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The Salinas Californianthecalifornian.com 11A EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Florida 57 33 18 6 72 160 134 Boston573120668174158 Detroit 57 29 19 9 67 146 147 Tampa Bay563022464149139 Montreal 57 27 26 4 58 157 158 Ottawa582626658165182 Buffalo 58 23 28 7 53 137 162 Toronto552026949134163 Metropolitan Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Washington 55 41 10 4 86 184 126 N.Y. Rangers563218670163143 N.Y. Islanders 55 30 19 6 66 161 141 New Jersey582922765130136 Pittsburgh 55 28 19 8 64 142 141 Carolina5726211062139150 Philadelphia 56 25 21 10 60 137 151 Columbus582328753149180 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Dallas 58 37 15 6 80 188 156 Chicago603718579170139 St. Louis 59 33 17 9 75 145 139 Nashville5726211062151152 Colorado 59 29 26 4 62 158 164 Minnesota5624221058140142 Winnipeg 56 25 28 3 53 143 162 Pacific Division GPWLOTPtsGFGA Los Angeles 56 33 20 3 69 154 134 Anaheim562919866136137 San Jose 55 30 20 5 65 164 148 Arizona562624658151171 Vancouver 56 22 22 12 56 133 157 Calgary552527353150168 Edmonton 58 22 30 6 50 146 176 GAMES HOME team in caps. Monday Florida 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO N.Y.

Islanders 4, Detroit 1 Anaheim 6, Calgary 4 Dallas 3, Nashville 2, OT Chicago 7, Toronto 2 Arizona 6, Montreal 2 Minnesota 5, Vancouver 2 Today All times Pacific Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Montreal at Colorado, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 7 p.m. Thursday Washington at N.Y.

Islanders, 4 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Carolina at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Boston at Nashville, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 7 p.m. HURRICANES 2, Jets 1: Jordan Staal and Riley Nash scored power play goals for Carolina. The Hurricanes swept the season series.

Carolina won 5 3 at Winnipeg on Feb. 5. The win snapped four game road winning streak. Flyers 6, DEVILS Simmonds and Nick Cousins scored 50 seconds apart in a four goal third period and the Flyers got a big game from its special teams in posting a 6 3 victory over New Jersey, snapping the three game win ning streak. CAPITALS 3, Kings 1: Evgeny tiebreaking goal with 122 seconds remaining off an assist from ex Kings player Justin Williams a score that withstood a challenge for goalie interference, lifted the NHL leading Capitals to a come back victory over Los Angeles.

Bruins 2, BLUE JACKETS 1 (OT): Loui Eriksson scored 33 seconds into overtime for the Bruins. Torey Krug and David Krejci assisted on the goal, which helped the Bruins earned their seventh win in their past eight road games. Sharks 4, LIGHTNING 2: Matt Nieto and Joel Ward both had agoal and an assist for San Jose. Joe Pavelski and Melker Karlsson also scored for the Sharks, who are 7 2 2 over their last 11 games. Martin Jones improved to 11 2 1 in his last 14 decisions after making 28 saves.

SENATORS 2, Sabres 1 Ryan and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout and the Senators topped the Sabres, snapping three game losing streak. Ryan Dzingel scored in the first period for the Senators, and Craig Ander son made 38 saves. BLUES 2, Stars 1 (OT): Kevin Shattenkirk scored a power play goal at 1:11 of overtime and Brian Elliott had another strong game in net for the St. Louis Blues, who ended the Dallas four game winning streak. Ducks 5, OILERS 3: Hampus Lindholm scored the first of three goals in the third period for the Ducks.

David Perron Jakob Silfverberg Andrew Cogliano and Corey Perry had goals for Anaheim (29 19 8), which moved within three points of the Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division. STANDINGSSCOREBOARD Ducks 5, Oilers 3 Anaheim113 5 Edmonton021 3 First Period Scoring: 1. Anaheim, Perron 10 (Getzlaf, Vatanen), 19:08 (pp). Second Period Scoring: 2. Edmonton, Draisaitl 15 (Korpikoski, Schultz), 2:16 (pp).

3. Anaheim, Silfverberg 8 (Kesler), 14:54. 4. Edmonton, Hall 19 (Eberle, McDavid), 16:29. Third Period Scoring: 5.

Anaheim, Lindholm 8 (Rakell), 5:35. 6. Anaheim, Cogliano 7. 18:29 (en-sh). 7.

Edmonton, Pouliot 13 (Letestu, Sekera), 18:53 (pp). 8. Anaheim, Pe rry 23 (Andersen), 19:47 (en). Shots on goal: Anaheim81310 31 Edmonton9117 27 Power-play opportunities: Anaheim 1 of 4, Edmonton 2 of 4. Goalies: Anaheim, Andersen (27 shots-24 saves; record: 14 8-6).

