WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Panik and Alex Galchenyuk each had a goal and an assist
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Capitals on Sunday.Galchenyuk and Vinnie Hinostroza each scored on the man
advantage for Arizona, which snapped a three-game skid in the third game of a
four-game trip. Washington has allowed six power-play goals in its last four
games.Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves for the Coyotes, whose top-ranked penalty kill
improved to 20 of its last 21 after two kills against a Capitals power play that
entered Sunday ranked second in the NHL.Derek Stepan added an empty-net goal
with 1:32 remaining.Nicklas Backstrom scored an even-strength goal in the second
period for Washington, which ended a five-game homestand 2-2-1. Braden Holtby
stopped 18 shots for the Capitals.PANTHERS 5, SENATORS 1SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) —
Aleksander Barkov scored twice during Florida’s five-goal second period and the
Panthers won their fourth straight.Frank Vatrano, Troy Brouwer and Jonathan
Huberdeau also scored, and James Reimer made 33 saves. Reimer started in place
of Roberto Luongo, who was given the night off after playing in Saturday’s 4-2
win over the New York Islanders.Mike Hoffman had two assists and has points in
12 straight games, one short of Pavel Bure’s franchise record of 13.Ryan Dzingel
scored for the Senators, and Mike McKenna stopped 35 shots in his first start of
the season.WILD 3, BLUES 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored his 10th goal
of the season in the third period to lift Minnesota to its fifth win in six
games.Devan Dubnyk made 29 saves, and the Wild won for the 10th time in their
last 12. They completed a franchise-record seven-game road trip at 5-2.Zach
Parise and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota.Oskar Sundqvist and Alex
Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis, which also lost at home to Minnesota 5-1 on
Nov. 3.BRUINS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1BOSTON (AP) — Jaroslav Halak stopped 37 shots
to help Boston win for the fourth time in six games.David Pastrnak scored
again
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Knights while allowing a total of five goals.Cody Eakin scored for Vegas and
Malcolm Subban finished with 33 saves. The Golden Knights lost for the third
time in four games on their road trip.One day after his second hat trick of the
season, Pastrnak scored on the power play for his league-leading 16th goal to
cap the scoring with 3:52 left.JETS 5, DEVILS 2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark
Scheifele had two goals and an assist to lead Winnipeg.Nikolaj Ehlers added a
goal and an assist, and Jack Roslovic and Mathieu Perreault also scored for the
Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 34 shots.Blake Wheeler had two assists,
extending his point streak to 10 games (two goals, 17 assists).Brett Seney, with
his first NHL goal, and Blake Coleman scored for New Jersey, and Damon Severson
had two assists. Cory Schneider finished with 23 saves. The Devils finished a
season-high seven-game trip 1-6-0, and were outscored 18-6 in the last three
games.Ehlers scored on a rebound at 7:54 of the second to push Winnipeg’s lead
to 4-2, and Perrault capped the scoring with 7:13 left in the middle
period.SHARKS 3, FLAMES 1SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Pavelski had a goal and two
assists
www.officialblues.com , Martin Jones stopped 29 shots, and San Jose snapped a two-game skid.Evander Kane and
Joonas Donskoi each had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who had lost four
of their previous six.Sean Monahan scored and Mike Smith had 26 saves for the
Flames, who had won five of their previous six.Jones stopped a penalty shot from
Sam Bennett with 7:38 left in the third period with Calgary trailing
2-1.AVALANCHE 4, OILERS 1EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Semyon Varlamov stopped 26
shots to help Colorado snap a five-game losing streak.Mikko Rantanen, Carl
Soderberg and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist, and Alexander Kerfoot
also scored for the Avalanche, who led 4-0 midway through the second period.Ty
Rattie scored in Edmonton’s fourth straight loss. Cam Talbot stopped 12 of 15
shots before he was replaced 5:06 into the second. Mikko Koskinen came on and
finished with 12 saves. STANLEY CUPLAS VEGAS (AP) Lars Eller scored the
tiebreaking goal with 7:37 to play, and the Washington Capitals raised the
Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history after a 4-3 victory over the
Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5.Devante Smith-Pelly tied it with a full-stretch
goal midway through the final period of the Capitals’ fourth consecutive victory
over the Golden Knights, whose incredible expansion season finally ended in the
desert.So did the Capitals’ agonizing wait for their first championship since
the franchise’s debut in 1974. After so many years of postseason flops and
crushing disappointment, these Capitals won their fourth consecutive closeout
game with a tenacious third-period comeback.Captain Alex Ovechkin, who scored an
early power-play goal, and his teammates are Washington’s first championship
hockey team – and the city’s first champion in a major pro sport since the
Redskins won the Super Bowl in early 1992.Ovechkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy as
the playoff MVP after scoring his franchise-record 15th goal of the
postseason.PRO FOOTBALLTerrell Owens will not attend the induction ceremony for
the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, an unprecedented decision by an
enshrinee.Owens was voted into the hall in February. In a statement released by
his publicist
St. Louis Blues T-Shirts Authentic , Owens says: ”While I am incredibly appreciative of this opportunity, I have made the decision to publicly decline
my invitation to attend the induction ceremony in Canton.”The hall confirmed
that the former All-Pro receiver informed them he would not be on hand Aug. 4
for the enshrinements. Owens added, ”After visiting Canton earlier this year, I
came to the realization that I wish to celebrate what will be one of the most
memorable days of my life, elsewhere. At a later date, I will announce where and
when I will celebrate my induction.”Owens heavily criticized the voting process
when he failed to be elected to the hall in his first two years of
eligibility.PRO BASKETBALLPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Bryan Colangelo resigned as
president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers in the wake of
what an investigation found was ”careless and in some instances reckless”
sharing of sensitive team information.The independent review by a law firm did
not determine that Colangelo operated or was even aware of Twitter accounts that
anonymously trashed some of his own players and fellow executives, and defended
him against criticism from fans and the sports media.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP said evidence supported the conclusion that
Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, operated the four accounts it investigated,
and she admitted to doing so – though also said she deleted contents of her
iPhone with a factory reset of the device prior to surrendering it for forensic
review,
