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SPORTS Saturday 30 March 2019
Capitals beat Hurricanes

3-2 to clinch playoff spot

By The Associated Press when Winnipeg couldn't DIENS 2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nic clear the puck and scored COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
Dowd scored on a de- with 1:46 to go to make it Oliver Bjorkstrand scored
flection with 4:56 remain- 4-4. Eberle added his sec- twice, Sergei Bobrovsky
ing and the Washington ond goal of the game with had 28 saves and Colum-
Capitals clinched a playoff 1:13 left when he got into bus beat Montreal to move
berth with a 3-2 victory over the crease and beat Con- into an Eastern Division
the Carolina Hurricanes on nor Hellebuyck. wild-card spot.
Thursday night. Eberle also picked up an The Blue Jackets tied Mon-
Brett Connolly and Jakub assist and Ryan Pulock had treal for the second wild
Vrana also scored and three of his own. Mathew card and they hold the
Braden Holtby made 24 Barzal ended a 19-game tiebreaker with five games
saves to help the defend- goal drought with his 11th remaining. Carolina is one
ing Stanley Cup champions of the season, and Anders point ahead in the first slot.
reach the 100-point mark Lee scored his 28th for New David Savard, Artemi Pan- Carolina Hurricanes' Nino Niederreiter (21) tries to score on
Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby as Capitals' Tom Wil-
for the fifth straight season York. The Islanders moved arin, Riley Nash and Bran- son (43) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game
and wrap up their 11th spot two points ahead of Pitts- don Dubinsky also scored in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 28, 2019.
in the playoffs in 12 years. burgh and into second for Columbus. Brett Kulak Associated Press
Alex Ovechkin — with 49 place in the Metropolitan had a goal and an assist,
goals — was held off the Division. and Jeff Petry also scored Troy Brouwer, Dryden Hunt Jose.
score sheet and missed a Adam Lowry scored twice for Montreal. and Evgenii Dadonov also CANUCKS 3, KINGS 2, SO
long shot toward an empty and added an assist, while RED WINGS 5, SABRES 4, OT scored for Florida. Roberto VANCOUVER, British Co-
net with about 45 seconds Brandon Tanev had a goal BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Luongo made 28 saves. lumbia (AP) — Tanner Pear-
remaining. and a pair of assists for Bertuzzi scored his second Colin White and Brady Tka- son scored in the fourth
Warren Foegele and Nino Winnipeg. Mark Scheifele goal of the game in over- chuk scored for Ottawa. round of the shootout and
Niederreiter scored for the scored his 36th goal, time to lift Detroit over Buf- BLACKHAWKS 5, SHARKS 4 the Canucks kept their faint
Hurricanes. They lost con- STARS 3, OILERS 2, SO falo. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex playoff hopes alive.
secutive games in regula- EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Dylan Larkin also had DeBrincat scored twice to Brock Boeser and Alex Edler
tion for the first time since — Jamie Benn scored the two goals for Detroit, Filip reach the 40-goal mark scored in regulation for the
mid-January and missed shootout winner in Dallas' Hronek added a goal, and the Chicago Black- Canucks, who are seven
out on an important two victory over Edmonton. and Jimmy Howard made hawks handed the Sharks points behind Colorado for
points that would have Alexander Radulov and 35 saves. Jack Eichel, Kyle their seventh straight loss. the second wild-card spot
helped their chase for their Miro Heiskanen scored in Okposo, Marco Scandel- Connor Murphy, Jonathan in the Western Conference
first playoff berth in a de- regulation for the surging la and Casey Mittelstadt Toews and Chris Kunitz also with four games to play.
cade. Stars. They won their third scored for Buffalo. The Sa- scored to give the Black- The win snapped a three-
ISLANDERS 5, JETS 4 straight game to tighten bres have lost 12 of their hawks just their second win game losing skid for the
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) their hold on the first wild- last 13 games. in the past six games. Corey Canucks. Quinn Hughes,
— Casey Cizikas and Jor- card spot in the Western PANTHERS 5, SENATORS 2 Crawford made 26 saves. selected seventh overall by
dan Eberle scored 33 sec- Conference. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Tomas Hertl had one goal Vancouver in 2018, earned
onds apart in the final two Leon Draisaitl and Connor — Jonathan Huberdeau and two assists in his 400th an assist in his NHL debut.
minutes to lift New York McDavid scored for the Oil- scored twice and Florida career game. Lukas Radil, Austin Wagner and Adri-
past Winnipeg. ers. beat Ottawa to snap a Gustav Nyquist and Timo an Kempe scored for the
Cizikas took advantage BLUE JACKETS 6, CANA- three-game losing streak. Meier also scored for San Kings.q

New venue, same result: John Isner back in Miami Open final

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) stadium — the Super Bowl Pliskova of the Czech Re-
— Despite a change in will be here next year — it's public against No. 12 Ash-
venue, the Miami Open pretty amazing." leigh Barty of Australia.
has a familiar look, with Isner's opponent in the final Auger-Aliassime served for
John Isner back in the final. will be the winner of Friday both sets in the semifinal,
The defending champion night's match between but Isner broke each time
moved closer to another ti- three-time champion Rog- by taking advantage of
tle by hitting 21 aces Friday er Federer and another Ca- double-faults, and then
and defeating 18-year-old nadian teenager, 19-year- used his big serve to control
Canadian qualifier Felix old Denis Shapovalov. Now the tiebreakers.
Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 7-6 33, Isner won his only ATP Nine of his 10 sets in the
(4). Masters title a year ago on tournament have gone to
Next is a Sunday showdown Key Biscayne. a tiebreaker, and he has
in the Miami Dolphins' stadi- "It's amazing," Isner told the won each one. But Auger-
um, where the tournament crowd after his latest win. Aliassime figured neither
moved this year from its "I said before the tourna- set should have gotten to
longtime home of Key Bis- ment the chances were I that point.
cayne. would not defend my title. "It's a chance you can't John Isner returns to Felix Auger-Aliassime, of Canada, during
"The venue is absolutely I'm very, very happy." miss, serving two times their semifinal match at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Fri-
day, March 29, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Isner won 7-6 (3),
fantastic," said Isner, a big The women's final Saturday for the set," he said. "Just 7-6 (4).
football fan. "To play in the will match No. 5 Karolina terrible."q Associated Press