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A20 SPORTS
Tuesday 23 april 2019
Hertl scores in 20T, Sharks beat Vegas 2-1 to force Game 7
By The Associated Press brink of elimination to even
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas the series.
Hertl scored a short-hand- Jonathan Marchessault
ed goal 11:17 into the sec- scored for Vegas, and
ond overtime to lift the San Marc-Andre Fleury stopped
Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win 27 shots.
over the Vegas Golden BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2
Knights on Sunday night, TORONTO (AP) — Brad
forcing a Game 7 in their Marchand had two goals
first-round playoff series. and an assist as Boston
Just 31 seconds after Bar- forced a Game 7 in its se-
clay Goodrow was called ries with Toronto.
for slashing Brayden Torey Krug and Jake De-
McNabb, it was Hertl re- Brusk also scored, and Da-
covering the loose puck vid Pastrnak had two assists
and skating in alone and to help the Bruins avoid
beating Marc-Andre Fleury elimination. Tuukka Rask
with a wrist shot to seal the stopped 22 shots. Boston
win and force the deciding will host the deciding game
game Tuesday at San Jose. on Tuesday night.
Logan Couture also scored Morgan Rielly and Aus-
for the Sharks, and Mar- ton Matthews scored for
tin Jones had a playoff Toronto in a series neither
career-high 58 saves. San San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights team has managed back-
Jose has won two straight to win the game during the second overtime in Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series to-back victories and each
after being forced to the Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. has won twice on the road.
Associated Press Frederik Andersen finished
with 37 saves.
The Maple Leafs, who lost to
the Bruins in seven games in
both 2013 and last spring,
have not advanced to the
second round of the play-
offs since 2004.
The winner of this series will
take on the Columbus Blue
Jackets, who swept a Tam-
pa Bay Lightning team that
tied an NHL record with
62 victories in the regular
season.q
