THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS Penguins stop Lightning PENNSYLVANIA: Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Scott Hartnell also scored for the Blue Jackets. Plotnikov each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves. Austin the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Watson and Barret Jackman scored for the Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday night in an exhibi- Predators. Nashville starter Pekka Rinne made tion game at the Cambria County War 12 saves on 14 shots before being replaced Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. by Carter Hutton, who allowed three goals on Patric Hornqvist added two assists for the five shots. Penguins, and Matt Murray made 29 saves. Adam Clendening and Ian Cole also scored. BLUES STONE STARS Jonathan Drouin and Brian Boyle scored In Dallas, Texas, Brian Elliott made 25 saves for Tampa Bay. Lightning goaltender Kristers as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars, Gudlevskis made 12 saves on 14 shots. 4-1. Dmitrij Jaskin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Scottie Reserve Kevin Poulin stopped eight of 10 Upshaw and Troy Brouwer scored for St. Louis. shots. Tampa Bay picked up Poulin off waivers Mattias Janmark scored Dallas’ lone goal. Antti from the New York Islanders on Sunday. The Niemi stopped 24 of 28 shots. game was part of the Kraft Hockeyville pro- motion to find American communities in non- FLAMES DEFEAT AVS NHL markets that support the sport. In Calgary, Alberta, Jonas Hiller and Karri Johnstown was the home of the fictional Ramo combined to make 29 saves in the Flames’ Charlestown Chiefs in the 1977 cult classic 2-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Jiri Hudler “Slap Shot,” a film about a minor league hock- scored both of Calgary’s goals. Colorado goal- ey team that brawled its way to a champi- tender Calvin Pickard made 30 saves. onship. OILERS ROUT COYOTES SABRES EASE PAST MAPLE LEAFS In Edmonton, Alberta, Anton Lander’s hat Evan Rodrigues scored two goals to lead trick led the Oilers to a 4-0 win over the the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-0 win over the visit- Arizona Coyotes. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ing Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Eichel and Matt scored Edmonton’s other goal. Anders Nilsson Moulson also scored for the Sabres. Eichel, the and Ben Scrivens combined to make 20 saves second overall pick in last June’s draft, had a for the shutout. Nilsson made 11 saves in short-handed breakaway goal. Robin Lehner 29:21, and Scrivens stopped nine shots in made 24 saves for the shutout. Toronto goal- 29:25. Arizona goaltender Anders Lindback tender Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals made 28 saves. on 17 shots. His replacement, James Reimer, made 14 saves on 15 shots. JONES STYMIES CANUCKS In San Jose, California, Martin Jones made JETS DOWN SENATORS 30 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 BRAZIL: In this May 12, 2015 file photo, US surfer Kelly Slater competes in the 2015 Rio Pro World Surf League competition at Barra da Tijuca In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mark Scheifele’s win over the Vancouver Canucks. Tommy beach in Rio de Janeiro. — AP goal two minutes into overtime completed Wingels and Brent Burns scored for the Sharks. the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 comeback win over the Burns’ goal at 7:43 of the second period was Ottawa Senators. the game-winner. Jared McCann scored Rio’s sewage-filled waters The Jets entered the third period trailing 3- Vancouver’s only goal. Ryan Miller made 20 0, but Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford scored saves on 22 shots. before Andrew Ladd’s goal with 52 seconds health threat for surfers left in regulation tied it at 3. DUCKS BEAT KINGS Winnipeg’s Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves. In Los Angeles, California, Corey Perry Milan Michalek, Zack Smith and Jean-Gabriel scored two goals, including the game-winner RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio’s sewage-filled waters are During the World Surf League event in May, least in the last 10 years, where we’ve had an Pageau scored for Ottawa. Senators goal- 43 seconds into overtime, as the Anaheim not only a problem for next year’s Olympics. top surfers like American Kelly Slater complained issue with water pollution,” WSL spokesman Dave tender Craig Anderson stopped all 17 shots he Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1. Organizers of Brazil’s stop on the World Surf openly about falling ill because of the contami- Prodan told AP from the sport’s office in Los faced in 29:06 before being replaced by Anaheim possessed the puck for the League hope to move their event from a beach at nated water. Angeles. Prodan said a