ power play
in December. had expired.
Evgeni Malkin added a Derek Stepan had two
goal and an assist in be- goals and defenseman
coming the fourth Penguin Ryan McDonagh had three
to collect 800 points, and assists as the Rangers over-
defenseman Justin Schultz came a 3-1 deficit and
scored the go-ahead goal snapped a two-game los-
with 5.4 seconds left in the ing streak.
second period after being Antti Raanta, who allowed
set by Pittsburgh’s two star goals on the first two shots
forwards. he faced from the Sena-
Marc-Andre Fleury had 21 tors, recovered to make 33
saves as the Penguins beat saves for the win, improving
the Devils for the second to 9-4-0 this season.
time in five nights, and the Raanta started in place
third time in three games of Henrik Lundqvist, who
this season. Carl Hagelin didn’t dress because of the
and Bryan Rust added in- flu.
surance goals in the third WILD 3, PREDATORS 2, OT