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Saturday 2 March 2019
Islanders spoil Tavares' return to NY in 6-1 win over Leafs

By The Associated Press temi Panarin wove his way Stone was traded to Ve-
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — through the defense and gas, but thanks to McDavid
Casey Cizikas scored twice fed Jones, who knocked the Senators had one of
and the New York Island- the winner past Brian Elliott. their biggest crowds of the
ers beat the Toronto Maple Jones got his third overtime season.
Leafs 6-1 Thursday night in goal this season and set a STARS 4, KINGS 3, OT
former captain John Tava- franchise record with the LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roope
res' first time back as a visit- seventh of his Blue Jackets Hintz scored 3:19 into over-
ing player. career. time and Dallas moved
Anthony Beauvillier, Anders Panarin, Oliver Bjorkstrand into a wild-card spot in the
Lee and Valtteri Filppula and Scott Harrington also Western Conference.
also scored for the Island- scored for the Blue Jackets, Hintz scored in a mad
ers, who had lost three of who rebounded from a loss scramble in front of the
their last four. Robin Lehner Tuesday night to Pittsburgh net after Alexander Radu-
stopped 34 shots to help Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares (91) waits during a and hopped over the idle lov's shot bounced off Los
chorus of boos and other chants during the first period of the
New York move two points team's NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, his Penguins and Carolina Hur- Angeles goalie Jonathan
ahead of Washington atop former team, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Uniondale, N.Y. ricanes into third place in Quick. Tyler Seguin, Mattias
the Metropolitan Division Associated Press the Metropolitan Division. Janmark and Radek Faksa
one night before hosting Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 also scored for Dallas, while
the Capitals. The Island- ing Tampa Bay's franchise- game season sweep of the saves. Ben Lovejoy and Blake Co-
ers' 81 points are one more best 10-game winning Canucks. Vinnie Hinostroza Travis Sanheim had two meau each had two assists.
than they had all of last streak. and Richard Panik had goals, Jakub Voracek also Anton Khudobin made 27
season. Jake DeBrusk, Noel Acciari, three assists apiece — all scored and Elliott had 36 saves.
Islanders fans, vocal on Patrice Bergeron and Brad on goals by Richardson — saves as his two-game win- Anze Kopitar scored two
social media about their Marchand all had goals for and Oliver Ekman-Larsson ning streak came to an goals and had an as-
lingering displeasure with the Bruins (38-17-9), who had two assists. end. Elliott is the seventh sist for Los Angeles, which
Tavares' departure via have won nine of their Richardson, who has a sin- goalie used by Philadel- has dropped 10 straight
free agency last summer last 10 games and earned gle-season career-high 16 phia this season, and the — the second-longest los-
after he repeatedly said at least one point in 15 goals, scored twice in the Flyers will set an NHL record ing streak in franchise his-
he wanted to stay, booed straight. first period and completed when recently acquired tory. Brendan Leipsic had a
loudly when Tavares and The game was the first in his second career hat trick Cam Talbot starts Saturday goal and Quick stopped 29
the Maple Leafs hit the ice NHL history in which teams in the second period after at New Jersey to raise that shots.
for pregame warmups, and faced off while each own- a deft drop pass from Rich- number to eight. GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, PAN-
when they came back out ing simultaneous point ard Panik. He tipped in a OILERS 4, SENATORS 2 THERS 5, SO
for the start of each period. streaks of 14 or more con- pass from Hinostroza for his OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea
They also serenaded the tests. final goal at 8:03 of the third Connor McDavid scored a Theodore's goal in the sec-
No. 1 overall pick in 2009 A goal by Tampa Bay's period. It was the Coyotes' slick goal, Mikko Koskinen ond round of the shootout
with choruses of "We Don't Anthony Cirelli's with 7:08 first four-goal game since made 35 saves and Ed- lifted the Vegas Golden
Need You!" and other deri- remaining prevented the Keith Tkachuk did it on monton Oilers beat league- Knights past Florida.
sive chants throughout the Lightning (49-12-4) from be- March 20, 1997. worst Ottawa. Malcolm Subban, who
game, including around ing shut out for the first time Tanner Pearson and An- Sam Gagner, Colby Cave made 32 saves, stopped all
a video tribute midway since losing 1-0 in overtime toine Roussel scored for the and Zack Kassian also three of Florida's attempts
through the first period. to St. Louis on Feb. 7. Canucks, who have lost scored for the Oilers, who in the shootout.
Zach Hyman scored for the COYOTES 5, CANUCKS 2 five of six. stopped a two-game skid. Reilly Smith scored twice,
Maple Leafs, who had won GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — BLUE JACKETS 4, FLYERS 3, Chris Tierney and Mark while Paul Stastny, Jon Mer-
three straight. Brad Richardson scored OT Borowiecki scored for the rill and Colin Miller scored
BRUINS 4, LIGHTNING 1 four goals to power the Ari- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Senators, who lost their sixth for Vegas.
BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins zona Coyotes to their fifth Seth Jones scored 4:27 into straight, and Craig Ander- Mike Hoffman scored two
scored three times in less straight victory. overtime, lifting Columbus son stopped 22 shots in his goals for Florida, with Aaron
than three minutes in the Alex Galchenyuk also past Philadelphia. ninth straight defeat. Ekblad, Aleksander Barkov,
third period and snapped scored for the Coyotes, As the back-and-forth ex- It was the first home game Jonathan Huberdeau also
Eastern Conference-lead- who completed a four- tra period wound down, Ar- for Ottawa since Mark scoring for the Panthers.q

San Antonio Spurs part with veteran center Pau Gasol

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San An- our community." The Spaniard signed
tonio Spurs announced a buyout with the Spurs in July 2016 and ap-
agreement with Pau Gasol on Fri- peared in a total of 168 games with
day, allowing the veteran center to San Antonio, averaging 10.0 points,
become playoff-eligible with anoth- 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 22.4
er team. minutes. The 18-year NBA veteran
Gasol has been used sparingly by and two-time champion is a six-time
the Spurs of late, appearing in only All-Star. In 1,223 career games, he
two of their last seven games and his has averaged 17.1 points, 9.2 re-
playing time has dropped this sea- bounds, 3.2 assists and 1.59 blocks in
son to just over 12 minutes per game. 33.5 minutes. He is one of four play-
"Pau Gasol is an exceptional individ- ers with over 20,000 points, 11,000
ual and the ultimate professional," rebounds, 3,500 assists and 1,500 San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich watches the team play the Toronto
coach Gregg Popovich said. "We blocks in his career, along with Ka- Raptors during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 22,
2019, in Toronto.
are grateful for his contributions on reem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan Associated Press
the court, in the locker room and in and Kevin Garnett.q