The Titans have re-signed* FB Jalston Fowler. SUPER BOWLZ!!1 Look Derrick Henry Jersey White , I guess this means that the Titans are going to try and load up and run out of the I-formation a little bit more. That must have been the conclusion that Mike Vrabel and Matt LaFleur came to after evaluating the offense during the bye week. WOO WHOO!!On a positive note, according to our good friend Mike, this probably means that we are going to see less snaps from the tight ends. Mike also texted me this: “Dial 615-888-8888 to get your season tickets today!!! Ignite the fullback!”Fowler was initially a 4th(!) round pick by Ruston Webster and the Titans back in 2014. It was good the Titans grabbed him there when he probably would have been available in the 6th round. It’s always good to overdraft a fullback! *I guess you still call it re-signing when it has been a year since he last played here.Titans training camp day 3 notes Today was my first day to actually be in attendance for a training camp practice. I had my 2 oldest boys out there who are 9 and 6, so I didn’t get to pay as much attention to what was going on out there as I usually would. There was a pretty good crowd out there, but I honestly expected there to be more people than there were.The biggest news out of camp today was the guys that weren’t on the field. Rishard Matthews continues to be out with an undisclosed injury. I have some #sources who usually know stuff Josh Kline Jersey White , and they don’t even know what is going on with him. He came out and caught some passes during a period where the quarterbacks were working on moving in the pocket, but that was all he did.Brian Orakpo didn’t practice. He was out there but not in pads. The good news is that he didn’t have a sling on his injured shoulder. Mike Vrabel didn’t give a timetable for Rak’s return but said he didn’t think it was too serious.Delanie Walker didn’t practice but it was just a day off for him. He should be back out there tomorrow.Rashaan Evans left practice early. Vrabel said afterwards that it might have just been heat related. That would obviously be best case scenario.A few observations from what happened on the field:Marcus Mariota hit a deep pass to Corey Davis early in the practice. It really was a thing of beauty. Those guys are going to do some special things if they can both stay healthy.Akrum Wadley looked pretty quick when he got chances to run the ball. The third running back spot between him and David Fluellen, who put the ball on the ground today, will probably come down to who is better on special teams, but Wadley looks to be the better with the ball in his hands.The defensive backs are fun to watch. They have the most energy of any group on the field. Malcolm Butler picked a pass off during 1-on-1 drills and the whole group went crazy. No doubt that energy comes from their position coach Nate Palmer Jersey , Kerry Coombs.It is fun to watch Vrabel get out there and work with the guys. I have been to training camps with Jeff Fisher, Mike Munchak, Ken Whisenhunt and Mike Mularkey as the head coach, and I never saw any of them work in a drill with the players. Vrabel did it for most of the day.
“Igniting the Fire” Episode Three Recap This week’s installment of the Titans “Igniting the Fire” video series was released tonight. If you missed the first two episodes you can find them via the links below. Episode 1: Who is Mike Vrabel?Episode 2: Taking FlightHere is tonight’s episode with my recap below.Running backs coach Tony Dews was one of the more mysterious names when the staff was announced as he had coached exclusively at the college level prior to signing on with Mike Vrabel’s Titans. He also didn’t have any glaring connections to Vrabel or the other coaches at first glance Rashaan Evans Jersey , but this week’s episode answers that question as Dews’ coaching path crossed with offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur’s at Central Michigan way back in 2004-2005 and the two had stayed in touch ever since. LaFleur talked about Dews seeking him out when he was in Atlanta to talk about quarterback play even though Dews was a wide receivers coach at the time and had never worked with QBs before. That kind of thirst for knowledge and constant striving for growth has come across each time we’ve seen Dews speak, including this episode. Another moment that stuck out to me was Derrick Henry asking for help with a specific drill during one of the practice clips. Henry’s work ethic has never been in question, but it’s good to see him seeking help with things that he feels he needs to be better at. Dion Lewis gets praised for his football intelligence and you can see some of the lightning quick cuts that make him so elusive. I think Titans fans are really going to love watching him play. The episode also gives some love to last year’s RB3, David Fluellen. He will likely have some competition to make the roster from UDFAs Akrum Wadley and Dalyn Dawkins, but I think there is a pretty good chance that Fluellen ends up making the 53 again this year. He contributes on special teams and has been pretty solid in limited action from the last few preseasons. Next week’s episode features everyone’s favorite new position coach, Kerry COOOOOOOOOOMBS! The teaser at the end alone had me ready to go run through a wall so I can’t wait to see more next week.2018 NFL Draft: Harold Landry Scouting Report How soon will we use HONORifics to address Mr. Landry?Player Name: Harold LandryH/W: 6’2 252Position: EDGESchool / Class: Boston College / SeniorMeasureables: 4.64 40, 36” vertical jump, 6.88 3 cone drill, 24 bench press reps, 9’11” broad jumpThe Tape2017 vs Clemson2017 vs Virginia Tech2016 vs Maryland2016 vs Clemson2016 vs Florida State (#7)Strengths- Athleticism -Landry is one of the better athletes at the edge position in the 2018 class. He ran a solid 4.64 in the 40 at the Combine. He has elite lateral agility and excellent hip control. His patented shoulder dip and go move is just awe inspiring. You know why coaches do the run around the hula hoop drill in practices? Harold Landry. He can bend and contort his body to get past the blocker with ease. Not to belabor the point any further but his bend and footwork is rare even for NFL pass rushers. Lateral ability is among the best. Isn’t an one trick pony that rushes up the field. He can drop back into coverage and not look bad doing it. I’ve noticed that he has a impressively explosive first step in all the tape I’ve watched. I like how he keeps on working towards the QB after being blocked out of the picture. Combine drills reflected his excellent quickness in turning and running with very little hip stiffness. Does not hesitate to track back on broken plays to tackle the ball carrier.- Versatility - Although Boston College is primarily a 4-3 team Dion Lewis Jersey , they lined up Landry in both an end and outside linebacker position. He is more than capable of playing both without any drop off. I’ve seen him lined up on either side of the line so I believe the DC was just trying to get favorable matchups for him. From what I’ve seen, he can be a “pure” drop back coverage outside backer when called upon. - Instincts / IQ - He’s been coached by some of the best defensive minds in the country throughout his career. Current Michigan DC Don Brown is one. Brown is considered to be one of the best defensive coordinators in all of college football. Current Detroit Lions DC Paul Pasqualoni is highly regarded within the coaching ranks as a master teacher of defensive line and linebacker play. How does Landry apply that tutoring on the field? He goes for the ball when going after the QB and uses his long arms to easily stack and shed the blocker. There are several plays of him almost forcing the turnover. Instinctive as a coverage backer as well. Diagnoses pretty well. Motor doesn’t quit.- Production - Here we are at Mr. Robinson’s favorite word in the dictionary (those still exist in book form, right?) again. Posted 16.5 sacks in 2016, which led all of FBS in that category. Career lines read: 158 tackles, 48 tackles for loss, 25 sacks, 1 interception. 