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A20    SPORTS
                    Saturday 9 March 2019
            Zucker gets hat trick, Wild tops NHL-leading Lightning 3-0




            By The Associated Press un-  season  and  15-0-3  mark  in  his 10th career shutout and  wild card.                 The  Flames  were  shut  out
            defined                      the  1940-41  season.  Tuuk-  Pittsburgh won the opener  BLACKHAWKS 5, SABRES 4        for  the  first  time  since  los-
            TAMPA,  Fla.  (AP)  —  Jason  ka  Rask  made  22  saves  to  of  a  pivotal  home-and-  CHICAGO  (AP)  —  Jona-     ing 2-0 at Dallas on Dec. 18,
            Zucker  scored  all  three  of  extend  his  personal  points  home with Columbus.     than  Toews,  Patrick  Kane  and were held scoreless for
            Minnesota’s  goals  for  his  streak to 18 games (15-0-3).  Phil  Kessel  scored  for  the  and  Alex  DeBrincat  beat  the fourth time this season.
            first career hat trick, Devan                                                                                       OILERS 3, CANUCKS 2
            Dubnyk made 25 saves for                                                                                            EDMONTON,  Alberta  (AP)
            his  second  shutout  of  the                                                                                       —  Connor  McDavid  had
            season  and  the  Wild  beat                                                                                        two  assists,  Mikko  Koskinen
            Tampa Bay 3-0 on Thursday                                                                                           made  35  saves  and  Ed-
            night to deny the Lightning                                                                                         monton kept up its playoff
            a  chance  to  become  the                                                                                          push  by  beating  Vancou-
            first  NHL  team  to  clinch  a                                                                                     ver.
            playoff spot.                                                                                                       Alex Chiasson, Zack Kassian
            Ryan Donato had a pair of                                                                                           and  Ryan  Nugent-Hopkins
            assists for Minnesota, which                                                                                        scored  for  the  Oilers  (30-
            blocked 18 shots by Tampa                                                                                           30-7),  who  have  won  four
            Bay.  The  Wild  are  6-0-2  in                                                                                     straight games and are 6-1-
            their  last  eight  games  and                                                                                      2 in their last nine to move
            are  in  the  first  wild-card                                                                                      within seven points of Min-
            spot in the Western Confer-                                                                                         nesota for the second wild
            ence playoff race.                                                                                                  card in the Western Confer-
            Andrei  Vasilevskiy  finished                                                                                       ence.
            with  27  saves,  but  had  his                                                                                     Jay Beagle and Alexander
            10-game  winning  streak                                                                                            Edler  scored  for  the  Ca-
            snapped  one  game  short                                                                                           nucks  (28-31-9),  who  have
            of  tying  the  franchise  re-                                                                                      lost four of five.
            cord set by Louis Domingue                                                                                          SHARKS 5, CANADIENS 2
            earlier this season.         Minnesota Wild left wing Jason Zucker (16) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning   SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — To-
            A  victory  by  the  Lightning   with center Ryan Donato (16) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, March 7,   mas Hertl scored his career-
            would  have  clinched  a     2019, in Tampa, Fla.                                                                   high  30th  goal  of  the  sea-
            playoff  spot  after  Colum-                                                                       Associated Press  son, Martin Jones made 37
            bus loss to Pittsburgh earlier                                                                                      saves and San Jose extend-
            in Thursday night.           Jonathan        Huberdeau  first  time  in  17  games  for  Carter Hutton during a per-  ed  its  two-decade  home
            Tampa Bay lost for the sec-  scored  twice  and  Alek-    the  Penguins.  Nick  Bjugs-  fect  shootout  as  Chicago  dominance over Montreal.
            ond time in four games af-   sander  Barkov  also  had  a  tad  collected  his  ninth  of  beat Buffalo.            The  Sharks  haven’t  lost  at
            ter  a  12-0-2  stretch  in  the  goal for the Panthers, who  the  season  for  Pittsburgh.  Artem   Anisimov   scored  home  to  the  Canadiens
            previous  14,  and  was  shut  lost  their  sixth  straight  (0-2-  Sidney   Crosby   took   a  twice  for  Chicago,  which  since Nov. 23, 1999, winning
            out for the second time this  4). Roberto Luongo finished  high  stick  from  Columbus’  had  dropped  four  of  five.  12 straight. San Jose won its
            season — first in regulation.  with 24 saves.             Boone  Jenner  in  the  third  Duncan  Keith  and  Bren-  eighth straight overall in the
            ISLANDERS 4, SENATORS 2      RED WINS 3, RANGERS 2        period but returned to add  dan Perlini also scored, and  series.
