14 Established 1961 Sports Thursday, January 25, 2018 Devils lose Cory Schneider to injury in 3-2 loss to Bruins Radulov’s two goals lead host Dallas to a win over Florida

BOSTON: Brad Marchand’s go-ahead in the last LIGHTNING 4, PREDATORS 3 (OT) minute of the second period helped the surging Bruins Yanni Gourde’s wrist shot at 1:45 of overtime led Tampa claim their fourth consecutive victory as Boston edged the Bay past host Nashville. Gourde’s 16th goal gave Tampa visiting 3-2 on Tuesday. The win Bay its 33rd win and an NHL-high 69 points while spoiling pushed Boston’s points streak to 17 games (13-0-4), the the Predators’ hopes of sweeping a five-game homestand. Bruins’ longest such streak since a 15-0-2 stretch during Steven Stamkos forced overtime by scoring his 18th goal the 1982-83 season. The franchise-record streak of 23 at 17:49 of the third period, taking a pass from Slater games took place in 1940-41. Marchand’s tally was his Koekkoek and beating Nashville goalie Juuse Saros on a team-leading 21st, while Riley Nash (seventh of the slap shot. season) and Patrice Bergeron (20th) also scored for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask tied a season-high 37 saves to STARS 6, PANTHERS 1 improve to 15-0-2 in his past Alex Radulov scored two 17 starts. Miles Wood scored goals and added an assist to his 13th goal of the season and lead host Dallas to a win over Damon Severson added his Bernier turned Florida. Devin Shore, Jamie seventh for New Jersey, which Benn, Mattias Janmark and dropped its third straight and in a 36-save Tyler Pitlick also scored for lost for the ninth time in 11 the Stars, who are 10-3-1 in games (2-6-3). performance for their past 14 games. John Klingberg, who leads all NHL CANADIENS 4, the Avalanche defensemen with 48 points, AVALANCHE 2 added two assists. Florida got A goal and two assists from a goal from Aaron Ekblad, his Jonathan Drouin helped ninth of the season, but lost Montreal snap Colorado’s winning streak at 10 games. It goalie James Reimer to an apparent right-leg injury. was the first loss since Dec. 27 for Colorado, which was Panthers first-string goalie is already out one of the NHL’s worst teams last season but had emerged with a similar injury and is scheduled to return early next as one of the hottest in 2018. The Canadiens got 20 saves month. from Carey Price in the win, while Nicolas Deslauriers, DETROIT: Jordan Weal #40 of the looks for a shot on Petr Mrazek #34 of the Detroit Red Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher collected goals. SABRES 5, OILERS 0 Wings during the third period at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday in Detroit, Michigan. Flyers won the game Jonathan Bernier turned in a 36-save performance for the Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists, and Ryan 3-2 in overtime.—AFP Avalanche, who received third period goals from Nathan O’Reilly scored twice to lead Buffalo to a 5-0 road win MacKinnon and J.T. Compher. over Edmonton. The Sabres have won consecutive games for the first time since late October. Sam Reinhart collect- BLUES 3, SENATORS 0 ed a goal and two assists for Buffalo, which also got a goal NHL results/standings Brayden Schenn netted his 20th goal of the season in a from Zemgus Girgensons. Robin Lehner made 33 saves in two-point outing and Carter Hutton stopped 25 shots for the shutout victory. Edmonton failed in its attempt to win his second shutout of the campaign as St Louis beat visit- four games in a row for the second time this season. Boston 3, New Jersey 2; Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1; Montreal 4, Colorado 2; Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2 (OT); St. Louis 3, Ottawa 0. ing Ottawa. Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko also Eastern Conference Western Conference scored for the Blues, who have won three of their last four CANUCKS 6, KINGS 2 Atlantic Division Central Division games. Craig Anderson made 38 saves for the Senators, Loui Eriksson had two goals and an assist, and Brock W L OTL GF GA PTS Winnipeg 29 13 7 161 132 65 who are now on a four-game losing skid. Boeser also tallied twice as host Vancouver thumped Tampa Bay 33 12 3 170 124 69 Nashville 28 11 7 142 123 63 struggling Los Angeles. Thomas Vanek added a goal and Boston 28 10 8 153 114 64 St. Louis 29 18 3 145 129 61 FLYERS 3, RED WINGS 2 (OT) two assists, and Sven Baertschi also scored for the Toronto 26 18 5 155 143 57 Dallas 28 17 4 154 130 60 Travis Konecny scored his second consecutive game- Canucks, who dominated at home for a rare time this sea- Detroit 19 20 8 125 141 46 Colorado 27 17 3 156 136 57 Montreal 20 22 6 124 150 46 Minnesota 26 17 5 141 134 57 winning