30% of his tackles were for a loss. He ranks second all time in school history in sacks and tackles for loss. He wasn’t doing this against scrubs either. Weaknesses- Arsenal - While he is elite at one move, it’s just one move. He needs to develop further moves and counters to remain effective against NFL linemen. NFL tackles will eat him alive if he doesn’t add to his arsenal. He’s a speed rusher at this point with an inefficient power game. Rarely uses bull rushes for some reason, whether its not coached or he just doesn’t like it. Rather predictable. While we’re on this category, good luck to the next hashtag aka the next Arsenal manager Unai Emery #EmeryOut or #UnaiOut. - Strength - Landry gets swallowed up in the wash quite frequently for a guy of his pedigree. Does not fare well at the point of attack on most occasions. Once the blocker gets the leverage Eddie George Jersey , it’s difficult for him to disengage and make a play. Needs some time in the S&C program before becoming a full time contributor. Run defense is somewhat questionable due to a lack of strength. - Injury - I’m worried that his ankle injury from last year turns into the Corey Davis special. For a speed rusher, losing some mobility in the legs isn’t the most ideal situation in the world. The ankle knocked him out after 8 games in 2017. It’s something to monitor. NotesLandry was basically “it” for Boston College. Granted, BC is considered an average power five program but he wasn’t done any favors, really. He was a three star recruit that held offers from pretty much every name program. I watched a lot of the 2016 tape and it’s jaw dropping impressive. Was the 17th ranked prospect in North Carolina, 22nd ranked defensive end, 421st ranked nationally coming out of high school. Here are some fancy pictures to explain how dominant that 2016 tape was. Final SummaryJ-Robbery in its finest form. How he lasted until the second round is still incomprehensible. So yes, I do wholeheartedly endorse the pick. Is Landry the perfect prospect? No. He landed in an ideal situation for him to work on his weaknesses while not having to be thrown into the fire early. He can play situationally while developing behind current starters Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan. He needs to develop some in the weight room as well. He will be projected to challenge for a starting role if not win the job in 2019 after a year of sitting and learning. Landry is an elite top 15 prospect that somehow fell into the Titans laps when the entire world projected either him or Evans in the first round. To get both is quite remarkable. I love this pick. He definitely upgrades the pass rush that needs some help on the depth chart. Some people have compared him to Atlanta's Vic Beasley. It's an apt comp for him. Yes, Coach Vrabel, I PRAISED HAROLD LANDRY! Don’t @ me.
Many cuts to come Terry Beckner Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jersey , but don’t expect many big signings"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2016 NFL DraftInjuriesFree AgencyGame FilmNFL Free AgencyBuccaneers Free AgencyToday's NFL NewsUpdated salary cap situation for Tampa BayNew,48commentsMany cuts to come, but don’t expect many big signingsESTShareTweetShareShareUpdated salary cap situation for Tampa BayKim Klement-USA TODAY SportsThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers got their off season moves underway this past week by releasing Vinny Curry, and saving $8 million dollars in the process. According to Spotrac, the Buccaneers currently sit at 24th in the league with $15 million dollars in cap space - not including the $8.5 million that is set to go to their draft picks. Factor in the picks, and Jason Licht currently has about $5.8 million to work with. With rumors of Donovan Smith likely receiving a contract in the $12-$14 million dollar range and you're looking at a current cap figure in the negatives. Yikes. With tons of work to do on both sides of the ball, specifically in the trenches and secondary, that is not a comforting thought. Fortunately, the Buccaneers do have options. Now, you can’t cut everyone with no dead cap because then you obviously need to fill a lot of holes, but other cuts will be made. The question is just how many. First, I believe the team will start by cutting Gerald McCoy. The cap hit of $13 million simply doesn’t line up with the production at this point in his career and frankly, the Buccaneers just can’t afford to pay him that kind of money with all their other needs. Not factoring in the Donovan Smith contract, $13 million freed up would give the Buccaneers about $18.5 million (factoring in draft picks). The next move that many people expect is DeSean Jackson to be on his way out. Personally, I don’t think this is a forgone conclusion, especially after the news this week that the team is likely to lose Adam Humphries in free agency, but for the purpose of this article, let’s say the Buccaneers do indeed move on from him and save $10 million dollars. That would put them at an estimated $28.5 million dollars, again, not factoring in Smith’s contract or franchise tag.Next up on the list of a potential cut/trade candidate is Cameron Brate. Brate is due $7 million dollars next season and that is simply too much for a backup tight end. Brate is a good football player, but he is replaceable and that $7 million dollars could go a long way in solving some secondary or offensive line issues. The cutting of Brate would bring the number to $35.5 million. The two most obvious cuts up next would be William Gholston and Mitch Unrein. Combined, the team would save $7.5 million and increase the available cap space to $43 million. Some other options are Demar Dotson ($4.8 million), Beau Allen ($5 million) and Bryan Anger ($3 million). Even if all of those players were cut, which they won’t be because you simply cant replace everyone with better players, the Buccaneers would have about $55-$56 million in space. Factor in Donovan Smith and possibly Kwon Alexander and that number shoots down to about $30 million. Obviously, you have to replace all the guys who were cut and build depth at the same time, so if I was a Buccaneer fan, I wouldn’t expect any splash free agent signings outside of maybe one big name. It’ll be interesting to see how Jason Licht and Bruce Arians work the roster, but right now, the cap situation doesn’t look pretty. After Dirk Koetter was hired to replace Lovie Smith as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016, he hired his own former head coach Mike Smith to run the defense. They had been together in Atlanta for several seasons before being fired in favor of Dan Quinn and Kyle Shanahan. Perhaps there’s something to be said about familiarity. Perhaps there’s more to be said about nepotism and hiring friends, as opposed to the best people you can find for the job.The Bucs had struggled for years to put together a good defense. Lovie’s last defense in 2015 had finished 26th vs the pass and ninth against the rush using an antiquated base scheme that was predictable and soft. He had hired his two sons, who were arguably unqualified, along with guys who had no NFL coaching experience or had so many years they were retired before Lovie brought them on. While the national media railed agains the Bucs for terminating him, the firing was justified. In Mike “Smitty” Smith’s first year coordinating the defense, they were ranked sixth vs the pass and 26th vs the rush. But it was all smoke and mirrors, a ranking built on unsustainable turnover luck that hid a defense among the worst in giving up yards through the air. Predictably, the turnover luck ran out, and in 2017 the defense bottomed out as the worst in the NFL. They had the worst adjusted sack rate in the league, at 4.3 percent, more than two percent worse than an average defense. His quarters and cover three coverages were predictable and soft.In May 2018, Mike Smith had this to say: They had nowhere to go but up. Or so we thought. Through the first three games of 2018, not only has the defense not gotten better from its league-low mark, it has regressed even further. Whereas last season they finished 11.7 percent worse than average on a per-play basis, through three games in 2018 they have been 21 percent worse than how an average defense could be expected to perform. And that was before being gashed by pedestrian