26 Established 1961 Sports Thursday, January 24, 2019 Hertl nets hat trick as Sharks top Capitals in OT Flames stay hot by beating Hurricanes in overtime WASHINGTON: Tomas Hertl completed a hat trick by before the NHL All-Star break. Toews scored the final scoring 1:48 into overtime to give the visiting San Jose goal of regulation late in the second period for the Sharks a come-from-behind, 7-6 victory over the Blackhawks, who have won two straight. Dylan Strome Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Evander Kane scored earlier in the second period. Goalie Cam Ward (two goals) knocked in a loose puck with one second made 34 saves in regulation and overtime before turn- left in regulation to force overtime, and Hertl then won ing back both Islanders attempts in the shootout. it for San Jose, which ended a three-game losing streak. Valtteri Filppula and Mathew Barzal scored for the Hertl, taking an OT pass from Logan Couture, beat Islanders, who had their five-game winning streak Washington goalie Braden Holtby from the right circle snapped but will still end the first half of the season on a shot just inside the far post. Hertl notched his sec- atop the Metropolitan Division. New York is 15-3-1 ond career hat trick and added an assist. Alex Ovechkin since Dec. 15. registered his 23rd hat trick for the Capitals, who have dropped six straight (0-4-2). With his first goal, COYOTES 3, SENATORS 2 Ovechkin moved past Dave Andreychuk (640) and into Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice and added an assist 14th place all-time for goals. as Arizona continued its hot streak with a victory at Ottawa. Derek Stepan also scored for Arizona, which is FLAMES 3, HURRICANES 2 (OT) 6-1-1 in its past eight games. Coyotes goaltender Darcy Mikael Backlund scored 15 seconds into overtime, Kuemper made 25 saves. Bobby Ryan and Ryan Dzingel and David Rittich made 33 saves in a sparkling per- scored for the Senators, who had won four of their pre- formance as host Calgary beat Carolina. Backlund vious six games after an eight-game skid. Goalie Craig added an assist in a two-point game. T.J. Brodie fin- Anderson, making just his second start since missing 11 ished with two assists, and Oliver Kylington and Mark games with a concussion, stopped 30 of 33 shots. Jankowski also scored for Calgary. The Western Conference-leading Flames head into the All-Star RED WINGS 3, OILERS 2 break riding a three-game winning streak and an 8-0-1 Luke Glendening scored two goals, and visiting run. Dougie Hamilton and Sebastian Aho had goals for Detroit handed Edmonton its third consecutive loss. the Hurricanes, who fell to 1-2-1 in their past four Glendening raised his season total to eight goals. Dylan games. Petr Mrazek made 22 saves. Larkin also scored for Detroit while Andreas Athanasiou added two assists. Jimmy Howard stopped BLACKHAWKS 3, ISLANDERS 2 (SO) 32 shots for the Red Wings, who won for just the fourth Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored on time in 15 games (4-9-2). Leon Draisaitl had a goal and WASHINGTON: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals is checked by Tomas Hertl #48 of the San Jose Sharks Chicago’s only two attempts of a shootout, and the an assist for the Oilers. Matthew Benning also scored during overtime at Capital One Arena on Tuesday in Washington. — AFP hosts edged New York in the final game for both teams while Mikko Koskinen made 24 saves. — Reuters India-inspired of returning to form only last week S Lanka seek Bangladesh when he struck 85 off 51 balls dur- ing a Bangladesh Premier League history in Twenty20 match for the Sylhet recall Sabbir Sixers. Bangladesh selectors also Australia for NZ ODIs rewarded pacer Taskin Ahmed for an impressive show in the BPL with Sri Lanka, inspired by India’s recall to both the ODI and Test BRISBANE: recent breakthrough triumph, are dreaming of Bangladesh yesterday squads. DHAKA: their own maiden test victory in Australia this recalled middle-order batsman Opening batsman Imrul Kayes, all- week when their two-match series gets Sabbir Rahman for February’s three- rounder Ariful Haque and pacer Abu underway in Brisbane today. match one-day international series Hider have been axed from the ODI India justified their top ranking by beating against New Zealand after reducing squad while off-spinner Nayeem Tim Paine’s men 2-1 earlier this month, ending his suspension by one month. Hasan, who played two Tests against their agonising 71-year wait for a test series The Bangladesh Cricket Board had West Indies late last year, was also BRISBANE: Sri Lankan’s Roshen Silva (L) speaks with team batting coach Jon Lewis (R) victory in Australia. Captain Dinesh suspended Sabbir for six months from picked up for the ODIS. Bangladesh during a practice session at the Gabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane yesterday, ahead of Chandimal confirmed the