In brief: San Jose loses, clinches No. 1 seed in playoffs
The San Jose Sharks lost a hockey game at Los Angeles, but still won a trophy.
Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as the Kings finished their season with a 4-3 win over the Sharks, who managed to clinch the Presidents’ Trophy anyway Saturday.
San Jose secured the top record in the NHL (53-18-11) for the first time in club history when the Boston Bruins lost 6-1 at Buffalo earlier in the day.
Michal Handzus, Alexander Frolov and Peter Harold also scored for the Kings (34-37-11), who didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
Devin Setoguchi, Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau had goals for San Jose, which wrapped up the regular season and will be the top-seeded team in the Western Conference playoffs.
•Canucks clinch division: Henrik Sedin scored 40 seconds into overtime and Roberto Luongo stopped 22 shots for his second straight shutout, helping Vancouver clinch the Northwest Division title with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.
•Flyers hold off Islanders: Martin Biron stopped 30 shots and Simon Gagne had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at Uniondale, N.Y.
Joffrey Lupul and Mike Knuble also scored for the playoff-bound Flyers, who remained in contention for home-ice advantage in the first round.
•Malkin wins Art Ross Trophy: Now in his third season, Evgeni Malkin is happy to be making his mark in the NHL.
Malkin scored a goal to secure the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s regular-season scoring champion and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal.
His 35th goal of the season gave Malkin 113 points, leaving him three points ahead of fellow Russian Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
•Lemaire won’t return to Wild: Jacques Lemaire says he won’t return to the Minnesota Wild for a ninth season behind the bench.
The 63-year-old coach, speaking after the Wild’s season-ending 6-3 victory over Columbus, said there comes a time when everyone knows that it’s the right time to go. “And I know this,” he said.
NBA
Orlando reeling
Vince Carter had 27 points and nine assists, and the New Jersey Nets ended Orlando’s bid for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Magic 103-93 in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Magic (58-22) may have lost more than the No. 2 seed. Star forward Hedo Turkoglu hurt his left ankle with 6:51 left in the game and he had to be helped to the locker room. There was no immediate word on his condition.
Forward Rashard Lewis was sitting out of the game because of tendinitis in his right knee.
With the Magic’s chance of catching the Boston Celtics for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference all but gone, coach Stan Van Gundy decided that he would give Lewis a rest Saturday night and again Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
•Blazers win, move into tie for third in West: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points, Joel Przybilla added 10 points and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 87-72 in Los Angeles to tie for third place in the Western Conference.
Portland tied Houston for the No. 3 seed with its fourth straight victory. The Trail Blazers also pulled within a game of Northwest Division leader Denver, which is second in the West.
•Pacers hold off Pistons: Danny Granger scored 24 points and Indiana stalled Detroit’s bid for a higher playoff seed, winning 106-102 in Indianapolis.
Auto racing
Logano edges Busch
Teen star Joey Logano raced to his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tenn.
The 18-year-old Logano and Busch ran in the top two and traded the lead for most of the race, with Logano leading the final 10 laps and finishing 0.487 seconds in front.
Brad Keselowski, the Nashville winner last June, was third, followed by Kelly Bires and series leader Carl Edwards.
Tennis
Hewitt into final
Lleyton Hewitt of Australia reached his first clay court final in a decade with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Evgeny Korolev of Russia at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston.
The former No. 1 player will meet Wayne Odesnik of the United States in today’s title match. Odesnik reached the final with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Germany’s Bjorn Phau.
•Wozniak upsets Petrova: Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak upset top-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the semifinals of The MPS Group Championships at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
She will meet second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, who beat Russia’s Elena Vesnina in the other semifinal 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Horse racing
General Quarters wins
General Quarters is heading home to the Kentucky Derby.
The 3-year-old colt overtook pacesetter Join in the Dance at the top of the stretch, then held off favorite Hold Me Back by 1 1/2 lengths to win the $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.
•Papa Clem holds off Old Fashioned: At Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.,. Papa Clem won the Arkansas Derby, holding off Old Fashioned in the stretch to hand the one-time Kentucky Derby favorite his second straight defeat.
Miscellany
World team beats U.S.
Serbia’s Milan Macvan scored 23 points and Lithuania’s Donatas Motiejunas added 21 as the World Select junior basketball team surprised the USA Junior National Select team with a 97-89 victory at the Nike Hoops Summit in Portland.
It was the World team’s first victory in the series since 1998, when Dirk Nowitzki led the foreign stars.
The U.S. stars were led by Xavier Henry with 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and Avery Bradley added 21 as USA lost to the world team for just the third time in 12 meetings.
•Wright’s comeback bid falls short: Paul Williams battered Winky Wright with an avalanche of punches to win a unanimous decision, dominating a meeting between two much-avoided boxing middleweights in Las Vegas.
On the undercard, Chris Arreola stopped Jameel McCline in the fourth round, passing the biggest test in the top American heavyweight prospect’s unbeaten career.