young quarterback Mitchell Trubisky on Sunday.This, despite overhauling the defense with seven new players. They signed Vinny Curry, Beau Allen, and Mitch Unrein in free agency, traded for edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul, and drafted nose tackle Vita Vea in the first round and cornerbacks Carlton Davis and M.J. Stewart in the second round. Despite all the new players along the defensive line, through three games their adjusted sack rate was a below-average 5.5 percent, just 1.2 percent better than last season’s league-low mark and 1.5 percent lower than the current league average. In short 2019 Terry Beckner Jersey , it is the second-worst defense in Tampa Bay history, second only to the worst pass defense of all time, the 1986 Bucs, who had a DVOA of 26.1 percent. And that was before letting Trubisky throw for six touchdowns. From the Bucs’ blowout loss to the Bears on Sunday:How could they possibly be so much worse despite adding so many better players?In 2004 the NFL changed the rules regarding pass defense, and the league experienced an explosion in passing and passing efficiency. With it had to come a change in philosophy - defenses needed to key on stopping the pass. While Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson managed 2,000 yards rushing in 2012 and 2009 respectively, they are outliers; the last flashes of a different, now dead era. The league is, with the help of strictly enforced roughing-the-passer rules and the full-blown league-wide adoption of modern spread passing concepts, currently going through another explosion in passing efficiency in 2018. Mike Smith had this to say before the 2018 season:I get it. At least in theory. If you can stop the run on first down, you can force defenses into third-and-long passing-down situations that heavily favor defenses. And the league does, or did, have a problem with running on first down too much. That 2016 defense was good on third-downs. It’s not just Mike Smith that’s living in the past, though. Dirk Koetter is too. They both have repeatedly shown a misguided fixation on the importance of the running game. What’s so disturbing is they hold this early-2000s viewpoint right in the midst of the greatest passing explosion the league has ever seen. See, the problem is it’s now easier and more efficient than ever to pass. Teams don’t need to ever run except in short-yardage situations and inside the five-yard line. The passing game has become so extreme that when team’s run outside of those situations they are mathematically leaving yards on the field by choosing to do something less efficient. You do it for the sake of being less predictable. What’s ironic is Mike Smith’s defense would probably only be good at defending an offense being play-called by Dirk Koetter.But that doesn’t explain what the Bucs are doing, and why it’s not working, or how we got here. To answer that, we have to go back to what Mike Smith tried to do in Atlanta. In this 2014 article written just after Mike Smith was fired by Atlanta, Falcons owner Arthur Blank made the following illuminating comments:Vita Vea, anyone? Beau Allen? Vinny Curry? Does this sound familiar?Koetter hired Smith and gave him the go-ahead and another chance to build his scheme. And like Dimitroff, Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht has done his job to facilitate Smitty’s philosophy. The issue is the philosophy itself. Then there’s this excellent Ringer piece from January 2017:You can build a defense front to back, reliant on a tremendous front seven to help cover a less-talented secondary, as the Panthers have done successfully for years. Or you can build back to front, with insane playmakers in the secondary. Or you can do both, like the Jacksonville Jaguars have done. What Smith ended up doing in Atlanta was take their even-front (4 defensive linemen) players and added odd-front players.The result was a unit that didn’t have enough players to run either scheme effectively.I can partially see the philosophy. He wanted Vea to be his Paul Soliai. You draft Vea to two-gap, eat blockers and space. To hold the line of scrimmage against the running game. Keep your speedy linebackers free and clean to make plays. That in theory allows more one-on-one matchups for your All-Pro 3-tech Gerald McCoy, and for Pro-Bowler Jason Pierre-Paul and QB-pressure machine Vinny Curry. That should lead to long third downs right?But despite making his NFL debut vs the Bears and playing 54 percent of the snaps, Vea has missed so much time, and his backup, Beau Allen, is also hurt. Vea looked like what he was coming out of Washington - a two-down nose tackle. And the Bucs have been decimated in the secondary with injuries as well. That might help explain Trubisky’s historic day. But it doesn’t explain being the worst defense in the league two years in a row.Smith has made the same mistakes in Tampa Bay that he did in Atlanta. Few teams run strictly two-gap schemes anymore. They are usually one-gap or hybrid gaps, which is what this Smith scheme is. That’s fine, in theory, as long as the goal is to get upfield to rush the passer. But the Bucs’ execution leaves much to be desired. The Bucs have Gerald McCoy, who is a fit for a one-gap scheme, along with linebackers Lavonte David and Kwon Alexander, and edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul. Then they have two-gappers, like Vita Vea and William Gholston and Vinny Curry. Edge rusher Noah Spence has regressed after trying to make him a 4-3 edge rusher, then having him add weight. Controlling the line of scrimmage isn’t enough. You have to be disruptive.Add to it small off-coverage cornerbacks like the soon-to-be-retired Brent Grimes, and trying to mold 2016’s first-round pick Vernon Hargreaves III into something similar. They’ve paired them with big lengthy cornerbacks who should be playing in press-man coverage like Carlton Davis and maybe even Ryan Smith, with smaller nickel cornerbacks like M.J. Stewart. The result is even when healthy this Bucs defense is a mixed-up mismatched hodge-podge of players.Smith, in the golden age of passing, believes that having a strong run-stopping interior backed by soft coverage to prevent big plays is the key to great defensive play. He believes players can play in zone with an eye on the quarterback and break on the ball. Except turnovers are largely based on luck. The result is the Bucs can’t stop anything, or at least nothing that matters. They can’t rush the passer. They aren’t in position to contest catches. And they can’t tackle to limit yards after the catch. They can’t even defend the edge in the run game.But the idea is to get teams to third-and-long. Keep everything in front of you and rally to the football.The Bears game on Sunday is a microcosm exposing the problem of his philosophy:The running game has become irrelevant as the NFL is quickly becoming a position-less league. Safety-linebacker hybrids like Derwin James, or safety-cornerback hybrids like Minkah Fitzpatrick are being drafted to combat wide receiver-tight end hybrids like O.J. Howard and Evan Engram. Or wide receiver-running back hybrids like 100-reception players Alvin Kamara and Christian McCaffrey, who are coincidentally on the Bucs’ schedule four times a year. When even running backs are just catching passes, how important is stopping the run? Enough to base your entire defense around it? What if I told you that philosophy as a base scheme has gone the way of the Tampa 2? What if your pass defense is so bad and predictable no one needs to run against you anyway?And so Mike Smith, enabled by Jason Licht but especially Dirk Koetter, has repeated his mistakes from Atlanta. A failed experiment twice-over.It is difficult to argue someone should lose their job. That they should have to uproot their family. But Mike Smith is untenable. He has created a situation that will take years to fix. And that’s if his replacement has a clear vision, the steadfast ability to execute that vision with the rest of the front office, and only if that vision is compatible with the evolution of the NFL. Mike Smith’s tenure in Tampa Bay has failed to do any of those things. Will Dirk Koetter’s mistake doom his own tenure in Tampa Bay? We may find out this season.
