SUNDAY, MAY 7 , 2017 SPORTS Germany stuns US 2-1 at ice worlds; Canada, Russia win PARIS: Winger Patrick Hager scored a late Gaudreau missed a one-on-one right at the winning goal on his home ice as Germany start, and was frustrated by Greiss all night. stunned the United States with a 2-1 win Greiss made more fine saves until Murphy - on the opening day of the ice hockey world Rieder’s NHL teammate at Arizona - equal- championships on Friday. Three minutes ized with nine minutes remaining in the after the Americans had equalized through third period with a wrist shot from the top defenseman Connor Murphy, the Germans of the right circle. scored a scrappy second on a power-play The US thought it was 2-1 up just with six minutes remaining. Left winger moments later, but Islanders forward Hager got the slightest touch to Yannic Anders Lee’s shot was somehow scooped Seidenberg’s slapshot through traffic and right off the line by off-balance defense- goaltender Jimmy Howard was beaten man Frank Hordler. Lee was quick to pay from close range. tribute to his club teammate Greiss. “I knew “We had good energy coming into the it was going to be a tough game; it always game and we had to channel that in the is when Greiss is in the net,” Lee said. “I’ve right way,” Hager said. “We worked hard, seen what he can do all season and tonight and we worked as a team.” At the Lanxess he played an extremely good game.” The Arena in Cologne, where Hager plays his Germans are back in Group A action club hockey for DEL team Koelner Haie, against Sweden, while the Americans face more than 18,000 fans watched the Denmark today. The tournament’s matches Germans go 1-0 ahead 11 minutes into the are split between Paris and Cologne. In first period through Arizona Coyotes right Group B action in Paris, 26-time world winger Tobias Rieder. He showed good champion Canada opened with a 4-1 victo- composure to finish from close range after ry against 2010 winners Czech Republic. a speculative shot from the right was poor- Buffalo Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly put ly dealt with by Howard, who allowed the Canada ahead six minutes into the game. puck to cannon off his pad. The first period was even enough, with 10 “It was the first game of the tournament, shots each, but the Canadians looked the crowd was crazy and that definitely sharper and scored right at the start of the helped,” German center Brooks Macek said. second period when defenseman Mike “I think you could see that in our game, we Matheson’s slapshot went through traffic, were skating, blocking shots, we were and unsighted goalie Petr Mrazek could doing the right things.” Although Hager got only get his left glove to it late. the dramatic winner, German goaltender Lukas Radil pulled a goal back with Thomas Greiss - who plays for the New York about seven minutes left, but there was to EDMONTON: Edmonton Oilers defenseman Matthew Benning (83) hits Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry (10) during the first period of Islanders - showed his NHL credentials and be no late comeback as Colorado Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series. —AP was named man of the match. Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie - who had assisted on the first goal - and Carolina SUPER-SLICK SPIN Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner sealed the Greiss made 42 saves, including a point- win. Canada needs one more title to equal Perry scores in 2OT to top blank pad save from Johnny Gaudreau late Russia’s record of 27 - 22 of those achieved in the first period, after the Calgary Flames as the former Soviet Union. The US won the forward had bamboozled the defense with last of its two titles way back in 1960 but Oilers, Blues beat Predators a super-slick spin and shot on the run. took bronze two years ago. ANAHEIM: Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf have assists, collected that pass from Getzlaf and wait- one goal in 51 games this season. been preparing for these moments for their ed out a sprawling Cam Talbot, who made 60 “Steener, even though he didn’t play, he sup- entire adult lives. Nearly 14 years after the saves. “That’s will,” said Getzlaf, who has scored ported us,” he said. “He actually called that I’m Anaheim Ducks drafted them together, they’ve 15 points in a spectacular postseason. “We willed going to score.” Schwartz scored 25 seconds into built a mental connection that remains indelible it through, and did whatever we had to do. We the third, knocking in a rebound from right in through any playoff pressure or defensive deter- scratched and clawed at the end and found a front for a 2-1 St. Louis lead. Schwartz has a mination. So when Getzlaf found the puck and a way to get ourselves back in that game and give team-high four postseason goals, including sliver of space on the boards in the second over- ourselves an opportunity.” Game 6 is Sunday in three game-winners. “You’d like to score earlier, time of a crucial playoff game Friday night, Edmonton. but you don’t really think about that,” he said. Perry’s feet moved before his thoughts. Getzlaf got the first goal of the comeback “You just go play and obviously when it’s a tie “Right to the net,” Perry said. “He had eyes up, with 3:16 left in regulation, and Cam Fowler game or a close game, you want to step up for and he had time, and I was yelling for that puck scored 35 seconds later before Rakell put the your team.” Jake Allen made 21 saves for the the whole way.” After the unprecedented come- tying goal through a crowd of prone players to Blues, who had dropped two in a row. James back required just to get back into Game 5, the cap a stunning sequence - all with goalie John Neal scored for the Predators, and Pekka Rinne Ducks finished it off with one more moment of Gibson pulled for an extra attacker. On his 24th made 30 saves. “Both of those goals came out of hard-earned grace from their dynamic duo. birthday, Rakell slipped a puck under a crowd leaving a guy in front of me,” Rinne said. “Both Perry scored 6:57 into the second OT after the that included a horizontal Ryan Kesler making times, two rebounds, two goals.” Game 6 is in Ducks rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final some contact with Talbot. Video review found no Nashville on Sunday. minutes of regulation, completing a spectacular goalie interference because Kesler had been Jaskin put the Blues in front at 5:43 of the sec- 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers and seizing shoved into Talbot by Darnell Nurse, and the ond period, banging home a rebound off an Alex a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series. Ducks celebrated madly. Pietrangelo shot. It was Jaskin’s second career Anaheim became the first team in Stanley playoff goal. “We felt confident that he would go PARIS: Czech Republic’s forward Roman Horak (C) challenges Canada’s defender Josh Cup playoff history to force overtime or win a BLUES 2, PREDATORS 1 in and play a really good game,” Blues coach Mike Morrissey during the IIHF Men’s World Championship group B ice hockey match playoff game after trailing by three goals with The St Louis Blues needed a spark. Dmitrij Yeo said. “I thought he was a force along the between the Czech Republic and Canada. — AFP less than four minutes left in regulation, accord- Jaskin gave it to them. Jaskin scored in his first walls on both ends and a difference maker.” ing to the Elias Sports Bureau. While the Oilers playoff game this season, Jaden Schwartz got Jaskin had a career-high eight shots on goal. He cried foul over a no-call of goalie interference on the game-winner and the Blues topped the also tied for the team lead with four hits and had Hurley, Power share lead in Rickard Rakell’s tying score with 15 seconds left Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night to stay two takeaways and two blocked shots in 15:46 of in regulation, the Ducks celebrated their third alive in their second-round series. Jaskin found playing time. “We had to do it tonight and we did straight win - and the first home victory for out moments before the game he was in the it and everybody’s happy,” Jaskin said. “We’re rain-delayed Wells Fargo either team in the series. lineup in place of Alexander Steen, who was going to enjoy it now for a few minutes and for- Perry, who finished with a goal and two sidelined by a lower-body injury. Jaskin had just get it and go get another one.” — AP WILMINGTON: Once the rain finally stopped, 40 yards short. His pitch barely reached the the wind took over Friday in the Wells Fargo fringe, and he made bogey. Walking back up Championship. Billy Hurley III and Seamus the hill to face the 186-yard, downhill 10th Power of Ireland did their best to figure out hole, he hit 5-iron and held his breath. the strong gusts and wound up atop the “It’s unusual. It messes with your eyes Time for sports to take a look leaderboard at the end of a long day.