TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 , 2022. THE WASHINGTON POST EZ M2 D3
ASSOCIATED PRESSBrett Pesce scored 4 minutes
42 seconds into overtime, Vin-
cent Trocheck had a goal and an
assist and the Metropolitan Divi-
sion-leading Carolina Hurricanes
defeated the host Philadelphia
Flyers, 4-3, on Monday.
Nino Niederreiter and Teuvo
Teravainen also scored for the
Hurricanes, who won their third
straight.
Gerry Mayhew, Patrick Brown
and Oskar Lindblom tallied goals
for the Flyers. Philadelphia, play-
ing its second contest of a club -
record eight-game homestand,
lost its fifth in a row and 18th in
the past 20.
Hurricanes goalie Frederik An-
dersen made 38 stops, including a
stellar save late in overtime on
Cam Atkinson.
Trocheck netted his 14th of the
season with 12:45 left in regula-
tion on a backhand from close
range to put the Hurricanes on
top 3-2. The Flyers tied it at 3 with
4:53 left in the third when Travis
Konecny’s shot deflected off Lind-
blom’s skate and past Andersen.
Brown, who returned after be-
ing sidelined since Jan. 8 because
a knee injury, made it 2-2 with
14:41 left in the third. Isaac
R atcliffe set up the goal with a
wraparound pass from one side of
the crease to Brown.
After a scoreless first period,
the Hurricanes g ot a little luck to
get going. Jesper Fast sent a back-
hand along the boards toward the
back of the net, but the puck
caromed off the side boards right
to the front of the net.
Niederreiter was there all by
himself, and he pushed the puck
in to put the Hurricanes up 1-0
just 24 seconds into the period.
Philadelphia got its own good
fortune while tying the contest
35 seconds later when Mayhew’s
attempted pass to the crease de-
flected off the stick of Carolina’s
Sebastian Aho and past Anders-
en.
Teravainen extended his point
streak to six g ames with 7:47 leftin the period when he finished
from close range after a good pass
from Andrei Svechnikov.
l BRUINS 5, AVALANCHE 1:
David Pastrnak had two goals and
an assist as host Boston r olled
past W estern Conference-leading
Colorado.
Patrice Bergeron, Jake De-
Brusk and Charlie Coyle also
scored for the Bruins, who have
won two straight. Jeremy Sway-
man had 28 saves, and Taylor Hall
added three assists.
It was a makeup for the teams’
Dec. 23 matchup that was post-
poned because of a leaguewide
outbreak of c ovid-19 cases.
l FLAMES 3, JETS 1: Elias
Lindholm’s go-ahead score with
47 seconds remaining extended
his goal streak to eight games,
and host Calgary beat Winnipeg
to tie a franchise record with its
10th consecutive victory.
Sean Monahan and Tyler Toffo-
li, into an empty net, also scored
for the Flames, who wrapped up a
perfect seven-game homestand.
The 10-game winning streak
ties a franchise record.
l CANADIENS 5, MAPLE
LEAFS 2: Josh Anderson scored
two goals and assisted on one,
Cole Caufield had one goal and
two assists and Brendan Gallagh-
er had two assists for host Mon-
treal, which led 5-0 through t wo
periods in beating Toronto.
Ilya Mikheyev and Pierre
Engvall scored in the third period
as the Maple Leafs avoided the
shutout.H ull’s Blackhawks role ends
Hall of Fame forward Bobby
Hull is no longer serving as a
team ambassador for the Chicago
Blackhawks.
Hull, 83, played for Chicago for
15 years, collecting 604 goals and
549 assists. He was named a
Blackhawks ambassador in a cer-
emony with fellow Hall of Famer
Stan Mikita in 2008. The Black-
hawks said t hey are redefining
the role of team ambassador after
Mikita died in 2018 and Tony
Esposito died in August.