We are still a couple weeks away from Super Bowl 53 http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-jimmie-ward-jersey , but we already have initial odds available for Super Bowl 54. Plenty will change on this, but it offers a baseline for analyzing how 49ers assessments progress through the year.The 49ers are installed by the Westgate SuperBook at 40/1 to win Super Bowl 54 next season. A year ago this time, the Westgate installed the 49ers at 20/1 to win Super Bowl 53 this year. The Rams are the favorite at 6/1, followed by the Chiefs (7/1), Saints (8/1), and Patriots (10/1).Super Bowl odds are not exactly predictive, since there will be teams that come out of nowhere, and some expected quality teams that fall apart. However, it does give us a good idea of perceptions about next season. We’re back to take a look at the Super Bowl odds for all 13 of the 49ers opponents next season.Here are the Super Bowl odds for those teams, ordered by most to least favored.Rams: 6/1Saints: 8/1Steelers: 14/1Packers: 16/1Ravens: 20/1Seahawks: 30/1Falcons: 30/1Browns: 30/1Panthers: 40/1Buccaneers: 60/1Cardinals: 100/1Washington: 100/1Bengals: 100/1 At 40/1, the 49ers have better odds than four of those teams, which covers five total games (two matchups with the Cardinals). A year ago, the 49ers had better Super Bowl odds than nine of their opponents on the 2018 slate. The 49ers are expected to bounce back with Jimmy Garoppolo, but how much is not entirely clear.As the offseason progresses, we’ll see more about the strength of schedule for each team. The problem is that it’s usually based the previous season’s record for each team. There is something to take from that about how the team performed in 2018, but using it to predict what will happen in 2019 is not all that useful. Using Super Bowl futures, and then win totals in April and May gives us at least a little more of a thought as to a baseline for analyzing what the schedule looks like.By comparison, here is what the 49ers 2018 opponents looked like on the Super Bowl odds list, followed by their eventual record. Some teams were getting the right kind of odds, but plenty ended up over- or under-performing their odds by a long shot.Vikings: 10/1 — 8-7-1Packers: 10/1 — 6-9-1Rams: 18/1 — 13-3Seahawks 18/1 — 10-6Chargers: 30/1 — 12-4Chiefs: 30/1 — 12-4Raiders: 30/1 — 4-12Broncos: 40/1 — 6-10Cardinals: 40/1 — 3-13Lions: 40/1 — 6-10Buccaneers: 40/1 — 5-11Giants: 60/1 — 5-11Bears: 100/1 — 12-4 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have little time to dwell on a heartbreaking loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.The Niners have to immediately shift their focus to another tough test with the undefeated Los Angeles Rams coming to town on Sunday.Coach Kyle Shanahan spent Tuesday morning going over the details of the previous night’s 33-30 loss to the Packers that featured Rodgers throwing the game-tying touchdown pass with 1:55 to play and then leading the game-winning field goal drive after an interception by C.J. Beathard.Then it was quickly on to the Rams (6-0), the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team, who will take on the 49ers (1-5) in just five days.“Short weeks are always tough Womens Brock Coyle Jersey , but sometimes it can be a good thing,” Shanahan said. “Last night was a heartbreaking loss. Our guys came out and I thought played extremely aggressive, very confident and gave it their all. Whenever you do that, it gave us a chance to win that game and we came up short. That’s tough. The guys put a lot into it and that’s hard. You get back here and it hurts a little bit today, but the good thing is, you’ve got to move on faster. There’s no time to sit here and sulk.”The Niners had their chances to earn their first win in three games since losing starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 23.Beathard threw two TD passes in the first half in his best performance of the season to help the Niners build a 24-20 lead. Raheem Mostert provided a boost to a running game that gained 174 yards. The defense limited Rodgers to two field goals during a seven-drive stretch starting in the second quarter.But it wasn’t enough. Rodgers picked on backup cornerback Greg Mabin to lead the tying TD drive capped by a 16-yard pass to Davante Adams.The 49ers then took over at their 47 with 1:49 to go after a personal foul on the kickoff return. Needing just 20 yards to get into field-goal range, Beathard completed a 7-yard pass to George Kittle on first down, had a pass batted down at the line on second down and then took a deep shot against the blitz on third down that turned into the interception by Kevin King.By not running the ball on second or third down, the Niners gave Rodgers 1:07 to drive for the winning field goal and he delivered.“If I were to have it back, yeah, I’d love to call something that worked,” Shanahan said. “But, then when you get into third-and-3 versus an all-out blitz, there’s not many runs for that. That was the play that we didn’t make right there and that’s what happened. But, you’re always concerned about giving it back to Aaron. I thought we had a chance to win the game right there. I know our defense struggled in the first half definitely. I was happy with how they rebounded in the second half and they gave us a chance on offense to put them away. I thought that was our biggest opportunity right there and we came up short.”The 49ers made a roster move Tuesday, signing Tom Savage to a one-year deal to be the team’s No. 3 quarterback.San Francisco has been looking for help at quarterback ever since Garoppolo went down with his injury last month. Beathard was promoted to starter and Nick Mullens was elevated from the practice squad to be the backup.Savage was originally drafted by Houston in the fourth round in 2014. Savage played 13 games with nine starts in four seasons with the Texans. He completed 181 of 315 attempts for 2,000 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. He spent training camp with New Orleans before being cut Sept. 1.“There’s one thing I always liked about Savage, from coming out of college. He’s got a strong arm. He’s a very tough player. He hangs in that pocket and plays the position well,” Shanahan said. “I was a fan of his coming out of college. He’s gotten to play in a number of NFL games so he’s been battle-tested. He was in a tough situation in Houston that didn’t work out for him, but I got to study him this preseason when he was in New Orleans and they have some similarities in their offense as ours.”NOTES: CB K’Waun Williams (shoulder), CB Ahkello Witherspoon (concussion) and CB Jimmie Ward (hamstring) are all day to day. … The 49ers waived TE Cole Wick to make room on the 53-man roster for Savage. … OL Zack Golditch was released from the practice squad.
