Ullmark Lifts Sabres Over Capitals in SO Ducks Take Down Avalanche 3-1
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ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 SPORTS 15 Ullmark lifts Sabres over Capitals in SO Ducks take down Avalanche 3-1 WASHINGTON, Jan 25, with Washington and mainstays T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom each (AP): Linus Ullmark had a power-play goal. The Capitals stopped 28 shots in regula- were playing without five prominent tion and overtime and players: captain Alex Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman three more in the shootout Dmitry Orlov and goalie Ilya to help the Buffalo Sabres Samsonov because of COVID-19 pro- tocols and right winger Tom Wilson beat the Washington because of a lower-body injury. Capitals 4-3 for just their Vitek Vanecek made a career-high second victory in six games 45 saves and kissed the post after Taylor Hall’s penalty shot attempt this season. midway through the third period Ullmark picked up his first win clanked off it. of the season six days after learn- Stars 3, Predators 2 ing of the death of his father at age In Dallas, Joe Pavelski helped 63. It was Ullmark’s second con- Dallas tie the NHL record for power- secutive start after taking some play goals in the first two games, scor- time away from playing hockey, ing one of three with the man advan- and the Sabres needed him with tage in another victory over Nashville. goaltender Carter Hutton injured. Denis Gurianov and Roope Hintz Captain Jack Eichel scored in the also scored on the power play after the shootout and Colin Miller, Victor Stars went 5 of 8 with the man advan- Olfosson and Eric Staal each scored on tage in a 7-0 victory over the Predators the power play for Buffalo, which in their delayed opener. Dallas was 3 snapped a two-game skid. The Sabres of 4 on the power play this time. outshot the Capitals 48-31 and beat The Stars tied the 1995-96 them for the first time in four meet- Pittsburgh Penguins and 1942-43 ings. Detroit Red Wings with eight power- Justin Schultz scored his first goal play goals in the first two games. Blackhawks 6, Red Wings 2 In Chicago, Pius Suter scored his first three NHL goals, Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves and Chicago beat Detroit for its second straight win. Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) skates with the puck next to Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe (19) during the first period of an ICE HOCKEY NHL hockey game, on Jan 24, in Washington. (AP) Connor Murphy and Mattias Korda rallies to beat Kang in playoff at LPGA opener Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Chicago swept its two-game set with Detroit after beginning the season with four straight losses in Florida. Kim holds off Cantlay to win The American Express Phillipp Kurashev also scored, and Patrick Kane had two assists. LA QUINTA, California, Jan 25, (AP): Si Woo Kim birdied two of the Ducks 3, Avalanche 1 final three holes to finish a rock-solid, Tennessee throttles Kentucky 70-53 St Louis Blues’ Justin Faulk (72) In Anaheim, Calif., Jakob 8-under 64, coolly rallying past late- defends against Los Angeles Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell scored, charging Patrick Cantlay by one shot Kings’ Gabriel Vilardi (13) during and Anaheim held on for a over to win The American Express for his Louisville, NC State stay unbeaten the third period of an NHL hockey Colorado. third PGA Tour victory. game, on Jan 24, in St Louis. (AP) Hampus Lindholm added an empty-net A year after Kim withdrew from the WINSTON SALEM, N.C., Jan 25, Williams knocked down five 3-point- goal for the Ducks, who had not scored desert tournament because of a back (AP): Dana Evans hit a driving shot ers on the way to 16 points, and more than two goals in their first five injury following an awful first round, for the go-ahead three-point play with Stanford bounced back from consecu- games. John Gibson made 32 saves and 8.0 seconds left to help top-ranked tive defeats and its lone two losses of NHL Results/Standings he began the final round with a share the season to beat USC. improved to 2-0-2 in his last four starts. of the lead as he attempted to win for Louisville barely avoid a huge upset by holding off Wake Forest 65-63. Freshman Cameron Brink grabbed Penguins 3, Rangers 2 the first time since the 2017 Players Evans’ driving shot against