Shiffrin wins WC Match-fixing slalom race after 2 attempts months out uncovered by Dutch probe

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 201615 18

Australia crush NZ with day to spare Page 17

NEWARK: Milan Lucic #17 of the Los Angeles Kings plays the puck in the second period against John Moore #2 and Jacob Josefson #16 of the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Sunday in Newark, New Jersey. — AFP Red Wings top Bruins 6-5 Datsyuk scored twice to surpass 900 NHL points

DETROIT: Pavell Datsyuk scored twice to surpass 900 NHL stopped 21 shots to help the Rangers points, and Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm also had two improve to 5-0-1 in their last six games. They also beat the goals apiece to lift the to a wild 6-5 victory Flyers at home for the 11th time in 12 games. Brayden Schenn over the on Sunday. Both teams blew two-goal spoiled Lundqvist’s with 9.7 seconds left with his 16th Bryant leaves All-Star Game leads before Danny DeKeyser’s shot from the point deflected goal of the season, but the Flyers lost for the fifth time in six past goalie Jonas Gustavsson with 12:23 remaining in the games. Steve Mason finished with 27 saves. Stepan’s first winner, West rolls 196-173 game. Zetterberg was credited with the goal, and the Red score, at 10:34 of the third, was his 100th career goal. Brassard Wings held on to their 6-5 lead until the end. Boston’s Brad tied his career high with 19 and matched Mats Zuccarello for TORONTO: Kobe Bryant said his NBA All-Star Game Marchand set a franchise record for fastest goal by scoring 8 the team lead. goodbye and the next generation of the West’s best sent seconds into the game, and Zach Trotman, Loui Eriksson, him off a winner, rolling to a record-setting 196-173 victo- Dennis Seidenberg and Joonas Kemppainen also scored for DEVILS 1, KINGS 0 ry over the East on Sunday night. the Bruins. Boston’s Tuukka Rask was pulled after allowing five Keith Kinkaid made 25 saves for his first NHL shutout, The first All-Star Game outside the US was the highest- goals on 24 shots. It was the second time in three games he and David Schlemko scored in New Jersey’s victory over scoring ever, with both teams scoring more than any team allowed five goals. Marchand opened the scoring with a wrist Los Angeles. New Jersey won its third straight to pass the had ever managed. Bryant didn’t provide much of the shot after the Bruins won a faceoff in the Detroit zone. It was idle New York Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan offense but many of the memories. He finished with just the fastest in the NHL since Alexandre Burrows scored 6 sec- Division. Los Angeles has split the first four outings of their 10 points, so few that he lost his career lead in All-Star onds in for Vancouver on March 16, 2013, against Detroit, seven-game trip. Schlemko scored on a power play in the Game scoring to LeBron James, even though James also according to STATS. first period, beating goalie Jhonas Enroth through a screen. had a quiet night. Zetterberg tied the game less than three minutes later, and But Russell Westbrook scored 31 points in his second the Bruins needed only 14 seconds to take the lead again BLUES 2, LIGHTNING 1 when Trotman’s shot from the blue line beat Petr Mrazek. straight All-Star MVP performance, Stephen Curry added Robby Fabbri and Patrik Berglund scored on break- 26, Anthony Davis 24, and Kevin Durant 23. Paul George Eriksson scored to make it 3-1, but Datsyuk reached the 900- aways and Brian Elliott stopped 37 shots in St. Louis’s victo- point milestone when he scored during a scramble in front finished with 41 for the East, tying Westbrook’s total from ry over Tampa Bay Lightning. Elliott allowed only Nikita last year in New York that was one off Wilt Chamberlain’s with 5:15 left in the period. Helm tied it early in the second, Kucherov’s goal in the final minute. Tampa Bay lost for the and Datsyuk scored again with the man advantage. Helm’s record. John Wall added 22 points. third time in four games and had a nine-game home win- second goal made it 5-3 with 8:59 left in the second. James finished with 13 points, just enough to move ning streak stopped. Seidenberg made it 5-4 with a long shot just 22 seconds after ahead of Bryant for most ever in the All-Star Game. He has Helm had put the Red Wings ahead by two. Then 291, while Bryant, who is retiring after this season, leaves Kemppainen scored a short-handed goal 38 seconds into the SABRES 4, AVALANCHE 1 with 290. He checked out with 1:06 left to cheers and third, beating Mrazek from the left circle. Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist as part of a three- hugs from his fellow All-Stars who now put up points in goal first period, leading Buffalo past Colorado. Jack Eichel, bunches the way Bryant did for so long. Bryant had seven RANGERS 3, FLYERS 1 Evander Kane and Marcus Foligno also scored and Robin assists and six rebounds, but shot just 4 for 11 in a game Derek Stepan scored twice in the third period to lead New Lehner made 34 saves to help Buffalo snap an 0-6-4 skid where there isn’t really much defense and had never been York past Philadelphia. Derick Brassard scored early and against Colorado. Erik Johnson scored for Colorado. — AP less. The 369 combined points were 48 more than last year’s record, and both clubs blew away the previous indi- NHL results/standings vidual team record of 163. But people just wanted to see Bryant play, not necessarily play well. The pregame was a NY Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1; Tampa Bay 1, St. Louis 2; Detroit 6, Boston 5; Buffalo 4, Colorado 1; New Jersey 1, Los Angeles 0. celebration first of Canada, then of Bryant. A video mes- TORONTO: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Eastern Conference Western Conference sage from Canadian Dr. James Naismith, basketball’s Lakers and the Western Conference shoots against Atlantic Division Pacific Division inventor, was followed by player introductions by two- Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat and the W L OT GF GA PTS Dallas 36 15 5 184 152 77 time NBA MVP Steve Nash and Grammy winner Drake. Eastern Conference in the second half during the Florida 32 18 6 158 133 70 Chicago 36 18 5 163 137 77 Canadian Nelly Furtado sang her country’s national NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre anthem. Detroit 29 18 9 145 143 67 St. Louis 32 17 9 143 138 73 on Sunday in Toronto, Ontario. — AFP Then it was time for two video tributes for Bryant, Boston 30 20 6 172 15766 Colorado 29 26 4 158 164 62 whose 18 All-Star selections are second only to Kareem and force that turned it into a rare All-Star blowout in the Tampa Bay 30 21 4 147 135 64 Nashville 26 21 9 149 149 61 Abdul-Jabbar. Bryant thanked fans who have given him second half. Montreal 27 25 4 155 152 58 Minnesota 23 22 10 135 140 56 more than 30 million votes in his career, and as he finished The West has won five of the last six even without Ottawa 25 26 6 163 181 56 Winnipeg 25 27 3 142 160 53 Buffalo 23 28 6 136 160 52 speaking all the All-Stars lined up in the background to longtime mainstay Bryant, who hadn’t played since 2013 Central Division Toronto 20 25 9 132 156 49 salute him. He took the opening jump ball against James - because of injuries. But players like Westbrook, Durant Los Angeles 33 19 3 153 131 69 Metropolitan Division neither team had a true center voted to the starting line- and Curry are more than ready to shoulder the load. At San Jose 29 20 5 160 146 63 Washington 40 10 4 181 125 84 up - and each East starter took a turn early covering 37, Bryant has trouble keeping up with the youngsters - NY Rangers 32 18 6 163 143 70 Anaheim 27 19 8 125 130 62 Bryant. especially the real young ones. Chris Paul’s son stole the New Jersey 29 21 7 127 130 65 Arizona 25 24 6 145 169 56 Toronto hosted the very first NBA game on Nov. 1, ball from him as Bryant warmed up for the second half. NY Islanders 29 19 6 157 140 64 Vancouver 22 21 12 131 152 56 1946. Neither Naismith nor anyone who saw that game But he was the star without playing a starring a role. He Pittsburgh 28 19 7 141 139 63 Calgary 25 26 3 146 162 53 would recognize the way it looked Sunday. had said he didn’t want players forcing him the ball in an Carolina 25 21 10 137 149 60 Edmonton 22 29 6 143 171 50 Curry and Durant launched shots from spots where effort to make him the MVP - he’s already got four of Philadelphia 24 21 10 131 148 58 Note: Overtime losses (OT) worth 1 pt and not included in loss only buzzer-beating heaves were once attempted, and them in this game - but he was never far from the center Columbus 23 28 6 148 178 52 column (L). Westbrook put together another combination of speed of attention. — AP