Friday I went over the most fundamental concepts of the Air Coryell system of offense the Seattle Seahawks are using this season under offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The much anticipated Part 2 is on the way http://www.seahawkslockerroom.com/authentic-shaquem-griffin-jersey , however, to lay the foundation for the second installment, one of the things that is necessary is to see the way the Hawks offense is attacking defenses so far this season. Thus, here is a still shot from each of the 16 touchdown passes that Russell Wilson has thrown so far this season with a notation of the coverage the defense secondary is playing. Touchdown 1: Week 1 against the Denver Broncos to Will Dissly - defensive coverage involves a single high safety. Touchdown 2: Week 1 against the Denver Broncos to Brandon Marshall - defensive coverage involves a single high safety. Touchdown 3: Week 1 against the Denver Broncos to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage involves a single high safety. Touchdown 4: Week 2 against the Chicago Bears to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage involves a no safety over the top. Touchdown 5: Week 2 against the Chicago Bears to Will Dissly - defensive coverage involves a two high safeties.One thing to note on this play is that the defense is playing cover-2, and this is a perfect example of the five receiver route combinations the Air Coryell offense focuses. Brandon Marshall at far left of the screen is holding one of the safeties. Meanwhile the two receivers on the right side of the screen, Tyler Lockett and Doug Baldwin, are running routes that should be successful against man coverage. Lockett runs a curl just past the end zone line and Baldwin runs a route that goes deep into the end zone, and likely would have come across the back of the end zone if Wilson hadn’t delivered the ball quickly. There are two linebackers in the middle of the field playing zone coverage right at the goal line. The linebacker on the offensive right side initially takes Dissly as he runs a shallow crossing route across the front of the end zone, and as far linebacker passes Dissly to the near side linebacker as Dissly crosses, which frees the far side backer up to slide towards Lockett in case Lockett is running a crossing route. This should leave Dissly covered one on one by the near side linebacker, however, the nearside linebacker has noticed Rashaad Penny sliding out of the backfield and into the pattern and has stepped up to cover Penny. This is the exact type of matchup the Air Coryell system is designed to create against zone coverage - the linebacker has to choose very early in the play whether to cover Dissly coming across the end zone or to pick up Penny. If he takes Dissly, the pass should go to Penny who will need to only break a single tackle to score. If the linebacker takes Penny, as he did on this play, it leaves Dissly completely uncovered. In any case Russell Wilson Jersey , this play is a fantastic example of the Air Coryell fundamentals deployed on the field. Touchdown 6: Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys to Jaron Brown - defensive coverage is cover-3. Touchdown 7: Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage is cover-3. Touchdown 8: Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage has no high safety. Touchdown 9: Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams to David Moore - defensive coverage has no high safety. Touchdown 10: Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams to David Moore - defensive coverage has two safeties stacked on top of each other. Touchdown 11: Week 6 against the Oakland Raiders to Jaron Brown - defensive coverage has one high safety. Touchdown 12: Week 6 against the Oakland Raiders to David Moore - defensive coverage has one high safety. Touchdown 13: Week 6 against the Oakland Raiders to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage has two high safeties. Touchdown 14: Week 8 against the Detroit Lions to Tyler Lockett - defensive coverage has one high safety. Touchdown 15: Week 8 against the Detroit Lions to David Moore - defensive coverage has one high safety. Touchdown 16: Week 8 against the Detroit Lions to Ed Dickson - defensive coverage has one high safety.And that’s all 16 touchdowns that Wilson has throw so far in 2018, and there was no safety or a single safety deep on 14 of the 16 touchdowns. Over the past two seasons, the Seattle Seahawks found themselves on the road in Week 1 and proceeded to lose. They have been one of the worst September road teams in the NFL for more than a decade...."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections VideosCoffee and CigarettesGame AnalysisThe Numbers GameCigar Thoughts2019 Seahawks Schedule: Seattle has been almost unbeatable at CenturyLink Field in SeptemberNew,3commentsPDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Seahawks Schedule: Seattle has been almost unbeatable at CenturyLink Field in SeptemberJames Snook-USA TODAY SportsOver the past two seasons, the Seattle Seahawks found themselves on the road in Week 1 and proceeded to lose. They have been one of the worst September road teams in the NFL for more than a decade.But at home, more specifically the fortress we now know as CenturyLink Field? It’s been as dominant as you might expect.Dating back to 2002, when “Seahawks Stadium” first opened for business, Seattle is a staggering 26-3 in the opening month of the regular season. That’s the second-most wins in the league during that span, and the .897 win percentage edges out the Denver Broncos (who are 29-4). Those three losses came against the Arizona Cardinals in 2002 (in the team’s first home game at CLink), the San Francisco 49ers in 2008 (which doubles as Seattle’s last defeat in a home opener), and the Chicago Bears in the ill-fated green jersey game in 2009. The common theme is that the 2002, 2008, and 2009 teams all didn’t come remotely close to making the playoffs. Of their 29 wins, 17 were by double-digits and three of them were shutouts. In the Pete Carroll era, they are perfect in September home games Doug Baldwin Jersey , even with close calls against the San Diego Chargers (2010), Arizona Cardinals (2011), Green Bay Packers (2012), Denver Broncos (2014), Miami Dolphins (2016), San Francisco 49ers (2017).This year, the Seahawks open the 2019 regular season against the Cincinnati Bengals, whose last CenturyLink Field appearance was a 34-12 victory in 2011. One of those September home wins did come vs. Cincy, when Seattle rallied to beat the Bengals 24-21 in the 2007 season on a Matt Hasselbeck strike to Nate Burleson. The other September game is vs. Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, who’ve not been to Seattle since the 2013-14 NFC Divisional Round, which Seattle won 23-15. We all remember the 34-7 Monday Night Football beatdown, one of the finest regular season wins in franchise history.Based on the historical form guide that has held true from bad Seahawks teams to great ones, we should expect Seattle to be at least 2-2 at the end of this September. (Stats via Pro Football Reference)
Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves was feeling good on a couple of fronts as the team got its offseason workouts underway on Monday.Hargreaves tore the labrum in his shoulder in the first game of the 2018 season and spent the rest of the year on injured reserve after having surgery to repair the damage. He said on Monday that he’s back to 100 percent and looking forward to his role in the scheme defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is putting together.Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said that the plan is to play Hargreaves as an outside cornerback after he spent the 2017 and brief 2018 campaigns playing out of the slot. Hargreaves said that’s where he wants to play and that he is inspired by the confidence that Arians shows in his ability.“I want to play for him now Noah Spence Jersey , this is where I want to be,” Hargreaves said, via PewterReport.com. “This is always where I wanted to be, but when the head guy puts himself on the line for you, it kind of does something for you. I don’t really know how to explain it but it gives you a good feeling on the inside. It makes you want to play.”Hargreaves started every game as a rookie, but injuries have kept him out of 22 games over the last two seasons. Showing that he’s capable of staying healthy and handling the outside cornerback responsibilities would put him on track for a successful 2019 season. BALTIMORE (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers knew what was coming. They were fully prepared for Baltimore rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson’s slippery running style and the Ravens‘ refurbished rushing attack.Jackson dared the Bucs (5-9) to catch him if they could. They couldn’t.Jackson ran for 95 of Baltimore’s 242 yards on the ground, and the Ravens formally eliminated the Bucs from playoff contention with a 20-12 victory Sunday.Named the start earlier in the week over a healthy Joe Flacco, Jackson repeatedly slithered and juked through the Tampa Bay defense. He averaged 5.3 yards per carry and kept the Bucs guessing by throwing 23 times for 131 yards.“He’s very elusive Deone Bucannon Jersey White ,” Tampa Bay defensive end Carl Nassib said. “I did have my hands on him. I had plays to make and I didn’t make them. I’ve got to make them in the future.”Jackson would have surpassed 100 yards rushing if not for losing nine yards on his final four carries, including three kneel-downs in victory formation.“He’s the reincarnation of Michael Vick,” Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said. “He’s a lot faster than you think on the field. When you see him in person, he can really run. He controls the defense well. They put him in great positions; he’s going to be good for a long time.”Tampa Bay is merely one in a series of teams to be run over by Jackson, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner and the 32nd overall pick in the NFL draft.The Ravens are 4-1 since Jackson took over for Flacco, who was sidelined with a sore right hip. Flacco is healthy now, but coach John Harbaugh didn’t want to mess with a good thing.So, having retained the starting job Womens O. J. Howard Jersey , Jackson ran all over the defenseless Bucs.“He adds an element to their run game,” linebacker Lavonte David said. “He’s fast, and they use him really well. They put him in situations where he can tuck and run it or make adjustments and execute.”As new defensive coordinator Mark Duffner’s scheme continues to evolve, Sunday’s performance was proof that there’s still substantial work to be done. That was especially evident as Jackson and Gus Edwards (19 carries, 104 yards) darted through holes big enough to elongate drives.“You’ve got to be disciplined in every game that you play and at times we weren’t disciplined,” Nassib lamented.The defense wasn’t Tampa Bay’s only shortcoming. The Bucs could muster only 241 yards in offense, with Jameis Winston going 13 for 25 for 157 yards (64 on one pass to Mike Evans) and an interception.“They have a good defense, so kudos to them Chandler Catanzaro Jersey ,” Winston said. “The rain made it very hard at times. Considering the conditions, I thought we did pretty well. But we needed to execute better, especially on third down.”Tampa Bay was 3 for 10 on third down and failed to convert its only attempt on fourth down.The Bucs are essentially done this year, but it’s not too soon for Winston to start stating his case to start for Tampa Bay next season.“My future is in God’s hands,” he said. “Of course losing bothers me, but I feel blessed to be playing in the NFL.”
