FRIDAY SPORTS PAGE: FLAMES DOUSE VEGAS
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FLAMES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Blake Coleman scored twice in Calgary’s four-goal third period, to beat Vegas 4-1 Thursday night in the Saddledome.
Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist, and Matt Coronato also scored for the Flames as Calgary snapped a three-game skid. Dryden Hunt added two assists and Dustin Wolf stopped 28 shots to improve to 2-3-1 on the season.
Anthony Mantha scored for Vegas, which has lost five of its last seven. Adin Hill finished with 33 saves. The Golden Knights remain in the second wild card in the Western Conference with a four-point lead over Minnesota.
Elsewhere in the NHL Thursday:
LIGHTNING 6 RANGERS 3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers 6-3.
HURRICANES 4, PANTHERS 0
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov had his first goal as a member of the Hurricanes and Frederik Anderson recorded his first shutout in more than a year as Carolina beat Florida.
MAPLE LEAFS 6, FLYERS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi scored the first of three first-period goals for Toronto that helped chase goalie Samuel Ersson, and scored three more in the third in a win over Philadelphia. The Flyers — who at one point had three players without sticks in the dying moments of a penalty kill — played for the second straight game without suspended head coach John Tortorella.
BRUINS 2, MONTREAL 1, OT
MONTREAL (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored 25 seconds into overtime, and Boston beat Montreal.
DEVILS 6, STARS 2
DALLAS (AP) — Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier and Tomas Nosek all scored within 2 1/2 minutes early in the second period and New Jersey broke open a close game for a win over Dallas.
SABRES 4, ISLANDERS 0
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ukko-Pekko Luukkonen stopped 21 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, and Buffalo beat the New York Islanders to match a season high with their third straight win.
CAPITALS 2, KRAKEN 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Connor McMichael scored on a breakaway with 8:24 left in the game and Washington gained ground in their bid for a playoff spot by beating Seattle.
WILD 2, DUCKS 0
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves in his 75th career shutout, and Minnesota beat Anaheim.
COYOTES 4, RED WINGS 1
DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Logan Cooley had a short-handed goal in the first period, Michael Carcone broke a tie midway through the second and the Arizona beat Detroit. Connor Ingram made 28 stops for Arizona, which also beat Detroit 4-0 last week.
PENGUINS 6, SHARKS 3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and Pittsburgh pulled away from San Jose for win.
BLUE JACKETS 3, SENATORS 2, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Claude Giroux scored in regulation and the shootout, leading Ottawa to a come-from-behind victory over Columbus.
- The NFL is reviewing whether the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles violated tampering policies during the legal tampering window, a league spokesman said Thursday. The Falcons agreed to a contract with four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kirk Cousins shortly after teams were permitted to start negotiating with unrestricted free agents on Monday. The Eagles quickly struck a deal with two-time Pro Bowl running back Saquon Barkley soon after the negotiation period opened at 12 p.m. EDT. Teams are permitted to talk directly with agents during the 52-hour negotiating window, but can’t speak to the player unless he has no agent and represents himself.
- A woman accusing Dak Prescott of sexual assault has filed a police report over the alleged incident in 2017. The woman went to police after the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys sued her on a $100 million dollar (U-S) extortion claim. Dallas police say there is an ongoing investigation after a report was filed earlier this week about an alleged sexual assault in the parking lot of a strip club.
- The Seattle Seahawks have acquired quarterback Sam Howell from the Washington Commanders in a swap of draft picks. The deal is pending a physical. Seattle is getting Howell and fourth- and sixth-round picks from Washington for third- and fifth-rounders. All of the picks are for this year’s draft.
