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SPORTS Friday 16 November 2018
Blackhawks end 8-game skid, beat Blues 1-0

By The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Jeremy Colliton got his first win as an
NHL coach when Corey Crawford made 28 saves to help
the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 1-0 on
Wednesday night, stopping an eight-game losing streak.
Chicago's slide began with a 7-3 loss at St. Louis on Oct.
27, and Colliton took over after Joel Quenneville was fired
on Nov. 6. The Blackhawks then dropped his first three
games behind the bench before shutting down the Blues
in the opener of a three-game homestand.
It was Crawford's first shutout in more than a year and No.
24 for his career. He missed most of last year and the start
of this season because of a concussion.
Chicago got the game's only goal when it caught a
break after St. Louis star Vladimir Tarasenko was penalized
for hooking in the second period. Jonathan Toews set
up Brent Seabrook for an open look that was stopped
by Jake Allen, but Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester
kicked it into the net at 4:05.
Allen finished with 18 saves for St. Louis, which has dropped
two in a row.
JETS 3, CAPITALS 1
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ben Chiarot scored the Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton, center, talks to his team during the third period
tiebreaking goal with 7:09 left in the third period to lead of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Chicago. The
Winnipeg. Blackhawks won 1-0.
Mark Scheifele had a power-play score for Winnipeg, and Associated Press
Kyle Connor added an empty-netter to seal the victory.
Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for the Jets, who've
won three straight in their four-game homestand.
Jakub Vrana scored for Washington, and Copley stopped
21 shots.
The Capitals were coming off a 5-2 win over Minnesota
on Tuesday in the opener of a four-game road trip.
Copley was in net for that win and had to quickly get
ready for this game because starter Braden Holtby was a
late-day scratch with an undisclosed upper-body injury.
University of Manitoba women's goalie coach Gavin
McHale, 31, was tapped to be Washington's emergency
backup.
AVALANCHE 6, BRUINS 3
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking
goal with 10:58 remaining, Semyon Varlamov made 20
saves and Colorado rallied past Boston.
MacKinnon sent a wrist shot by Jaroslav Halak after
receiving a pass from Mikko Rantanen as the Avalanche
rallied from a two-goal, second-period deficit. Colorado
scored four goals in the third, with Tyson Jost and
Alexander Kerfoot also scoring after Matt Calvert tied it
earlier in the period.
Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog had goals as well.
Jake DeBrusk scored twice for the Bruins in the opener of
a four-game trip. Halak finished with 19 saves.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, DUCKS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cody Eakin scored twice, Marc-
Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots for his third shutout of the
season, and Vegas matched its season-high scoring total.
Alex Tuch and Nick Holden each had a goal and an assist,
Tomas Hyka also scored and Max Pacioretty added two
assists for the Golden Knights. Fleury got his 412th career
victory and 51st career shutout, moving into a tie with four
others for 24th all-time.John Gibson started for Anaheim
and made gave up three goals on 12 shots before being
pulled at 7:19 of the second period. Ryan Miller came on
and stopped 11 of the 13 shots he faced.q