Sri Lankans closely international cricket in September for will play three ODIs and three Test their first day-night Test match against Australia today. — AFP followed how India got the better of an abusing a fan on social media. But matches in New Zealand between Australia side missing top batsmen Steve chief selector Minhajul Abedin said February 13 and March 20. Smith and David Warner through ball-tam- come from all 11 players. injury to Josh Hazlewood which will keep the the BCB had informed them that ODI squad: Mashrafe Mortaza pering suspensions. “It’s really a good opportunity to make paceman out of the series. The hosts have Sabbir’s suspension would be lifted at (Capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Sri Lanka have personnel issues of their history and we want to do that.” Since 1988, named debutants Kurtis Patterson and Jhye the end of the month, making him eli- Liton Das, Somuya Sarkar, own with all-rounder Angelo Mathews and Sri Lanka have played 13 tests in Australia, Richardson in the playing XI for the match. gible for the New Zealand ODI series. Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, paceman Nuwan Pradeep missing through managing two draws while succumbing to Paine could take heart from the fact that “So we had no problem in select- Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan, injuries but Chandimal was confident they defeat in others. Australia have not lost a test at Gabba since ing him for the series,” Minhajul Nayeem Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, could emulate their neighbours Down Under. Even in Mathews’ absence, Chandimal’s 1988 and the home captain hinted at a bounc- added. “His name was strongly rec- Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, “India played some outstanding cricket team have a decent batting unit with Dimuth er barrage in the pink-ball contest under ommended by the skipper (Mashrafe Taskin Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman. throughout the series,” said Chandimal who Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis sharing their lights to stretch that streak. Mortaza)... Mashrafe wanted some- Test squad: Shakib Al Hasan was particularly impressed how India’s scoring responsibility with their captain. They “I’m hoping it’s nice and fast - I’m hoping one who could handle fast bowlers (Capt), Mahmudullah Riyad, Tamim Cheteshwar Pujara wore down the Australian are likely to miss Pradeep but Lahiru it’s a usual sort of Gabba wicket,” Paine said. well in the lower order,” he said. Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Mominul attack. “One of my dreams is to win a Test Kumara’s lively pace and Dilruwan Perera’s “It looks like it’s got a little bit of grass on Sabbir last played for Bangladesh Haque, Liton Das, Mohammad Mithun, match here, as a captain and as a player. But off-spin will keep alive their hopes of winning it, so hopefully there’s plenty of bounce and against West Indies in July and Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan, that’s not an easy thing. It needs a lot of hard a test match in Australia. it’s good to watch.” Canberra hosts the sec- August and has struggled in domes- Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, work. Hundred percent is not enough, you Smarting from the loss to India, Australia ond and final test for the Warne-Muralitharan tic cricket while serving his interna- Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed, have to give 200 percent and that has to have been further pegged back by a back trophy from Feb 1. —Reuters tional ban. The 27-year showed sign Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed. — AFP Test specialist Mohammed bin Zayed stadium-a venue Empty seats that seats 40,000. Barely a thousand more showed up to Pujara brushes watch holders Australia and four-time dampen champions Japan reach the quarter-finals, while even hosts UAE have played at off advertisers’ Asian Cup half-empty grounds. “We were expecting a bigger snubs turnout,” Mohammed Khalfan Al atmosphere Romaithi, chairman of the UAE General Authority for Sports, told AFP. NEW DELHI: India’s prolific batsman “We are surprised by the lack of UAE Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted his status as ABU DHABI: Football managers used to fans too,” he admitted in an interview. a Test specialist means he fails to bag lucra- screaming themselves hoarse during “This is a culture that I hope will change. tive endorsements-but said he doesn’t care. games are finding little need to reach for Loyalty must always be there-win or Old-school Pujara was the hero in India’s his- a post-match lozenge at the Asian Cup- lose.” Teams have complained of poor toric first Test series win in Australia, amass- where their voices echo around sparsely- facilities with one from the Middle East ing 521 runs including three centuries, but is populated stadia.