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SPORTS Tuesday 24 January 2017
J.T. Miller scores OT winner as Rangers beat Wings, 1-0

NHL Capsules 6:36 left to put Nashville up
DETROIT (AP) — J.T. Miller 3-2.
scored at 1:56 of overtime It was Kuemper’s first-
to lift the New York Rang- career loss in five starts
ers to a 1-0 victory over the against the Predators, who
Detroit Red Wings on Sun- have won six of seven and
day. wrapped up a five-game
Henrik Lundqvist made 21 road trip with four wins.
saves for his second shut- Ryan Johansen added an
out of the season and 61st empty netter for Nashville,
of his career. The Rangers and James Neal also had a
managed only 19 shots in goal. Pekka Rinne stopped
a game that featured few 21 shots for Nashville.
memorable chances by ei- Mikael Granlund and Ja-
ther team. son Pominville scored for
The winner came when the Wild. Kuemper had 28
Mats Zuccarello and Miller saves as Minnesota fell into
swooped in alone on De- a first-place tie with Chica-
troit goalie Jared Coreau. go atop the Western Con-
Zuccarello made a simple ference.
pass to Miller, who lifted PENGUINS 5, BRUINS 1
the puck over Coreau for PITTSBURGH (AP) — Conor
his 16th goal of the season. Sheary scored two goals,
Detroit defenseman Niklas Sidney Crosby added his
Kronwall played for the first Nashville Predators left wing Viktor Arvidsson (38), of Sweden, passes away from Minnesota Wild league-leading 28th and
time since Jan. 4, returning right wing Chris Stewart (7) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, Pittsburgh won its fourth
from a lower-body injury. in St. Paul, Minn. The Predators won 4-2. straight.
BLUE JACKETS 7, SENATORS Associated Press The Penguins led 2-1
6, OT through two periods be-
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — streak. CHICAGO (AP) — Jona- with Chicago. fore breaking out in the
Cam Atkinson’s second Giroux’s 11th goal of the than Toews scored the tie- Corey Crawford made 26 third with three goals in a
goal of the game at 1:09 season came on pass breaking goal with 1:18 re- saves to earn his 200th win. span of 2 minutes, 57 sec-
of overtime lifted Colum- from defenseman Shayne maining and Chicago got Troy Stecher and Bo Horvat onds.
bus past Ottawa. Gostibehere from behind its third straight victory. scored 46 second apart Pittsburgh won a season-
Atkinson had a breakaway the net, giving the Flyers a Toews, who also had three early in the third period to high seventh straight at
after a shot by Senators much-needed win. Phila- assists, connected from tie it for Vancouver. home. The NHL’s best
captain Erik Karlsson missed delphia was 3-9-3 in its pre- the left circle after Richard Miller stopped 31 shots as home team, the Penguins
the Columbus net and vious 15 since a 10-game Panik’s shot from right wing the Canucks lost in regula- are 13-0-1 in their last 14
went around the boards winning streak. went wide and caromed tion for just the second time home games.
out to Atkinson, who was Wayne Simmonds scored off the back boards. Toews in their last 13. Evgeni Malkin had two
at center-ice. late in the second period fired before Vancouver PREDATORS 4, WILD 2 assists for a season-best
The Blue Jackets trailed to pull the Flyers within one goalie Ryan Miller could ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Filip seven-game point streak.
5-3 after two periods be- and Ivan Provorov tied it move across the crease. Forsberg scored twice, in- Crosby added two assists
fore Lukas Sedlak and Matt early in the third. Steve Ma- Panik had a goal and an cluding the tiebreaking for a three-point game.
Calvert scored 31 seconds son finished with 36 saves. assist and Patrick Kane also goal in the third, and Nash- Matt Murray made 44
apart to tie it less than 2 Nick Leddy and Alan Quine scored for the Blackhawks, ville rallied from two goals saves to win his fourth
1/2 minutes into the third. scored for New York, and who have won seven of down to beat Minnesota. straight game.
Atklnson then gave Co- Thomas Greiss stopped 44 their last nine. Marian Hos- Forsberg took a pretty feed David Krejci scored his 11th
lumbus a 6-5 lead with 9:10 shots. sa added an empty-netter from Ryan Ellis and one- for the Bruins, who have
remaining, before Kyle Tur- BLACKHAWKS 4, CANUCKS with 24 seconds left for his timed it from the left circle lost four straight and five of
ries tied it for Ottawa on 2 18th goal and 400th point past Darcy Kuemper with their last six.q
the power play less than 2
minutes later.
Nick Foligno, Scott Har-
rington and Zach We- AP source: Giants work to finalize deal with Korean Hwang
renski also scored for the
Blue Jackets, and Joonas
Korpisalo finished with 28 JANIE McCAULEY Monday the deal was not training, the person said. and couldn’t start the
saves. AP Baseball Writer yet complete and would There would be additional four-game NL Division Se-
Zach Smith and Mike Hoff- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — include an invitation to performance bonuses. ries loss to the Chicago
man each had two goals The San Francisco Giants big league spring training While San Francisco has Cubs. Second baseman
and Mark Stone also scored were working Monday to if Hwang passes a physi- Eduardo Nunez penciled Joe Panik was limited to
for the Senators. Mike Con- finalize a minor league cal. The person spoke on in as the starting third base- 127 games last year and
don had 22 saves. contract with South Ko- condition of anonymity man and unlikely playoff dealt with a concussion
FLYERS 3, ISLANDERS 2, OT rean infielder Hwang Jae- because the team had star Conor Gillaspie also in after a back injury de-
NEW YORK (AP) — Claude gyun, who could provide not made a formal an- the mix, the Giants know railed his 2015 season.
Giroux scored at 3:20 of some insurance at third nouncement. how quickly things can San Francisco also added
overtime as Philadelphia base. Hwang would earn $1.5 change as Nunez dealt veteran infielder Jimmy
rallied from two goals A person with knowledge million if on the major with a strained right ham- Rollins this offseason with
down and ended New of the negotiations said league roster out of spring string late in the season a minor league deal.q
York’s three-game winning