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SPORTS Saturday 16 February 2019
Ovechkin scores NHL-leading

39th as Capitals beat Sharks 5-1

By The Associated Press seven games. Devils a 2-0 lead with a little
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Greiss was outstanding in more than three minutes
Alex Ovechkin scored his getting his 12th career shut- left in the first period before
NHL-leading 39th goal, T.J. out and the Islanders de- the Blackhawks took over.
Oshie had two goals and fenders showed why they New Jersey has lost two
an assist, and the Washing- are tops in the NHL in keep- straight and five of its last
ton Capitals beat the San ing opponents' pucks out of six.
Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday their net. New York, which Devils goalie Cory Sch-
night. began the night three neider finished with 31
Jakub Vrana and Tom Wil- points ahead of Washing- saves to extend his regular-
son each had a goal and ton atop the Metropolitan season winless streak to 24
an assist, and Nicklas Back- Division, snapped the Blue games. He is now 0-17-4
strom had two assists for Jackets' four-game win since his last win Dec. 27,
Washington. Braden Holt- streak. 2017.
by stopped 24 shots, and Sergei Bobrovsky had 24 BLUES 4, COYOTES 0
Ovechkin added an assist saves for the Blue Jackets, GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jor-
as the Capitals won for the who is tied with Pittsburgh dan Binnington matched
fifth time in seven games af- with 67 points but holds a franchise rookie record
ter dropping seven straight. third place in the Metro- with his seventh straight
San Jose ended a six-game politan due to a game in victory, Vladimir Tarasenko
winning streak, which be- hand. The game was a let- scored twice and St. Louis
gan with a 7-6 overtime win down for Columbus, which stretched its longest win-
at Washington on Jan. 22. seemed to have momen- ning streak in 18 years to
Sharks goalie Martin Jones tum after shutting out the eight games.
turned back 18 shots. Capitals by the same score Joel Edmundson scored Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) moves the puck past
San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton, left, during the second period of
The Sharks took an early on Tuesday. early in the first and had an an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in San Jose, Calif.
lead on Kevin Labanc's LIGHTNING 6, STARS 0 assist on Tarasenko's goal Associated Press
11th goal at 2:06 of the first TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven late in the period. Tarasen-
period, but it was all Wash- Stamkos had two goals ko put the Blues up 3-0 late saves. Semyon Varlamov stopped
ington after that. and an assist, Nikita Kuch- in the second period with PANTHERS 3, FLAMES 2, SO 24 shots.
MAPLE LEAFS 6, GOLDEN erov added a goal and a power-play goal, giving SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vincent Brandon Tanev scored his
KNIGHTS 3 three assists, and Tampa him nine goals and eight Trocheck scored in the third career-high 12th goal of
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aus- Bay beat Dallas. assists during a career-high round of the shootout to lift the season for Winnipeg,
ton Matthews scored two Tyler Johnson, Mikhail Ser- 10-game points streak. Florida over Calgary. which lost in regulation at
goals, including the 100th gachev and Alex Killorn Robert Bortuzzo scored his Elias Lindholm scored for home for the first time in 10
of his career, to lead Toron- also scored to help the second goal of the third Calgary late in the third pe- games (8-1-1). Connor Hel-
to over Vegas. Lightning improve to 6-0-2 period for the Blues, who riod to extend the game, lebuyck made 31 saves.
The Maple Leafs, who im- in the last eight games and have their longest winning but Matthew Tkachuk PREDATORS 3, CANADIENS
proved to 36-18-3 this sea- reach 90 points in 58 games streak since 2000-01. St. missed in the third round of 1
son and 19-7-2 on the road, this season. Andrei Vasilevs- Louis is 14-4-1 in 2019, in- the shootout with a chance NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
are 15-7-0 against the West- kiy stopped 32 shots for his cluding 9-2-1 on the road. to do the same. — Pekka Rinne made 34
ern Conference and 9-2-0 fifth shutout of the season Binnington made 21 saves. Mike Hoffman had a goal saves, Viktor Arvidsson
against Pacific Division op- and 17th of his career to tie CANUCKS 4, KINGS 3, SO and an assist, and Evgenii scored and Nashville beat
ponents this season. Ben Bishop for most in team LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elias Dadonov scored for Flor- Montreal.
Morgan Rielly scored his history. Pettersson and Brock Bo- ida. Mark Jankowski also Ryan Hartman and Brian
fifth game-winner when his Dallas goalie Anton Khu- eser scored in a shootout had a goal for the Flames, Boyle also had the goals for
shot made its way through dobin was pulled from the after Adam Gaudette tied who lost their fourth straight. Nashville, which snapped a
traffic to beat Marc-Andre game twice, allowing five it with 1:38 remaining in the Florida goalie James Re- three-game skid.
Fleury and put Toronto goals on 21 shots. Landon third period to lift Vancou- imer, pulled to start the Tomas Tatar scored and
ahead 4-3 at the midway Bow finished with four saves ver. third period in Sunday's 5-2 Carey Price made 35 saves
point of the third period. in 27:07 of ice time for Dal- Pettersson and Boeser also loss to Tampa Bay, stopped for Montreal, which has lost
Vegas, meanwhile, has lost las, which fell to 1-2-1 in the scored in regulation for the 41 shots. Mike Smith had consecutive games for the
three in a row and a fran- past four games. Canucks, who had lost four 30 saves and lost his third first time since early Janu-
chise-record five straight BLACKHAWKS 5, DEVILS 2 straight road games. Ja- straight. ary.
at T-Mobile Arena, includ- CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick cob Markstrom made 35 AVALANCHE 4, JETS 1 RED WINGS 3, SENATORS 2
ing the first three of a four- Kane scored his 34th goal saves through overtime, WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) DETROIT (AP) — Andreas
game homestand. and added two assists to before allowing a shootout — Gabriel Landeskog Athanasiou scored twice,
ISLANDERS 3, BLUE JACKETS lead Chicago over New goal to Ilya Kovalchuk and scored his team-leading including a penalty shot,
0 Jersey for its eighth victory then stopping Anze Kopitar 30th goal of the season as and Jimmy Howard made
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — in nine games. and Adrian Kempe. Colorado beat Winnipeg 40 saves in his 500th game
Thomas Greiss stopped 31 Brandon Saad and Ar- Alec Martinez had a goal to snap its season-high to lead Detroit over Otta-
shots for his fourth shutout tem Anisimov each had and an assist for the Kings, eight-game losing streak. wa.
of the season and New a goal and an assist, and who had not played at Dominic Toninato got his Frans Nielsen scored to
York beat Columbus. Jonathan Toews and Drake home since Jan. 21 be- first NHL goal, and J.T. break a 2-2 tie late in the
Casey Cizikas scored twice Caggiula also scored for cause of the All-Star Game, Compher and Sven An- second period.
on breakaways and Josh the Blackhawks. Cam Ward bye week and a six-game drighetto also scored for Brady Tkachuk and Matt
Bailey also had a goal for stopped 41 shots. road trip while Staples Cen- the Avalanche, who were Duchene scored for Ot-
the Islanders, who cruised Damon Severson and Tra- ter hosted the Grammys. 0-5-3 during their skid. Matt tawa, and Anders Nilsson
to their fifth win in the last vis Zajac scored to give the Jonathan Quick made 24 Nieto had two assists, and stopped 26 shots.q