Ravens are eight-point favorites vs. Buccaneers in Week 15 home matchupThe Ravens are eight-point favorites over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of their pivotal Week 15 matchup Bryan Anger Jersey White , according to most Las Vegas betting lines.Bucs’ DeSean Jackson: Thumb injury from opener to blame for recent layoffThe receiver has missed two straight games with a sprained left thumb that he says is improving, but it’s still too painful to catch passes.Bucs putting Kevin Minter on IRThe Buccaneers are now putting the injury replacements on injured reserve.Saints film room: How New Orleans secondary confused, dominated BuccaneersAdam Humphries had a hard time figuring out what the New Orleans Saints were doing Sunday afternoon.Lack of balance has hamstrung Buccaneers offenseThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have put up extraordinary passing numbers this season, but being one-dimensional is a recipe for disaster Kendell Beckwith Jersey White , no matter how strong that one dimension is.“I Never Had That Before”A truth comes out — and Dirk Koetter and Mike Smith should be ashamed.Cover 3: Winning From Within, A Mentality The Bucs Don’t HaveAt the end of the first half, the Buccaneers had a 14-3 lead and the New Orleans Saints right where they wanted them. The Buccaneers signed kicker Chandler Catanzaro to a three-year contract this offseason, but he reportedly won’t make it through the first year of the pact.Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports that the Bucs have released Catanzaro.The move comes a day after Catanzaro missed a pair of field goals in Tampa’s 16-3 loss to Washington. The Buccaneers piled up 501 yards over the course of the afternoon and the missed kicks joined four turnovers as the primary reasons why they didn’t put up more points.Catanzaro had a rough start to his first preseason with the Bucs this summer and was 11-of-15 on field goals and 23-of-27 on extra points overall this season. Those are lowest percentages of successful kicks in his five-year NFL career.Signing Catanzaro was supposed to put an end to the Buccaneers’ annual kicking woes Brent Grimes Jersey White , but they’ll need to find someone else to put them to rest.
of the season have been a mixed bag Womens Jimmie Ward Jersey , with his shining moments counterbalanced by mistakes.A stern challenge awaits San Francisco’s young quarterback Sunday when the 49ers travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs.“We know it’s going to be loud,” Garoppolo said before Wednesday’s practice. “I played there my rookie year (with New England) and it was rocking. So we know what we’re in for.”Sunday’s game features an intriguing matchup of two young quarterbacks who benefited from the expert tutelage of the veterans they once played behind.After serving as a backup to Tom Brady for three seasons, Garoppolo was traded from New England to San Francisco and looked sensational in five games to close out the 2017 season, which led to a five-year, $137.5 million contract for the 26-year-old.Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes soaked in all he could from Alex Smith as a rookie in 2017. Smith was traded to Washington in the offseason, and Mahomes has responded with an NFL-best 10 touchdowns so far, the most by a quarterback in NFL history over the first two games. He has yet to be picked off.While the 49ers’ defense has a challenge in slowing down the Chiefs’ high-powered attack, Garoppolo and the offense simply want to avoid the potentially game-changing mishaps that they’ve been susceptible to over the first two weeks.Garoppolo had an interception returned for a touchdown in the opener at Minnesota, a play on which receiver Kendrick Bourne ran the wrong route. Garoppolo threw three picks total in that loss and Alfred Morris lost a fumble inside the Vikings 5-yard line.Then in Sunday’s 30-27 victory over Detroit http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-mike-mcglinchey-jersey , Garoppolo threw a fourth-quarter interception that would have been a game-changer were it not nullified by a Lions holding penalty.It came out later that rookie receiver Dante Pettis ran the wrong route on that play, but it was still an ill-advised throw by Garoppolo.Being on the same page in the passing game is a key to avoiding those kinds of mistakes. And good communication can be a challenge when dealing with the crowd noise at Arrowhead.“I think it starts with the week of practice,” Garoppolo said. “We want to go out there and be perfect on every play call 鈥?how we hear it, how we communicate with each other between series, all that stuff. It’s a lot of little things coming together.”The 49ers hope for the healthy return of veteran receiver Marquise Goodwin, who missed Sunday’s game because of a bruised thigh. Goodwin practiced Wednesday for the first time since that injury, but he looked to be holding back a bit while running routes during the portion of practice open to reporters. Goodwin declined to speculate on whether he would play against Kansas City.NOTES: Linebacker Reuben Foster was added to the 49ers active roster after serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policies of conduct and substances of abuse. Foster is expected to start at inside linebacker against the Chiefs, but coach Kyle Shanahan was non-committal about whether rookie Fred Warner, who has been a bright spot through two games Tevin Coleman Jersey , would remain in the lineup if Foster starts. Offensive lineman Matt Tobin was released to clear a roster spot for Foster. … Strong safety Jaquiski Tartt (shoulder) and guard Joshua Garnett (toe) did not practice. Goodwin was limited as was cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon (ankle) and guard Mike Person (foot).___ Verrett is ridiculously talented, yet often injured"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsNFL Free AgencyNFL Free Agency49ers free agency 201949ers are hosting former Chargers CB Jason Verrett on a visit that will include a physicalNew,246commentsVerrett is ridiculously talented, yet often injuredPDTShareTweetShareShare49ers are hosting former Chargers CB Jason Verrett on a visit that will include a physicalKirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsThe 49ers certainly love to make things interesting. According to Ian Rapoport, The team are hosting former Chargers first-round CB Jason Verrett on a visit that will include a physical, source said. He’s played 5 games in the past 3 season, but the talent is there and there is significant interest in him. The physical is critical, obviously. His talent is nothing short of stellar. Verrett was one of the best corners the minute he stepped on the field in the NFL. He hasn’t gotten significant action since 2016. That isn’t exactly yesterday. That’s also a couple knee injuries ago. This shouldn’t handcuff the team financially, as Verrett will likely be on a prove-it Arik Armstead Jersey , heavy incentivized deal. Scheme wise, you won’t find a better fit.It always comes back to injuries, though, doesn’t it? The team clearly wants to bring in competition opposite Richard Sherman, but in the slot as well. We might be looking at some day three picks, as well as undrafted free agents. We’ll keep an eye out to see if the 49ers end up signing Verrett.
