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SPORTS Saturday 5 January 2019
Carey Price returns

to Canadiens and

shuts out Canucks

By The Associated Press Doughty scored for the
MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Kings, who have lost three
Price made 33 saves in his of four. Jonathan Quick
return from injury to help the stopped 27 shots.
Montreal Canadiens beat BLUES 5, CAPITALS 2
the Vancouver Canucks ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alex
2-0 on Thursday night. Ovechkin scored his 30th
Price picked up his sec- goal of the season, but St.
ond shutout of the season Louis came back to beat
and 42nd overall in his first Washington.
appearance after missing Ovechkin's first-period
three games because of goal snapped a six-game
a lower-body injury. Jordie drought and tied him with
Benn and Jonathan Drouin Mike Gartner as the only
scored for Montreal. players in NHL history to
Canucks rookie Elias Pet- begin their careers with 14
tersson left because of a straight 30-goal seasons.
lower-body injury in the sec- Gartner scored 30 or more
ond period. Named to the in his first 15 seasons.
All-Star Games on Wednes- Alex Pietrangelo had a
day, Pettersson was injured goal and an assist for the
after getting tangled with Blues, Colton Parayko,
fellow rookie and Habs for- Oskar Sundqvist, Robert
ward Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Thomas and Tyler Bozak Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price makes a save against the Vancouver Canucks dur-
Pettersson's right knee was also scored, and Jake Allen ing the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Montreal.
caught between Kotkanie- made 23 saves. Associated Press
mi's legs as they both fell to Brett Connolly also scored
the ice. The Swede stayed for the Capitals. ISLANDERS 3, BLACKHAWKS to spark any kind of sign of New York Islanders on Mon-
down on the ice before WILD 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 2, OT playoff life for a franchise day.
getting to his feet and go- TORONTO (AP) — Zach UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — that hasn't won a Stanley Linus Ullmark stopped 35
ing to the dressing room. Parise broke a tie off a turn- Devon Toews scored his first Cup since 1975. The Flyers shots. Buffalo was 0-6-1 in
Benn opened the scoring over early in the third pe- NHL goal at 1:48 of over- lost their fifth straight game its previous seven meet-
with his third goal of the riod and Minnesota rallied time to lift New York past and fell to 3-5-1 under in- ings against Florida, dat-
season at 11:50 of the first. to beat Toronto. Chicago for its fifth straight terim coach Scott Gordon. ing to a 4-2 win on March
Minutes after Pettersson's Auston Matthews lost the victory. Wayne Simmons scored in 27, 2017. More important,
injury, Drouin burst up the puck to Parise, who beat Mathew Barzal scored the third to make it 4-1 and the Sabres snapped an
wing for his 13th of the sea- goalie Michael Hutchinson twice to keep up his scoring end Philly's scoreless streak 0-2-1 slide overall while im-
son. high over his glove at 4:21 binge and help the Island- that stretched more than proving to 5-7-4 since their
LIGHTNING 6, KINGS 2 for his 18th goal of the sea- ers win for the eighth time 123 minutes. Sean Coutu- 10-game winning streak,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikita son. Minnesota overcame in nine games. Robin Leh- rier and James van Riems- which matched a franchise
Kucherov had a goal and deficits of 2-0 and 3-2. ner, making his third straight dyk also scored in the third record.
three assists as Tampa Bay Toronto got a power play start, stopped 19 shots as for the Flyers. Alexander Barkov had a
kept steamrolling along, midway through the pe- New York moved to 3-0-1 in Teravainen's second goal goal and an assist for Flori-
beating Los Angeles for its riod, with Matthews hit- four games at the Nassau of the game ended the da, and Mike Hoffman and
seventh straight victory. ting the post short side on Coliseum this season. Flyers' comeback and se- Frank Vatrano also scored.
The NHL-leading Lightning Devan Dubnyk. The Leafs Toews, playing in the fifth cured Carolina's third win BRUINS 6, FLAMES 4
have earned at least one pulled Hutchinson with 2:45 game of his career, got the since Dec. 20. Warren BOSTON (AP) — Jake De-
point in 16 consecutive left, but were unable to get winner when he knocked in Foegele also scores, and Brusk and Brad Marchand
games — the longest streak anything past the Wild net- the rebound of his own shot Petr Mrazek stopped 31 each had two goals to lift
in the league this season. minder, including a chance that Collin Delia stopped, shots. Boston past Calgary.
They are 15-0-1 during the that dribbled off the post in with the puck coming to SABRES 4, PANTHERS 3 Boston has won three in a
run. the dying seconds. him at the right side. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff row and six of eight. The
Kucherov has eight goals Jared Spurgeon had a goal Patrick Kane and Dominik Skinner scored twice and Bruins built on their win over
and 19 assists during a 12- and two assists, Charlie Kahun and scored for Chi- Buffalo ended a seven- Chicago in Tuesday's Win-
game point streak. He Coyle added a goal and cago. game skid against Florida. ter Classic by beating the
has scored in five straight an assist, and Mikko Koivu HURRICANES 5, FLYERS 3 Sam Reinhart had a goal top team in the Western
games and has seven con- also scored for Minnesota. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dou- and an assist, and Tage Conference.
secutive multipoint games. Dubnyk stopped 38 shots. gie Hamilton, Justin Wil- Thompson also scored in a Jaroslav Halak stopped 33
Steven Stamkos added a Mitch Marner scored twice liams and Teuvo Teravain- game the Sabres played shots, and John Moore and
goal and two assists, and and William Nylander had en scored second-period minus injured captain Jack David Pastrnak also scored.
Brayden Point had a goal the other goal for Toronto. goals to lead Carolina past Eichel. Buffalo coach Phil Mike Smith had 21 saves
and an assist for Tampa John Tavares added two Philadelphia. Housley said Eichel will miss for Calgary, which has
Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy assists, and Hutchinson The Flyers fired coach Dave at least one more game dropped five of eight. Mi-
made 28 saves for his sixth made 30 saves in his de- Hakstol and general man- with an upper-body injury chael Frolik, Elias Lindholm,
consecutive win. but in an emergency recall ager Ron Hextall last month after he was hurt in the first Johnny Gaudreau and Mi-
Austin Wagner and Drew from the minors. and the shake-up has yet period of a 3-1 loss to the kael Backlund scored.q