overtime goal to lift streaking Philadelphia to a son. Bo Horvat and Alexander Edler each supplied two Florida 19 21 6 130 154 44 Chicago 22 19 6 139 132 50 victory over Detroit. Konecny also scored in overtime assists for the victors. Anze Kopitar furnished a goal and Ottawa 15 22 9 122 163 39 Pacific Division against Washington on Sunday. This time, he did it 27 sec- an assist for the Kings, who took their seventh loss in eight Buffalo 13 26 9 110 163 35 Las Vegas 32 11 4 163 126 68 onds into the extra session. The Wings’ Dylan Larkin lost games. Alex Iafallo scored the other Los Angeles goal. Metropolitan Division San Jose 26 14 7 138 127 59 the puck to Sean Couturier near his own blue line. Washington 28 15 5 146 136 61 Calgary 25 16 6 133 129 56 Konecny then took control of it, skated in and beat Detroit DUCKS 6, RANGERS 3 New Jersey 24 15 8 144 143 56 Los Angeles 25 18 5 137 120 55 goaltender Petr Mrazek for Philadelphia’s fourth straight Andrew Cogliano scored the tiebreaking goal as Philadelphia 24 16 8 140 136 56 Anaheim 23 17 9 137 138 55 win and eighth in the last nine games. Anaheim scored four times in the first period en route to a Columbus 26 19 3 129 136 55 Edmonton 21 24 3 131 154 45 victory over visiting New York. Cogliano was among six Pittsburgh 26 21 3 145 150 55 Vancouver 19 23 6 127 155 44 NY Islanders 24 20 5 170 179 53 Arizona 12 28 9 117 170 33 PENGUINS 3, HURRICANES 1 different scorers for Anaheim, which chased Rangers goal- NY Rangers 24 20 5 147 146 53 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings The Pittsburgh Penguins scored a pair of goals in a tender Henrik Lundqvist after only taking seven shots on Carolina 21 19 8 131 149 50 and are not included in the loss column (L) short span in the second period, including the first career him. Lundqvist yielded four goals in the game’s first 16:21. goal for Jean-Sebastien Dea, in a victory against visiting Rick Nash scored twice for the Rangers, who lost for the Carolina. Dominik Simon and Dea scored 76 seconds sixth time in eight games. 32nd victory, just one off the NHL record for wins in an inau- 18 seconds into the extra period for his team’s first over- apart to take the Penguins from a deficit into the lead. Jake gural season. Markus Nutivaara, Josh Anderson and Matt time win of the season, which came on a night when the Guentzel added a third-period goal for Pittsburgh, which GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, BLUE JACKETS 3 Calvert scored goals and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots Jets blew leads of 3-0 and 4-3. The Jets lost their first six boosted its home-ice winning streak to four games. Sidney William Karlsson scored two goals and Marc-Andre for Columbus, which lost for the third time in four games. games decided in OT. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 29 Crosby’s assist on Simon’s goal gave him 1,079 career Fleury made 29 saves to lead host Vegas to a victory over shots for the Jets, who are on a three-game winning streak points, tying him with Jaromir Jagr for second on the Columbus. James Neal, Colin Miller, Brad Hunt and Erik JETS 5, SHARKS 4 (OT) and a 9-2-1 run since the Christmas break that has taken Penguins’ all-time list. Haula also collected goals for Vegas, which improved to an Bryan Little netted his second goal of the night in over- them to top spot in the Central Division. The Sharks fell to NHL best 19-2-2 at home. The Golden Knights earned their time to give Winnipeg a victory at San Jose. Little scored 5-1-1 record in their past seven games. — Reuters

Rabada gets three Canadian hockey as S Africa restrict brat drives women’s India in third Test

game in Korea JOHANNESBURG: Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took three wickets as South Africa bowled India out for 187 NORTH HAVEN: As the daughter of a former NHL to take the opening day honours on a seaming wicket in coach and a two-time US collegiate champion in her the third and final Test at the Wanderers in own right, Sarah Murray knows a thing or two about Johannesburg yesterday. South Africa were six for one and its culture. She knows you “pinch” the in reply at the close, with opener Dean Elgar (4) and boards with your body to keep a puck in the offensive nightwatchman Rabada (0) to resume today as the zone. You jump over the boards for a fast line change. hosts look to build a sizeable first innings lead on a dif- And you hang on to your stick and helmet during ficult pitch. Aiden Markram (2) was the only South the national anthem. What is second nature to a African wicket to fall as he edged a delivery from Canadian like her, though, has sometimes been a for- Bhuvneshwar Kumar