ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 SPORTS 15 Avalanche hold on in final seconds for 3-2 win over Coyotes Rangers score 3 times in 2nd period to beat Bruins NEW YORK, Feb 27, (AP): Ryan nesota Wild blitzed the Los Angeles Strome had a goal and two assists and Kings with three goals in a span of Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist just over three minutes in the fi rst pe- NHL Results/Standings in New York’s three-goal second pe- riod and held on to win for their fi fth riod, leading the Rangers to a 6-2 vic- straight victory. tory over the Boston Bruins. Kirill Kaprizov, Nick Bjugstad and WASHINGTON, Feb 27, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Julian Gauthier, Colin Blackwell, Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, Friday. Pavel Buchnevich and Jonny Brodz- who ended the Kings’ six-game win- NY Rangers 6 Boston 2 Colorado 3 Arizona 2 inski also scored to help the Rangers ning streak. Minnesota’s last loss was Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 1 win for the third time in four games. to the Kings in Los Angeles on Feb. East Division West Division Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren each 16. That was Minnesota’s fi rst game GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 18 11 5 2 24 55 49 had two assists, and Alexandar Geor- back after a two-week layoff due to Washington 19 10 5 4 24 65 65 Vegas 16 11 4 1 23 48 34 giev stopped 31 shots to improve to COVID-19 protocols. NY Islanders 19 10 6 3 23 51 45 Minnesota 17 11 6 0 22 53 41 2-0-2 in his last four starts. Philadelphia 16 9 4 3 21 55 54 St Louis 20 10 8 2 22 60 61 With fans back at Madison Square Pittsburgh 18 10 7 1 21 56 60 Colorado 17 10 6 1 21 49 40 ICE HOCKEY NY Rangers 18 7 8 3 17 49 48 Los Angeles 19 9 7 3 21 57 52 Garden for the fi rst time this season, the New Jersey 15 7 6 2 16 41 44 Arizona 20 9 8 3 21 54 58 Rangers beat Bruins for the fi rst time in Buffalo 17 6 8 3 15 44 51 San Jose 17 7 8 2 16 47 64 three meetings. Boston was 5-0-1 in the Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots for Central Division Anaheim 20 6 10 4 16 40 58 GP W L OT Pts GF GA North Division previous six games with the Rangers. the Wild, holding the Kings scoreless Florida 19 13 4 2 28 62 53 GP W L OT Pts GF GA After the game, the Rangers gathered until Jeff Carter’s goal late in the third Tampa Bay 18 13 4 1 27 64 39 Toronto 21 15 4 2 32 74 55 at center-ice to salute the 1,800 fans in at- period in his fi rst action since Feb. 2. Chicago 21 11 6 4 26 63 61 Edmonton 22 14 8 0 28 79 65 Carolina 19 12 6 1 25 65 53 Winnipeg 19 12 6 1 25 67 52 tendance before skating off. Several play- Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Columbus 21 8 8 5 21 60 72 Montreal 19 9 6 4 22 64 58 ers gave their sticks to some of the fans. Kings, who were done in by the Wild’s Boston Bruins’ Brad Marchand (63) scores during the third period against Dallas 15 6 5 4 16 46 40 Calgary 21 9 10 2 20 52 62 Brad Marchand had a goal and three goals in a 3:03 span. Nashville 19 8 11 0 16 44 62 Vancouver 24 8 14 2 18 68 85 New York Rangers’ Alexandar Georgiev (40) in an NHL hockey game, on Ottawa 22 7 14 1 15 58 85 an assist, and Patrice Bergeron also Carter spoiled the shutout when he Feb 26, in New York. (AP) Detroit 22 6 13 3 15 44 68 scored. Tuukka Rask made with 28 crashed the net on a 3-on-2 and mus- Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this season’s temporary realignment. saves in the Bruins’ fourth loss in fi ve cled the puck past Talbot for his fourth Miska stopped 16 of 18 shots and the ly earned a shutout until the Coyotes games. The lost 7-2 at the New York of the year. Colorado Avalanche held on to beat scored two goals in the fi nal two min- Islanders on Thursday night. Avalanche 3, Coyotes 2 the Arizona Coyotes. utes. Arizona had a sleepy offensive ed another one with 53 seconds left. off a fi nal Coyotes offensive fl urry. Wild 3, Kings 1 In Glendale, Arizona, Nazem Kadri The 25-year-old Miska was playing performance until Phil Kessel scored That led to a tense exchange in the fi - Kessel’s goal was his eighth of the In St. Paul, Minnessota, the