“When it comes to Bobby, spe-
cifically, we jointly agreed earlier
this season that he will retire
from any official team role,” the
team said in a statement.NHL ROUNDUPP hiladelphia is handedits 18th loss in 2 0 gamesHURRICANES 4,
FLYERS 3 (OT)ASSOCIATED PRESSMichigan men’s basketball
coach Juwan Howard was sus-
pended for the final five games of
the regular season and fined
$40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin
assistant in the head Sunday, trig-
gering a postgame melee.
The Big Ten Conference also on
Monday suspended three players
one game for the altercation:
Michigan’s Moussa Diabate and
Terrance Williams II, and Wis-
consin’s Jahcobi Neath.
Badgers Coach Greg Gard was
fined $10,000 but not suspended.
“After taking time to reflect on
all that happened, I realize how
unacceptable both my actions
and words were, and how they
affected so many,” Howard said in
a statement. “I am truly sorry.”
Phil Martelli will serve as inter-
im coach in Howard’s absence.
Howard was upset after Gard
called a timeout with 15 seconds
left and his team leading by 15.
The altercation began in the
postgame handshake line when
Gard grabbed Howard by the arm
in an attempt to explain why he
called the timeout. Howard yelled
“Don’t [expletive] touch me!” and
put his right index finger in Gard’s
face as the two began to argue.
After the coaches were separat-
ed, Howard swung and struck
Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabben-
hoft’s head with an open hand.
Buckeyes best Hoosiers in OT
Malaki Branham scored 27
points and the No. 22 Ohio State
men’s team rallied to beat Indi-
ana, 80-69, in overtime on Mon-
day night in Columbus, Ohio.
The Hoosiers (16-10, 7-9 Big
Ten) led by four with 2:47 to go in
regulation, but E.J. Liddell forced
a key steal with 1:11 remaining
and slammed home a dunk with
six seconds left to tie it for the
Buckeyes (17-7, 10-5).
Xavier Johnson led Indiana
with 16 points, going 10 of 10 from
the free throw line.
l BAYLOR 66, OKLAHOMA
STATE 64 (OT): Adam Flagler
scored a career-high 29 points,
and James Akinjo’s jumper with
14 seconds left in overtime lifted
the No. 10 Bears (23-5, 11-4 Big 12)
past the Cowboys (13-14, 6-9) in
Stillwater, Okla.
Bryce Thompson had 15 points
and Moussa Cisse finished with
12 points, 10 rebounds and five
blocks for Oklahoma State.
The Cowboys’ Isaac Likekele
missed a three-pointer at the
buzzer that would have won it.
l UCLA 66, ARIZONA STATE
52: Jaylen Clark had 16 points and
nine rebounds in his third
straight start, and the No. 12 Bru-
ins (20-5, 12-4 Pac-12) avoided a
late collapse to beat the Sun Dev-
ils (10-16, 6-10) in Los Angeles for
their third consecutive win.
UCLA led by 17 in the first half
before Arizona State began its
comeback bid, closing to 46-45 on
a 24-12 surge to open the second
half. But the Bruins responded
with a 14-2 run to pull away.
Marreon Jackson, DJ Horne
and Jay Heath had nine points
each for the Sun Devils.
l COPPIN STATE 86, HOW-
ARD 82: Mike Hood scored a
career-high 28 points and Sita
Conteh added 21 a s the Eagles
(6-20, 5-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference) edged the Bison (14-
11, 7-4) at Burr Gymnasium.
l COLGATE 63, AMERICAN
49: Jack Ferguson had 15 points,
Keegan Records had 11 points and
11 rebounds, and the Raiders (18-
11, 14-2 Patriot League) beat the
Eagles (8-20, 4-12) in Hamilton,
N.Y., for their 10th straight win.Iowa women rally vs. Indiana
Monika Czinano had 31 points
and 10 rebounds, Caitlin Clark
added 29 points, and the No. 21
Iowa women rallied to beat No. 10
Indiana, 88-82, in Iowa City.
It was the second time in three
days the Hawkeyes (18-7, 12-4 Big
Ten) defeated the Hoosiers (19-6,
11-4). The game at Iowa, originally
scheduled for Jan. 23, was post-
poned because of coronavirus is-
sues in the Hoosiers’ program.