to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, with eign concept to the players she now coaches on the the pitch giving plenty of encouragement to both sides’ South Korean women’s hockey team. all-seam attacks. The hosts will be pleased with their Murray, hired in 2014 by Stanley Cup winner Jim day’s work after India had won the toss and elected to Paek, now the head of South Korean hockey, recalls her bat, despite having dropped catches, eschewed what first world championship tournament behind the bench would have been a successful review and at times when her players dropped their sticks, helmets, even bowled too short and wide. The key wicket was that of gloves to the ice as the national anthem started - a Virat Kohli (54), though he was twice dropped off rela- major taboo in the hockey world. “No one had taught tively simple chances when on 11 and 34. He was finally them to do it differently. There’s a lot of pieces of hock- removed when Lungi Ngidi (1-27) induced an edge to ey culture that they weren’t taught,” Murray said dur- AB de Villiers at third slip. ing a recent pre-Olympic US tour. “The first year was a De Villiers bruised the middle finger of his right hand lot of learning as we go,” Murray said. “Now it’s a lot in taking the catch and had to leave the field for treat- JOHANNESBURG: South African bowler Lungi Ngidi (C) reacts as Indian batsman Virat Kohli (R) and Indian better. The team is very professional.” ment. Cheteshwar Pujara (50) was the only other Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara (L) take runs during the first day of the third test match between South Africa batsman to post a half-century, with his patient innings and India at Wanderers cricket ground yesterday in Johannesburg.— AFP ON THE UP taking 179 deliveries as he tried to stifle the home The team is also a lot better at hockey. Under attack. He had a slice of early luck when given not out Murray, South Korea has surged six spots to No. 22 in after Ngidi struck him on the pads. South Africa did not SCOREBOARD the world rankings. Last year, they won their division’s review umpire Ian Gould’s decision and replays showed world title and earned a promotion. When she took the ball would have hit leg stump. Pujara’s vigil came to JOHANNESBURG: Scores at the end of India’s first innings on the first day of the third and final Test between South Africa and over, her main goal was growing the sport in a country an end when he edged all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo India at the Wanderers Stadium yesterday: that has not taken much to ice hockey, especially not by (2-25) to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, one of five women and girls. dismissals for the gloveman. India, first innings Extras (b10, lb8, nb2, w6) 26 The International Ice Hockey Federation counts just Rabada (3-39) was perhaps the pick of the home M. Vijay c De Kock b Rabada 8 Total (76.4 overs) 187 319 female players in Korea, out of a total fewer than bowlers, both fast and accurate. He removed opener L. Rahul c De Kock b Philander 0 Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rahul), 2-13 (Vijay), 3-97 (Kohli), 4-113 3000. “It’s really difficult, the system in Korea,” Murray Murali Vijay (8), caught by De Kock, before grabbing C. Pujara c De Kock b Phehlukwayo 50 (Rahane), 5-144 (Pujara), 6-144 (Patel), 7-144 (Pandya), 8-163 said. “Girls can play youth hockey, but there are no the wickets of Ishant Sharma (0) and the stubborn V. Kohli c De Villiers b Ngidi 54 (Shami), 9-166 (Sharma) A. Rahane lbw b Morkel 9 Bowling: Morkel 17-5-47-2 (1nb, 1w), Philander 19-10-31-2 teams once they become teenagers. Kumar (30). P. Patel c De Kock b Morkel 2 (1nb), Rabada 18.4-6-39-3 (1w), Ngidi 15-7-27-1, Phehlukwayo “They can practice with the boys teams, but they don’t Morne Morkel (2-47) and Vernon Philander (2-31) also chipped in with wickets but were guilty at times of H. Pandya c De Kock b Phehlukwayo 0 7-1-25-2. get to play any games. So that’s not any fun. So then they B. Kumar c Phehlukwayo b Rabada 30 South Africa: F. du Plessis, D. Elgar, A. Markram, H. Amla, A. de bowling with too much width, failing to make the bats- quit. “Unless they make our team.” The result is a squad Mohammed Shami c Rabada b Philander 8 Villiers, Q. de Kock, V. Philander, A. Phehlukwayo, K. Rabada, with the oldest player, at 30, being roughly twice the age men play. The home side had already claimed the series I. Sharma c Du Plessis b Rabada 0 M. Morkel, L. Ngidi of her youngest teammates, who are 16.—Reuters with an unassailable 2-0 lead but are chasing a first J. Bumrah not out 0 Match situation: India are all out for 187 in the first innings clean-sweep against India. — Reuters