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Lightning have

33-shot 2nd period,

beat Blackhawks 6-3

By The Associated Press Schmaltz scored late in the
CHICAGO (AP) — Brayden third period for Chicago.
Point had a goal and two SABRES 4, DUCKS 2
assists and the Tampa Bay ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
Lightning peppered the Rasmus Ristolainen scored
Chicago Blackhawks with a tiebreaking power-play
33 shots in a three-goal sec- goal early in the third peri-
ond period in a 6-3 victory od, and Buffalo overcame
Sunday night. a two-goal deficit to com-
The 33 shots are the most plete a Southern California
in a period since 1997-98, sweep.
when shots by period be- Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skin-
came an official NHL statis- ner scored 1:28 apart in the
tic. second period to even it
Nikita Kucherov and Victor before Ristolainen ripped
Hedman each had a goal a rising slap shot through
and assist, and Anthony Ci- traffic and past former Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) scores against the Chicago Blackhawks during
relli and Yanni Gourde also Sabres goalie Ryan Miller the second period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday Oct. 21, 2018, in Chicago.
scored as Tampa Bay fired for his first goal of the sea- Associated Press
a team-record 55 shots. son. Patrik Berglund add-
Ryan Callahan added an ed an empty-net goal as and Carter Hutton made NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Rittich, an undrafted
empty-netter with 2:05 left. the Sabres followed up a 26 saves. Sam Steel scored Gaudreau and Garnet Ha- 26-year-old goaltender
Blackhawks rookie Alex- blowout win over Los An- his first NHL goal and Kiefer thaway each scored twice, from the Czech Republic,
andre Fortin scored his first geles with a comeback in Sherwood had his second backup goalie David Rit- allowed only Mika Zibane-
NHL goal to tie it late in the Orange County. Okposo for the Ducks. tich made 44 saves and jad's power-play goal in
first. David Kampf and Nick had a goal and an assist, FLAMES 4, RANGERS 1 Calgary beat New York. the third period.q

Andrade beats Kautondokwa for WBO middleweight title

BOSTON (AP) — Demetrius ministered by the Voluntary retained her International
Andrade won the vacant Anti-Doping Agency. The Boxing Federation and
World Boxing Organization WBO stripped Saunders of WBA female lightweight
middleweight title with a his title after the Massachu- titles with a 10-round unani-
12-round unanimous deci- setts State Athletic Com- mous decision over Cindy
sion over Walter Kauton- mission declined to give Serrano, of New York. All
dokwa of Namibia on Sat- him a license in a hearing three judges scored the
urday night. on Oct. 9. bout 100-90 for Taylor.
Andrade (26-0, 16 knock- "It was definitely an ad- "She was very defensive,"
outs) dropped Kauton- justment," Andrade said. said Taylor, who is now 11-0
dokwa four times in the first "(Kautondokwa) was big- with five knockouts. "I ex-
four rounds, once in the first ger, taller, longer. Saunders pected more from Cindy
and third, and twice in the is a slick southpaw. That's tonight."
fourth. where my amateur back- Serrano dropped to 27-5-2,
Glen Feldman and Marcus ground helps. You step on with 10 knockouts.
McDonnell scored the fight a scale, you fight whoever Tevin Farmer, of Philadel-
120-104. Ramon Cerdan Demetrius Andrade lands a right on Walter Kautondokwa during they tell you to fight." phia, defended his IBF su-
scored it 119-105. a WBO middleweight championship boxing match in Boston, Hearn said Andrade is likely per featherweight title,
In the first round, Andrade Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. to fight again in January or stopping James Tennyson
dropped Kautondokwa Associated Press February. Eventually, Hearn of Belfast, Northern Ireland,
with straight left hand while and Anadrade would like a in the fifth round.
Kautondokwa was off bal- rest of the fight, landing Andrade, of Providence, fight with WBA champion In an IBF featherweight title
ance. quick combinations to end Rhode Island, previously Canelo Alvarez, who re- eliminator, Kid Gallahad of
Andrade sent Kautondok- most rounds and avoiding held in the WBO and World cently signed an 11-fight, Sheffield, England, won a
wa to the canvas again in most of Kautondokwa's re- Boxing Association junior five-year contract with 12-round unanimous deci-
the third with an overhand turn shots. middleweight titles. He was DAZN, the online streaming sion over Toka Khan Clary
left that landed on the top "After the fourth round, he also a member of the 2008 platform that broadcast of Providence, Rhode Is-
of his opponent's head. went into cruise control," US Olympic Team. Andrade's fight. land.
The knockdown followed said Eddie Hearn of Match- Kautondokwa, the WBO Af- "Canelo has an 11-fight The official attendance
Kautondokwa's first signifi- room Boxing, Andrade's rican middleweight cham- deal," Hearn said. "One of was 6,874.
cant offense of the fight, promoter. pion, dropped to 17-1 with them will be against An- Former two-time UFC
three punches to the body. Andrade said he entered 16 knockouts. drade." champion Conor Mc-
In the fourth, Andrade the fight with an injured left Kautondokwa, 32, was a The fight was one of three Gregor was at ringside.
scored two more knock- shoulder. replacement for Billy Joe world title bouts on the "He came into my dressing
downs, both with left hands "It's a little injury," he said. "It Saunders. Saunders tested card. In the co-main event, room before my fight and
to the head. bothered me for about a positive for oxilofrine, a 2012 Olympic gold medal- wished me luck," Taylor
He kept his distance for the week." stimulant, in a drug test ad- ist Katie Taylor, of Ireland, said.q