Los Angeles Times - 04.03.2020

LATIMES.COM/SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020D5

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific W LOLPtsGFGA Vegas 37 23 8 82 219 202 Edmonton 36 23 8 80 214 205 Calgary 34 26 7 75 201 206 Vancouver 34 25 6 74 214 204 Arizona 32 27 8 72 187 178 San Jose 29 33 4 62 174 211 DUCKS 26 32 8 60 170 211 KINGS 25 35 6 56 164 206 Central W LOLPtsGFGA St. Louis 40 17 10 90 216 185 Colorado 40 18 7 87 223 173 Dallas 37 21 8 82 178 170 Winnipeg 34 28 6 74 204 199 Minnesota 33 26 7 73 209 207 Nashville 32 26 8 72 208 215 Chicago 30 28 8 68 201 209 Overtime or shootout losses are worth one point.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan W LOLPtsGFGA Washington 40 19 6 86 226 199 Philadelphia 38 20 7 83 220 190 Pittsburgh 38 21 6 82 211 181 N.Y. Islanders 35 22 8 78 183 181 Columbus 32 21 14 78 175 179 Carolina 35 24 5 75 207 183 N.Y. Rangers 35 27 4 74 218 206 New Jersey 26 28 12 64 177 219 Atlantic W LOLPtsGFGA Boston 42 13 12 96 220 168 Tampa Bay 41 20 5 87 231 185 Toronto 35 24 8 78 235 223 Florida 33 26 7 73 224 224 Montreal 31 28 9 71 209 209 Buffalo 29 29 8 66 189 208 Ottawa 23 32 12 58 181 231 Detroit 15 48 5 35 136 257

NHL STANDINGS

RESULTS

AT CHICAGO 6
DUCKS 2

The Ducks gave up goals on three straight shots in the second period and lost for the sixth time in eight games.

MONTREAL 6
AT N.Y. ISLANDERS 2

Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist in the Canadiens’ three-goal first period.

ST. LOUIS 3
AT N.Y. RANGERS 1

Brayden Schenn scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Blues won their eighth in a row.

AT PITTSBURGH 7
OT TAWA 3

Sidney Crosby scored and collected his 800th career assist as the Penguins ended a six-game losing streak.

BOSTON 2
AT TAMPA BAY 1

Brad Marchand and the NHL-leading Bruins took a big stride toward winning the Atlantic Division.

AT MINNESOTA 3
NASHVILLE 1

Kevin Fiala scored for the fifth straight game, and the Wild passed the Predators in the West playoff race.

AT WINNIPEG 3
BUFFALO 1

Kyle Connor had two goals, one on a power play, and an assist on a short-handed goal to lead the Jets.

EDMONTON 2
AT DALLAS 1 (OT)

Alex Chiasson scored 1:08 into overtime in a matchup of likely Western Conference playoff teams.

AT VEGAS 3
NEW JERSEY 0

Robin Lehner stopped 27 shots and earned his first shutout of the season in his 300th career game.

AT SAN JOSE 5
TORONTO 2

Stefan Noesen and Evander Kane scored 50 seconds apart in the third period to break a 2-2 deadlock.

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TODAY’S GAMES DUCKS at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 4 p.m. Columbus at Calgary, 5:30 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Toronto at KINGS, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 4 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY’S GAMES Toronto at DUCKS, 7 p.m. St. Louis at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Vegas at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Arizona at Calgary, 6 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

BLACKHAWKS 6, DUCKS 2 DUCKS ....................................0 1 1 — 2 Chicago ...................................1 4 1 — 6 FIRST PERIOD: 1. Chi., Caggiula 9 (Boqvist, Dach), 2:07. Penalties—None. SECOND PERIOD: 2. Chi., Strome 11 (Boqvist, Keith), 3:46. 3. DUCKS, Heinen 9 (Djoos, Milano), 4:20.

