ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 SPORTS 14 Russia claim ice dance gold Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy OSAKA, Japan, April 17, (AP): Three-time world champion Na- than Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy to continue his dominance of two- Hall scores, Swayman solid time Olympic gold medalist Yu- zuru Hanyu. First after the short program, Chen opened with a quadruple flip and landed a quad salchow in the first half of his routine set as Bruins shutout Islanders to a selection of music by Philip Glass. Winner of the past five U.S. ti- Lehner, Golden Knights blank Ducks 4-0 tles, Chen landed two more qua- druple toeloops as part of com- bination jumps to score 203.24 BOSTON, April 17, (AP): points. Taylor Hall scored his sec- Hanyu, who was second after the ond goal in two nights, Jer- short program, opened with a quad emy Swayman stopped 25 loop but could only manage a sin- USA’s Nathan Chen performs dur- gle salchow instead of a planned ing the men’s free skating program shots and the Boston Bru- quad salchow on his second jump. of the ISU World Team Trophy fig- ins beat the Islanders 3-0, He added two quad toeloops later ure skating competition in Osaka, their second win over New in his program and finished with western Japan, on April 16. (AP) York in two nights. 193.76 points. were second with 124.75 fol- David Pastrnak added his 17th Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada lowed by Americans Kaitlin Ha- goal of the season and Curtis Lazar was third with 180.72 points. wayek and Jean-Luc Baker with had a late empty-netter as Boston Chen became the first American 110.16. put more distance between itself since Scott Hamilton to win a third Anastasia Mishina and Alek- and the idle New York Rangers for consecutive World Figure Skat- ing Championships men’s title in sandr Galliamov of Russia were the East Division’s final playoff first after the pairs short program spot. Stockholm, Sweden, last month where he also beat Hanyu. with 73.77 points. Nicole Della Ilya Sorokin had 21 saves for Monica and Matteo Guarise of the Islanders, who have lost three Chen has not lost a competition since the 2018 Olympics. Italy were second with 66.09 of four. points followed by Riku Miura Coming off a 4-1 win on Thurs- The biennial World Team Tro- phy features the six best figure and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan day night, the Bruins were again with 65.82. solid defensively, turning back all skating teams from the 2020-21 season. Each country sends two men, five of New York’s power play two women, one pair and one ice- chances. dancing entry. The points will be FIGURE SKATING combined across the four disci- ICE HOCKEY plines with the highest point total Teams from Japan, the United winning. Golden Knights 4, Ducks 0 States, Canada, France, Russia and The World Team Trophy was In Anaheim, California, Robin Italy are taking part. first held in 2009. Team USA has Lehner made 16 saves for his first Chen said he appreciated the won four of the previous six com- shutout of the season and 16th of rare opportunity to compete in a petitions with the other two won his career, and Vegas extended its team format. by Japan. The U.S. is the defend- winning streak to five games. “I don’t think I would have been ing champion. William Karlsson, Chandler Boston Bruins’ Sean Kuraly reaches for the puck next to New York Islanders’ Scott Mayfield during the second able to perform as well as I have A limited number of fans were Stephenson, Nicolas Roy and period of an NHL hockey game, on April 16, in Boston. (AP) over the past few years had it not allowed into Maruzen Intec Arena Brayden McNabb scored for the been for these guys pushing me even though Osaka is experiencing Golden Knights, who moved Devils. Jake Allen made 13 of his 28 also scored for the Wild, who won forward so a lot of credit goes to a surge in COVID-19 cases. within two points of the West John Gibson made 44 saves as saves in the first period for the Ca- their second straight. them,” Chen said. On Friday, Japan’s second-larg- Division-leading Colorado Ava- last-place Anaheim saw its two- nadiens, who had lost three of their Tomas Hertl and Evander Kane Russia led the competition est city recorded more than 1,209 