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treal on Saturday night. Carter
Rowney and Vladislav Namest-
nikov also scored, and Alex Ne-
deljkovic made 32 saves.
The 19-year-old Raymond, the
No. 4 pick in last year’s draft,
recorded his first hat trick in his
sixth NHL game.
Shorthanded Chicago dropped
to 0-5- 1 in a n ightmarish start. It
has yet to lead this season; at 360
minutes 57 seconds, it’s t he NHL’s
longest such streak to open a cam-
paign since at least the 1979-80
season, according to Sportradar.
The Blackhawks played with-
out Patrick Kane, Riley Stillman
and Jujhar Khaira because of the
league’s covid-19 protocol. Assis-
tant coach Marc Crawford also
was absent because of the proto-
col.
l PREDATORS 5, WILD 2:
Roman Josi had a four-point
game, Connor Ingram won his
first NHL start, and Nashville beat
Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.,
snapping the Wild’s season-open-
ing four-game winning streak.
Ryan Johansen scored twice,
Josi, Tanner Jeannot and Filip
Forsberg had goals and Matt
Duchene added three assists for
the Predators.
Nashville has won eight of its
past nine games against Minne-
sota, allowing two or fewer goals
in seven of those wins.
Nick Bjugstad and Nico Sturm
scored for Minnesota, which was
looking to open the season with
five straight victories for the first
time since 2007-08.Senators bolster their depth
The Ottawa Senators acquired
center Dylan Gambrell from the
San Jose Sharks for a 2 022 sev-
enth-round draft pick, adding
some depth in the middle after a
string of injuries.
Gambrell has 10 goals and 13
assists in 110 regular season
games in parts of NHL four sea-
sons.ASSOCIATED PRESSBrad Marchand scored 28 sec-
onds into the game and added an
assist as the Boston Bruins ended
San Jose’s unbeaten start with a
4-3 victory over the visiting Sharks
on Sunday.
David Pastrnak and Derek
Forbort each had a goal and an
assist and Jake DeBrusk also
scored for Boston. Patrice
Bergeron had two assists and Li-
nus Ullmark finished with
23 saves for the Bruins, who held
on after the Sharks scored back-to-
back goals late in the third period.
The Sharks pulled their goalie
for the final 1:37, but Forbort and
his fellow defensemen helped Ull-
mark weather the late push and
hang on.
“That’s to be expected when
you’ve got a one-goal lead and
they’re pushing hard to score,”
said Forbort, who signed with Bos-
ton as a free agent in July and got
his first goal as a Bruin. “I love it.
Being out there with a one-goal
lead, goalie pulled, it’s kind of my
favorite time to play hockey.”
Jasper Weatherby, Tomas Hertl
and Timo Meier scored for the
Sharks, who were trying to start
5-0 for the first time since 2013.
Adin Hill was pulled after he al-
lowed four goals on 14 shots in the
first 21:28. James Reimer replaced
Hill and stopped all 20 shots he
faced, keeping the Sharks close
before goals 1:49 apart in the third
made it a tight finish.
l RED WINGS 6, BLACK-
HAWKS 3: Lucas Raymond had
three goals and an assist, and De-
troit beat winless Chicago on the
road.
Tyler Bertuzzi added a goal and
two assists as Detroit bounced
back nicely after a 6-1 loss at Mon-
NHL ROUNDUP
Marchand, Boston end
San Jose’s unbeaten run
BRUINS 4,
SHARKS 3ASSOCIATED PRESSMiles Bridges had 32 points and
nine rebounds, Ish Smith added 11
of his 15 points in the fourth quar-
ter, and the Charlotte Hornets im-
proved to 3-0 for the first time by
beating the Brooklyn Nets, 111-95,
on the road Sunday.
LaMelo Ball had 18 points, six
rebounds and five assists, but it
was the backups who led the Hor-
nets in a dominant final quarter.
Cody Martin scored eight of his 12
in the last 12 minutes.
Before that, it was another big
night for Bridges, who had his
second straight 30-point outing
and finished a point shy of hiscareer high.
Kevin Durant scored 38 points
for the Nets, who fell to 1-2. James
Harden had 15 points, eight assists
and seven rebounds.
It was a disappointing home
opener that featured demonstra-
tors outside the arena supporting
Nets guard Kyrie Irving and pro-
testing New York’s vaccination
mandate. The Nets won’t allow
Irving to play because he has not
been vaccinated against the coro-
navirus.
l CELTICS 107, ROCKETS 97:
Jayson Tatum had 31 points and
nine rebounds, and Boston avoid-
ed its first 0-3 start since the 2013-
14 season with a win in Houston.
Al Horford finished with
17 points, including 11 in the third
quarter, and 10 rebounds. Dennis
Schröder, who started for the in-
jured Jaylen Brown, had 18 points,and Grant Williams scored 18 off
the bench.