Chi., Strome 12 (Kane, Carlsson), 15:29. 5. Chi., Ny-
lander 9, 18:07. 6. Chi., Kane 29 (Nylander, Strome),
18:22. Penalties—Kane, Chi. (Tripping), 5:54. Kampf,
Chi. (Tripping), 7:30. Irwin, DUCKS (Hooking), 13:08.
THIRD PERIOD: 7. DUCKS, Rowney 7 (Deslauriers,
Larsson), 8:26. 8. Chi., Kampf 8 (Highmore), 15:03.
Penalties—Getzlaf, DUCKS (Tripping), 4:43. Caggiula,
Chi. (Slashing), 10:46.
SHOTS ON GOAL: DUCKS 16-13-10—39. Chi. 6-18-
16—40. Power-play Conversions—DUCKS 0 of 3. Chi. 0
of 2.
GOALIES: DUCKS, Gibson 19-26-5 (24 shots-19
saves), DUCKS, Miller 7-6-3 (16-15). Chi., Subban 9-
7-3 (0-0), Chi., Crawford 14-18-3 (39-37). Att—21,345
(19,717). T—2:30. R—Tom Chmielewski, Garrett Rank.
L—Ryan Galloway, Jesse Marquis.

Tereza Martincova, Czech Republic, def. Ana Bogdan, Romania, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Jil Teichmann (6), Switzerland, def. Clara Burel, France, 6-4, 6-3. Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgaria, def. Magdalena Frech, Po- land, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4. Kristina Mladenovic (2), France, def. Chloe Paquet, France, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Daria Kasatkina (7), Russia, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Women’s Doubles Round of 16 Laura-Ioana Paar, Romania, and Julia Wachaczyk, Germany, def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, and Anna- Lena Friedsam (1), Germany, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6. Vitalia Diatchenko and Natela Dzalamidze, Russia, def. Vivian Heisen, Germany, and Cristina Bucsa, Spain, 6-0, 7-5. Raluca-Ioana Olaru and Cristina-Andreea Mitu (4), Romania, def. Estelle Cascino and Elsa Jacquemot, France, 2-6, 6-4, 10-4.

Belarus, 6-2, 6-2. Women’s Doubles Round of 16 Wang Yafan, China, and Miyu Kato, Japan, def. Yana Sizikova, Russia, and Cornelia Lister, Sweden, 6-4, 6-4. Desirae Krawczyk, United States, and Giuliana Olmos (2), Mexico, def. Astra Sharma, Australia, and Caroline Dolehide, United States, 7-6 (9), 5-7, 11-9. Renata Voracova and Marie Bouzkova, Czech Repub- lic, def. Monique Adamczak, Australia, and Maria Sanchez (4), United States, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.

LYON OPEN At Palais des Sports Gerland Lyon, France Purse: $251,750 Surface: Hardcourt indoor Women’s Singles Round of 32 Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Vera Lapko, Belarus, 6-3, 6-4.

ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS At Club Sonoma Monterrey, Mexico Purse:$251,750 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Women’s Singles Round of 32 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, def. Varvara Flink, Russia, 4-3, ret. Lauren Davis (10), United States, def. Nadia Podor- oska, Argentina, 6-0, 6-3. Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. Elina Svitolina (1), Ukraine, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-3, 6-2. Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Victoria Azarenka (7),

TENNIS RESULTS

An attorney announced Tuesday that his firm repre- sents more than 40 people, including two former football players and an ex- hockey player, in the Uni- versity of Michigan sexual abuse case. Parker Stinartold the Associated Press that one of his new clients helped the Wolverines win the 1997 national championship in football and one went on to play in the NHL. The university’s presi- dent has apologized to “any- one who was harmed” by Dr. Robert E. Anderson, set up a hotline for others who have information to come forward and offered counseling services to those affected. Denver-based Wahlberg, Woodruff, Nimmo & Sloane plans to host a news conference Wednesday night, fol- lowing a second meeting with the school’s vice presi- dent and general counsel Timothy Lynch. Michigan officials have acknowledged some university employees were aware of accusations against the doctor before the whistleblower’s 2018 com- plaint that led to a police in- vestigation. The school said last week that it received more than 100 “unique com- plaints” about Anderson.