Gina nine rebounds and Anna Wilson seven Championship. boards and eight points as the Cardinal WASHINGTON, Jan 25, (AP): In Pittsburgh, Jake Guentzel scored Conti and free throw finally gave the the 100th goal of his NHL career with The 25-year-old South Korean Cardinals their winning margin. But held a 53-22 advantage on the glass. Results and standings from the NHL didn’t flinch when Cantlay shot a games on Sunday. less than two minutes remaining, rally- Louisville had to survive a final shot Texas A&M 70, Missouri 66 Chicago 6 Detroit 2 ing Pittsburgh over New York. 61 and surged out of 13th place to from the Demon Deacons, with Ivana Buffalo 4 Washington SO 3 Pittsburgh trailed 2-1 entering the the front while breaking the Raca missing a 3-pointer from the In Columbia, Mo., N’dea Jones and Vegas 1 Arizona 0 Stadium Course record by two Ciera Johnson led a balanced attack Toronto 3 Calgary 2 third period, before Jared McCann and right at the horn that would’ve given strokes. Si Woo Kim holds the winner’s tro- with 14 points apiece and Jones New Jersey 2 NY Islanders 0 Guentzel scored in the final 20 minutes, phy at the end of The American Wake Forest its first-ever win against Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 2 Playing six groups behind Cantlay, grabbed 18 rebounds as Texas A&M Anaheim 3 Colorado 1 extending the Penguins’ win streak to Express golf tournament on the a No. 1-ranked opponent. four games after two opening losses. Kim comfortably birdied the par-5 Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA Instead, the Cardinals survived to held off Missouri. Dallas 3 Nashville 2 16th to pull even. Kim then buried a Jordan Nixon and Distiny Pitts each Los Angeles 6 St Louis 3 Sharks 5, Wild 3 West, on Jan 24, in La Quinta, remain unbeaten less than a week after San Jose 5 Minnesota 3 19-foot birdie putt on the island green Calif. (AP) ascending to the top spot in the AP made a pair of free throws in the final Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 3 In St. Paul, Minn., Brent Burns on the 17th to take the lead, joyously Top 25 poll for the first time. 15 seconds to seal the win. East Division scored with 1:48 remaining to snap a pumping his fist when his perfectly Evans scored 25 points for Tennessee 70, Kentucky 53 GP W L OT Pts GF GA tie and lead San Jose over Minnesota. paced putt dropped. Washington 6 3 0 3 9 22 21 Louisville (14-0, 7-0 Atlantic Coast In Knoxville, Tenn., Tamari Key Ryan Donato, Evander Kane and Conference), who trailed by nine mid- Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 21 23 Noah Gregor scored for San Jose before scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of- New Jersey 5 3 1 1 7 11 11 way through the fourth quarter before Matt Nieto added an empty-net goal. 10 shooting, Rennia Davis added 15 Boston 5 3 1 1 7 15 10 GOLF going on a 14-2 run to push back in points and a career-high 20 rebounds, Philadelphia 6 3 2 1 7 20 22 Maple Leafs 3, Flames 2 NY Islanders 5 3 2 0 6 9 8 front and set up a tense finish. and Tennessee throttled Kentucky. Buffalo 6 2 3 1 5 18 19 In Calgary, Alberta, Morgan Reilly Conti scored 13 points while Raca The Lady Vols (10-3, 4-1 SEC) took NY Rangers 5 1 3 1 3 13 15 had three assists and Wayne Simmonds Kim wrapped up his third bogey- had 12 to lead the Demon Deacons control in the third quarter when Key Central Division scored his first goal with Toronto. free round of the tournament – all on (7-6, 4-5), who erased an early nine- scored the first six points of the second GP W L OT Pts GF GA Jake Muzzin got his first goal of the the Pete Dye-designed Stadium point deficit by getting on the boards. half to start an 11-1 run for a 38-23 Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 15 10 Course – with a two-putt par on the season and Auston Matthews also N.C. State 89, Virginia Tech 87 lead. Columbus 6 2 2 2 6 15 18 scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner 18th to finish at 23-under 265. Chicago 6 2 3 1 5 19 23 In Raleigh, N.C., Kai Crutchfield Oregon 69, Washington 52 Dallas 2 2 0 0 4 10 2 added two assists and Jack Campbell Kim had a much better time than he Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 stopped 31 shots for his second win in did last year in his return to the Palm scored 10 of her 20 points in the last In Eugene, Ore., Sedona Prince Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 two starts this season.