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SPORTS Saturday 11 May 2019
Bruins’ score 4 goals in 3rd, beat ‘Canes 5-2 in Game 1

By JIMMY GOLEN penalty less than three min-
AP Sports Writer utes later.
BOSTON (AP) — The door to The Bruins failed to score,
the visiting team’s penalty but the crowd taunted the
box had scarcely slammed former Bruin.
shut before the official was “I don’t really care,” he
opening it again for an- said. “They’ve chanted my
other Carolina Hurricanes name before, so for me it is
player to serve his punish- what it is. Obviously, it was
ment. unfortunate I was in the
Penalty. Goal. box and taking those pen-
Penalty. Goal. alties.”
Twenty-eight seconds THE BIGGER THEY ARE
apart, Marcus Johans- Bruins captain Zdeno Cha-
son and Patrice Bergeron ra took a wrist shot from
scored on power plays dur- Aho off the right foot late
ing a four-goal outburst as in the first period and left
Boston rallied from a third- for the locker room, but he
period deficit to beat Car- was back in the second.
olina 5-2 on Thursday night The shot hit Chara on the
in Game 1 of the Eastern outside of his right foot and
Conference finals. Boston Bruins’ Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, beats Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr the 6-foot-9 defenseman
“We took advantage of Mrazek (34), of the Czech Republic, for a goal during the third period in Game 1 of the NHL hockey buckled over and went to
our power plays early, and Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Boston. the ice. He struggled to
that’s huge,” said Bruins Associated Press make it to the bench, and
forward Charlie Wagner, it 5-2. “We were fortu- day break between series. tie it, and just 15 seconds once he got there he was
who skated in alone on nate to only be down one “Petr was fine,” Brind’Amour later the Bruins were back in obvious pain. He missed
Petr Mrazek with 2:02 left to goal, and then when you said. “We left him out to dry on the power play when the rest of the first period
clinch it. “We tied it up pret- get those chances on the there at the end.” Dougie Hamilton was given but returned for the start of
ty quick there, and I think power play, you’ve got to Steven Kampfer, starting 2 minutes for roughing. the second.
we kept our foot on the gas make them pay,” said Tu- for suspended defense- Boston set up in the Hur- Boston was already without
for the most part.” ukka Rask, who stopped 29 man Charlie McAvoy, also ricane’s zone, Jake De- Chara’s defense partner,
Boston trailed 2-1 before shots. “Today, we did.” scored for Boston — his first Brusk sent the puck across with McAvoy suspended
capitalizing on back-to- Back in the net for the career postseason goal — the ice to Marchand, who one game for a shoulder
back power plays about first time since Game 2 with about three minutes tipped it back into the slot to the head of Columbus
three minutes into the third of the second-round se- gone in the game. Sebas- for Bergeron, and he slid it forward Josh Anderson.
period. With about three ries against the Islanders, tian Aho and Greg McK- through Mrazek’s pads to McAvoy was averaging a
minutes left in the game, Mrazek made 23 saves egg scored for Carolina. make it 3-1. team-high 24:26 ice time,
the Bruins scored two more: for the Hurricanes. Cur- It was still 2-1 when Jordan Carolina coach Rod and Chara was third.
One on Brandon Carlo’s tis McElhinney finished off Staal was sent off for rough- Brind’Amour called his Chara finished with 19:24,
deflected, slow-rolling New York, but coach Rod ing in the opening minute of timeout to settle things third-most for Boston in the
empty netter, and then 11 Brind’Amour went back to the third period. Johansson down. But Hamilton, a for- game. He did not appear
seconds later on Wagner’s Mrazek when he was clear slammed home a rebound mer Boston first-round draft to be limping when he left
unassisted goal that made by doctors after the five- of Brad Marchand’s shot to pick picked up another the arena.q

Federer loses to Thiem in

Madrid Open quarterfinals

By TALES AZZONI derer said. “I feel good on Cilic withdrew because of
AP Sports Writer the clay right now. It’s been food poisoning. Thiem has
MADRID (AP) — Roger Fe- a good week. Frustrating, a chance to win his third
derer’s return to clay lasted clearly. Losing with match title of the year after victo-
only three matches. points is the worst, so that’s ries in Barcelona and Indian
A day after saving two how I feel. But nevertheless, Wells, where he defeated
match points at the Madrid if I take a step back, it’s all Federer in a three-set final.
Open, Federer squandered good.” Federer skipped “Facing him, it always re-
two match points himself in the clay swing the past quires my absolute best Dominic Thiem, from Austria, returns the ball to Roger Federer,
the quarterfinals against two years to remain fit for game and also a little bit from Switzerland, during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in
Dominic Thiem on Friday, the rest of the season. He luck, which I both had in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 10, 2019.
losing 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-4. decided to return this year Indian Wells and also here, Associated Press
It may have ended his first in preparation for his first and that’s why I won these mona Halep made it back “I don’t want to think about
appearance at a clay- French Open appearance two matches,” Thiem said. to the Madrid final for the that. For me, it is more im-
court tournament in three since 2015. The fourth-seeded Federer first time since 2017 with a portant to win the trophy
years, but Federer wasn’t The fifth-seeded Thiem, was trying to win his third 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-0 win over un- here than being No. 1,” the
leaving the Spanish capital runner-up in Madrid the last Madrid title, and first since seeded Belinda Bencic. third-ranked Halep said. “I
too disappointed. two seasons, will next face 2012. He has already won The French Open cham- prefer titles than numbers
“I feel very good about my top-ranked Novak Djokov- hard-court titles this season pion can surpass Naomi and rankings. So this is my
game. I thought I had some ic, who didn’t have to play in Dubai and Miami. Osaka for the No. 1 ranking goal, to play finals and to
good matches here,” Fe- his quarterfinal after Marin On the women’s side, Si- if she wins Saturday’s final. win trophies.” q