ETC.

Chargers to part

with Benjamin

The Chargers are not expected to retain Travis Ben- jamin, according to a person with knowledge of the situa- tion. The veteran wide receiver will be a free agent after an injury-filled season,

his fourth with the team. Benjamin, projected to be the Chargers’ No. 3 receiver, appeared in only five games last year, catching six passes for 30 yards. The Chargers are expected to address receiver depth in the draft. — Jeff Miller

The Denver Broncos agreed to acquire corner- back A.J. Bouyefrom Jack- sonville for a fourth-round pick in the upcoming draft, according to reports.

Chicago State said its men’s basketball team will not travel for two conference games this week and its women’s team will not host two games, citing the spread of the coronavirus. ... Con- cerns over the coronavirus forced the postponement of the inaugural Basketball Af- rica League season, which was to start this month. No rescheduling plan was announced.

Injured New York Yan- kees outfielders Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stan- ton are likely to miss the season opener at Baltimore on March 26. ... St. Louis pitcher

Andrew Miller will be sidelined indefinitely because of control problems.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry playing Thursday is “definitely a possibility.” Curry has been sidelined for all but four games with a broken hand. ... Detroit guard Derrick Rose has a sprained ankle and is expected to be reevaluated in two weeks. ... Phoenix forward Kelly Oubre Jr.had knee surgery and will miss at least the next four weeks. ... Kyrie Irvinghad surgery on the injured shoulder that ended his first season with Brooklyn after 20 games.

Former light-heavy- weight champion Sergey Kovalev will fightSullivan Barrera on April 25 at Fan- tasy Springs Casino in Indio. — Manouk Akopyan

Nevada football coach Jay Norvellreceived a five- year contract through 2024.

U.S. women’s national team defender Becky Sauerbrunn was acquired by the NWSL’s Portland Thorns FC from Utah.

THE DAY IN SPORTS

Ex-Michigan athletes

part of sexual abuse case

staff and wire reports

TRAVIS BENJAMIN,making a catch over Kendall Fuller in 2018, played in just five games last year.

Robert GauthierLos Angeles Times

back-to-back, were drilled
by 47 in Milwaukee, they
trailed by as many as 21
points in a 109-94 defeat
against a Clippers team that
flexed its might on both
ends. It was enough for some
Thunder fans — among the
loudest and most loyal in the
league — to say their good-
byes with a full quarter still
to play.
Milwaukee swept the sea-
son series with Los Angeles
2-0, with both games played
before Dec. 6. But that does
not mean some within
the league have not consid-
ered what a potential re-
match in June, in the NBA
Finals, might look like, as
postseason position takes
shape over the next several
weeks.
Donovan, for one, has
seen what each can do at full
strength.
“Both teams have depth,
both teams have size, both
teams defend really well,”
Donovan said. “Both teams
have shooting, both teams
have stars. Stylistically both
teams are different, they
play the game differently,
not saying one’s better than
the other, they just play dif-
ferently. But both in their
own right are very, very elite.
“To sit there and say
who’s better or who we feel is
better would be really hard
to say. They’re both really,
really good quality teams.”
Tuesday’s game was a

playoff preview in its own right, with the Clippers (42- 19) and Thunder (37-24) po- tentially headed for a first- round matchup. Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 25 points and Paul George and Montrezl Harrell added 16 points apiece to help Los An- geles move into sole pos- session of second place in the Western Conference with 21 games remaining in the regular season. Thunder guard Dennis Schroder scored a team- high 24 points off the bench, with former Clippers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari each scoring 15 points. Behind a scoring differ- ential that ranks among the best in NBA history and Gi- annis Antetokounmpo, who could be voted the league’s most valuable player a second consecutive season, the Bucks have been the NBA’s gold standard. And out West, the Lakers have held the top seed for weeks. But the victory was the Clippers’ fifth consecutive and third during a demand- ing, revealing stretch of their schedule that has seen them rev up for the postseason by beating Denver, Philadel- phia and Oklahoma City in the last week with Houston and the Lakers upcoming. The Clippers’ defense was the star Tuesday, lim- iting Oklahoma City to two

