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Blackwood picks up first NHL win, Devils beat Bruins 5-2

By The Associated Press Matt Murray stopped 27 has five goals and five as- added a goal and three Pekka Rinne stopped 28
BOSTON (AP) — Macken- shots for his fourth straight sists during a six-game point assists for the Lightning, shots for the Predators, who
zie Blackwood stopped 40 win since returning from a streak. who are 12-0-1 during their have lost five straight.
shots for his first NHL victo- lower-body injury. Zach Parise and Eric Staal current run. Khudobin posted his first
ry, Blake Coleman scored shutout of the season and
twice and the New Jersey seventh of his career.
Devils beat the Boston Bru- FLAMES 4, JETS 1
ins 5-2 on Thursday night. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP)
Damon Severson scored — Johnny Gaudreau had
25 seconds into the game a hat trick as Calgary end-
and Kyle Palmieri added ed a three-game winless
his team-high 19th goal for streak. Mark Jankowski had
the Devils, who won on the a short-handed, third-peri-
road for just the fourth time od goal for Calgary. Sean
this season. Monahan contributed
Nico Hirschier had a goal three assists and Elias Lind-
and an assist and Andy holm added a pair.
Greene had a pair of assists Adam Lowry scored for the
as New Jersey got its first Jets, who had won their
win in Boston in five years. previous two games and
Severson’s early goal on a had a four-game win streak
wrist shot from the right cir- at home halted.
cle gave the rookie Black- David Rittich made 35
wood a lead the Devils saves for Calgary, and Con-
never relinquished. nor Hellebuyck stopped 24
Blackwood, who was mak- shots for Winnipeg.
ing his second career start, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, AVA-
stopped 18 of 19 shots in LANCHE 1
the second period to help LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bran-
stave off the Bruins. New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) shoots the puck past Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav don Pirri scored his fourth
CAPITALS 3, HURRICANES 1 Halak for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Boston. goal of the season midway
The Devils won 5-2.
WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Associated Press through the third period to
Oshie scored his 11th goal send Vegas past Colorado.
and John Carlson had an Dylan Larkin extended scored for the Wild, who Brayden Point and Tyler Pirri, recalled from the AHL’s
empty-netter as Washing- his career-long, 12-game dropped their season-worst Johnson had the other Chicago Wolves earlier in
ton won its third straight point streak with his 16th fifth straight (0-4-1). Tampa Bay goals, and An- the day, blistered a shot
game. goal of the season for De- CANUCKS 4, OILERS 2 drei Vasilevskiy made 28 from the point past goal-
Chandler Stephenson add- troit. Andreas Athanasiou EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) saves. tender Philipp Grubauer
ed his second goal in three returned from a two-game — Elias Pettersson and An- Dale Weise, Robert Hagg, with 9:49 left.
games for the Capitals, absence due to an upper- toine Roussel each had a Ivan Provorov, Michael Vegas staved off back-to-
winners of 15 of their last 18 body injury and scored his goal and an assist for Van- Raffl and Claude Giroux back power plays for Colo-
games. 12th of the season. Jimmy couver. scored for the Flyers. Michal rado in the final six minutes.
Braden Holtby stopped 28 Howard made 35 saves. The Canucks scored four Neuvirth stopped 31 shots. Paul Stastny celebrated his
shots for the Metropolitan BLUE JACKETS 4, RANGERS goals on their first six shots. BLUES 4, SABRES 1 33rd birthday with a goal
Division leaders. The Capi- 3 OT Tyler Motte and Brock Boes- ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert for Vegas, and Marc-An-
tals killed all four Hurricanes NEW YORK (AP) — Pierre- er also scored for Vancou- Thomas had a goal and an dre Fleury made 31 saves
penalties, including a high- Luc Dubois scored 31 sec- ver, which is 7-2-1 in its last assist and Jake Allen made to improve to 21-10-4. He
sticking minor on Michal onds into overtime and Co- 10 games. 30 saves to lead St. Louis earned his 50th win overall
Kempny with 3:46 remain- lumbus won its fifth straight Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and past Buffalo. with the Golden Knights.
ing. victory. Chris Kreider scored Leon Draisaitl scored for the Jay Bouwmeester, Pat Ma- J.T. Compher scored for the
Sebastian Aho scored his twice and Jimmy Vesey Oilers, who have lost four roon and Ryan O’Reilly Avalanche, and Grubauer
team-leading 15th goal in added a goal for New York. straight. scored for the Blues. (8-4-3) made 41 saves.
the third period for the Hur- Henrik Lundqvist made 25 Oilers goalie Mikko Koski- Jack Eichel scored his 15th SHARKS 4, DUCKS 2
ricanes, who lost their third saves. nen gave up all four goals goal of the season in the SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) —
out of four games. Petr BLACKHAWKS 5, WILD 2 and made just two saves second period for the Sa- Brent Burns scored midway
Mrazek stopped 30 shots. CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick before being replaced by bres. through the third period of
PENGUINS 5, RED WINGS 2 Kane had a hat trick, Bran- Cam Talbot, who stopped Carter Hutton stopped 28 his 1,000th career game
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kes- don Saad scored twice all 14 shots he faced. of 32 shots in his first ap- and led San Jose to a vic-
sel scored two power-play and Chicago picked up its Jacob Markstrom made 30 pearance against St. Louis tory over Anaheim.
goals and Derick Brassard fourth win in five games. saves in the win for the Ca- after spending the previous Burns scored his fifth goal
added two scores as Pitts- Collin Delia made 46 saves, nucks. two seasons with the Blues. at 10:21 of the third period
burgh ran its winning streak and Jonathan Toews, Erik LIGHTNING 6, FLYERS 5 OT STARS 2, PREDATORS 0 to break a 2-2 tie, and the
to four games. Gustafsson and Dylan TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Kil- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sharks snapped a three-
Patric Hornqvist scored his Strome each had two as- lorn scored 18 seconds into Anton Khudobin made a game losing streak. The
13th of the season. Sidney sists for Chicago, tied for overtime and Tampa Bay, career-high 49 saves to 33-year-old Burns was play-
Crosby and Evgeni Malkin last place with St. Louis in after blowing a three-goal lead Dallas over slumping ing in his 428th consecutive
each finished with two as- the Central Division. lead in the third period, ex- Nashville. regular-season game. The
sists. Crosby has registered Kane completed his first hat tended its point streak to Tyler Pitlick and Mattias 2017 Norris Trophy winner as
points in nine of his last 11 trick since March 2017. He 13 games. Steven Stamkos Janmark scored for Dal- the league’s top defense-
home games and has 24 leads the Blackhawks with had two goals and two as- las, which has won two of man hasn’t missed a game
points in his last 18 games. 20 goals and 47 points and sists, and Nikita Kucherov three. since November 2013.q