Grace Berger led Indiana with
22 points, and Nicole Cardaño-
Hillary added 15.
l HOWARD 70, COPPIN
STATE 67: Anzhane’ Hutton and
Brooklynn Fort-Davis each scored
19 points and combined to grab
20 rebounds to help the Bison
(15-8, 9-2 MEAC) overtake the
Eagles (14-10, 8-3) at Burr Gymna-
sium.COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Five-game suspension
for Michigan’s Howard
BY SAMANTHA PELLThe Washington Capitals re-
turned to practice in high spirits
Monday after a three-day break.
The Capitals had their entire opti-
mal lineup on the ice for practice
for the first time all season, and
with the team mired in an up-and-
down stretch that has lingered
since the beginning of last month,
the signs of improved health
couldn’t have come at a better
time.
Forward T.J. Oshie, goaltender
Vitek Vanecek and defenseman
Justin Schultz returned to prac-
tice Monday as full participants
after missing time with upper-
body injuries. Oshie has been out
since Jan. 15, Vanecek since Feb. 1
and Schultz since last week.
Forward Anthony Mantha, who
remains on long-term injured re-
serve, was in a noncontact jersey
but practiced with the group for
the first time since undergoing
shoulder surgery in early Novem-
ber. Mantha is still in the begin-
ning stages of his rehab process,
but he looked comfortable on the
ice Monday.
“All year it’s been guys in and out
of the lineup, and we haven’t played
with our full lineup this year, so it is
nice to see,” said center Nicklas
Backstrom, who started the season
on long-term injured reserve with a
hip injury. “... It’s fun to see those
guys out there. They obviously
mean a lot to this team.”
Coach Peter Laviolette said it’s
still unclear whether Oshie, Van-
ecek or Schultz will play in Wash-
ington’s next game Thursday
against the New York Rangers at
Madison Square Garden, but hesaid all three improved over the
break, which followed the team’s
most recent game Thursday
against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Capitals are scheduled to
practice again Tuesday and
Wednesday before heading to
New York.
“You get a lot of guys, four or five
guys, that have been not around
for at least a few days — some a lot
longer than that — and you get
them back on the ice, that’s a
boost,” Laviolette said.
Oshie has had multiple stints on
injured reserve and has played in
only 18 games. He missed a few
weeks in late October and Novem-
ber after injuring his foot while
blocking a shot, then returned for
one game and suffered another
lower-body injury. He returned in
early December, missed additional
time on the NHL’s coronavirus list
and then suffered his latest setback
last month.
The veteran forward skated by
himself for the past week before he
took normal line rushes at prac-
tice Monday.
“Obviously, we miss him a lot,”Backstrom said. “I mean, he’s a key
player for this team and... always
high energy. So, I mean, we missed
him and look forward for him to
get back in.”
Vanecek left the Capitals’ Feb. 1
game against Pittsburgh after
Penguins forward Kasperi Kap-
anen crashed into him about six
minutes into the game and Van-
ecek appeared to hit the post. The
Capitals have not disclosed the
exact nature of Vanecek’s injury
but have described the recovery
process as similar to recovering
from a concussion.
Vanecek looked like the team’s
No. 1 netminder before his injury,
but Ilya Samsonov has started to see
an uptick in his play with Vanecek
sidelined. In his two most recent
outings last week, Samsonov made
33 saves Tuesday in a 4-1 win at
Nashville and 30 saves Thursday in
a 5-3 win at Philadelphia.
Schultz was hurt in the first
period of the game against the
Predators and missed the Flyers
matchup. He took normal line
rushes Monday with defensive
partner Trevor van Riemsdyk.Caps finally p ractice with full lineup
CAPITALS’ NEXT THREEat New York RangersThursday 7ESPNat Philadelphia FlyersSaturday12:30NBCSWvs. Toronto Maple LeafsMonday7:30 NBCSWRadio: WJFK (106.7 FM)see every day in practice,” Russell
said. “I’m glad he’s finally coming
out there and showing who he
truly is.”Conference tourney talk
Monday’s victory could be vital
to the Terps’ hopes of avoiding the
first day of the Big Ten tourna-
ment. Because it was the only
meeting of the season between
the teams, Maryland holds the
head-to-head tiebreaker should it
be necessary.
