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Saturday 15 december 2018

Vasilevskiy strong

in return, Lightning

top Maple Leafs 4-1

By The Associated Press ing Buffalo’s previous two
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei games with an upper-body
Vasilevskiy made 48 saves injury and made 25 saves.
in his return from a broken The Sabres improved to
left foot and the Tampa Bay 11-3-2 at home, matching
Lightning beat the Toronto their win total from last sea-
Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thurs- son at KeyBank Center.
day night in a matchup of Christian Fischer scored for
the NHL’s top two teams. Arizona and Darcy Kuem-
Alex Killorn and Tyler John- per stopped 30 shots. The
son both scored for Tampa Coyotes have lost four in a Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save on a shot by the Toronto
Bay during the final 36 sec- row after a four-game win- Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Tampa, Fla.
onds of the second period ning streak. Associated Press
to make it 4-1. Vasilevskiy, BLUE JACKETS 4, KINGS 1 Matthew Peca, Brendan second goal of the season In overtime, Bonino sent a
who missed the previous 14 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ar- Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen and James Reimer stopped pass from the left boards to
games, stopped all 23 shots temi Panarin scored twice, and Andrew Shaw also 21 shots but the Pan- Sissons skating through the
he faced in the period. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped scored for the Canadiens, thers dropped their fourth slot and he elevated a shot
Anthony Cirelli and Nikita 29 shots and Columbus who have won four of five. straight. over Nilsson, who finished
Kucherov also had goals topped Los Angeles. Phillip Danault and Kenny PREDATORS 4, CANUCKS 3, with 30 saves.
for the Lightning (25-7-1), Lukas Sedlak and Josh An- Agostino each had two as- OT SHARKS 3, STARS 2
who have won eight in a derson also scored and sists. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
row and lead Toronto by Cam Atkinson assisted on Andrei Svechnikov had two Colton Sissons scored 3:05 Timo Meier scored two
eight points in the Atlantic both of Panarin’s goals as goals, and Jaccob Slavin into overtime to give Nash- goals and Logan Couture
Division. The franchise re- the Blue Jackets snapped and Sebastian Aho also ville a victory over Vancou- had two assists in San Jose’s
cord is a nine-game win- a two-game skid and held scored for the Hurricanes. ver. win over Dallas.
ning streak in 2016. onto second place in the Petr Mrazek made 34 saves Ryan Hartman, Nick Bonino Meier’s 17th and 18th goals
Toronto got a goal from Metropolitan Division, three in place of injured Curtis and Calle Jarnkrok also sent the Sharks to their third
Kasperi Kapanen, and points behind Washington. McElhinney. scored and Pekka Rinne straight victory and fifth in
Frederik Andersen stopped Dustin Brown had the lone WILD 5, PANTHERS 1 made 19 saves for the six games. Meier has four
17 shots. The Maple Leafs goal and Jonathan Quick ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nino Predators, winners of two goals in his last two games
have lost three of four (1- made 37 saves for the in- Niederreiter scored twice, straight. and 10 points (five goals,
2-1) after a five-game win- jury-ravaged Kings, who Ryan Suter had three assists Jay Beagle, Brock Boeser five assists) in his past six
ning streak. have lost three in a row and Devan Dubnyk finished and Bo Horvat had the contests.
SABRES 3, COYOTES 1 and seven of their last nine with 30 saves as Minnesota goals for the Canucks, who Joe Thornton also scored
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff while slipping to the bottom downed Florida. had won three in a row. and Martin Jones made 20
Skinner scored his 22nd of the Pacific Division. Eric Staal, Zach Parise and Vancouver tied it with 43.5 saves for the Sharks.
goal of the season as Buf- CANADIENS 6, HURRICANES Jonas Brodin also scored for seconds remaining in the San Jose prevented a
falo defeated Arizona. 4 the Wild, who were coming third period when Horvat, three-game season series
Casey Mittelstadt and Evan MONTREAL (AP) — Jeff Pet- off a 7-1 win over Montreal parked at the far post, sweep by Dallas, which
Rodrigues also had goals ry scored twice and Casey on Tuesday. Niederreiter slipped one past Rinne. The had won three straight and
for the Sabres, who won Price made 27 saves for his added an assist and has Canucks were short-hand- six of seven against the
their second straight follow- fourth consecutive victory four goals in the last three ed at the time and had Sharks. Dallas has lost three
ing a five-game skid. Carter as Montreal got past Caro- games. pulled goalie Anders Nils- in a row overall after win-
Hutton returned after miss- lina. Denis Malgin scored his son for an extra skater. ning its previous four.q

FIS intends to strip Luitz of win for using oxygen mask

By ANDREW DAMPF occurred.” oxygen tanks cannot be
AP Sports Writer Racing in a giant slalom in brought to race venues,
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, It- Beaver Creek, Colorado, and “competition results
aly (AP) — The Internation- this month that started at achieved after the use of
al Ski Federation intends to an altitude of 10,340 feet the equipment shall be au-
strip German racer Stefan (3,152 meters), Luitz was tomatically disqualified.”
Luitz of his first World Cup seen using an oxygen tank “It” part of the anti-doping
win for using an oxygen between runs. He won by and medical guide regu-
mask but will not seek fur- retaining his first-run lead. lation but it’s related to a
ther punishment. The victory ended runner- prohibited method so it’s
FIS secretary general Sarah up Marcel Hirscher’s five- very different from blood
Lewis said on Friday the race winning streak in the doping or taking of ana-
German Ski Association event but the Olympic bolic steroids and different
has been notified that the champion in giant slalom offenses are categorized in
rules call for “disqualifica- Germany’s Stefan Luitz reacts after the second run of a Men’s could yet be awarded the different ways,” Lewis said.
tion from the race at the World Cup giant slalom skiing race Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in win. “This is just a breach of the
event where the offense Beaver Creek, Colo. FIS anti-doping rules state regulations.”q
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