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Sports FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 OHIO: Columbus Blue Jackets’ Mark Letestu (right) chases a loose puck as Pittsburgh Penguins’ Matt Niskanen falls to the ice during the second period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series. —AP Blue Jackets sink Penguins COLUMBUS: Brandon Dubinsky scored with 22.5 Dubinsky each had a goal and an assist and career postseason goal. Bryan Bickell tied it for od as the Stars beat top-seeded Anaheim in seconds left in regulation to force overtime Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus, making defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago with Game 4 to level the series 2-2. before Nick Foligno’s wrist shot just inside the only its second postseason trip. 3:52 left in regulaton after the Blackhawks blew Game 5 is tonight in Anaheim, and Game 6 blue line 2:49 into the extra session gave the a 2-0 second-period lead. Andrew Shaw also is Sunday in Dallas. Even without captain Ryan Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory over the BLACKHAWKS 4, BLUES 3 scored, Jonathan Toews had two assists and Getzlaf, a surprise late scratch with an upper- Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. The Blue Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the Corey Crawford made 30 saves. Vladimir body injury, and healthy scratch Teemu Selane, Jackets overcame a 3-0 deficit for their first home game at 11:17 of overtime, and Chicago beat St. Tarasenko scored twice for St. Louis, and the Ducks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first playoff victory in the franchise’s 13 seasons, Louis to even the first-round playoff series at Maxim Lapierre added a goal. Game 5 is Friday period on goals by Bryan Allen and Patrick sending the series back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 two games apiece. night in St. Louis. Maroon. on Saturday night level at 2-2. Kane carried the puck down the left side as Dallas captain Jaime Benn scored off a face- Craig Adams, Chris Kunitz, James Neal scored teammates Ben Smith and Brandon Saad STARS 4, DUCKS 2 off only 27 seconds into the second period, his in a 5:01 span in the first period to stake the rushed toward the net, and beat Ryan Miller Cody Eakin and Alex Goligoski scored 1:22 third goal in the series. Vernon Fiddler tied it at Penguins to a 3-0 lead. But Ryan Johansen and with a well-placed wrist shot for his 32nd apart off Dallas’ first two shots in the third peri- 6:33 of the second. — AP Heat beat Bobcats MIAMI: LeBron James scored 32 points and added after blowing a 10-point lead in the final eight min- eight assists, Chris Bosh scored 20 points and the utes of the series opener. San Antonio’s ineptness Miami Heat held on to beat the Charlotte Bobcats had as much to do with tying the series, however. 101-97 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in The Spurs averaged 14.4 turnovers during the reg- their Eastern Conference first-round series. ular season, but had 15 with 3 minutes left in the Dwyane Wade scored 15 points and had a steal first half. They finished with 22 turnovers, which in the final seconds to help seal the win for Miami. resulted in 33 points for the Mavericks. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 22 points for Charlotte, which got 18 points and 13 rebounds TRAIL BLAZERS 112, ROCKETS 105 from Al Jefferson, who played through a left plan- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 43 points and tar fascia strain and shot 9 for 23 from the floor. Damian Lillard made six free throws down the Kemba Walker added 16 and Gerald Henderson stretch to give the Portland Trail Blazers a victory scored 15 for the Bobcats. Game 3 is tomorrow in over the Houston Rockets and a 2-0 lead in the Charlotte. first-round playoff series. James Harden knocked down a 3-pointer with about 30 seconds left to get MAVERICKS 113, SPURS 92 the Rockets within three. Lillard made two free Monta Ellis scored 21 points and the Dallas throws before Harden fouled out about 10 seconds Mavericks rolled past San Antonio, snapping a 10- later. Mo Williams and Lillard both made a pair of game skid against the Spurs and evening their first- free throws after that to secure the win. round series at a game apiece. Aldridge became the first player with consecu- Shawn Marion scored 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki tive 40-point games in the playoffs since LeBron added 16, Devin Harris had 18 and Jose Calderon James did it in May of 2009 after scoring a career- 12 for Dallas, which never trailed after the opening high and franchise playoff-record 46 in an overtime MIAMI: Charlotte Bobcats’ Kemba Walker (15) passes the ball as Miami Heat’s Norris Cole minutes of the second quarter. Manu Ginobili had win in Game 1. Dwight Howard scored 25 points in (right) and another player defend during the first half in Game 2 of an opening-round 27 points, Tony Parker added 12 and Tim Duncan the first half, but managed just seven in the second NBA basketball playoff series. — AP 11 for the Spurs. Dallas didn’t relent in Game 2 half for Houston. — AP.