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SPORTS Thursday 1 december 2016

Rangers’ strong third period catalyzes comeback win

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy ous three games (1-0-2).
Vesey scored the tiebreak- Winnipeg has won five
ing power-play goal with straight at home.
5:12 remaining to lift the RED WINGS 3, STARS 1
New York Rangers to a DETROIT (AP) — Antho-
3-2 victory over the Caro- ny Mantha scored the
lina Hurricanes on Tuesday go-ahead goal midway
night. through the second period
Rick Nash had a goal and and Detroit beat Dallas.
an assist, Nick Holden also Petr Mrazek stopped 34
scored and Henrik Lun- shots for the Red Wings,
dqvist stopped 19 shots to who are 3-0-1 in their last
help the Rangers snap a four games for their best
four-game skid at home (0- stretch in more than a
3-1). Hurricanes defense- month.
man Ron Hainsey received Kari Lehtonen made 17
a double-minor for hooking saves for the Stars. He was
and an unsportsmanlike pulled for an extra skater
misconduct with 6:47 to with more than 2 minutes
go and Vesey took advan- left, and the Red Wings
tage 95 seconds later for took advantage when
his eight goal of the season Steve Ott scored an emp-
and first since Nov. 12. ty-net goal to make it 3-1
Viktor Stalberg scored with 1:03 remaining.
twice in the first period in Dallas, playing the second
his return to New York for Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly (90) celebrates his goal against the Ottawa Senators with team- of back-to-back games on
the first time since leaving mates Sam Rienhart (23) Taylor Fedun (38) and Kyle Okposo (21) during the third period of an NHL the road, has dropped two
hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Buffalo won, 5-4.
the Rangers to sign with Associated Press straight and won just three
Carolina in the offseason. of its last nine overall.
Cam Ward finished with his left ankle ahead of the for the first time since coach of nine shooters in the tie- BLUE JACKETS 5, LIGHT-
25 saves as the Hurricanes Sabres’ season opener Gerard Gallant was fired breaker. NING 1
lost for the third time in four BLACKHAWKS 2, PANTHERS after a 3-2 loss at Carolina Both goalies were out- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
games. 1, SO on Sunday night. Jaromir standing in overtime. Ma- Josh Anderson had a goal
SABRES 5, SENATORS 4 CHICAGO (AP) — Richard Jagr scored in the third son snatched a shot by Kre- and two assists, Sergei Bo-
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Panik and Artemi Panarin period and Luongo made jci with about 30 seconds brovsky stopped 26 shots
Jack Eichel had a goal scored in a shootout, and 32 saves, but the Panthers remaining, and Rask slid and Columbus cruised
and an assist in his season Chicago beat Florida in the lost for the third time in four to his right to stop Giroux’s past Tampa Bay.
debut as Buffalo beat Ot- Panthers’ first game since games. one-timer. Scott Hartnell had a goal
tawa. Tom Rowe took over as in- FLYERS 3, BRUINS 2, SO JETS 3, DEVILS 2 and an assist, and William
Ryan O’Reilly scored twice terim coach. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Karlsson, Alexander Wenn-
for the Sabres, while Kyle Panik also scored in regula- Shayne Gostisbehere — Mark Scheifele and berg and Sam Gagner also
Okposo and Sam Reinhart tion and Corey Crawford scored in the ninth round of Patrik Laine each scored scored as the Blue Jackets
also scored. Robin Leh- made 38 saves in Chica- a shootout to lift Philadel- his 13th goal of the season beat the Lightning for the
ner started and gave up go’s first home game in 16 phia past Boston. to help Winnipeg beat New second time in five days.
one goal on six shots be- days. The Blackhawks went Steve Mason made 45 Jersey. Columbus is 8-1-1 in its last
fore leaving late in the first 3-3-1 on their 12-day circus saves through overtime, Blake Wheeler had the 10 home games.
period. Anders Nilsson re- trip. and defenseman Mi- other goal for the Jets, and Columbus played sharp
placed him and stopped Panarin beat Roberto Lu- chael Del Zotto and cen- Scheifele added an assist. defense, kept the puck in
26 shots. ongo with a slick backhand ter Claude Giroux scored Connor Hellebuyck made Tampa Bay’s end and cre-
Mike Hoffman had three in the second round of the in regulation for the Fly- 23 saves in his fifth straight ated plenty of good looks
goals and an assist for the shootout. After Aleksander ers, who won their second start for Winnipeg. and quality shots.
Senators, and Mark Stone Barkov was stopped by straight. Devils rookie Miles Wood, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33
also scored in his 200th NHL Crawford at the other David Krejci and Brad with his first NHL goal, and saves, and Valtteri Filppula
game. Craig Anderson, end, Panik converted his Marchand had the goals Nick Lappin scored for New scored for the Lightning
making his sixth straight chance with a well-placed for the Bruins, who lost Jersey. Cory Schneider with less than 3 minutes left
start, made 23 saves. wrist shot past Luongo on for the fourth time in five stopped 26 shots for the to spoil the shutout.
Eichel had missed the first the glove side. games. Tuukka Rask turned Devils, who had earned at PREDATORS 5, AVALANCHE
21 games after spraining Florida returned to the ice aside 19 shots and seven least a point in their previ- 3