26 Established 1961 Sports Thursday, November 7, 2019 Cole scores as Islanders top Senators, stretch winning streak to 10 games Maple Leafs stun Kings on third-period goals NEW YORK: Cole Bardreau scored his first NHL goal Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith scored goals for — on a penalty shot — to give the red-hot New York Chicago, which wrapped up its four-game road trip with a Islanders the lead for good Tuesday night, when the 1-2-1 record. Robin Lehner finished with 28 saves. Islanders ran their winning streak to 10 games with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators. Cal Clutterbuck, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1 Casey Cizikas and Josh Bailey also scored for the Reilly Smith scored two goals and Marc-Andre Islanders, whose winning streak is the second-longest in Fleury stopped 29 shots for his league-leading ninth vic- team history behind only a 15-game run during the 1981- tory as visiting Vegas snapped a two-game losing streak 82 season, when New York won the third of four straight with a win at Columbus. It was the 15th career two-goal Stanley Cups. It is also the longest winning streak in the game for Smith, who has now scored against every team NHL since the Tampa Bay Lightning won 10 in a row from in the National Hockey League. William Karlsson added Feb. 9-27, 2019. Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss recorded two assists to extend his points streak to five games and 27 saves. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Senators, also reach 200 career points. Boone Jenner scored for who have alternated losses with wins over the last seven Columbus, which had its winless streak extended to five games. Ottawa’s Craig Anderson made 28 saves. games (0-4-1). Joonas Korpisalo finished with 23 saves as the Blue Jackets fell to 0-7-3 when not scoring the CANADIENS 5, BRUINS 4 game’s first goal. Ben Chiarot scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period as host Montreal snapped Boston’s six-game FLYERS 4, HURRICANES 1 winning streak. Victor Mete scored twice, Tomas Tatar Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux each had a goal and posted a goal and an assist, and Paul Byron also tallied an assist as Philadelphia cruised past Carolina to improve for the Canadiens, who won for the fourth time in five to 5-1-1- at home in the early season. Travis Konecny and games. Jeff Petry recorded two assists, Chiarot added an Joel Farabee each had one goal while Matt Niskanen reg- NEW YORK: Thomas Greiss #1 of the New York Islanders makes a save against the Ottawa Senators during assist for a two-point night, and Canadiens goalie Carey istered two assists for the victorious Flyers, who got 33 their game at Barclays Center in New York City. — AFP Price made 21 saves. Boston’s David Pastrnak extended saves from goaltender Carter Hart. Lucas Wallmark his career-best point streak to 13 games with his NHL- scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes, who dropped leading 15th goal. Torey Krug notched an assist on the their second in a row immediately following a three-game five games (0-4-1) after posting an 8-1-1 record over its the verge of sweeping Alberta after beating the goal for his 300th career point. Connor Clifton, Anders winning streak. Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek first 10 outings. Edmonton Oilers in overtime the night before. Bjork and Sean Kuraly scored for the Bruins, and Rask stopped 24 shots. (26 saves) fell to 7-1-1. FLAMES 4, COYOTES 3 (OT) MAPLE LEAFS 3, KINGS 1 STARS 4, AVALANCHE 1 Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, including the game Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored SHARKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 2 Radek Faksa scored two goals and red-hot Dallas winner, and added an assist as Calgary erased a late goals 30 seconds apart in the third period and Toronto Patrick Marleau scored a goal while becoming the sixth extended its winning streak to four with an easy win two-goal deficit and beat Arizona at home. With 33.9 defeated visiting Los Angeles. Matthews jammed in his player in NHL history to play in 800 consecutive games over visiting Colorado. With a 7-1-0 record in their past seconds remaining in overtime, Tkachuk appeared 12th goal of the season from the edge of the crease at and Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl both had a goal and an eight games, the Stars have recovered from an ugly 1-7-1 poised to send a pass across the crease, but instead 12:36 of the third