Seahawks Draft BlogExamining the Seahawks 2019 Restricted Free Agents.Seahawks should take one of these defensive ends to pair with Frank ClarkThe first thing the Seahawks need to do is re-sign their excellent defensive end Frank Clark. The next thing? Give him a playmate at the other end.5 Defensive Ends Seahawks Could Pursue in Free Agency - SeahawkMaven.ioSeattle should be able to retain Frank Clark Womens David Moore Jersey , but the team desperately needs to find him a wing man.Seahawks offensive line improved as a pass blocking unit in 2018The Seattle Seahawks finished with an 84.4 grade in pass protection from Pro Football Focus, ranking 19th in the NFL.Russell Wilson and James Corden take food fight to a new levelSeahawks quarterback Russell Wilson found an entertaining – and messy – way to give back to the community during The Late Late Show with James Corden.Seahawks rookie Tre Flowers gets an amazing grade for 2018Seahawks rookie Tre Flowers gets an amazing grade for 2018. How good was Seattle's right corner? Better than expected as it turns out.NFL announces 5 international games in 2019The Seattle Seahawks will not be among the ten NFL teams playing in an international game in 2019.Important NFL dates remaining in JanuaryFollowing the AFC and NFC championship games on Sunday, numerous important dates remain on the NFL calendar for the month of January.Alex Smith spotted publicly for first time since injury - NFL.comAlex Smith's injury and recovery have been kept under wraps, literally, since he departed the hospital in mid-December following surgery on his compound fracture. That is until Monday.Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson added to Pro Bowl - NFL.comSecond-year quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky of the Bears and Deshaun Watson of the Texans were added to the Pro Bowl. Here is a list of other Pro Bowl replacements announced Monday.Saints owner Benson calls for 'changes in NFL policies' - NFL.comAnger over the non-call that impeded the Saints' path to the Super Bowl on Sunday has been felt and exhibited by Saints fans and players alike. Now the owner is joining the city-wide chorus of boos and calls for change.Chiefs considering making defensive staff changes - NFL.comKansas City's inability to get an overtime stop has prompted Andy Reid to consider tinkering. NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported the Chiefs are mulling changes to the defensive staff.Saints OT: 'Too late' to admit referee erred on no-call - NFL.comTwenty-four hours after their loss in the NFC Championship Game, the New Orleans Saints are still upset over the no-call they felt cost them a trip to the Super BowlTitans promote Arthur Smith to offensive coordinator - NFL.comMatt LaFleur's sharp rise has opened the door for the ascension of another assistant. The Tennessee Titans found their replacement for LaFleur, promoting Arthur Smith to offensive coordinator.Multiple Eagles defend Carson Wentz Shaquill Griffin Jersey Green , slam report - NFL.comThe convoluted future of the quarterback position in Philadelphia has spawned an incendiary story published Monday. Eagles players have been quick to refute its negative details about Carson Wentz.Report: Darren Rizzi won’t be on Packers staff – ProFootballTalkThe Packers have reportedly reached deals with a couple more assistant coaches, but an announcement that Darren Rizzi will be their special teams coordinator is not forthcoming.Tony Romo has had offers to come back – ProFootballTalkThis is what happens, apparently, when Matt Hasselbeck says no. CBS broadcaster/seer of the future Tony Romo clearly still has the ability to diagnose plays at the line of scrimmage, and somebody apparently wanted him to get back to doing it with a helmet on.Torrian Gray leaves Washington staff to return to college ranks – ProFootballTalkEarlier this month, there was a report that Washington would move on without defensive backs coach Torrian Gray for the 2019 season. That became official on Monday. University of Florida head coach Dan Mullen announced that Gray will be the school's new cornerbacks coach. Read!"Sign up for the Seaside Joe newsletter!In addition to the great content you'll see on Field Gulls every day, sign up for a daily newsletter to come to your email every morning that will be a short and sweet post, thought Womens J.R. Sweezy Jersey , stat, quote, musing by Kenneth or one of his guests that requires little thought or commitment. Just a good way to bring a Seahawks companion to your morning of sippin' joe by the seaside.Russell Wilson gives Seahawks lineman Amazon stock after new contract | SI.comWilson agreed to a four-year, $140 million extension with the Seahawks on April 16.Russell Wilson buys Seahawks linemen $156k of Amazon stockAfter signing one of the richest contracts in NFL history, Russell Wilson thanked his Seattle Seahawks linemen with a unique gift: shares of Amazon stock.Podcast Player - Seahawks coach Pete Carroll looks ahead at the NFL DraftMonday Round-Up: Seahawks Award Grants To Youth And High School Football OrganizationsThe Seattle Seahawks gave out grants to support four youth football organizations and five high schools in Washington.2019 NFL Draft Preview: Will The Seahawks Try To Find A Backup QB Late In The Draft?Taking a look at where the Seahawks stand at quarterback heading into the 2019 draft, and at who the top prospects are in this year’s class.Seven Things We Learned From John Schneider & Pete Carroll’s Pre-NFL Draft Press ConferenceKey takeaways from general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll’s press conference ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft.Kansas City Chiefs to trade for Frank Clark? « Seahawks Draft BlogSeahawks drawing trade interest for DE Frank Clark - NFL.comColts, Jets, Chiefs among teams potentially interested in trading for Seattle's franchise-tagged defensive end Frank Clark Womens Nick Vannett Jersey , NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.GM John Schneider’s latest on Seahawks fielding trade offers for Frank Clark | Bellingham HeraldGeneral manager John Schneider’s latest on Seahawks fielding trade offers for top pass rusher Frank Clark on the eve of the NFL draft.Seahawks draft profile: Michigan defensive end Rashan GaryThe Seattle Seahawks would field a better defensive line with Michigan's Rashan Gary should they select the pass rusher in the NFL draft.Falcons DT Grady Jarrett signs $15.2M franchise tag - NFL.comThe Falcons announced Monday that DT Grady Jarrett has signed the franchise tag. He will play the 2019 season on a one-year deal for $15.2 million if the two sides don't agree to a long-term deal by July 15.ATN Podcast: Draft Room Traps - NFL.comHeroes Dan Hanzus, Chris Wesseling, Gregg Rosenthal and Marc Sessler return in one piece from the ATN bachelor party and discuss the Raiders sending scouts home before the draft and the Cardinals' "feeler calls."Falcons agree with J.J. Wilcox on one-year contract - NFL.comThe Falcon announced Monday that the team has agreed to terms with veteran safety J.J. Wilcox on a one-year deal. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.Dwayne Haskins: 'Something there' with Redskins - NFL.comAfter memorable visits with the Broncos and Giants, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins said "there's definitely something there" with Washington Redskins.2019 NFL Draft Buzz: Raiders planning surprise pick? - NFL.comThe Raiders are trying to prevent any leaks before the draft. Could that be because they have a surprise pick planned at No. 4? Ian Rapoport reports that may be the case. Here's what other buzz we're hearing.Jerry Tillery (shoulder) should be full-go in early July - NFL.comNotre Dame DL prospect Jerry Tillery got good news just days ahead of the draft, as NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports he's ahead of schedule in his return following shoulder surgery.Tarik Cohen: Jordan Howard trade hurt me a little bit – ProFootballTalkThe Bears made a change to their backfield this offseason when they dealt running back Jordan Howard to the Eagles in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round pick.Ravens pick up Ronnie Stanley’s 2020 option – ProFootballTalkThe Ravens won't let left tackle Ronnie Stanley get away any time soon. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Ravens have officially exercised Stanley's fifth-year option. He's now under contract through 2020.Bears know they’re among “the hunted” now – ProFootballTalkAfter last year's surprising success, the Bears are one of the teams people want to see in 2019, among the teams with five prime-time games. They also know there's a target on them now that wasn't there a year ago.Chris Ballard on draft success: Last year was last year – ProFootballTalkThe Colts returned to the playoffs last season and the return of quarterback Andrew Luck from a year lost to a shoulder injury was a significant reason for their success. So was the job that General Manager Chris Ballard did in the draft.