Second overall pick Jalen Green
had the best game in his young
career, scoring 30 points and mak-
ing 8 of 10 three-point attempts for
Houston.
l 76ERS 115, THUNDER 103:
Seth Curry scored 28 points to
help visiting Philadelphia beat
Oklahoma City.
Joel Embiid, who was a game-
time decision with a right knee
injur y, added 22 points and nine
rebounds. The 76ers are off to a 2-1
start as they work through issues
with point guard Ben Simmons,
who was listed as out because of
personal reasons.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had
29 points for the Thunder, and
sixth overall pick Josh Giddey had
19 points, eight rebounds, six as-
sists and four steals.l MAGIC 110, KNICKS 104:
Cole Anthony had 29 points and
16 rebounds for his first career
double-double, and Terrence Ross
scored all 22 of his points in the
fourth quarter to seal Orlando’s
road victory over New York.
Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter
Jr. added 11 points apiece to help
the Magic get its first win of the
season. Julius Randle had
30 points and 16 rebounds for the
Knicks.
l WARRIORS 119, KINGS
107: Stephen Curry scored
27 points and became the first play-
er in franchise history with 5,000
assists, helping Golden State move
to 3-0 with a win in Sacramento.
Jordan Poole added 22 points,
and Draymond Green had
14 points, six rebounds and seven
assists. Harrison Barnes led the
Kings with 24 points.NBA ROUNDUPCharlotte tops Brooklyn for franchise-best startHORNETS 111,
NETS 95BY SAMANTHA PELLMartin Fehervary heard the
distinct voice of Evgeny Kuznet-
sov from behind him.
“Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!” the
Russian center yelled.
So Fehervary ripped the puck
past Calgary Flames goaltender
Dan Vladar on Saturday after-
noon before raising his hands in
celebration. Washington Capi-
tals captain Alex Ovechkin skat-
ed over to the rookie defenseman
and opened his arms wide to
engulf him in a hug before
Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson
joined in.
It was Fehervary’s first NHL
goal, and it continued an impres-
sive start for the young blue-lin-
er. Coach Peter Laviolette said
Sunday that the goal in the
Capitals’ 4-3 overtime loss to the
Flames was a product of Feher-
vary playing to his strengths,
defensively and offensively.
The 22-year-old has averaged
19:00 of ice time in the season’s
first five games while playing on
the top pair with John Carlson. He
has played physically in his own
end and has complemented Carl-
son’s offensive style.
“I feel every game more confi-
dent,” Fehervary said Saturday.
“I’m playing a lot of minutes. I’m
really happy for every chance I
got, and I’m just trying to do
those small things right. Com-
pete, play hard, battle and just
trying to do all the time my job,
hard work every day.”
Fehervary claimed a spot in
the lineup to start the season
after the Capitals waived Michal
Kempny, who is recovering from
three major injuries, and sent
him to their American Hockey
League affiliate in Hershey, Pa.
That move opened a spot for
Fehervary on the Capitals’ top
defensive pair.
Washington management
wanted to see Fehervary make
the NHL leap this season, and
the Slovak is showing his poten-
tial. Skating alongside Carlson
has helped his adjustment.
“He’s in a great spot with John
because John is a really smart,
high-end, top-end defenseman in
the National Hockey League and
he’s a g ood communicator,” Lavi-
olette said. “He likes playing with
Marty, so th ey’re establishing a
relationship, and they’re work-
ing to build that trust together
out on the ice.”
Laviolette acknowledged
th ere will be “ups and downs”
with Fehervary’s progression,
but the coaching staff likes how
the pair has worked together.
Fehervary flashed his defen-
sive prowess in the Capitals’ win
over Colorado on Tuesday. He
often was on the ice with Colora-
do star Nathan MacKinnon, and
on multiple occasions he stopped
MacKinnon from making a clean
entrance to the Washington
zone. He didn’t back down, using
his combination of speed and
physicality to disrupt MacKin-
non’s rhythm.
His on-ice awareness to cover
for Carlson or jump into the rush
has solidified his case to be
a top-pair defenseman as a rook-
ie.
“He’s a strong kid,” Laviole tte
said. “He’s a strong skater, strong
kid. If you are going to be a good
team, you got to be competitive.”
Fehervary’s physicality has
been important, too. The Capi-
tals lost two tough defensemen
in the offseason: Zdeno Chara
and Brenden Dillon. Fehervary
has 10 hits and 10 blocked shots
in five games — and he has been
in the middle of some scrums,
too.
“I don’t mind [playing physi-
cal],” he said. “That’s kind of my
style of game, you know.”Dowd misses practice
Center Nic Dowd did not skate
at practice Sunday because of a
lower-body injury. Dowd fin-
ished Saturday’s game, skating
14:08. He took one shift late in
overtime.
