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SPORTS Friday 21 april 2017
NHL Playoffs

Ducks sweep away Flames with 3-1 win in Game 4

The Associated Press Charlie Coyle scored in the
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — first period and the Wild
Patrick Eaves, Nate Thomp- avoided a playoff sweep.
son and Ryan Getzlaf Dubnyk’s second playoff
scored, and the Anaheim shutout came almost two
Ducks beat the Calgary years to the day of his first,
Flames 3-1 on Wednesday also against the Blues on
night for a sweep of their April 20, 2015. Martin Hanzal
first-round playoff series. also scored for Minnesota
Anaheim became the first in the second.
team to advance to the Blues goalie Jake Allen
conference semifinals. It made 26 saves. He entered
was the Ducks’ first four- having stopping 114 of the
game sweep since they Wild’s first 117 shots in the
eliminated Winnipeg in the series.
first round in 2015 and just St. Louis still leads the best-
the fifth in franchise history. of-seven series 3-1 heading
John Gibson made 36 into Game 5 at Minnesota
stops for Anaheim, which on Saturday.
will face the Edmonton Oil-
ers or San Jose Sharks in the CAPITALS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 4
second round. TORONTO (AP) — Tom Wil-
Sean Monahan scored son and T.J. Oshie each
a power-play goal in the scored two goals, and the Minnesota Wild’s Charlie Coyle celebrates after scoring during the first period in Game 4 of the
second for Calgary, which Capitals beat the Maple team’s NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, April 19,
qualified for the postseason Leafs to leave their first- 2017, in St. Louis.
as the first wild card in the round playoff series tied at Associated Press
Western Conference. two games apiece. Frederik Andersen stopped third period, Craig Ander- The Bruins, who were win-
It was a short night for Alex Ovechkin added his 22 shots. son stopped 22 shots and less in four games against
Flames goaltender Brian third goal of the playoffs as The Maple Leafs rallied af- Ottawa grabbed a 3-1 the Senators in the regular
Elliott, who was pulled for the top-seeded Capitals re- ter the Capitals scored four lead in its first-round playoff season, will try to force the
Chad Johnson after giv- gained momentum ahead times in the first for a 4-1 series. series back to Boston with a
ing up a soft goal at 5:38 of Game 5 in Washington lead. Bozak, who had the It was Anderson’s fourth victory in Ottawa in Game
of the first period. Johnson on Friday night. Braden winning goal in Game 3, career playoff shutout. 5 on Friday night.
allowed a goal on the sec- Holtby made 30 saves. got Toronto within one with Tuukka Rask made 26 saves Boston pulled Rask with
ond shot he faced, but fin- Zach Hyman, James van 26 seconds left, but Wash- for Boston, which had a almost 2 minutes left and
ished with 20 saves. Riemsdyk, Auston Mat- ington held on from there. goal disallowed in the sec- managed a couple of
thews and Tyler Bozak ond when Ottawa coach scoring chances — both
WILD 2, BLUES 0 scored for Toronto, which SENATORS 1, BRUINS 0 Guy Boucher challenged from Brad Marchand —
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Devan was coming off a 4-3 over- BOSTON (AP) — Bobby and the replay showed but Anderson turned them
Dubnyk made 28 saves, time win on Monday night. Ryan scored early in the Noel Acciari was offsides. away.q

Matthews, Laine and Werenski

are Calder Trophy finalists

STEPHEN WHYNO Laine missed nine games coach Barry Trotz has had
AP Hockey Writer with a concussion but still a blast watching Matthews
Toronto Maple Leafs for- finished with 36 goals and and the rest of the rookie
ward Auston Matthews, 28 assists. class this year. He said the
Columbus Blue Jackets de- Werenski led all rookie de- 23-and-under Team North
fenseman Zach Werenski fensemen with 47 points on America at the World Cup
and Winnipeg Jets winger 11 goals and 36 assists. was a taste of what was to
Patrik Laine are the finalists The winner will be an- come this season, and that
for the Calder Trophy for nounced at the NHL panned out.
NHL rookie of the year. awards show June 21 in Las “We’re in a window where
The league announced the Vegas. the next generation of
top three in voting Thursday Matthews said he was hon- players are exceptionally
night. ored to be a finalist. talented, their skillset and
Matthews is the front-run- “There are so many great their ability to do things at
ner after scoring 40 goals rookies in this year’s class,” a high rate of speed, their Columbus Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski celebrates his goal
and leading all rookies with Matthews said. skillsets are off the charts,” against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period in Game 3
69 points. He was the best “I’ve been fortunate to Trotz said Thursday. of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Sunday, April 16, 2017,
in Columbus, Ohio.
rookie on a young Maple play with a lot of great “The skill of these young Associated Press
Leafs team that also had teammates this season and players is off the charts and
Calder contenders William have had a blast playing in as a hockey fan, even as in and I had that whole sort young team is that, ‘Oh my
Nylander and Mitch Marn- Toronto.” a coach you see some of of thought process at the lord, this is scary good, the
er. Washington Capitals these young players come World Cup watching the young players.’”q