The NHL said Thursday it is investigating Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera after a report he is being questioned in connection with a drug bust in his native Finland.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the league is investigating the situation. Lehtera’s lawyer Authentic Mitchell Marner Jersey , Ari Nieminen, said he expects police to release a statement clearing up some things that came out of the report.“Police is giving this brief statement about this because this is getting out of hand,” Nieminen said by phone. “They are going to clear some things up because there’s some kind of misunderstanding about his case.”Finnish news agency MTV reported Wednesday that Lehtera is connected with an investigation into a cocaine ring. Nieminen said no charges have been filed against Lehtera.“He’s only suspected,” Nieminen said. “In my opinion, very minor things. It’s wrong to say that he’s involved with this kind of thing what they are really investigating, the police.”Nieminen said he could not comment on specific details of the case. He expects the police briefing to come Friday. A spokeswoman for the police department did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.Lehtera, 30, is entering his fifth NHL season and is in the last year of his contract with Philadelphia. He has played 280 regular-season and 39 playoff games for the St. Louis Blues and Flyers.“We have spoken with Jori Lehtera and the league office regarding the reports out of Finland, and will reserve any further comment on the matter at this time,” Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said. WASHINGTON (AP) For Washington star Alex Ovechkin http://www.officialmapleleafsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-morgan-rielly-jersey , 50 goals is an annual target.For Jay Beagle, it’s a career benchmark worth celebrating.The fourth-line center put Washington ahead to stay with his landmark goal Friday night, and the Capitals continued their dominance against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 4-2 victory.”I’ve never been a stats guy, but the guys made a big deal about it,” Beagle said. ”They were chirping me about it. I can’t repeat it.”Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller each had a goal and an assist as Washington swept a home-and-home with Columbus and won its sixth straight against the Blue Jackets dating to last season. John Carlson also scored and Braden Holtby made 35 saves.The Metropolitan Division leaders won for the fourth time in six games despite being outshot 37-17 by the visitors.”They pushed really hard at the end of the second, came after us, and we almost had to hold on,” Beagle said.Pierre Luc-Dubois and Artemi Panarin scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost five straight. Columbus’ struggles on the penalty kill continued with Eller’s power-play goal, marking a seventh straight game allowing at least one.”There’s no sense in getting frustrated Nikita Zaitsev Jersey Kids ,” Blue Jackets coach John Torotorella said. ”We’ve just got to work through it and just get ready for our next game.”Columbus quickly answered each of Washington’s first two goals, but the Capitals grabbed control over a 90-second stretch of the second period.Beagle got it started with the sixth goal of his 10th NHL season. He shoveled in the rebound of Chandler Stephenson’s shot off Sergei Bobrovsky’s pads to put Washington up 3-2 with 15:22 left in the period.Then Eller snuck a slap shot inside Bobrovsky’s near post as Washington caught Columbus taking a chance on a short-handed break.”Every time the other team has three guys up the ice on the penalty kill, if they miss, then you know you’re going to have an odd-man rush the other way,” Eller said. ”So I was just being patient.”Washington went without a shot for the rest of the period, but escaped with its 4-2 lead intact, thanks partly to defenseman Matt Niskanen’s goal-line block on a penalty kill in the final minute before intermission.”I didn’t even know he got it or anything,” Holtby said. ”I was scrambling.”NOTES: Columbus D Zach Werenski staggered off the ice late in the second after he appeared to get kicked accidentally in the thigh or groin by Washington’s T.J. Oshie. Werenski returned in the third. … Capitals LW Andre Burakovsky was a healthy scratch. He has a cumulative plus-minus rating of minus-4 over the last five games. … The United Arab Emirates women’s national hockey team was honored on the ice prior to the opening faceoff. … Washington acquired RW Adam Chapie and LW Joe Whitney from the New York Rangers in exchange for C John Albert and D Hubert Labrie. Chapie and Whitney will report to Hershey of the AHL.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: Host New Jersey on Saturday.Capitals: Host Detroit on Sunday.
