SPORT SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 2017 21 Saad’s hat-trick powers Steele off to hot start Blackhawks to big win; Capitals edge Senators in defence of title New York defeat Arizona. Rakell blasted Agencies a shot through the glove of goaltender Louis Domingue. San Francisco randon Saad scored a hat- Corey Perry scored twice while AFP trick, and Ryan Hartman Ondrej Kase and Andrew Bregistered a goal and four Cogliano each recorded a goal efending champion assists as the Chicago Black- for the Ducks. Cogliano’s tally Brendan Steele hawks stormed to a 10-1 victory came with 6:15 remaining to ripped up the back over the Pittsburgh Penguins on make it 4-4. nine en route to a Thursday. Rookie center Clayton Kel- seven-under 65 to Patrick Kane added a goal ler, the number seven overall Dtake a share of the lead after the and three assists as Chicago pick in the 2016 draft, scored first round of the USPGA Tour’s blitzed the two-time defending his first career goal in his fourth Safeway Open on Thursday. Stanley Cup champions. The game for the Coyotes, who Steele was tied with fellow Blackhawks scored 10 goals in scored twice on their first six Americans Tom Hoge and Tyler a game for the first time since shots. Duncan heading into the second Oct. 12, 1988. Chicago’s Corey Rookie Christian Fischer round of the Tour’s season- Crawford turned aside 28 shots. scored his fourth career goal in opening event for 2017-18 at the Phil Kessel scored for Pitts- his eighth contest for Arizona. Silverado Resort and Spa. burgh, which has lost seven in Domingue made 36 saves. Steele, who has two wins on a row to the Blackhawks. Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (SO) the Tour, recorded five birdies The Penguins’ Antti Niemi Jonathan Drouin scored the in a six-hole stretch from was pulled midway through the lone goal in the shootout to lead number 13 to number 18. first period after surrendering Montreal over Buffalo. He added an eagle on the four goals on 13 shots. Matt Drouin, playing his first fifth but followed with a bogey Murray replaced Niemi and game for the Canadiens since on the next hole. allowed six goals on 31 shots. being acquired in the offseason “A little bit of everything Capitals 5, Senators 4 (SO) from the Tampa Bay Lightning, worked for me today,” Steele Brendan Steele plays his shot Alex Ovechkin scored a beat Robin Lehner with a nifty said. from the 12th tee during the third-period hat-trick and Evg- fake, freezing the Sabres goal- “I had a really good ball- first round of the Safeway eny Kuznetsov had the shootout tender before lifting a backhand striking day. I don’t think I Open at the North Course winner as Washington defeated shot into the top of the net. missed a green, so that really of the Silverado Resort and Ottawa. Buffalo’s Sam Reinhart helps. And then I had a good Spa on Thursday in Napa, Brett Connolly had the came up short on the final putting day as well, so you put California. other goal for the Capitals. Mark attempt. Max Pacioretty and that together and it’s going to be Stone led the Senators with two Phillip Danault scored in regu- pretty good.” goals, while Derick Brassard lation for the Canadiens and and Chris Wideman had the Carey Price made 43 saves. SAFEWAY OPEN SCORES Chez Reavie, Lucas Glover, season finale. Beginning his greens and then made a few others. 65 - Brendan Steele, Tyler Duncan, Tom Hoge Jamie Lovemark and Argentina’s Thursday round on the back putts. I just took advantage of Washington’s Braden NHL RESULTS 67 - Lucas Glover, Chez Reavie, Jamie Lovemark, Emiliano Grillo are tied for nine, the 28-year-old Hoge some opportunities. Holtby stopped 28 shots, while Emiliano Grillo (ARG) fourth at 67. made birdies at 11 and 12, sand- “I feel like I’ve been playing Ottawa’s Craig Anderson made Anaheim 5 Arizona 4 68 - Zach Johnson, Kevin Tway, Ryan Moore, Zach Johnson, Kevin Tway, wiched two pars around a birdie pretty well. So it was nice to get 24 saves. The Senators’ Johnny Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 0 Maverick McNealy Ryan Moore and Maverick at the 14th, then added birdies going right away here in Napa Oduya left the game in the third Chicago 10 Pittsburgh 1 69 - Graham DeLaet (CAN), Zac Blair, Brian McNealy share eighth place at at holes 16, 17 and 18 to make the and keep the momentum going,” period with a lower-body Washington 5 Ottawa 4 68. turn in 6-under 