field goals during a four- minute stretch late in the first quarter to extend their lead to 13 points. When the Thunder bench, led by Schroder, trimmed that deficit to 43-42 midway through the second quarter on a pull-up jumper by Gilgeous-Alexander, the arena rumbled as hundreds of fans behind each basket banged inflatable sticks colored orange and blue. Then the whole place went quiet: Over the next four minutes, the Clippers scored 16 unanswered points to open a lead that would stand at 12 by halftime. “One of the things we’ve not done, that you would have thought before the year we would do a lot of, is made very few defensive runs,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “We’re starting to do that now.” The Clippers received a scare in the third quarter when Harrell fell to the ground in pain while fighting for a rebound before hob- bling off. He said he expects to play Thursday against Houston. Down the hallway, the Thunder’s room was silent after seeing two of the NBA’s best, three days apart. “They’re not scrubs, mate,” Oklahoma City cen- ter Steven Adams said. “There’s no fluke that they’re in the position that they’re in.”

Garett FisbeckAssociated Press

L.A. still picking up steam

[Clippers, from D1]

PAUL GEORGE MAKES the pass as Oklahoma City’s Chris Paul trails the play. George used to be on the Thunder, and Paul spent six seasons with the Clippers.

CHICAGO — Dylan Strome, Alex Nylander and Patrick Kane scored on consecutive shots late in the second period, leading the Chi- cago Blackhawks to a 6-2 victory over the Ducks on Tues- day night. Strome scored twice and added an assist in the rout. Chicago won its third straight game while chasing a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. Drake Caggiula and David Kampf also scored for the Blackhawks. “We’re a pretty streaky team,” said Strome, who snapped a 14-game goalless streak. “If we can cut the losing streaks in half, we’ll be in good shape.” Danton Heinen and Carter Rowney scored for the Ducks, who lost for the sixth time in eight games. The three goals in succes- sion in 2:53 late in the second period broke open a one- goal game. Strome broke to the net and deflected Kane’s perfect pass by goaltender John Gibson for a 3-1 advan- tage at 15:29. Nylander made it 4-1 with 1:53 left in the period with a backhand after a 120-foot two-on-one with Jonathan Toews to his right. Fifteen seconds later, Kane beat Gibson between the pads for his 29th goal of the season.

“You give good players like that some looks, they’re going to make you pay,” Hei- nen said. Ducks coach Dallas Eakins replaced Gibson, who made 19 saves on 24 shots, with Ryan Miller for the third period. Miller made 15 saves. Another problem was losing defense- man Josh Manson to an upper-body injury in the first. “After Manson went down early in the first period, that’s four of our top six defensemen out of the line- up,” Eakins said. “That’s a lot of pressure on those guys who are playing right now, especially against a group of skill like that.” Chicago goaltender

Corey Crawford was replaced by Malcolm Subban for 70 seconds in the third period after the Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf caught Crawford in the head with his left knee. The Blackhawks got off to a quick start. Caggiula slipped into the left slot and deflected Adam Boqvist’s hard pass past goaltender Gibson for Chicago’s first goal 2:07 into the game. Chicago made it 2-0 early in the second, with Strome beating Gibson on the stick side after getting behind the Ducks’ defense. Heinen stopped Craw- ford’s shutout bid 4:20 into the second. The Blackhawks killed off a five-on-three power play soon after and began to control the flow of

the game. Rowney beat Crawford with a midair deflection for the Ducks’ second goal 8:26 into the third. Crawford fin- ished with 37 saves.

Short-handed Ducks pay

against goal-happy Chicago

Blackhawks’ Strome,

Nylander and Kane

score on three straight

shots late in second.

CHICAGO 6, DUCKS 2

associated press

THE DUCKS’ Jacob Larsson pushes Chicago’s Drake Caggiula to the ice after the whistle had blown in the first period of the Blackhawks’ eventual 6-2 rout.

Charles Rex ArbogastAssociated Press

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