shark attack in July in Andrew Hammond. Hammond allowed four entirety of the overtime session. The Ducks Barra da Tijuca to a clean beach further west. Fontes said that planning to move the event South Africa forced officials to cancel a WSL goals on 12 shots. cycled the puck until Rickard Rakell found The Rio suburb of Barra da Tijuca is the main started only a month ago. He said permits are event. “If there is an issue, whether that’s sharks Perry standing alone in the low slot to set up venue area for South America’s first Olympics. needed and there could be stumbling blocks in South Africa or water pollution in Brazil, the BLUE JACKETS STING PREDATORS the game-clinching goal. Though surfing isn’t an Olympic event, Rio’s using the beach called Grumari, which is located sport pivots off the recommendations of the In Nashville, Tennessee, Brandon Saad Anton Khudobin made 31 saves for water pollution is also causing health concerns in a nature reserve. surfers,” Prodan said. “If the issue involves the scored two goals to lead the Columbus Blue Anaheim. Kyle Clifford’s goal with 1:01 left in for the sport. Teco Padaratz, another Rio event organizer, health and safety of our athletes, we don’t have Jackets to a 5-2 win over the Nashville regulation accounted for all of Los Angeles’ “I hope we can put on some pressure to fix was adamant about finding a better venue. “Rio’s them out there.” Predators. Ryan Johansen, Nick Foligno and scoring. Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves. — AP this pollution,” Rio event organizer Xandi Fontes water pollution cannot go on like this,” he said. Rio Olympic organizers acknowledge it will be told The Associated Press on Tuesday. An inde- “Surfers love Rio. No one wants to leave. All they impossible to clean the area’s waters by the time pendent study by AP published two months ago want is clean water.” The World Surf League the Games open in 10 months, a promise they showed high viral levels from untreated sewage organizes 21 top competitions yearly - 11 for made in winning the Olympic bid in 2009. in all of Rio’s Olympic water venues, where 1,400 men and 10 for women. It also runs dozens of Officials will use stop-gap measures to swimmers, rowers, sailors, canoeists and triath- junior events and special events. retrieve floating rubbish from Guanabara Bay, the letes will compete next year. Earlier this week, officials of the 2020 Tokyo venue for sailing. But the viruses will remain. The surfing area near the Olympic venue was Olympics proposed surfing, baseball and softball The Switzerland-based International not studied by AP, but a nearby lagoon abutting and several other sports for inclusion in the Olympic Committee has declined to endorse the new Olympic Park is severely polluted Japanese Games. The International Olympic testing for viruses, which can cause stomach because of chaotic urban planning and a lack of Committee will announce the decision in Rio in and respiratory ailments that could cost an ath- public sanitation that stretches back decades. August 2016. “I don’t recall another incident, at lete a gold medal. — AP South Africa braces up for spin challenge on India tour NEW DELHI: South Africa is not only the world’s top test side, it is also acknowledged as the team that tours best. But that will not lessen the challenge of performing against spin on slow Indian pitches during its upcom- ing 72-day tour, when it plays three Twenty20 games, five one-day internationals and its first ever four-test series against India. South Africa coach Russell Domingo understands the difficulty that India poses but is hoping Indian Premier League experience will help the players adjust quickly. “We know India is going to be tough in these conditions,” Domingo said ahead of the ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Series’. “They have some young players who are good. It will be a tough challenge for us. A lot of (our) players have played in the IPL so we do understand what is required in these con- LOS ANGELES: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler (center) battles with Los ditions.” World Cup-winning captain Angeles Kings defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (left) of Germany, and left wing Tanner Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead India in the Pearson during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game. — AP limited overs leg after retiring from tests, in which Virat Kohli is captain. South Africa has three different captains, who each play in all formats. T20 captain Faf Bangladesh du Plessis sees that as an advantage on such a NEW DELHI: South Africa’s Imran Tahir (left) stretches during a practice session in New Delhi. long tour with test captain Hashim Amla and South Africa will play three Twenty20 internationals, five one-day internationals and four Tests one-day captain A.B.