Laviolette said he was unsure
whether Dowd would make the
trip for Monday’s game at Otta-
wa. Washington is set for an
optional skate Monday morning
before facing the Senators at
7 p.m.
With Dowd not at practice
Sunday, L ars Eller filled in on the
fourth line, skating between Carl
Hagelin and Garnet Hathaway.
Eller said Sunday that he wasn’t
sure what the lineup would look
like Monday but th at the Capitals
were preparing for all scenarios.
If Dowd is unavailable, Hendrix
Lapierre, 19, appears in line to
return to the lineup.
[email protected]Fehervary justifies spot
on Capitals’ top pairing
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WFED (1500 AM)the league and all the other stuff,
you go through some things to
get that, you understand what
I’m saying? He wasn’t a t op-five
pick that got handed the ball and
said, ‘Go rock out.’ ”
Harrell had to learn to create
his own fire.
Near the end of the Wizards’
home opener, he was on the
sideline waiting to check back in
and was so amped that he tried
to rip a towel in half for no
apparent reason before he
punched a table on the baseline
on his way back to the court.
“You know,” backup forward
Anthony Gill said, “Trez is differ-
ent. For sure.”
[email protected]don’t know much about his early
life, but whenever you’re out of
the second round or undrafted ,
you have to grind through, figure
out your place in the league.
Nothing’s guaranteed. You go to
a team with a lot of vets, a lot of
stars and stuff li ke that, you have
a more rigorous time coming
through. So to earn the sixth man
of the year and to be a staple infirst time in his career so his
family can come watch him play.
In any given game they
would, undoubtedly, get to wit-
ness the full Harrell experience,
including a p assion and edge the
Wizards would lack without
him.
“Where does his passion come
from? I think it’s in part the
struggle,” Dinwiddie said. “Iinto smack talk during a game,
reset and move on to the next
play.
Harrell is more likely to re-
spond with a growl. He is the one
who speaks every day at practice,
going so far as to call a players-
only meeting during the pre-
season when the Wizards ap-
peared not to be meeting their
standards.
In games, the 27-year-old is
just as fiery, embracing the role
of the Wizards’ heavy with every
strong rebound or emphatic
dunk. He has averaged 18 points
and eight rebounds off the bench
in two games, but his energy —
his swag — is immeasurable, and
fans in Washington responded
by showering him with “M-V-P!”
chants in Friday’s home-opening
overtime win over the Indiana
Pacers. If Beal is the Wizards’
heart, Harrell is their guts.
“Trez a dog, man. He’s a dog,”
point guard Spencer Dinwiddie
said. “He’s going to bring it every
night. He’s going to rip your
heart out. And I think it’s a
certain presence, a c ertain men-
tality that permeates the group.”
Harrell’s intensity is innate,
but his role as the team’s most
vocal leader is more purposeful.
He is a 2015 second-round pick
who bloomed into the sixth man
of the year with the Los An geles
Clippers in 2019-20, no stranger
to molding himself into exactly
what the roster needs.
With Beal playing his usual
role as the Wizards’ leader by
example, Harrell saw he had a
void to fill in Washington.
“I tell people all the time, the
guy who leads the charge in our
group is Bradley Beal, but Brad’s
one of those guys who kind of
does it by example. It’s more so:
‘Follow me. Follow what I’m
doing,’ ” Harrell said. “He’s not
going to really voice it. So I want
to be that one on that backstop
for him to voice it because I’m
not really scared of what nobody
really has to say or how nobody
really feel.”
The pair have made a natural
duo with their complementary
leadership skills. Harrell gener-
ally beelines to Beal on the
sideline when he checks out of
the game, immediately engaging
the guard in a gesture-filled
conversation. When they sat side
by side at a postgame news
conference after the season
opener Wednesday in Toronto,
Harrell interrupted Beal with
notes of support more than once,
dapping him up when he real-
ized the game was Beal’s first win
in a season opener since 2017.
“Oh, for real?” Harrell said
with surprise. “I’m so happy to be
a part of that, man.”
Beal used his closing remarks
to advocate for Harrell across the
board. “Trez for president,” he
said as he walked out of the
room.
“Man, they can’t put nobody
like me in the White House,”
Harrell responded.
Harrell’s desire to make an
impact with the Wizards comes,
at least in part, from the feeling
that he was underused during
the season he spent playing in a
loaded Lakers frontcourt. In
69 games he averaged 22.9 min-
utes, his fewest since his third
year in the league.
“I’m just trying to get back to
playing basketball freely, get
back to enjoying the game and
just being able to help my team
on both ends of the floor. I d idn’t
really get to be utilized how I
wanted to be last year — damn
near felt like I had a season off,”
Harrell said.
He has averaged 30 minutes in
two games to tip off a contract
year in Washington, a city to
which he said he felt an immedi-
ate connection. As a N orth Caro-
lina native, Harrell is happy to be
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