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SPORTS Wednesday 27 February 2019
Lightning top Kings

4-3 in shootout for

9th straight win

By The Associated Press to lift Nashville over Edmon-
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita ton.
Kucherov, Steven Stam- P.K. Subban had a goal
kos and Victor Hedman and an assist, and Colton
scored in the shootout and Sissons also scored as the
the NHL-leading Tampa Predators won for the third
Bay Lightning beat the Los time in four games to pass
Angeles Kings 4-3 for their Winnipeg for first place in
ninth straight victory Mon- the Central Division. The
day night, matching the Jets have three games in
longest winning streak in hand.
franchise history. Pekka Rinne made a pad
J.T. Miller's third-period goal save on Ty Rattie when the Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) scores past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack
Campbell (36) during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Tampa, Fla.
forced overtime, and An- Oilers forward tried to ex- Tampa Bay won, 4-3, in the shootout.
drei Vasilevskiy stopped tend the shootout. Associated Press
30 shots for the Lightning, Leon Draisaitl scored twice
who improved the league's for Edmonton, which won and Sam Reinhart had a PANTHERS 4, AVALANCHE streak was halted. Var-
best record to 48-11-4 and its previous two games. goal, but the Sabres' play- 3, OT lamov made 34 saves.
became the fourth team Kyle Turris and Ryan El- off chances took another DENVER (AP) — Aaron Ek- Brassard nearly had the
to reach 100 points in 63 lis each hit the post as the hit. blad scored 26 seconds winner in his Colorado de-
games or less. first two shooters for Nash- DEVILS 2, CANADIENS 1 into overtime, Roberto Lu- but on a goal with 12:11
Alex Iafallo, Jonny Brodz- ville in the tiebreaker. Af- NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Na- ongo stopped 36 shots to remaining. But his former
inski and Austin Wagner ter Filip Forsberg scored for than Bastian scored his first earn career win No. 485 teammate, Hoffman, stole
scored in the third period, the Predators, Sam Gagner NHL goal, Kurtis Gabriel got and Florida beat Colorado. his thunder by tying it min-
helping Los Angeles turn a forced the shootout to sud- his second and last-place The winning play was set utes later.
two-goal deficit into a short- den death. New Jersey continued to up when Mike Hoffman It was a wild day for Bras-
lived 3-2 lead that goalie MAPLE LEAFS 5, SABRES 3 be a thorn in Montreal's sped down the ice, spun sard, who woke up Mon-
Jack Campbell couldn't TORONTO (AP) — John Ta- playoff hopes. past defenseman Samuel day morning as a member
protect. The Kings have lost vares, Auston Matthews Recently acquired defen- Girard and sent a pass of the Panthers only to be
eight straight, their longest and Frederik Gauthier seman Connor Carrick set over to Ekblad, whose traded to the Avalanche.
skid since December 2007. scored three quick goals in up both goals and Cory shot slid through the pads CANUCKS 4, DUCKS 0
Braden Point and Anthony the second period and To- Schneider made 34 saves of Semyon Varlamov. The VANCOUVER, British Co-
Cirelli had first-period goals ronto held off Buffalo. as the young Devils swept Avalanche fell to 1-12 in OT lumbia (AP) — Jacob Mark-
for the Lightning, who fell Tyler Ennis had the eventu- their three-game season this season. strom made 29 saves for
behind when Brodzinski and al winner in Toronto's four- series with the Canadiens. Hoffman had a goal mid- his first shutout of the sea-
Wagner scored in a 36-sec- goal second and Kasperi Montreal had a lot more at way through the third pe- son and Bo Horvat scored
ond span. Miller countered Kapanen added some in- stake. It came into the night riod to tie the game. Troy twice to lead Vancouver
less than a minute later to surance with a short-hand- with a one-point lead over Brouwer and Evgenii Da- past Anaheim.
make it 3-all. ed goal in the third. Carolina and Pittsburgh donov scored 1:09 apart Alex Biega and Nikolay
Kucherov got his 71st assist Matthews is the first player for the top wild card in the late in the second period to Goldobin also scored as
on Tampa Bay's first goal, in Maple Leafs history to Eastern Conference. The erase a 2-0 deficit. The win the Canucks snapped a
giving him a league-lead- score 30-plus goals in the Hurricanes and Penguins moved Luongo past Ed Bel- three-game skid and won
ing and career-best 101 first three seasons of his NHL now each have a game in four for third place on the in regulation for the first
points. career. hand. career list. time in their last 11.
PREDATORS 3, OILERS 2 Frederik Andersen made 31 Paul Byron scored a short- Derick Brassard, Mikko The shutout was the third
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — saves for his 100th win with handed goal for Montreal, Rantanen and Tyson Jost of Markstrom's career. His
Brian Boyle scored in the Toronto. and Carey Price made 20 scored for the Avalanche previous one came against
fourth round of a shootout Jack Eichel scored twice saves. as their four-game winning Dallas on Feb. 11, 2018.q

Wilder-Fury 2 off for

now, according to WBC

By The Associated Press would look elsewhere for will take on another fight
The WBC heavyweight title his next bout. with expectations to do re-
rematch between cham- "Deontay Wilder vs Tyson match at a later date."
pion Deontay Wilder and Fury is officially not hap- Wilder is now expected to
Tyson Fury is off for now. pening next," Sulaiman take on Dominic Breazeale,
The two fought to a draw tweeted. who is the next mandatory
in December and were ne- "The WBC Boxing has re- WBC challenger.
gotiating a rematch. But ceived communications Anthony Joshua, who holds
WBC President Mauricio as our process, and while the other major heavy- This Dec. 1, 2018, file photo shows Deontay Wilder, left, and
Sulaiman said Tuesday he WBC Champion Wilder weight belts, will take on Tyson Fury, of England, trading punches during a WBC heavy-
received confirmation from confirmed its willingness Jarrell Miller in June in New weight championship boxing match in Los Angeles.
Fury that the challenger to fight the rematch, Fury York.q Associated Press