Edmonton, Talbot (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 12 18 3). Referees: Dean Morton, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Brandon Gawryletz. Att. 16,839.

Blues 2, Stars 1 Dallas0010 1 St. Louis0101 2 First Period Scoring: None. Second Period Scoring: 1. St. Louis, Schwartz 2 (Parayko, Gunnarsson), :12.

Third Period Scoring: 2. Dallas, Jan mark 13 (Nichushkin, Goligoski), 13:26. Overtime Scoring: 3. St. Louis, Shatten kirk 10 (Stastny, Steen), 1:11 (pp).

Shots on goal: Dallas3690 18. St Louis51043 22 Power-play opportunities: Dallas 0 of 7, St. Louis 1 of 5. Goalies: Dallas, Lehtonen (22 shots-20 saves; record: 16 5 1). St.

Lou is, Elliott (18 shots, 17 saves; record: 15 7-6). Referees: Dan Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Vaughan Rody. Att. 18,156.

Senators 2, Sabres 1 Buffalo1000 1 Ottawa1000 2 First Period Scoring: 1. Buffalo, Moulson 5(Eichel, Girgensons), 6:01. 2. Ottawa, Dzingel 1 (Wiercioch, C.Wideman), 7:10. Second Period Scoring: None.

Third Period Scoring: None. Overtime Scoring: None. Shots on goal: Buffalo131844 39 Ottawa8972 26 Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 0 of 2, Ottawa 0 of 2. Goalies: Buffalo, Lehner (26 shots-25 saves; record: 3 4-2). Ottawa, Anderson (39 shots, 38 saves; record: 23 19 4).

Referees: Eric Furlatt, Marc Jo annette. Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller. Att. 15,893. Sharks 4, Lightning 2 San Jose022 4 Tampa Bay110 2 First Period Scoring: 1.

Tampa Bay, Callahan 6 (Killorn, Sustr), 17:51. Second Period Scoring: 2. San Jose, Ward 16 (Vlasic, Nieto), 1:43. 3. San Jose, Pavelski 26 (Thornton, Hertl), 6:34.

4. Tam pa Bay, Paquette 3 (J.Brown), 8:46. Third Period Scoring: 5. San Jose, Nieto 8(Marleau, Ward), 1:17. 6.

San Jose, Karls son 7 (Thornton), 18:17. Shots on goal: San Jose81013 31 Tampa Bay9129 30 Power-play opportunities: San Jose 0 of 3, Tampa Bay 0 of 2. Goalies: San Jose, Jones (30 shots-28 saves; record: 27 15-3). Tampa Bay, Bishop (31 shots, 27 saves; record: 22 17-3). Referees: Gord Dwyer, Jon McIsaac.

Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brian Mach. Att. 19,092. Flyers 6, Devils 3 Philadelphia 1 1 4 6 New Jersey 1 0 2 3 First Period Scoring: 1. New Jersey, Ken nedy 1 (Moore, Boucher), 12:01 (pp).

2. Philadelphia, Gostisbehere 11 (Schenn, Giroux), 17:23. Second Period Scoring: 3. Philadelphia, Schenn 17 (Simmonds, Giroux), 7:55 (pp). Third Period Scoring: 4.

New Jersey, Tootoo 4 (Helgeson), 9:24. 5. Philadel phia, Simmonds 21 (Schenn, Giroux), 12:22 (pp). 6. Philadelphia, Cousins 2 (Um berger, R.White), 13:12.

7. Philadelphia, Voracek 9 (Umberger), 17:12. 8. New Jer sey, Palmieri 21 (Schlemko), 17:44. 9.

Phila delphia, R.White 7 (Bellemare, Vande Velde), 18:08 (en). Shots on goal: Philadelphia 8 10 8 26 New Jersey 8 6 10 24 Power-play opportunities: Philadelphia 2of 4, New Jersey 1 of 7. Goalies: Phila delphia, Neuvirth (24 shots-21 saves; rec ord: 12-6 3). New Jersey, Schneider (25 shots, 20 saves; record: 25 17 6). Referees: Garrett Rank, Greg Kimmerly.

Linesmen: Derek Amell, Devin Berg. Att. 15,482. Bruins 2, Blue Jackets 1 Boston 1 0 0 1 2 Columbus 1 0 0 0 1 First Period Scoring: 1. Columbus, Wennberg 6 (penalty shot), 9:54.

2. Boston, Bergeron 22. 14:28. Second Period Scoring: None. Third Period Scoring: None.

Overtime Scoring: 3. Boston, Eriksson 20 (Krug, Krejci), :33. Shots on goal: Boston 14 8 7 1 30 Columbus 9 10 9 1 29 Power-play opportunities: Boston 0 of 4, Columbus 0 of 3. Goalies: Boston, Rask (29 shots-28 saves; record: 21 16-5). Co lumbus, Korpisalo (30 shots, 28 saves; rec ord: 9 6-4).