Min- had a goal and two assists, Hunter in just his fourth NHL game and near- with 1:36 left and Drake Caggiula add- nal seconds before the Avalanche fended season. Hill stopped 25 of 28 shots. Powell and Lowry help Raptors hand Rockets 10th straight loss Green notches triple-double as Warriors avenge loss to Hornets TAMPA, Florida, Feb 27, (AP): Norman Powell scored 30 points, Kyle Games and 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympics, plus capture the Basketball World Cup title in 2019. Siakam was listed as out about two hours before the game, indicating that he either has a testing issue Golden State Warriors guard Ste- Lowry had a triple-double and the depleted Toronto Raptors beat the phen Curry, (left), shoots against or a contact tracing issue. He played Wednesday night in Miami in the Raptors’ loss to the Heat. Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Houston Rockets 122-111. Lowry had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Raptors hand the Rockets their 10th Bridges during the second half of The Raptors were without head coach Nick Nurse, five assistant coaches and starting forward straight loss. Fred VanVleet added 25 points, making 5 of 11 3-pointers. Lowry was 4 of 5 from long an NBA basketball game in San Pascal Siakam in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols regarding the coronavirus. range, and Powell 4 of 8. Francisco, on Feb 26. (AP) Assistant coach Sergio Scariolo directed the team. He had been away from the Raptors while coach- Heat 124, Jazz 116 ing Spain in FIBA’s EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers and just cleared quarantine Friday. In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 UNLV edges Fresno St Scariolo has extensive experience as a head coach, winning championships of leagues in Italy, Spain and Miami help on to beat NBA-leading Utah, handing the Jazz their third loss in their last 25 games. and Russia, plus has been Spain’s national coach - helping that team win medals at the 2012 London Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Miami in its fi fth straight victory. Lakers 102, Trail Blazers 93 Loyola holds off In Los Angeles, LeBron James had 28 points, Dennis Schroder added 22 in his return to Los Angeles’ lineup, Southern Illinois and the Lakers beat Portland to snap a CHICAGO, Feb 27, (AP): Marquise four-game losing streak. Kennedy scored 16 points, and No. Montrezl Harrell had 17 points, and 21 Loyola Chicago hung on to beat James added 11 rebounds and seven Southern Illinois 60-52. assists to help the defending NBA The Ramblers (20-4, 15-2 Missouri champions avoided their longest losing Valley Conference) steadied them- streak since March 2019. Schroder was selves in the closing minutes after let- outstanding after a four-game absence ting a 16-point lead shrink to four and under the NBA’s health and safety came out on top for the 13th time in 14 protocols. games. They also reached 20 wins for Celtics 118, Pacers 112 the fourth straight year, a streak that In Boston, Kemba Walker made two started when the 2017-18 team went late free throws and scored a season- 32-6 and made the Final Four. high 32 points to help Boston beat Braden Norris scored 13 and made Indiana and snap a three-game losing three 3-pointers. Cameron Krutwig streak. added 11 points, six rebounds and Daniel Theis added 17 points, and four blocks, though he sat out the fi- Jaylen Brown had 15. nal 7 minutes, 56 seconds because of Clippers 119, Grizzlies 99 cramps. In Memphis, Tennessee, Kawhi UNLV 68, Fresno St. 67 Leonard scored 30 points, Lou Wil- In Las Vegas, Caleb Grill posted liams added 17 and Los Angeles beat 18 points as UNLV edged past Fresno Memphis to split a two-game series. State. Terance Mann, Nicolas Batum and Bryce Hamilton had 13 points and Paul George each had 13 points for the seven rebounds for UNLV (11-12, Clippers, 122-94 losers on Thursday 8-8 Mountain West Conference). Mo- night. ses Wood added 10 points. Cheikh Suns 106, Bulls 97 Mbacke Diong had three blocks. In Chicago, Devin Booker and De- Junior Ballard had 17 points for the andre Ayton each scored 22 points and Bulldogs (10-10, 8-10).