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SPORTS Tuesday 19 March 2019

Couturier scores late in OT, Flyers beat Penguins 2-1

By The Associated Press saves. New York is tied with Edmonton. Mark Stone,
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Washington with 91 points Cody Eakin, Brayden
Couturier beat Matt Murray with 10 games remain- McNabb and Alex Tuch
with 3 seconds remaining in ing, but currently holds the also scored for Vegas, and
overtime and the Philadel- tiebreaker with a greater Malcolm Subban stopped
phia Flyers put together an scoring differential. 16 shots. The Golden
improbable rally to edge Zach Parise scored for the Knights improved to 8-1-0 in
the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 first time in 11 games for nine games since acquiring
on Sunday night. Minnesota, which pulled Stone from Ottawa at the
James van Riemsdyk tied one point behind Arizona NHL trade deadline.
the score with 18 seconds for the second wild card Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,
left in regulation when Mur- in the Western Confer- Leon Draisaitl and Kris Rus-
ray’s glove couldn’t quite ence. Jared Spurgeon also sell scored for Edmonton,
reach van Riemsdyk’s wrist scored and Ryan Donato while Connor McDavid
shot from the slot. The team had two assists for 13 points had two assists. Mikko Koski-
traded a flurry of qual- in 13 games since being nen made 28 saves. Vegas, Philadelphia Flyers’ Sean Couturier (14) gets the game-winning
ity chances in the extra acquired from Boston on third in the Pacific Division, goal past Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray (30) in
period before Couturier Feb. 20. Stalock finished increased its lead over overtime of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March
danced around Pittsburgh with 17 saves. Arizona to seven points. 17, 2019. The Flyers won 2-1.
star Sidney Crosby on the SABRES 4, BLUES 3, SO The Oilers remained seven Associated Press
rush then sent a shot over BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sam points behind the Coyotes for his third shutout in his last straight playoff appear-
Murray’s stick to give Phila- Reinhart scored the decid- for the second wild card in five starts to lead Colorado ance. Nathan MacKinnon
delphia’s fading playoff ing goal in the shootout to the Western Conference. past New Jersey. scored his 37th goal and
hopes a needed jolt. lead Buffalo. AVALANCHE 3, DEVILS 0 Tyson Barrie scored twice also had an assist to reach
Carter Hart finished with After the Sabres’ Jack DENVER (AP) — Philipp as the Avalanche stayed the 90-point mark for the
41 saves for his first victory Eichel and St. Louis’ Ty- Grubauer made 22 saves in the mix for a second second straight season.q
since Feb. 17. ler Bozak traded goals to
Teddy Blueger, starting on open the tiebreaker, Re-
the second line in place inhart scored on Buffalo’s
of injured Evgeni Malkin, final attempt when he got
scored Pittsburgh’s lone just enough on his wrist shot
goal. Murray had 36 saves. to get it past Jake Allen,
CANUCKS 3, STARS 2, SO who got a piece of it with
DALLAS (AP) — Josh Leivo his glove.
scored in the fourth round Johan Larsson, Evan Ro-
of the shootout to lift Van- drigues and Conor Sheary
couver. scored in regulation for
Leivo’s shot went over Stars the Sabres. Carter Hutton
goalie Anton Khudobin af- made 30 saves.
ter Canucks goalie Jacob Pat Maroon, David Per-
Markstrom had stopped ron and Brayden Schenn
four Dallas skaters. scored for the Blues, who
Vancouver’s Tim Schaller got 31 saves from Allen.
scored twice in the first 11 DUCKS 3, PANTHERS 2
minutes for his first goals in ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ja-
nearly a year. It was his first kob Silfverberg scored the
career multi-goal game. tiebreaking goal with 4:33
Markstrom finished with 44 left to lift Anaheim past
saves. Florida.
Jamie Benn and Taylor Fe- Adam Henrique and Dan-
dun had the goals for Dal- iel Sprong also scored for
las. Khudobin had 25 saves the Ducks, and Ryan Get-
and stopped a penalty zlaf had two assists. John
shot for the second straight Gibson stopped 37 shots.
game. The Stars, who hold Anaheim won for the sixth
the first wild card in the time in nine games to pull
Western Conference, re- nine points behind Arizona
mained two points behind for the second wild card in
third-place St. Louis in the the Western Conference,
Central Division. with five other teams in be-
ISLANDERS 3, WILD 2, OT tween.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Evgenil Dadonov and Aar-
Brock Nelson scored 1:04 on Ekblad scored for Flori-
into overtime and New da, which snapped a four-
York moved into a tie atop game win streak. Rookie
the Metropolitan Division. goalie Sam Montembeault
Anders Lee scored for the finished with 19 saves.
fourth straight game and GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, OILERS
Jordan Eberle added a 3
goal for the Islanders, who LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jona-
have won five of seven. than Marchessault scored
Thomas Greiss made 32 two goals, and Vegas beat