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No all-Ontario match-up after Leafs drop last game

The Associated Press 31-15.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) DUCKS 4, KINGS 3, OT
— Connor McDavid hit ANAHEIM, California (AP)
the 100-point mark and — Nate Thompson scored
Jordan Eberle recorded a his first goal of the season to
hat trick as the Edmonton tie it with 8:26 to play and
Oilers beat the Vancouver Shea Theodore won it in
Canucks 5-2 in the final reg- overtime, helping Anaheim
ular-season game on the clinch its fifth consecutive
NHL schedule. Pacific Division title with a
McDavid had a pair of as- victory over Los Angeles.
sists and ended the season Theodore scored on a
with 30 goals and 70 assists breakaway to end the
in 82 games. He is the only Freeway Faceoff, but the
player to reach 100 points Ducks (46-23-13) had al-
this season. Pittsburgh’s Sid- ready locked up a first-
ney Crosby and Chicago’s round playoff date with the
Patrick Kane tied for sec- Calgary Flames by earning
ond with 89 apiece. a point in their 14th con-
Edmonton will open the secutive game down the
playoffs at home against stretch (11-0-3).
the San Jose Sharks on Patrick Eaves and Antoine
Wednesday. Vermette also scored and
Drake Caggiula and Leon Jonathan Bernier stopped
Draisaitl also scored for Vancouver Canucks’ Troy Stecher (51) reacts after getting struck on the face by the puck during 15 shots as the Ducks held
the red-hot Oilers, who the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, April 8, off Edmonton for the top
have won 12 of their last 14 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. spot in the Pacific.
games and nine in a row Associated Press Dustin Brown scored a tie-
on home ice.
BLUE JACKETS 3, MAPLE son and Cam Atkinson in the season finale for both scored twice in regulation. breaking goal with 12:05
LEAFS 2 scored in the comeback teams. It was an emotional night left for the Kings, who
There will be no Battle of for Columbus. During a stoppage in the for Bickell, who had his missed the playoffs for the
Ontario in the first round of Had they earned even first period, fans and play- wife and daughter watch- second time in three years.
the NHL playoffs. a point, the Leafs would ers from both teams gave ing from the stands. It was RANGERS 3, PENGUINS 2
James van Riemsdyk have faced the Ottawa Bickell a standing ovation an otherwise meaningless NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy
scored twice, but Toronto Senators in the first round, and stick tap. The 31-year- game between two teams Vesey scored a tiebreaking
dropped its regular-season but instead they get the old three-time Stanley Cup who fell short of preseason goal in the third period and
finale to Columbus and will Presidents’ Trophy-winning champion was diagnosed expectations to reach the New York beat Pittsburgh.
face the Washington Capi- Capitals. with MS in November but playoffs. Ryan McDonagh had a
tals in the opening round HURRICANES 3, FLYERS 3 returned to hockey in Feb- Sebastian Aho sent the goal and an assist, Derek
of its first postseason since PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryan ruary. game into overtime when Stepan had a goal and
2013. Bickell scored in the shoot- His shootout goal was the he scored a power-play Mika Zibanejad added two
Curtis McElhinney made 29 out of his final game before first of his career in his sec- goal with 5:10 remaining in assists for the Rangers, who
saves, but Toronto let a 2-0 retiring because of multiple ond attempt and set up regulation. will match up against the
lead melt away in a porous sclerosis, and the Carolina Brock McGinn’s winner Eddie Lack stopped 41 Atlantic Division champion
second period. Hurricanes beat the Phila- on the final shot of Caro- shots for the Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens in the
Matt Calvert, Josh Ander- delphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday lina’s season. McGinn also who finished the season 36- postseason.q

Kings fire Cup-winning coach

Darryl Sutter, GM Dean Lombardi

GREG BEACHAM business operations. est priority.”
AP Hockey Writer The moves bring an em- The Kings (39-35-8) missed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The phatic end to the best era the playoffs this spring for
Los Angeles Kings on Mon- in the mostly ordinary histo- the second time in three
day fired coach Darryl Sut- ry of the Kings, a Second Six years with their worst re-
ter and general manager expansion franchise. “This cord since 2009. They fin-
Dean Lombardi, the duo was an extremely difficult ished 10th in the 14-team
that led the franchise to decision and was made Western Conference, fad-
its only two Stanley Cup with an enormous amount ing down the stretch with
championships. of consideration for what a veteran-laden team that
The Kings promoted former we have accomplished in struggled to keep up with
defenseman Rob Blake to our past,” said Dan Becker- faster, younger opponents.
vice president and general man, the president of AEG, Since shortly after his play-
manager. Longtime execu- the sports conglomerate ing career ended, Blake This Jan. 10, 2013 file photo shows Los Angeles Kings president
tive Luc Robitaille was pro- that owns the Kings. “But has been an executive un- and general manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl
moted to team president in the present and future of der Lombardi, who has run Sutter laughing during a news conference to help kick off the
charge of all hockey and our organization is the high- the Kings since April 2006. NHL hockey team’s season in Los Angeles.