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NHL: Bobrovsky shuts out opposition for 3rd game in a row

The Associated Press seconds as St. Louis won
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — back-to-back games after
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — losing five in a row.
Sergei Bobrovsky made Perron scored his 13th goal
33 saves for his third con- of the season and Tarasen-
secutive shutout and the ko added his 29th of the
Columbus Blue Jackets season to help new Blues
handed the New Jersey coach Mike Yeo to his
Devils their eighth straight first win against his former
loss with a 2-0 victory on team.
Tuesday night. Devan Dubnyk made 18
Bobrovsky shut out the saves for Minnesota, which
Devils for the second time has lost two of its past three
in three days as he made games.
20 saves in a 3-0 win on AVALANCHE 3, HURRI-
Sunday. CANES 1
Tuesday’s shutout was his DENVER (AP) — Gabriel
career-high sixth this sea- Landeskog and Tyson Bar-
son. Bobrovsky has not al- rie scored goals 46 sec-
lowed a goal since the Ca- onds apart in the second
nadiens’ Alex Galchenyuk period and the Avalanche
scored in overtime on Feb. beat the Hurricanes.
28.Oliver Bjorkstrand and St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko, left, of Russia, scores a goal against Minnesota Wild goalie De- Barrie also added two as-
Cam Atkinson scored third- van Dubnyk during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in St. Paul, sists and Calvin Pickard
period goals for Colum- Minn. The Blues won 2-1. had 25 saves for Colorado,
bus, which leads Pittsburgh Associated Press which got a rare home
by two points for second extend the NHL’s longest lowed four goals on 19 shots each had two assists. win. The Avalanche are
place in the Metropolitan active point streak to 11 before being replaced by Gustav Nyquist scored 9-21-2 at Pepsi Center and
Division. games. Reto Berra with 6:46 left in twice for the Red Wings, had lost 12 of their past 14
FLYERS 6, SABRES 3 Evander Kane had a goal the second. Berra, seeing while Henrik Zetterberg ex- overall before rallying to
BUFFALO, New York (AP) — and assist for the Sabres, his first NHL action since tended his point streak to beat the Hurricanes.
Radko Gudas had a goal who continued losing Dec. 9. 2015, stopped eight seven games with an assist Justin Faulk scored for the
and two assists, and the ground in the standings by shots. on both goals. Hurricanes and Eddie Lack
Flyers continued their late- dropping to 1-5-2 in their New York won its fifth Frederik Andersen made 22 stopped 22 shots. Carolina
season playoff push with a past eight. Robin Lehner straight road game and saves. Petr Mrazek, making is 2-5-3 in its past 10 games
win over the Sabres. stopped 24 shots and has is 24-8-0 on the road while his eighth straight start for and is tied with New Jersey
Jordan Weal and Travis allowed 24 goals in his past Florida has won just once in Detroit, stopped 25 shots. for last place in the Metro-
Konecny had a goal and six games. its past six home games. BLUES 2, WILD 1 politan Division.
assist each, and Claude RANGERS 5, PANTHERS 2 MAPLE LEAFS 3, RED WINGS ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) ISLANDERS 4, OILERS 1
Giroux scored to snap a 12- SUNRISE, Florida (AP) — 2 — Vladimir Tarasenko and EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)
game goal drought and Henrik Lundqvist made 43 TORONTO (AP) — James David Perron scored and — Anders Lee scored a
cap a three-goal second- saves to earn his 30th win van Riemsdyk broke out Jake Allen made 32 saves pair of goals and the Is-
period outburst. Matt Read of the season and lead the of a scoring slump, and and the Blues edged the landers earned a victory
also scored while Steve Rangers over the Panthers. the Maple Leafs snapped Wild. over the Oilers.
Mason stopped 31 shots. Nick Holden, Kevin Hayes, a five-game losing streak Allen was 10.5 seconds Joshua Ho-Sang, with his
The Flyers improved to 3-0-1 and Chris Kreider scored with a victory against the away from a second first career NHL goal, and
in their past four and vault- goals for the Rangers. Tan- Red Wings. straight shutout before Wild Andrew Ladd also scored
ed ahead of idle Tampa ner Glass had a goal and Alexey Marchenko and center Mikko Koivu threw a for the Islanders, who
Bay into 11th place in the an assist. Pavel Buchnevich Nazem Kadri also scored puck on net from near the snapped a two-game
Eastern Conference stand- added an empty-net goal. for the Maple Leafs, who blue line which bounced losing skid. Zack Kassian
ings. Aaron Ekblad and Thomas were 0-2-3 in their previous past Allen. scored for the Oilers, who
Jack Eichel had two goals Vanek scored for the Pan- five games. Rookie Mitch Allen’s scoreless streak had had a two-game winning
and assist for Buffalo to thers and James Reimer al- Marner and Tyler Bozak reached 159 minutes, 8.5 streak snapped.q