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Sanheim scores in OT, Flyers beat Bruins for 6th straight

By DOUG ALDEN night, you get a little differ-
BOSTON (AP) — The Phila- ent animal. You can over-
delphia Flyers's holiday look some of those things.
slump is well behind them. We're not in that position
Now they're trying to sal- right now."
vage what had been a dis- Travis Konecny, who drew
mal season. the penalty on Marchand
Travis Sanheim scored a in OT, assisted with Sean
power-play goal 2:56 into Couturier on Sanheim's win-
overtime and the Flyers ner from the left circle.
beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 Pastrnak scored a power-
on Thursday night to ex- play goal 3:05 into the
tend their season-best win- game to put the Bruins
ning streak to six. up 1-0, beating Hart with
The Flyers went 2 for 2 on a one-timer from the left
the power play — improv- circle off Torey Krug's pass
ing to 14.1 percent for the with 42 seconds remaining
season — and won in over- on Giroux's tripping pen-
time for just the second alty.
time this season. Pastrnak reached 30 goals
"We played one of our for the third straight season
best games," said cap- when he tipped in a shot
tain Claude Giroux, whose by Bergeron 5:11 into the
breakaway goal with 44 second, putting Boston up
seconds left in the first pe- 2-1.
riod tied it at 1-1 and jump- Giroux beat Rask on a
started the Flyers for the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim (6) celebrates his winning goal with teammates breakaway with 44 sec-
Travis Konecny (11) and Wayne Simmonds (17) in the overtime period of an NHL hockey game
remainder of the game. "I against the Boston Bruins, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Boston. onds left in the first to tie it
think it's confidence. When Associated Press at 1. It was just the eighth
you get a couple wins you shot of the period for the
start feeling better about the best game we played. was sent off for tripping. Jan. 19, stopped 38 shots Flyers, who got their offense
yourselves" A little bit of a slow start, but Jakub Voracek had two as- in his return. The Bruins lost going in the second period
There was little confidence you know, nothing that we sists and Carter Hart made their third straight, making and outshot the Bruins 17-7,
for Philadelphia at the be- couldn't recover from." 23 saves for the resurgent costly mistakes at crucial then continued to pressure
ginning of the month dur- Sanheim had a goal and Flyers, who have won sev- times once again. Boston in the third.
ing a losing streak that hit an assist, helping setting up en of eight to improve to "We have to fix it. The guys Rask stopped Scott Laugh-
eight straight before the Oskar Lindblom's tying goal 22-23-6 and took the sea- have to decide if they're ton on a penalty shot 6:22
recent turnaround. with 9:24 left in the third pe- son series against the Bruins going to play the right way into the third, but the Flyers
"I can't say enough about riod, then beat Tuukka Rask 2-1. and buy in and understand tied it with 9:24 left on Lind-
the way the guys played with a long wrist shot in the David Pastrnak scored both what we are right now," blom's power-play goal
tonight," coach Scott Gor- final seconds of a power goals for the Bruins. Rask, coach Bruce Cassidy said. from the slot off a pass from
don said. "That has to be play after Brad Marchand out with a concussion since "If we're scoring five goals a Voracek.q

NHL to celebrate Black History Month for 1st time

By STEPHEN WHYNO ing to year-round. March ers during hockey's history.
The NHL will celebrate will be gender-equality O'Ree, who has worked
Black History Month for the month, and the plan is to since 1996 as NHL diversity
first time, shifting its focus add acknowledgement of ambassador and director
in February from its wide- Hispanic heritage and "First of youth development,
ranging "Hockey Is For Ev- Nations" next season. says he's proud the league
eryone" campaign to em- There are roughly 20 black is celebrating black history
phasize racial diversity in players currently on NHL and has seen progress in
the sport. rosters, though executive more kids playing hockey
The league and NHL Play- vice president of social im- over his two decades on
ers' Association will an- pact, growth initiatives and the job. Blue Jackets de-
nounce the joint initiative legislative affairs Kim Davis fenseman Seth Jones, one
Friday morning. It includes said there is strong minor- of several black stars who
a traveling mobile museum ity representation at youth will be the subject of video
devoted to the history of levels. specials this month, said
minorities in hockey pre- "I think a focus like this dur- Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) chases Columbus Blue Jackets' "important conversations
Seth Jones (3) around the net during the second period of an
dating Willie O'Ree break- ing Black History Month will NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Winnipeg, Mani- and perspectives will be
ing the color barrier in 1958 affirm those many kids of toba. shared as part of the Black
and going up to the pres- color that are already play- Associated Press History Month celebration."
ent day. The museum will ing our game," Davis said. Predators defenseman P.K.
debut outside Madison "I think we often underesti- began collecting data at its highest levels is mak- Subban, Sharks forward
Square Garden in New York mate the pipeline of talent on player participation by ing inroads. Davis added Evander Kane and Hall
on Saturday. that is already involved in race, so it will take some that another aim is to edu- of Famers Grant Fuhr and
As part of this, "Hockey Is our game." time to show if the sport cate all fans of the contri- Angela James will also be
For Everyone" is expand- USA Hockey only recently that is predominantly white butions of non-white play- among those featured.q