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SPORTS Tuesday 26 March 2019

Lehner earns 5th shutout, Islanders beat Coyotes 2-0

By The Associated Press bulled his way down left the Eastern Conference.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — wing, shrugged off a check Montreal squandered a
Jordan Eberle and Brock from Nathan MacKinnon chance to move into a tie
Nelson scored to back and beat goaltender Phil- with Carolina with a win.
Robin Lehner’s fifth shutout lipp Grubauer between Paul Byron scored in the
of the season as the New the legs to snap the Black- first period, and Carey
York Islanders beat the Ari- hawks’ three-game los- Price stopped 38 of 40
zona Coyotes 2-0 Sunday. ing streak. Chicago pulled shots as Montreal had its
Lehner stopped 31 shots within five points of Colora- three-game winning streak
to help the Islanders win do for the second Western snapped.
for the second time in two Conference wild card. BLUE JACKETS 5, CANUCKS
days and keep pace with Alexander Kerfoot scored 0
first place Washington in on a 5-on-3 power play for VANCOUVER, British Co-
the Metropolitan Division. the Avalanche, who had lumbia (AP) — Pierre-Luc
Starting for the second Arizona Coyotes’ Richard Panik (14) watches as New York won four straight. Dubois ended a 13-game
Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner (40) stops a shot on the goal
straight day, Lehner had as Ryan Pulock (6) defends him during the third period of an NHL HURRICANES 2, CANADIENS scoreless slump and fin-
nine saves in the first period, hockey game Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Uniondale, N.Y. 1, OT ished with a goal and an
and 11 each in the second Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An- assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky
and third to improve to 22- Braden Holtby made 35 Jakub Voracek scored a drei Svechnikov scored stopped 21 shots for his sev-
12-5 this season. saves and Washington power-play goal and Brian with 1:45 left in overtime enth shutout of the season
Darcy Kuemper finished beat Philadelphia to snap Elliott made 27 saves for as Carolina rallied to beat as Columbus improved its
with 24 saves as the Coy- a two-game skid. Philadelphia, which made Montreal in a matchup playoff chances with a vic-
otes lost their fifth straight (0- Holtby helped Washington a run from near the bottom with Eastern Conference tory over Vancouver.
3-2), and finished 0-3-1 on kill off three of four Phila- of the league before run- playoff implications. Caro- Josh Anderson had two
a four-game trip. Arizona delphia power plays, and ning out of gas. lina’s Trevor van Riemsdyk goals and an assist, and
hasn’t won since March 14 that allowed the Capitals BLACKHAWKS 2, AVA- scored the tying goal with Ryan Dzingel and Oliver
against Anaheim at home, to avoid what would have LANCHE 1, OT 5:39 remaining, and Svech- Bjorkstrand also scored
where there will play four of been their first three-game CHICAGO (AP) — Duncan nikov ended it with a wrist for the Blue Jackets (41-
their last six games as they losing streak since January. Keith scored 1:23 into over- shot in the extra session. 30-4), who moved within
try to make the playoffs for Tom Wilson, Travis Boyd and time to give Chicago the Curtis McElhinney stopped two points of the Montreal
the first time since 2012. Jakub Vrana scored for the win over Colorado. 28 shots. With the win, Canadiens for the second
CAPITALS 3, FLYERS 1 defending Stanley Cup The defenseman took a Carolina remained alone wild-card spot in the East-
WASHINGTON (AP) — champions. feed from Brandon Saad, in the first wild card spot in ern Conference.q