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Penguins post 10th straight home win

February 16, 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Zach Aston-Reese (R) handles the puck against Los Angeles Kings’ left wing Tanner Pearson during their NHL game at PPG PAINTS Arena in Pittsburgh Thursday. — Reuters
Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Zach Aston-Reese (R) handles the puck against Los Angeles Kings’ left wing Tanner Pearson during their NHL game at PPG PAINTS Arena in Pittsburgh Thursday. — Reuters

PITTSBURGH — Zach Aston-Reese broke a third-period tie with a power-play goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Thursday night for their 10th straight home victory.

Two nights after scoring his first two NHL goals, Aston-Reese gave the Penguins the lead at 5:24 of the period. Kris Letang’s point shot through traffic clipped Aston-Reese’s skate and went between goalie Jonathan Quick’s pads.

The Penguins’ home streak is the longest since a franchise-record 13-game run during the 2013-14 season. The Penguins haven’t lost in Pittsburgh since Jan. 4, a 4-0 setback to Carolina. Pittsburgh has won eight of 10 overall and 13 of 17.

Ryan Reaves scored in the second period, and Evgeni Malkin added an empty-netter. Matt Murray, playing his 100th NHL game, stopped 34 shots.

Dion Phaneuf scored a power-play goal in his Kings debut two nights after being acquired from Ottawa along with Nate Thompson in a trade for Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore.

Quick finished with 36 saves for the Kings, losers of three straight.

Golden Knights 4, Oilers 1

William Karlsson got the 100th point of his career with his 30th goal of the season as Vegas beat Edmonton for the first time in three meetings.

Ryan Carpenter, Jonathan Marchessault and Erik Haula also scored for the Golden Knights, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots to improve to 18-6-2 and move seven wins shy of 400 for his career.

Leon Draisaitl scored Edmonton’s lone goal, his 17th of the season, and Cam Talbot finished with 24 saves.

Vegas improved to 14-1-1 against Pacific Division teams in its inaugural season, while avenging its two losses, which both came against the Oilers. The 8-2 loss in Edmonton on Nov. 14 still ranks as the worst loss in Vegas’ 57-game history.

Devils 5, Hurricanes 2

Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, and Stefan Noesen scored twice to help New Jersey win its second straight after losing four in a row.

Kyle Palmieri and Damon Severson also scored for the Devils, and Keith Kinkaid made 27 saves.

Hischier had the primary assist on Palmieri’s go-ahead goal late in the second period and helped blow the game open in the third, combining with Noesen to score goals in a 32-second span.

Jeff Skinner and defenseman Brett Pesce scored for Carolina. Scott Darling had 17 saves.

Islanders 3, Rangers 0

Jaroslav Halak stopped 50 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Islanders kept up their recent mastery of the crosstown-rival Rangers.

Lightning 4, Red Wings 1

Steven Stamkos scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, and Tampa Bay beat Detroit for the 11th straight time.

Senators 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

Mike Hoffman scored 1:13 into overtime to lift Ottawa past Buffalo. Hoffman took a cross-ice pass from Erik Karlsson and beat Robin Lehner with a one-timer from the left side to end the Senators’ two-game skid.

Capitals 5, Wild 2

Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 34th goal and had three assists, and Tom Wilson scored twice to lead Washington.

Flames 4, Predators 3

Matthew Tkachuk and Dougie Hamilton each had a goal and an assist to lead Calgary. Mark Jankowski and Curtis Lazar also scored, and David Rittich made 29 saves. The Flames won two of their last three to finish 4-2 on their longest trip of the season.

Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2

Ondrej Kase had a goal and two assists, Adam Henrique scored in the third period and Anaheim handed Chicago its eighth straight loss.

Coyotes 5, Canadiens 2

Brendan Perlini scored twice in a 19-second span in the second period, and Arizona won its third straight and fourth in the last five games.

Sharks 4, Canucks 1

Brent Burns and Chris Tierney each had a goal and an assist, and San Jose won for the third time in four games. — AP


February 16, 2018
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