lanche. Stephenson added an game winning streak end. previous four games - including a scored Martin Jones stopped 15 of after the second day with 91 cases, its highest total since Janu- assist and Mark Stone had two Canadiens 2, Flames 1 4-1 loss to the Flames on Wednes- 18 shots for the Sharks, who lost points, eight ahead of the United ary. assists to help Vegas improve In Montreal, Tyler Toffoli scored day night. their fourth in a row. States. Japan was third with 78 With less than a year to go until to 3-0 on its four-game trip to two goals, including the winner in Elias Lindholm scored the lone San Jose struck first on a strong points. the Beijing Olympics, many of the Southern California. the third period, to lift Montreal to goal for the Flames. individual effort by Hertl less Russia finished first in the world’s top skaters are in Osaka, Lehner, who missed over a a victory that snapped Calgary’s Wild 3, Sharks 2 than four minutes into the game. free dance to claim the ice dance eager to get in another competition month of play between Febru- three-game winning streak. In St. Paul, Minnesota, Nick Hertl gathered the puck in his own gold. after several International Skating ary and March with a concussion, Toffoli was credited with the Bonino had a goal and an assist, zone, played it off the sideboards Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Union events were cancelled this made just his 13th start of the sea- go-ahead goal at 15:45 of the third Cam Talbot made 20 saves and the to himself at center ice and skated Katsalapov, first after the rhythm season due to the pandemic. son while picking up his 10th win. after he deflected in a pass from Minnesota Wild held on to defeat in alone on Talbot, who let a wrist dance, received 130.15 points in The competition concludes Sat- It was his first shutout since March Joel Armia over the glove of Jacob the San Jose Sharks. shot slip past him for Hertl’s 13th the free dance. Charlene Guig- urday with the women’s free skate 3, 2020, against the New Jersey Markstrom. Mats Zuccarello and Zach Parise goal of the season. nard and Marco Fabbri of Italy and the pairs free skate. Dynamo open MLS season with victory NHL Results/Standings Paulo, Ruidiaz lift Sounders past United WASHINGTON, April 17, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Friday. SEATTLE, April 17, (AP): João Paulo minute off a terrifi c pass by Will Bruin Montreal 2 Calgary 1 Minnesota 3 San Jose 2 scored a goal of the season candidate and moments later collected a second Boston 3 NY Islanders 0 Vegas 4 Anaheim 0 early in the second half, Raul Ruidiaz goal after Cristian Roldan found Ru- East Division West Division added two goals three minutes apart, GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA idiaz with a step behind the Loons de- Washington 44 28 12 4 60 154 132 and the Seattle Sounders welcomed fense. Fredy Montero, playing his fi rst NY Islanders 44 27 13 4 58 126 105 Colorado 43 30 9 4 64 154 101 fans back to its home stadium with a game for Seattle since 2012, added the Pittsburgh 43 27 13 3 57 147 120 Vegas 43 30 11 2 62 142 96 4-0 win over Minnesota United. Boston 42 24 12 6 54 119 107 Minnesota 42 26 13 3 55 127 113 fi nal goal in the 86th minute. NY Rangers 43 21 16 6 48 140 112 St Louis 42 19 17 6 44 122 132 The crowd of 7,042 wasn’t the near- Philadelphia 43 20 17 6 46 125 155 Arizona 44 19 20 5 43 118 139 ly 40,000 that has become the norm in New Jersey 42 14 22 6 34 103 139 San Jose 43 18 21 4 40 116 144 SOCCER Buffalo 43 11 25 7 29 105 149 Los Angeles 42 16 20 6 38 114 127 Seattle, but was a sellout under the cur- Central Division Anaheim 45 14 24 7 35 101 142 rent COVID-19 restrictions. GP W L OT Pts GF GA North Division The start to the 2021 season for Carolina 42 28 10 4 60 137 103 GP W L OT Pts GF GA the reigning Western Conference Dynamo 2, Earthquakes 1 Tampa Bay 43 29 12 2 60 146 110 Toronto 44 28 12 4 60 145 117 champions was a rousing celebra- In Houston, Memo Rodríguez Florida 44 27 12 5 59 138 120 Winnipeg 44 27 14 3 57 144 117 scored the opening goal of the Major Nashville 45 24 20 1 49 120 127 Edmonton 42 25 15 2 52 134 120 tion welcoming fans back to Lumen Chicago 44 20 19 5 45 123 139 Montreal 41 19 13 9 47 125 115 Seattle Sounders midfielder Alex Field for the first time in 13 months.