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L.A. Kings blank

St. Louis 2-0; Blues

fire coach Mike Yeo

By The Associated Press into overtime as surging
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Buffalo rallied to beat strug-
goalie Calvin Peterson gling Pittsburgh.
earned his first NHL shutout The Sabres won their sixth
and rookie forward Matt straight by overcoming a
Luff scored his first goal for three-goal deficit. Casey
Los Angeles, as the Kings Mittelstadt tied it with just
defeated St. Louis 2-0 Mon- over 9 minutes to go in
day night, hours before the regulation and Eichel won
Blues fired coach Mike Yeo. it with a shot from the right
St. Louis general manager circle that found its way by
Doug Armstrong named DeSmith. Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar, of Slovenia, scores an empty-net goal during the third period of
Craig Berube as the team’s Tage Thompson, Zach Bo- an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in St. Louis. The Kings won
interim coach. At 7-9-3, the gosian and Casey Nelson 2-0.
Blues are in last place in the also scored for Buffalo, Associated Press
Central Division, and their which has won six straight man added an empty-net- become the first teenager Drake Batherson, Zack
17 points rank next-to-last in for the first time since the ter with 61 seconds left. in franchise history to score Smith and Brady Tkachuk
the NHL, ahead of only Los 2009-10 season. Carter Hut- John Tavares had a goal accomplish that feat. also scored.
Angeles. ton withstood an early flurry and an assist, and Tyler En- Tyler Seguin scored early in Craig Anderson allowed
The 45-year-old Yeo had from Pittsburgh and finished nis also scored for Toronto. the second period to give six goals on 22 shots before
joined the Blues as an assis- with 36 saves. Frederik Andersen made 37 Dallas the lead. Ben Bishop being replaced by Mike
tant in 2016 after five sea- Tanner Pearson had a goal saves. Mitch Marner and made 12 saves before leav- McKenna. McKenna gave
sons with Minnesota. and an assist for the Pen- Ron Hainsey each had two ing after two periods due to up one goal on nine shots.
Peterson, making his third guins, his first points with assists a lower body injury. Anton CAPITALS 5, CANADIENS 4,
start for the Kings, stopped Pittsburgh since being ac- Cam Atkinson and Pierre- Khudobin stopped nine of OT
29 shots. He is the 24th quired in a trade with Los Luc Dubois each had a the 10 shots he faced in the MONTREAL (AP) — Lars
rookie goaltender to start Angeles last week. Phil goal and an assist for Co- third. Eller scored with less than
a game for Los Angeles. Kessel picked up his 10th lumbus. Sergei Bobrovsky The Stars snapped a two- 90 seconds left in overtime
In college at Notre Dame for the Penguins and Jake made 22 stops. game win streak and fell to as Washington rallied past
and in the minor leagues, Guentzel and Derick Bras- The Blue Jackets lost in reg- 3-3-2 in their last eight. Montreal.
Peterson had 20 shutouts. sard also scored. ulation for the first time in PANTHERS 7, SENATORS 5 Alex Ovechkin scored
The Kings, last in the Pacif- DeSmith made 35 saves eight games (5-1-2). OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — twice for the Capitals, while
ic Division, had lost four of for Pittsburgh, which has RANGERS 2, STARS 1 Mike Hoffman scored and Brett Connolly and Nicklas
their last five games before won just once in its last 10 NEW YORK (AP) — Filip extended his point streak Backstrom added goals in
picking up the win. games. Chytil scored the tiebreak- to 16 games in his return to regulation.
The Blues, last in the Cen- MAPLE LEAFS 4, BLUE JACK- ing goal 4:32 into the third Ottawa after being traded Pheonix Copley, making
tral Division, have lost four ETS 2 period to rally New York. to Florida. his fourth consecutive start,
of their last five games and TORONTO (AP) — Zach Hy- Jimmy Vesey also scored Troy Brouwer, Aleksander gave up four goals on 22
were shut out for the third man scored two goals late and Henrik Lundqvist Barkov, Jared McCann, shots before getting pulled
time this season. in third period and Toronto stopped 16 shots to help Evgenii Dadonov, Micheal in the second period.
Anze Kopitar added an extended its winning streak the Rangers win their sixth Haley and Frank Vatrano Braden Holtby stopped all
empty-netter with 30 sec- to four games. straight at home. New York also scored for Florida. 22 shots he faced in relief.
onds left. Hyman’s second goal of has also won eight of its last Juho Lammikko picked up Mike Reilly, Brendan Galla-
SABRES 5, PENGUINS 4 the season came with 4:22 10 overall (8-1-1). Chytil, four assists. James Reimer gher, Jeff Petry and Kenny
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake left in regulation when he the 21st overall pick in the stopped 33 shots. Agostino scored for the Ca-
Eichel’s shot squirted past redirected a shot from the 2017 NHL draft, scored for Matt Duchene had a pair nadiens. Carey Price made
Casey DeSmith 45 seconds point by Morgan Rielly. Hy- the fourth straight game to of goals for the Senators. 29 saves.q

Edmonton Oilers fire McLellan, hire Hitchcock to take over

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) 9-10-1 entering its game in the Western Conference ourselves dipping a bit. We third-winningest coach in
— The Edmonton Oilers fired Tuesday night at San Jose. standings. just have to get back to NHL history with an overall
coach Todd McLellan on McLellan is the fourth “Obviously it is frustrating, that brand of hockey that record of 823-506-88-119
Tuesday and replaced him coach to be fired already there is no other way to say we know we can play.” (.603 winning percent-
with Ken Hitchcock with this season, following John it,” McDavid said Sunday The 66-year-old Hitchcock age). He has guided teams
hopes of reviving a team Stevens in Los Angeles, Joel after a loss to Vegas. “Es- announced his retirement in to eight division titles and
languishing in sixth place in Quenneville in Chicago pecially because we have April after a 22-year coach- twice to the best record in
the Pacific Division. and Mike Yeo in St. Louis. shown we can be a good ing career, which included the NHL.
McLellan was in his fourth The Oilers have lost six of team. We had that 8-1-1 a Stanley Cup with the Dal- “I have contemplated this
season behind the Oilers’ their last seven games and stretch where we looked las Stars in 1999. He had since our last game and
bench. The team missed only the Blues and Los An- really good and now we two stints in Dallas as well I came to the conclusion
the playoffs in two of his geles Kings are below them have wavered and find as head coaching stops in that now is the right time
previous three seasons de- n this Feb. 11, 2018, file photo, Dallas Stars head coach Ken Philadelphia (2002-2006), to step away and let the
spite having superstar Con- Hitchcock talks to the media prior to an NHL hockey game Columbus (2006-2010) and younger generation of
nor McDavid on its roster against the Vancouver Canucks, in Dallas. St. Louis (2011-2017). coaches take over,” Hitch-
and the Oilers were just Associated Press The Edmonton native is the cock said then.q