ROUNDUP : KARIYA TRICKS HASEK, BUFFALOING THE SABRES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Paul Kariya Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the St. Louis Blues. Personal life highlighted the Mighty Ducks' 100th victory as a franchise with his first NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. and an assist, as the Ducks beat the visiting Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 5-2 Friday night. Teemu Selanne extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with his 24th and Brian Bellows Brian Bellows (born September 1, 1964 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Drafted second overall by the Minnesota North Stars, Bellows was often compared to Wayne Gretzky, which led to a tough rookie season. also scored for the Ducks, who reached the milestone win in front of their 100th sellout crowd in 130 home games at Anaheim Arena. Kariya, heading to his second All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games and first as a starter, broke a 2-2 tie with 15:24 left in the third period and completed the hat trick during a power play to increase the Ducks' margin to three goals. Randy Burridge scored a shorthanded goal and Brad May added a power-play goal for the Sabres, who have lost two in a row for the first time since Nov. 7-9 after going 7-1-3 in their previous 11 games. Kariya, who scored 50 goals last season, snapped a 2-2 tie by converting a rebound at the right of the net after goalie Dominik Hasek stopped Steve Rucchin at the doorstep. Kariya completed the hat trick when Rucchin skated down the slot with a pass from Selanne and found Kariya at the right post. Phoenix 4, Dallas 3: Keith Tkachuk and Jeremy Roenick scored big goals in the game's final 21 minutes as the visiting Coyotes snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Stars. Tkachuk gave Phoenix a 3-2 lead with 32 seconds left in the second period when he skated up the slot and rapped Mike Gartner's centering pass by goaltender Andy Moog for his 26th goal. Roenick made it 4-2 with his 12th at 8:06 of the third while the Coyotes were on a power play, firing a slap shot past Moog from the lower right circle. Chicago 3, New Jersey 3: Tony Amonte scored with 19.7 seconds remaining in the third period to lift the Blackhawks into a tie with the host Devils. With Chicago goalie Jeff Hackett on the bench for an extra attacker, Amonte took a pass from Chris Chelios and split the Devils' defense. He beat Martin Brodeur to the stick side for his 27th goal. Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 2: Jaromir Jagr scored twice and Mario Lemieux had four assists before he was ejected as the Penguins stretched their unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 5-2 win over the visiting Islanders. Lemieux was tossed out at 5:31 of the third period after he and Islanders defenseman Richard Pilon were involved in a slashing incident at center ice. Pilon was given a match penalty for attempting to injure and Lemieux picked up a slashing major with the game misconduct. The Penguins are 9-0-1 with six consecutive wins while improving their NHL-best home record to 13-3-3. Rookie goalie Patrick Lalime remained unbeaten at 11-0-1. Vancouver 5, Hartford 3: Pavel Bure had a spectacular goal and two assists as the shot Canucks handed the slumping Whalers Whalers may mean:
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