The Terps moved a half-game
ahead of Northwestern (12-13,
5-11) for 11th place but still trail
Penn State by a game for 10th.
The top 10 teams receive byes in
the first round of the conference
tournament March 9 in Indian-
apolis.the final 53.3 seconds to prevent
Penn State from getting within a
possession for the first time since
Ayala’s burst early in the second
half.Steal of the week
Sophomore Ian Martinez has
reemerged as a consistent factor
in Maryland’s rotation over the
past five games, and his defensive
prowess again made a difference
against the Nittany Lions.
Martinez had four steals off the
bench, matching his total from
Friday at Nebraska. He’s the first
Maryland player with four steals
in consecutive games since
Greivis Vasquez did it March 6
and 12, 2010, against Virginia and
Georgia Tech.
“That’s the Ian Martinez that Igetting healthy, and I’m excited
for him to be 100 percent.”
Here’s what else to know from
Monday’s game:Russell’s late charge
After going scoreless on three
shot attempts in the first half,
Russell took seven shots in the
first five minutes of the second.
He made three of them, produc-
ing Maryland’s first seven points
after halftime.
“We felt like we should have
been up at halftime, and the game
was tied,” Russell said. “I just
came out there and tried to make
some energy plays and tried to be
aggressive on the offensive end
for myself and others.”
He also closed out the victory,
going 8 for 10 at the foul line inmissed a Feb. 13 loss at then-No. 3
Purdue with a wrist injury.
“In the second half, he came in
and made some plays that we’re
used to Eric making,” interim
coach Danny Manning said.
“We’re certainly happy to see that.
The more comfortable he is, the
more minutes he’s going to get.
He’ll get back to his regular role, I
anticipate, fairly soon.”
Fatts Russell scored 18 points
for the Terrapins (13-14, 5-11 Big
Ten), who have won back-to-back
games for the first time since
Jan. 21 and 25. Donta Scott added
12 as Maryland snapped a four-
game skid in the series. Sam
Sessoms scored 17 points off the
bench for Penn State (11-13, 6-10).
As in Friday’s victory at Ne-
braska, which snapped a five-
game skid, Ayala came off the
bench. He hit a three-pointer in
the first half, but his greatest
impact came after halftime. A
three-pointer capped an 8-0 run
that gave Maryland the lead for
good, and another three pushed
the Terps’ advantage to 46-39 and
prompted Penn State Coach Mi-
cah Shrewsberry to call a timeout.
Ayala also was responsible for
Maryland’s next two baskets.
“I definitely feel good,” he said.
“My hand isn’t bothering me as
much.... My confidence level is
there. I wouldn’t be out on the
court if I didn’t feel like I could
help the team and I didn’t feel like
myself.”
Ayala didn’t look comfortable
or assertive during a two-point
outing off the bench at Nebraska,
but he was closer to his usual self
against Penn State.
“I know how good of a player
he is,” Shrewsberry said. “He got
going in that stretch and really
spurred them on to kind of open
the game up.”
It was the third consecutive
competitive showing from Mary-
land since it suffered a 110-87 loss
to Iowa on Feb. 10. The Terps lost
by a point at Purdue, then blasted
Nebraska, 90-74, for their most
lopsided victory away from home
this season.
Then they stymied the Nittany
Lions — and appeared to get
Ayala back on track for the clos-
ing stretch.
“The way we’re playing right
now, if Eric gets hot, it’s going to
be scary,” Russell said. “We know
how explosive Eric can be. He’sMARYLAND FROM D1Ayala’s strong second half propels Terps to victoryRICKY CARIOTI/THE WASHINGTON POST
Guard Eric Ayala (5) finished with 13 points Monday, including 10 in a little more than five minutes.KATHERINE FREY/THE WASHINGTON POSTForward T.J. Oshie, out since Jan. 15, returned to practice Monday along with goaltender Vitek Vanecek and defenseman Justin Schultz.