Referees: Trevor Hanson, Dave Jackson. Linesmen: Mark Shew chyk, Derek Nansen. Att. 13,140. Capitals 3, Kings 1 Los Angeles100 1 Washington012 3 First Period Scoring: 1.

Los Angeles, Kopitar 17 (D.Brown, Doughty), 16:43 (sh). Second Period Scoring: 2. Washington, Burakovsky 12 (Orlov, Orpik), 19:11. Third Period Scoring: 3. Washington, Kuznetsov 16 (Williams, Burakovsky), 17:58.

4. Washington, Chimera 16 (Jo hansson, Alzner), 19:51 (en). Shots on goal: Los Angeles12199 40 Washington91112 32 Power-play opportunities: Los Angeles 0 of 3, Washington 0 of 5. Goalies: Los An geles, Quick (31 shots-29 saves; record: 28 15 2). Washington, Grubauer (40 shots, 39 saves; record: 6 4 1).

Referees: Francis Charron, Brian Pochmara. Lines men: Jonny Murray, Tim Nowak. Att. 18,506. Hurricanes 2, Jets 1 Winnipeg001 1 Carolina110 2 First Period Scoring: 1.

Carolina, J.Staal 13 (Lindholm, Nash), 10:33 (pp). Second Period Scoring: 2. Carolina, Nash 6 (Hanifin, Lindholm), 10:20 (pp). Third Period Scoring: 3. Winnipeg, Wheeler 16 (Trouba, Myers), 6:52.

Shots on goal: Winnipeg4413 21 Carolina9137 29 Power-play opportunities: Winnipeg 0 of 4, Carolina 2 of 5. Goalies: Winnipeg, Pavelec (29 shots-27 saves; record: 6-7 1). Carolina, Lack (21 shots, 20 saves; record: 10 10 3). Referees: Frederick Francois St. Laurent.

Linesmen: Tony Ser icolo, Pierre Racicot. Att. 10,489. LATE MONDAY Wild 5, Canucks 2 Minnesota221 5 Vancouver110 2 First Period Scoring: 1. Minnesota, Par ise 18 (Koivu), 9:31.

2. Vancouver, Tanev 3 (H.Sedin, Vey), 15:29 (pp). 3. Minnesota, Spurgeon 7 (Haula, Suter), 16:46. Second Period Scoring: 4.

Minnesota, Fontaine 4 (Haula), 2:12. 5. Vancouver, H.Sedin 10 (D.Sedin, Hutton), 10:17 (pp). 6. Minnesota, Coyle 16 (Spurgeon, Suter), 13:21 (pp).

Third Period Scoring: 7. Minnesota, Niederreiter 10 (Granlund, Folin), 16:48. Shots on goal: Minnesota17611 34 Vancouver4814 26 Power play opportunities: Minnesota 1 of 4, Vancouver 2 of 4. Goalies: Minneso ta, Dubnyk (26 shots 24 saves; record: 19 19-5). Vancouver, Markstrom (34 shots, 29 saves; record: 9-6 4).

Referees: Dean Morton, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Lazarowich. Att. 18,437. CALENDAR Feb.

29 Trade deadline March 2 Deadline for national associa tions to announce minimum 16-player rosters for 2016 World Cup of Hockey. AARON DOSTER USA TODAY SPORTS Columbus Blue Jackets center Alexander Wennberg scores a goal on a penalty shot against Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the first period at Nationwide Arena. NHL TODAY ED MULHOLLAND USA TODAY SPORTS Philadelphia Flyers left wing Michael Raffl and New Jersey Devils defenseman Seth Helgeson battle for the puck during the first period at Prudential Center. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. said.

go back to where we started the whole thing is, it going to be 12 All- Stars, it was going to be a team and we want complementary pieces on this eam. So when we end up picking up our 12, it could be revealing to say look, we ook this guy and that guy because the best blend of Paul was there when it started, part of the U.S. team that won bronze in the 2006 orld basketball championship after Colangelo had revamped USA Basketball ollowing the third-place lop in Athens two years earlier. eammates he recalled included Kirk Hinrich and Brad Miller, solid NBA con- ributors who would have no chance of making the team the U.S. will field in Brazil.

urry and Paul are among the point guard choices that include Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, John Wall and Damian Lillard. For big men, DeMarcus Cousins, Dwight Howard, Andre Drummond a nd Anthony Davis. And imagine being in pot. He played well for the Americans when they dominated the 2014 Basketball World Cup, is a great shooter and def ender, and his game and demeanor fit perfectly for Colangelo and coach Mike rzyzewski. et he figures to be competing with he likes of James, Durant, Carmelo An- thony, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard a nd Warriors teammate and NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala for a spot among the wings.

