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SPORTS Thursday 7 March 2019
Kucherov reaches points milestone, Lightning roll past Jets

By The Associated Press Brock Nelson, Anders Lee, Cory Schneider had 17 the first four games of a MacKinnon’s 34th goal of
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Devon Toews and Ross saves as the Devils lost their season-long seven-game the season gave Colora-
Kucherov tied the Light- Johnston scored in regula- fourth in a row. homestand. do two valuable points in
ning’s single-season points tion to help the Islanders re- BRUINS 4, HURRICANES 3, Ducks backup goaltender the Western Conference
record with a pair of assists wild-card chase. The Ava-
to lead Tampa Bay to a 5-2 lanche kept pace with Dal-
victory against the Winni- las and gained a point on
peg Jets on Tuesday night. Minnesota, which lost in a
Kucherov’s two points gave shootout at Nashville.
him 108 on the season to Mikko Rantanen had a goal
tie the single-season mark and two assists for Colora-
set by Vincent Lecavalier do, and Tyson Barrie tied it
in the 2006-07 season when late in the third period. He
he finished with 52 goals also had an assist.
and 58 assists. Filip Zadina, Niklas Kro-
The league-leading Light- nwall and Danny DeKey-
ning improved to 14-1-2 in ser scored for Detroit, and
the past 17 games. Jonathan Bernier made 30
Steven Stamkos scored his saves.
34th goal of the season and STARS 1, RANGERS 0
382nd of his career and is DALLAS (AP) — Ben Bishop
one shy of tying Lecava- made 28 saves in his 28th
lier’s career franchise re- career shutout, John Kling-
cord. berg scored a second-pe-
Brayden Point, Adam Erne riod goal and Dallas beat
and Yanni Gourde also New York.
scored for Tampa Bay. Dallas won its third straight
Andrei Vasilevskiy finished to move one point ahead
with 30 saves for his 10th Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit can’t stop a shot by Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven of Minnesota for the first
Stamkos during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Tampa, Fla.
consecutive victory and Associated Press wild card from the Western
improved to 11-0-2 in his Conference.
past 13 starts. cover after giving up a two- SO Ryan Miller made 22 saves. Klingberg provided the of-
Blake Wheeler and Jacob goal lead in the third pe- BOSTON (AP) — David Kre- He had lost his previous two fense 1:16 into the second
Trouba scored for Winni- riod and snap a two-game jci scored 1:46 into over- starts. period. He took a cross-ice
peg, which fell to 2-3 in the skid. Robin Lehner stopped time, and Boston ended PREDATORS 5, WILD 4, SO pass from Miro Heiskanen at
past five games. 21 shots before leaving with Carolina’s five-game win- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — the blue line, skated to the
PENGUINS 3, PANTHERS 2, an injury late in the third pe- ning streak. Ryan Johansen scored the top of the right circle and
OT riod. Thomas Greiss came Jake DeBrusk had a goal lone goal in a shootout and sent a wrist shot into the net
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake on, stopped both shots and an assist, setting up the Nashville got its second win off the left goalpost.
Guentzel scored on a he faced through over- game-winner after making against Minnesota in three Alexandar Georgiev had
breakaway 2:44 into over- time and denied Thomas a steal in the corner and nights. 31 saves for New York,
time to lift Pittsburgh past Chabot and Bobby Ryan in sending a crossing pass to Johansen also got the which hasn’t won in five
Florida. the shootout. Krejci in the slot. game-winner in the fourth games.
Guentzel took a lead pass The Islanders pulled into a Chris Wanger and Pa- round of a shootout Sun- CANADIENS 3, KINGS 1
from Sidney Crosby and tie with Washington atop trice Bergeron also scored day when the Predators LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carey
slipped a backhand by the Metropolitan Division. for the Bruins, who have edged the Wild 3-2 in Min- Price tied Jacques Plante
Roberto Luongo for his sec- Oscar Lindberg, Ryan, Zack earned at least a point in nesota. This time, he scored for most career wins by a
ond goal of the night and Smith and Jean-Gabriel 17 straight games. Jaroslav after Kyle Turris, Ryan Ellis Montreal goalie, making 26
33rd this season. Pittsburgh Pageau scored for the Sen- Halak stopped 35 shots for and Filip Forsberg all were saves in a victory over Los
picked up two vital points ators, who went to their first Boston. stopped. Angeles.
as it tries to create some shootout this season and Sebastian Aho scored Viktor Arvidsson had a goal Price won his 314th game
breathing room in its pursuit lost for the ninth time in 11 twice for Carolina. Justin and an assist. Roman Josi, in 611 appearances for
of a playoff berth. games. Craig Anderson fin- Williams also scored for Brian Boyle and Craig Smith the Canadiens, matching
Crosby finished with a goal ished with 34 saves. the Hurricanes, and Curtis also scored for Nashville. the total Plante had in 556
and two assists on the night BLUE JACKETS 2, DEVILS 1, McElhinney finished with 34 Kevin Fiala scored two goals games with the team.
he became the 48th player SO saves. in his first multi-goal game Montreal remained tied
in NHL history to reach 1,200 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cam DUCKS 3, COYOTES 1 this season against his old with Pittsburgh for the first
points. Matt Murray had 32 Atkinson and Artemi Pan- GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — team, the second forcing Eastern Conference wild
saves for the Penguins. arin scored in the shoot- Adam Henrique and Troy OT to earn the Wild a point card, two points ahead of
Henrik Borgstrom and Vin- out and Sergei Bobrovsky Terry scored power-play in their seventh straight Columbus.
cent Trocheck scored for stopped both New Jersey goals in the third period, game. Pontus Aberg and Brendan Gallagher ex-
the Panthers but Florida attempts to give Columbus Anaheim ended Arizona’s Eric Fehr each scored for tended his scoring streak to
dropped its fifth straight, the win. NHL-long six-game winning Minnesota, which entered four games. Jordan Weal
four of them in overtime. Atkinson also scored the streak. in the second wild-card slot scored in his Canadiens de-
ISLANDERS 5, SENATORS 4, Columbus goal in regu- Jakob Silfverberg had a in the Western Conference. but and Shea Weber made
SO lation. Bobrovsky had 29 goal and an assist for the AVALANCHE 4, RED WINGS it 3-0 early in the third pe-
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — saves as the Blue Jackets Ducks, who had scored 3, OT riod.
Jordan Eberle and Mathew beat the Devils for the sev- only seven goals while los- DENVER (AP) — Nathan Matt Luff scored and Jon-
Barzal scored in the shoot- enth straight time, includ- ing five of their previous six. MacKinnon scored 2:29 athan Quick stopped 21
out and New York gave ing all four this season. Lawson Crouse scored his into overtime and also had shots for the Kings, who
coach Barry Trotz his 800th Travis Zajac scored for New career-high 11th goal for an assist to help Colorado lost for the 11th time in 12
win. Jersey in regulation and the Coyotes, who had won rally past skidding Detroit. games.q