26 Sports Thursday, April 25, 2019 Sharks make Knights pay for penalty, clinch series in OT Bruins clinch series with 5-1 win over Maple Leafs SAN JOSE: Barclay Goodrow scored with 1:41 remain- onds later with a wrist shot from the left circle that ing in overtime and the host San Jose Sharks, who beat Fleury on his blocker side. It marked the first scored four goals on a five-minute power play midway time in the series that there was a lead change and through the third period, rallied to pull out a 5-4 victo- capped a span of four goals in 4:01 by the Sharks, the ry in Game 7 and wrap up their first-round Western eighth-fastest four goals by one team in any playoff Conference playoff series over the Vegas Golden game. The four power play goals in one period also Knights on Tuesday night. tied an NHL record. Goodrow came in from the right circle and got Vegas pulled Fleury for an extra attacker with 1:59 around defenseman Brayden McNabb and then beat remaining and then tied it with Marchessault’s goal with Marc-Andre Fleury on his blocker side for the game- 47 seconds to go off a pass from Smith to send the winner. San Jose, which overcame a 3-1 deficit for the game into overtime. It was the fourth straight game that first time in franchise history, will play the Colorado Marchessault had scored a goal. Avalanche, who eliminated the Pacific Division champi- In Boston, Sean Kuraly and Joakim Nordstrom each on Calgary Flames in five games, in the Western had a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins defeat- Conference semifinals. ed the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Tuesday Logan Couture scored two goals, Kevin Labanc had night in the seventh and deciding game of their first- a goal and three assists for the first four-point game of round playoff series. Marcus Johansson, Charlie Coyle his career, and Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist for and Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, and San Jose. Martin Jones, coming in off a Game 6 victory goaltender Tuukka Rask made 32 saves. Coyle and where he set a franchise record with 58 saves, stopped Bergeron scored into an empty net. 34 shots. Jonathan Marchessault, Max Pacioretty, The Bruins will next play the Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson and Cody Eakin scored goals and in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Blue Jackets Mark Stone and Reilly Smith had two assists apiece for swept the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Vegas. Fleury finished with 43 saves while falling to 3-4 Lightning in the first round. in his career in Game 7’s. Vegas, behind goals by It was the second consecutive year that Boston beat Karlsson, Eakin and Pacioretty, appeared to have the Toronto in the seventh game of a first-round playoff game firmly in control until Eakin’s penalty at the 9:13 series. John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs and SAN JOSE: Martin Jones #31 of the San Jose Sharks makes a glove save in the third period against the mark of the third period. goalie Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Eakin was given a five-minute major and game mis- The Bruins scored twice in the first period to take Cup Playoffs at SAP Center in San Jose, California. — AFP conduct for a crosscheck on Joe Pavelski at the end of a control of the game early, though both goalies were faceoff that sent Pavelski pin-wheeling and ended with tested early in the game. Andersen thwarted a wrap- Johansson put Boston ahead 2-0 at 17:46 of the first Carlo was called for cross checking at 8:22, though Pavelski smashing his head off the ice. A wobbly and around attempt by David Pastrnak, while Rask alertly after Toronto defenseman Jake Gardiner lost the puck Toronto held a 25-19 edge in shots after two periods. bleeding Pavelski had to be helped off the ice by sever- covered Mitch Marner’s shot on his own rebound. behind the net. Johansson whirled to the front and shot Kuraly restored Boston’s two-goal margin at 2:40 of al players. Nordstrom scored at 14:29 of the first period when from the right circle. Toronto led 12-11 in shots on goal the third period when he split the defense and shot Couture scored just seven seconds into the penalty he shot from a sharp angle to the right of the goal and after the first period. Tavares cut the lead to 2-1 at 3:54 from the left circle. Toronto was again unsuccessful on to cut it to 3-1, and Hertl made it 3-2 just 49 seconds the puck squeezed between Andersen and the goalpost. of the second with a quick release from the right circle the power play when Boston was called for too many later with a deflection of an Erik Karlsson shot. Couture The sequence started when the Bruins intercepted the after Tyler Ennis won the puck at the boards. The men on the ice at 5:19 of the third. Coyle scored into an tied it 2 1/2 minutes later with his sixth goal of the play- Maple Leafs’ attempted long outlet pass. Matt Grzelcyk Maple Leafs failed to take advantage of the first power empty net at 17:26 of the third. Bergeron added another offs, and Labanc then gave San Jose a 4-3 lead 28 sec- and Kuraly earned the assists. play of the game when Boston defenseman Brandon empty-net goal at 19:59. — Reuters be honest and, of course, there is contact, there are player to make fouls to avoid something. Guardiola hits back fouls. “But when it happens and you arrive late, that is “Football sometimes you do that, because football, why there are referees-to make yellow cards or red the actions is quick, fast. “But I’m concerned about cards or whatever they decide, but never have I pre- many other things to beat them than these kind of at Solskjaer’s pared a game (to do it). things so I don’t know. “Maybe tomorrow in the press Foreign stars begin “I prepare the game to do our own game, that is conference after the game you can ask him again about tactical fouling jibe what I want, knowing of course the opponent, but I that.” Guardiola, however, is wary of the threat posed never said I’m going to do that to punish them or cancel by United to City’s Premier League title ambitions. IPL exodus as them, making fouls. Never.” City are two points behind leaders Liverpool and the MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has slammed sugges- Solskjaer is not the first United manager to make a Manchester derby represents their vital game in hand. WCup duty calls tions from Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar similar claim about City in the Guardiola era-his prede- The Spaniard knows United’s under-performing stars Solskjaer that Manchester City are guilty of “tactical” cessor Jose Mourinho having made an identical obser- could suddenly hit form as Solskjaer’s team battle to fouling in an attempt to stop rivals from counter- vation before a derby meeting last season. finish in the top four after a disappointing recent run. NEW DELHI: England’s Jonny Bairstow is leading an attacking. Solskjaer, talking before the crucial But the bare statistics tend not to support But the fact that Guardiola likened such a potential exodus of foreign stars from the Indian Premier Manchester derby between the sides at Old Trafford Solskjaer’s claims as figures show United have collect- upset to Burnley’s achievement in drawing at Chelsea League as the looming World Cup draws top names yesterday, made reference to City’s supposed habit of ed 64 yellow cards this season, compared with City’s on Monday spoke of the extent to which United have away for international duty. Bairstow was out for a fouling high up the field to stop opponents hitting them 38, with four reds for United, in contrast to their rivals’ ceased to be a viable challenger to City’s superiority. duck in his final innings of the season for Sunrisers on the break if Guardiola’s players are out of position. solitary dismissal. In terms of fouls, United have com- “Well the tension is there, it’s necessary to complete Hyderabad on Tuesday after being a key player for But City boss Guardiola did not take kindly to that mitted 201, considerably more than City’s 172, and these kind of games,” he said. “I think everyone knows the franchise with 445 runs in 10 matches in the high- analysis and appeared to accuse Solskjaer of trying to Guardiola’s outraged reaction appeared to support what we are playing for, we have to focus on the target octane Twenty20 competition. influence referee Andre Marriner, who will take charge such a reading of the situation. “I never prepare a and what we have to do. “For me, United remains an Hyderabad’s batting powerhouse David Warner is of the derby. game in 10 seasons as a manager thinking about these incredible team, of course, the last 20 or 25 years also in line to leave the IPL in the next week to team up with his Australia teammates before the 50-over “That’s the reason why, of course,” said Guardiola kind of things.