30. He carded he said. injury. Stuard, Bud Cauley, Webb Simpson, Phil Mickel- Detroit 4 Minnesota 2 Hoge’s hot round came three one more birdie at number six Duncan’s round was high- Ducks 5, Coyotes 4 son, Scott Brown, Harold Varner, Kevin Streel- days after he earned his PGA to cap his bogey-free round. lighted by an eagle at the 10th. Rickard Rakell scored the Boston 4 Nashville 3 man, Conrad Shindler, Joel Dahmen, Zhang Tour playing card for the season “I played really well the Phil Mickelson shot a 69 and game-winning goal with 3:30 Montreal 3 Buffalo 2 Xinjun (CHN) by climbing into the top 25 of the whole day,” Hoge said. “I was in was one of 12 players tied for remaining and Anaheim rallied Colorado 4 NY Rangers 2 Web.com Tour at that circuit’s a lot of the fairways, a lot of 12th. from a three-goal deficit to UK set to bid for Tour stages, Altuve hits 3 homers as Astros Champions beat Red Sox 8-2 in opener League final Houston Maddox to give Houston a quick to the crowd, one fan near the London AP boost in the best-of-five series. dugout held a sign that pro- AFP “As soon as I cross the white claimed in blue block letters: ose Altuve had just arrived in line, I feel the same size as eve- “That Kid Can Hit.” osting stages of the the Astros dugout after ryone else,” Altuve said. Verlander pitched six effec- 2021 Tour de France, Jlaunching his third home run It was just the 10th time a tive innings and improved to Hanother edition of the of the game when George player hit three homers in a posts- 6-0 since Houston got him in IAAF World Championships Springer grabbed his right eason game, and first since Pablo late trade with Detroit. He is 5-0 and the 2023 Champions biceps and examined it, as if Sandoval for the Giants in the with a 2.24 ERA in nine career Legaue final are in the sights searching for an explanation for 2012 World Series opener against starts in the division series. of British sport’s elite funding his team-mate’s extraordinary Detroit. Babe Ruth did it twice. Altuve hit .346 this year, his agency, UK Sport. pop. Altuve became the first fourth straight 200-hit season. Whilst UK Sport would The major league batting Astros player to hit three hom- He had 24 home runs this year not confirm the events it is champion put on an unprece- ers in one game since 2007, — this was his third career mul- going to bid for, the BBC dented show of power on when Carlos Lee did it in the tihomer game, and the first time reported it had seen a ‘host- Thursday as Houston roughed regular season. He seemed as he’d hit three all at once. ing targets list’, declaring an up Chris Sale and the Boston Red surprised as anyone else that he Alex Bregman and Altuve hit intent to host either the 2027 Sox 8-2 in Game 1 of the AL was now in a category with the back-to-back homers in the first or 2029 athletics showpiece Division Series. Sultan of Swat, Reggie Jackson inning , making Sale look a bit and the 2023 Champions Buoyed by chants of “MVP” and Albert Pujols. rattled. League final, which would in each trip to the plate, the After he finished talking to The Red Sox tied it up by scor- Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hits a solo home mark Wembley’s 100th anni- 5-foot-6 Altuve hit solo homers Springer following his third shot, ing a run each in the second and versary. The government has in the first and fifth innings off Altuve’s teammates goaded him fourth innings before Marwin run during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox in set aside £30m for bids Sale. He connected again in the into exiting the dugout for a cur- Gonzalez lined a two-run double game one of the 2017 ALDS play-off baseball series at Minute between 2017 and 2025. seventh off reliever Austin tain call. And as he tipped his hat in the fourth for a 4-2 lead. Maid Park on Thursday. According to UK Sport, the events would attract over seven million paying fans and have an economic impact of more than £440m (493m NBA: Hornets guard Batum out for at least six weeks euros, $578m) to host cities and regions. Britain’s Sports Minister Los Angeles game against the Detroit second campaign with game on Wednesday. Cava- Tracey Crouch said that glo- AFP Pistons. Charlotte. liers coach Tyronn Lue is bal sporting bodies could rely Batum was clearly in pain He is entering the second hopeful Shumpert will return on the United Kingdom harlotte Hornets shoot- as he left the court.