period to snap a tie. Nylander and assist to lead host San Jose past Chicago. Marleau joined start to the season. Two of the wins in Dallas’ current ripped home a five-hole shot for the winning tally. Andreas Johnsson earned the assists. Nylander took Doug Jarvis (964), Garry Unger (914), Steve Larmer (884), four-game run have come against Colorado in the last Flames goalie David Rittich stopped 34 shots, including advantage of a Kings turnover, worked a give-and-go Andrew Cogliano (830) and Keith Yandle (811) as the only five days. The Avalanche are on the opposite track from five in overtime, in the comeback victory. Goalie Antti with Matthews and scored his fourth goal of the sea- players in NHL history to play in 800 consecutive games. their Central Division rivals. Colorado is now winless in Raanta stopped 39 shots for the Coyotes, who were on son on the backhand at 13:06. — Reuters series in India. individuals can come out and express India’s Pant “Quinton de Kock changed his T20 right themselves so that they are ready for game, that was very evident in the ODI and Test cricket.” last T20 series against India,” said Sharma has been one of India’s currently Jones, who played 52 tests and 164 format to brightest stars in limited-overs cricket, one-day internationals for but also proved his mettle in the Test ‘one-trick Australia. “Everyone thought he groom young format after making a successful debut struggled to hit the ball between as opener in during his team’s 3-0 sweep pony’: Jones point and mid-off and they bowled of South Africa. Nicknamed “hitman” for there. But through lots of net prac- stars: Rohit his attacking style of play, Sharma — tice and good technique work, he who made his Test debut in 2013, six MUMBAI: India batsman Rishabh hit a lot of boundaries. “And all of years after his first ODI match — scored Pant needs to improve his off-side a sudden they couldn’t line him up RAJKOT: The Twenty20 format can be 529 runs with two centuries and a dou- game if he wants to graduate from properly because he had other used to groom young talent and prepare ble ton in the three matches. being a one-trick pony, former options to score.” them for one-dayers and Tests while not “We have seen a lot of players who Australia batsman Dean Jones has Pant played 11 Tests in the distracting players from winning games, have emerged from this format,” Sharma told Reuters. The young stumper- absence of the injured Saha and stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma said said, adding players would learn valuable batsman is perceived as Mahendra used his chances well, hitting a yesterday. lessons even in defeat. “But having said Singh Dhoni’s natural successor in century in an Oval Test against Sharma, who is captaining the side in that, winning games is the first priority,” limited overs cricket for India England last year while smashing the second T20 against Bangladesh in he said. when the former captain eventual- an unbeaten 159 versus Australia Rajkot today with Virat Kolhi rested for Paceman Khaleel Ahmed and all- ly hangs up his gloves. in Sydney in January. the series, is leading a young Indian side rounder Shivam Dube — who made his But the 22-year-old has His six-hitting ability makes him with several veterans rested. The hosts debut in Delhi on Sunday — are just received lots of flak lately from a limited-overs asset, but India need to win to keep the three-match some of the players being trialled by the India’s coaching staff, pundits and head coach Ravi Shastri and bat- series alive after going down in the team’s management with an eye on the the media after losing his wicket ting coach Vikram Rahour have opening game by seven wickets. T20 World Cup in Australia next year. through loose shots and his posi- said in recent interviews that the “We want to try a lot of players to Sharma, 32, said the hosts could tion in the India test side has been left-hander’s shot selection has make them ready for the other formats,” adopt a “different” approach with the taken by fit-again Wriddhiman occasionally let the team down. Sharma told a press conference. bat and ball in the second match if they Saha. “He’s still a young kid, still Pant played within himself and “Because this is the format where these get a good pitch. — AFP learning his craft, still doesn’t know seemed to curb his natural what’s going on a little bit,” Jones, instincts in his 26-ball knock of 27 who now works as a television during India’s loss to Bangladesh media pundit, said in an interview. in the first T20 in Delhi on Sunday.