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SPORTS Wednesday 17 april 2019

Hurricanes blank Caps 5-0 in 1st home playoff game since ‘09

By The Associated Press Braden Holtby stopped
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Rook- 40 shots for Washington,
ie forward Warren Foegele which had its six-game
had two goals and an as- postseason winning streak
sist, Petr Mrazek earned his snapped. The Capitals
fourth career postseason were shut out in the play-
shutout and the Carolina offs for the first time since
Hurricanes won their first 2017.
home playoff game in a The first postseason game
decade, routing the Wash- in Raleigh since 2009 was a
ington Capitals 5-0 on Mon- physical, borderline violent
day night. affair, headlined by Alex
Dougie Hamilton also Ovechkin’s first career play-
scored two goals, Brock off fight, one that sent Hurri-
McGinn had a late goal canes rookie Andrei Svech-
and an assist and Jaccob nikov’s head crashing onto
Slavin had two assists as the the ice and knocked him
rapid-fire Hurricanes out- out of the game.
shot Washington 45-18 to MAPLE LEAFS 3, BRUINS 2
cut the defending Stanley TORONTO (AP) — Auston
Cup champions’ lead to Matthews scored his first
2-1 in the best-of-seven se- goal of the playoffs and set
ries. up another as Toronto beat
Playing with just 10 forwards Boston to take a 2-1 lead in
after losing two to injuries in their Eastern Conference
the first period, Carolina ef- quarterfinal.
fectively rolled with three Andreas Johnsson, also
lines the rest of the way with a goal and an assist, Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, right, of Russia, punches Carolina Hurricanes’ Andrei
and fed off an amped-up and Trevor Moore provided Svechnikov, also of Russia, during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff
crowd releasing 10 years of the rest of the offense for series in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 15, 2019.
pent-up frustration with ev- the Maple Leafs. Frederik Associated Press
ery hit. Andersen made 34 saves. Less than an hour before
Mrazek finished with 18 David Krejci and Charlie puck drop, the Maple Leafs his vicious cross-check to Avalanche in 2017.
saves in his fifth career Coyle scored for the Bru- learned center Nazem the head of Bruins winger It didn’t take long for him
playoff victory — the last ins. Tuukka Rask stopped 31 Kadri had been suspended Jake DeBrusk in the third to make a big impact. He
four have been shutouts. shots. for the rest of the series for period of Game 2. scored on his first NHL shot
Game 4 is Wednesday as his parents celebrated in
Djokovic night in Toronto. the stands.
AVALANCHE 6, FLAMES 2
Sam Bennett and TJ Brodie
DENVER (AP) — Nathan scored for the Flames, the
Continued from Page 18 “The positive of today (is) la downed seventh-seed- MacKinnon scored twice in top seed in the Western
hanging in there, fighting ed Marin Cilic 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, the first period and set up Conference. Game 4 is
He held to love for 4-2 and and grinding,” the 31-year- breaking the imposing Cro- newly signed rookie Cale Wednesday night in Den-
saved a break point to go old Djokovic said. “In a way atian’s serve eight times. Makar’s first NHL goal in his ver.
5-3 up, forcing his 35-year- it’s good I got to spend There was another upset debut as Colorado routed PREDATORS 3, STARS 2
old German opponent to two-and-a-half hours on as Italian qualifier Lorenzo Calgary to take a 2-1 lead DALLAS (AP) — Mikael
serve to stay in the match. the court in my opening Sonego won 7-6 (4), 6-4 in their first-round playoff Granlund scored on a wrist
Kohlschreiber saved a first match of the clay season. against eighth-seeded Rus- series. Matt Nieto added shot from just inside the
match point at 30-40 with This surface is very de- sian Karen Khachanov. a short-handed goal, and blue line with 8:19 left and
a sublime drop shot and manding physically.” In remaining first-round Mikko Rantanen and Erik Nashville, after blowing a
held. He next faces the winner matches, 18-year-old Ca- Johnson also scored for two-goal lead, beat Dallas
Serving for the match, of a second-round match nadian Felix Auger-Alias- the wild-card Avalanche, for a 2-1 lead in their West-
Djokovic fluffed another between American Taylor sime won 7-5, 7,6 (5) against who built a 6-1 lead early ern Conference series.
three match points. After Fritz and Argentina’s Diego Juan Ignacio Londero and in the third period and fin- Granlund, acquired in a
finally sealing the victory Schwartzman. next faces No. 3 Alexander ished with 56 shots. Philipp trade with Minnesota in
when Kohlschreiber’s return Also Tuesday, three-time Zverev. Grubauer was credited late February, got the puck
landed long, he whacked Grand Slam champion Fritz was 6-4, 2-0 ahead with 27 saves. from Dante Fabbro after
the ball away in frustration Stan Wawrinka faltered in against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga MacKinnon had two pow- Kyle Turris won a faceoff
and then whipped another his second-round match when his opponent retired er-play goals. But the goal against Stars captain Ja-
one up into the crowd. against last year’s French with a lower back injury. of the night was turned mie Benn. Rocco Grimaldi
Djokovic, who lost in the Open semifinalist Marco Defending champion Ra- in by Makar, the 20-year- scored in his second game
fourth round of the Miami Cecchinato after leading fael Nadal, who is seeking old defenseman who was in a row for the Predators,
Open last month, seemed by a set and a break, losing a record-extending 12th ti- signed Sunday and jumped and Filip Forsberg had a
irritable at times and 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 to the Italian. tle here, is in second-round into Colorado’s postsea- perfectly timed play for a
smashed his racket into Wild-card entry Jaume Mu- action Wednesday against son lineup two days after goal. Pekka Rinne made 40
the ground at 4-2 down nar of Spain also went a set Spanish countryman Ro- his college season ended saves.
in the second set. Later in and a break up against No. berto Bautista Agut. Nadal when Massachusetts lost Tyler Seguin and Mats Zuc-
the second, he lobbed his 9 Borna Coric of Croatia, has not played since pull- in the Frozen Four champi- carello scored for the Stars.
racket at the ball when re- but was beaten 6-7 (3), 7-6 ing out with a right knee onship game. Makar, who After three consecutive
trieving a shot at the base- (7), 6-4. injury ahead of his Indian grew up a Flames fan in one-goal games, Game
line and inadvertently sent In other second-round Wells semifinal against Rog- Calgary, was the fourth 4 is Wednesday night in
it into the crowd. play, Argentine Guido Pel- er Federer.q overall draft pick by the Dallas.q