            OTTAWA,  Ontario  (AP)  —  DETROIT  (AP)  —  Andreas  an empty-net goal and ex-        Corey  Crawford  made  35  Marcus Sorensen and Timo
            Valtteri   Filppula   scored  Athanasiou  scored  in  the  tend  his  goal  streak  to  six  saves.                 Meier  each  scored  for  the
            twice to lead the New York  third  period  and  had  the  consecutive games for the  Zach  Bogosian  scored  a  third  game  in  a  row,  Joe
            past Ottawa and into a tie  only  goal  in  a  shootout  as  Penguins.                 short-handed  goal  in  the  Thornton  also  had  a  goal
            for  first  place  in  the  Met-  Detroit  snapped  an  eight-  The  Penguins  have  won  second  period  for  Buf-  and Gustav Nyquist added
            ropolitan  Division  with  the  game  losing  streak  with  a  eight  straight  over  Colum-  falo, which lost for the fifth  an empty-netter.
            Washington Capitals.         win over New York.           bus  and  moved  into  third  time in six games. Vladimir  Artturi  Lehkonen  and  An-
            Anthony  Beauvillier  and  Tyler  Bertuzzi  also  scored  place  in  the  Metropolitan  Sobotka,  Brandon  Mon-     drew  Shaw  scored  for  the
            Casey  Cizikas  also  scored  and  Jimmy  Howard  made  Division.                      tour and Kyle Okposo also  Canadiens.      Antti   Niemi
            for  the  Islanders.  Thomas  32 saves for the Red Wings,  Joonas  Korpisalo  received  scored.                     made 20 saves.
            Greiss stopped 35 shots.     who  ended  their  longest  a surprise start and finished  COYOTES 2, FLAMES 0         BLUES 4, KINGS 0
            Brady  Tkachuk  and  Oscar  skid of the season.           with 28 saves for Columbus.  GLENDALE,  Ariz.  (AP)  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vladi-
            Lindberg  scored  for  the  Detroit    played   without  STARS 4, AVALANCHE 0          Darcy  Kuemper  made  30  mir  Tarasenko  had  a  goal
            Senators, while Anders Nils-  leading scorer Dylan Larkin  DALLAS  (AP)  —  Alexander  saves  to  shut  out  Western  and  an  assist,  Jake  Allen
            son made 27 saves.           and  top-scoring  defense-   Radulov  recorded  his  first  Conference-leading  Cal-   stopped 28 shots for his 19th
            BRUINS 4, PANTHERS 3         man  Mike  Green.  Larkin  career  hat  trick  in  his  re-  gary.                     career shutout and St. Louis
            BOSTON  (AP)  —  Patrice  was out with a back injury  turn  after  missing  the  pre-  Clayton  Keller  and  Jakob  beat Los Angeles.
            Bergeron  scored  twice,  in-  and Green will miss the rest  vious game for disciplinary  Chychrun  scored  goals  for  Tyler  Bozak,  Ryan  O’Reilly
            cluding the winner with 7.2  of the season because of a  reasons,  and  Ben  Bishop  the Coyotes, who sent the  and  Ivan  Barbashev  also
            seconds  remaining  as  Bos-  virus.                      stopped 31 shots in his sec-  suddenly  struggling  Flames  scored  for  Blues,  who  won
            ton scored twice in the final  New  York’s  Pavel  Buch-  ond  consecutive  shutout  to  their  fourth  straight  de-  back-to-back     games
            minute to beat Florida and  nevich  made  it  2-all  with  for Dallas.                 feat.                        against   Anaheim     and
            extend  its  points  streak  to  5:31 left in the third by scor-  Radulov earned his first hat  Kuemper  improved  to  16-  Los  Angeles  to  open  their
            18 games.                    ing his  second goal of the  trick  in  his  six  NHL  seasons.  4-3  in  goal  since  Jan.  1.  three-game  California  trip.
            David  Krejci  and  Matt  game  on  a  breakaway.  He has 20 goals this season.        Arizona  has  won  seven  of  Brayden  Schenn  had  two
            Grzelcyk  also  scored  for  The  Rangers  have  lost  a  With its fourth win in a row,  eight  and  kept  pace  with  assists.  Allen’s  shutout  was
            the  Bruins,  who  are  14-0-4  season-high six straight.  Dallas  has  75  points  and  wild-card  leaders  Dallas  his third this season.
            during their points streak. It  PENGUINS 3, BLUE JACKETS  moved  five  points  ahead  and  Minnesota.  The  Coy-    Jonathan  Quick  made  28
            matched  the  second-lon-    0                            of  the  Avalanche,  who  otes are three points out of  saves  for  the  Kings,  who
            gest  points  streak  in  team  PITTSBURGH  (AP)  —  Matt  started  the  night  the  first  the  second  wild-card  spot  have lost 12 of their past 13
            history after a similar run last  Murray stopped 25 shots for  team  out  of  the  second  in the West.             games.q
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