And not forget Paul eorge, an All-Star again and who has recovered from his broken leg in U.S. camp two years ago. He would seem to have a spot if he wants it. would be special for me. Olympics was always on my bucket Thomps on said.

be the end of the world if make it, but it would be a true hon- because I love playing for the USA. one of the most fulfilling things you can The Americans have traditionally fa- ored smaller, versatile teams, but switched things up two years ago when hey carried Drummond as an extra big. olangelo know which way go now. because loaded at the malls and wings, but better at the bigs. deeper at the bigs than he said.

again, kind of a igh-class He rushing into any decisions, knowing injuries and contract situations always knock out some players. He plans to announce the U.S. team around the NBA draft in late June and will be watch- i ng candidates all season. And after years of stressing the of those who have played before, Colangelo take that into account this time. Too many players have been on winning U.S.

teams to let that be an adv antage. down to who do we feel ould be the best he said, best akeup in terms of 12 players to help us in another gold Americans Continued from Page 10A MIAMI Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat has resumed taking blood thinners to treat a blood clot in his leg, said a person with knowledge of the situation. Bosh began the new medication re- imen with hopes that he can resume playing this season, the person told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The per- on spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither the team nor osh has revealed anything publicly. Typically athletes in contact sports are discouraged from playing while tak- i ng blood-thinning medication.

unclear when Bosh started taking the medication. hate it for said NASCAR driver Brian Vickers, who like Bosh is an end orser of the blood-thinning medication Xarelto. would tell him the same thing again, just give up. Just keep fight- i ng. Find a solution and keep Bosh missed the final 30 games of last season because a blood clot was found on ne of his lungs.

Given that Bosh is considering playing again this season, or at least trying to find a way to get back on he floor, strongly suggests that this situation is not as serious as what he faced last year when returning was not even aslim option. Bosh is leading scorer at 19.1 points per game this season. He said ver the weekend in Toronto that he was optimistic about playing again this season. Bosh pulled out of the All-Star Game and the 3-point contest over the weekend because of what he and the Heat described as a calf strain. He was shut down at the All-Star break last season ecause a blood clot had found its way to one of his lungs, and that issue is something that Bosh believes started as a calf roblem.

walk Bosh aid in September, describing how the clot affected him. was in too much went to Toronto expecting to participate in All-Star weekend, then was examined there presumably because of the calf pain and the NBA subsequently announced on Friday afternoon hat Bosh was withdrawing from the game and the 3-point event. Bosh remained in Toronto to cheer on his Easte rn Conference teammates, then returned to Miami and met with team medical personnel Monday. osh has taken precautions over the last year to try and prevent the recurrence of a clot, including partnering ith Janssen Pharmaceuticals Xarel- maker to educate people about the risks. After the clot last season was found, Bosh started taking that blood thinner for several months as part of his recovery.

MIAMI HEAT Source: Bosh resumes taking blood thinners TIM REYNOLDS ASSOCIATED PRESS ASan Antonio shootaround practice i winding down in silence, except for the occasional sound of a dribble or the whooshing noise that accompanies the ball going through the net. Players are lined up along the sides of the foul lane, watching teammates take two free throws before moving on in orderly fashion. very orderly, no half-court hooting contests or wasting energy. And a microcosm of how the Spurs do business simply and effect ively. try to do things that are purs coach Gregg Popovich said.

sort of what works for In a league that shy about show- i ng off glitz and glamour, the Spurs just show up, do their job and usually go home with the win. And the team wearing San silver and black this season perhaps is the best et under Popovich, no small statement considering that already won five NBA championships with the Spurs. A 45-8 so far, no doubt that this team is good enough to give him hope of winning ring No. 6. All the guys love said Spurs All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge, the prize of last free-agent lass.

understand that he thinks differently, outside the box. And they understand that very strict. But a winner, and they love Around the league, no coach who commands the respect from players and coaches than Popovich, ho can speak eloquently on any number of topics but almost steadfastly refuses to reveal the secrets of his basketball success. Maybe part of his genius. Or maybe, as Spurs forward David West suggests, there are no secrets to share after all.

When West first joined the Spurs over the summer as a free a gent, his initial order of business was to find that mystical something that obviously exists and separates Popovich rom other coaches. His quest turned up nothing. no big mystery or anything like West said. just the way that they do things. Find a formula that orks, and stick with Such is what Popovich has done for two decades and counting in San Antonio, where the Spurs are quietly putting together a most historic season.

pace for the third-best regular season record in NBA history but as of now that would only merit the No. 2 seed i the Western Conference because of defending champion Golden dazzling 48-4 start. Popovich is great at win- ing, and one of Cleveland star LeBron favorite memories is how on a night in 2013 when Popovich was equal- good at losing. The Spurs lost to James and the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals that season, and Popovich remained on the floor for a few minutes to congratulate the newly crowned champions. NBA Popovich model of for coaches.