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Alex Tuch scores in OT, Golden Knights top Rangers 4-3

By The Associated Press to Boston. Eichel grew up in
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Tuch nearby North Chelmsford
buried a sharp-angled shot and starred at Boston Uni-
just over two minutes into versity.
overtime, giving the Vegas Eichel added an empty-net
Golden Knights a 4-3 victo- goal with 24.2 seconds left.
ry over the New York Rang- Linus Ullmark had 35 saves
ers on Sunday. for the Sabres (20-9-5), who
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped had lost six of eight.
27 shots in his 423rd career Steven Kampfer and To-
victory, which moved him rey Krug scored and Rask
into a tie with Tony Esposito made 23 saves for Boston
for ninth on the NHL's wins (17-12-4).
list. SHARKS 7, BLACKHAWKS 3
Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith CHICAGO (AP) — Melker
and William Carrier scored Karlsson, Evander Kane,
for Vegas, which extend- Kevin Labanc, Tomas Hertl
ed its points streak to four and Logan Couture each
straight games. had a goal and an assist,
Chris Kreider, Brady Skjei and San Jose rallied for its
and Mika Zibanejad scored fourth straight win.
for the Rangers, and Kevin Marcus Sorensen and Bar-
Hayes had three assists. clay Goodrow also scored
Henrik Lundqvist made 37 Vegas Golden Knights' Reilly Smith, (19) center, scores a goal during the first period of an NHL for the Sharks, who con-
saves as New York dropped hockey game against the New York Rangers, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in New York. nected for three straight
its third consecutive home Associated Press goals in the second period
game, all after regulation. to take charge. Brent Burns
FLAMES 7, BLUES 2 opening period and cruised of Lightning goalie An- ning. Nikita Kucherov, Alex had three assists for San
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Johnny to improve to 12-2-1 in its drei Vasilevskiy and lost Killorn and Tyler Johnson Jose, which has won six of
Gaudreau and Alan Quine past 15. Oskar Sundqvist the puck while Scheifele also scored. seven and climbed into a
each scored twice, and and Tyler Bozak scored for swooped in and cleaned SABRES 4, BRUINS 2 tie with Anaheim for sec-
Calgary beat St. Louis. St. Louis, which was trying up the rebound for Winni- BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Skinner ond in the Pacific Division.
The Flames have won eight for its first three-game win- peg's third straight overtime tucked the winning goal Chicago goalie Corey
of nine and lead the West- ning streak of the season. win. Scheifele also had two past Tuukka Rask with 3:13 Crawford left the game
ern Conference with 46 JETS 5, LIGHTNING 4, OT assists, and the Jets tied for remaining for his second with 1:30 left in the first pe-
points. Matthew Tkachuk, WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) second in the NHL with Cal- score of the night, and Buf- riod after the back of his
Elias Lindholm and Mark — Mark Scheifele scored gary. Nikolaj Ehlers scored falo beat Boston. head struck the right post
Giordano also scored, 4:18 into overtime to lift Win- twice, and Mathieu Per- Skinner's team-leading 24th during a goalmouth pileup.
and David Rittich made 26 nipeg over league-leading reault and Brandon Tanev goal came off a feed be- He allowed two goals on
saves. Tampa Bay for its season- also scored for the Jets. hind the net from Jack eight shots and exited with
Calgary scored four times high fifth straight win. Steven Stamkos had a goal Eichel, who had two goals the Blackhawks leading
on its first 15 shots in the Patrik Laine skated in front and an assist for the Light- and two assists in his return 3-2.q

MLS shortens season by month, goes to all-knockout playoffs

change Monday and will son, that's not competitive Opening day will be March
have an all-knockout post- with the rest of the world." 2 next year, and the regular
season in place of a two- MLS says the new format season will end Oct. 6.
leg format for the confer- will reward teams with top The league said the chang-
ence semifinals and finals. regular seasons with great- es resulted from discus-
MLS had started using a er home-field advantage. sions throughout the year
two-leg, total-goals format The league expands to 24 with team owners, general
in 2003. teams with the addition of managers, television part-
After then-U.S. coach Ju- Cincinnati next year, and ners and other officials.
rgen Klinsmann criticized 14 teams will make the The changes were ratified
the league's season as be- playoffs. Each of the two last week. "The idea here
ing too short, MLS stretched conference winners will is to continually work on
its schedule into December get first-round byes and be making the regular season
each year starting in 2012. joined in the conference become more and more
Klinsmann was fired in No- semifinals by the winners of important, so winning in
vember 2016. the three first-round series. March is as important as
In this May 29, 2018, file photo, Major League Soccer commis- "The big challenge is for The league will finish before winning in September or
sioner Don Garber speaks during an event to announce the ad-
dition of FC Cincinnati as an expansion team, in Cincinnati. MLS overall, how can they the November internation- October," MLS Commis-
Associated Press stretch that season into a al break — and before the sioner Don Garber said this
format that is kind of com- start of the 2022 World Cup month. "Our playoff format,
By ANNE M. PETERSON elimination playoffs and petitive with the rest of the in Qatar that Nov. 21. The the one that we're evaluat-
AP Sports Writer scheduling the 2019 MLS world?" Klinsmann said in October break will be be- ing, I think is really going to
Major League Soccer is Cup final for Nov. 10 in its 2011. "Right now it's not tween the end of the regu- place a very, very high em-
shortening its season by earliest finish since 2002. competitive. If you have a lar season and the start of phasis, strong emphasis, on
a month, going to single- The league announced the seven-, eight-month sea- the playoffs. the regular season."q