ANAHEIM Tampa Bay Lightning Hats Authentic , Calif. (AP) — Lightning are taking their incredible roll right into the new year.The Lightning won their sixth straight game and finished December unbeaten in regulation after a 2-1 overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. They went 12-0-1 in December and are the eighth NHL team in the last 10 years to finish a calendar month without a regulation loss after playing a minimum of eight games.Tampa Bay heads into 2019 on a 14-0-1 run and with a league-high 64 points. The Lightning are 17-1-1 over their last 19 games.“When you’re hot, you’re hot and it seems like everyone is getting hot at the same time,” coach Jon Cooper said. “You have to take advantage when times like this happen.”Kucherov had a goal and an assist for his ninth multipoint game in December. Kucherov and Steven Stamkos are the first set of teammates to combine for 50 or more points in a calendar month since March 2001 when four pairs — three of which were combinations from Pittsburgh — accomplished the feat. Kucherov and Stamkos combined for 23 goals and 28 assists in December.“To think, especially in this era where there is a lot of tight checking and low-scoring games, to accumulate those types of points, it’s what those guys do Custom Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys ,” Cooper said.Brayden Point scored 35 seconds into overtime when he took a pass from Kucherov near the blue line. Point skated into the zone, chipped the puck over the stick of Anaheim’s Brandon Montour and cut to the net, where he beat goalie John Gibson with a backhand.Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots for his 100th NHL victory.Nick Ritchie scored Anaheim’s lone goal and Gibson made 33 saves.The Ducks have earned one point in each of their last two games but are winless in their past six. They go into January as the first wild card in the Western Conference but are just one point ahead of Dallas and three in front of Vancouver.“We’re in a bit of a skid at the moment,” captain Ryan Getzlaf said. “We know what kind of group we have here. We need to get ready and get one again in January.”Kucherov, who has a goal in four straight games, opened the scoring at 6:06 of the first when he finished off a tic-tac-toe passing setup from Erik Cernak and Point with a shot that beat Gibson on his glove side. It was his ninth goal in December.Ritchie evened it with 2:52 remaining in the period when he got a pass from Ondrej Kase and beat Vasilevskiy from point-blank range. Ritchie www.officialmapleleafsproshop.com , who had a career-best three assists in Saturday’s loss to Arizona, has a point in three straight games.“With the long travel day and early start it looked like we were in quicksand a little bit. Anaheim was on us. We managed the puck and the game well from the second period on,” Cooper said.NOTES: Pittsburgh’s Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux hold the record for most points in a month by a pair of teammates with 59 (27 goals, 32 assists). The others to reach 50 were two other pairs of Penguins — Martin Straka and Jagr (55 points) plus Straka and Lemieux (52) — along with New Jersey’s Petr Sykora and Patrik Elias (50). … Tampa Bay has picked up points in nine straight road games. … Kase has seven goals and four assists in his last 10 games. … The Lightning are 9-2-2 against the Ducks since the start of the 2011-12 season.UP NEXTLightning: At the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.Ducks: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers didn’t lose their composure after giving up the lead late in the game.Mike Matheson scored 4:14 into overtime to lift the Panthers over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Thursday night.Matheson tipped in a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau from the slot, saving Florida after the Panthers let in the tying goal midway through the third period. That came two nights after allowing three third-period goals in a 3-2 loss to the Blues.“That’s the biggest difference between this game and last game Toronto Maple Leafs T-Shirts Authentic , compete and composure, both those things were missing against St. Louis,” coach Bob Boughner said. “Even when they got that last goal, we turned it up and played in their end and didn’t get rattled.”Evgenii Dadonov had his first goal in nine games and Colton Sceviour also scored for the Panthers, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help Florida win for the seventh time in nine games.Marcus Pettersson and Jared McCann scored for the Penguins, and Casey DeSmith stopped 39 shots. Kris Letang had two assists.Pittsburgh lost its fifth in seven games.“We didn’t execute tonight Toronto Maple Leafs Hoodies Authentic ,” Sidney Crosby said. “We want to make sure we’re playing the same way every night.”The Penguins tied it at 2 when Pettersson’s shot from the blue line got through traffic at 8:17 of the third. The goal was Pettersson’s first of the season and second in his career.“We’ve done that in past games this year,” Matheson said. “We’ve given up a goal and sat back and kind of been scared to not lose.”This time, the Panthers got the extra point.“It’s a big point,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “We’re disappointed we didn’t earn the extra one in the overtime because we’re capable in that situation.”Sceviour made it 2-1 when he took a drop pass from Barkov and poked in the puck from the slot with 2:28 left in the second. Barkov’s assist was his 300th NHL point.Dadonov’s power-play goal gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Dadonov grabbed a rebound off the end boards and backhanded the puck between DeSmith’s pads at 5:22 of the first.McCann tied the game at 1 with a short-handed goal against his former team. McCann’s shot from the right circle beat Luongo on the stick side with 6:09 left in the second period. The Panther have given up 10 short-handed goals this season.The Panthers killed off a 58-second 5-on-3 in the second.Notes: Penguins C Sidney Crosby tied Mario Lemieux’s team record of 915 games played. … G Matt Murray missed the game with an upper-body injury. … Fs McCann and Nick Bjugstad faced their former team for the first time since being traded for Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan on Feb. 1. The Panthers offered a video tribute to both players on the scoreboard. … Luongo played his 1,028th game and move one behind Patrick Roy for second place on the career list for goalies. Martin Brodeur is first with 1,266.UP NEXTPenguins: Visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.Panthers: Visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
had quite a debut with the New York Islanders in his first regular-season game in more than six months.Lehner stopped 35 shots for his ninth career shutout Youth Evgeni Malkin Jersey , leading the Islanders to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday.“It was a really good game, a fun game to play,” he said. “I was a little bit nervous at the beginning, to be honest. Then we got a couple of easy ones right from the start to kind of get us settled down a little bit.”Lehner, who signed with the Islanders in July, played for the first time since last March 29 for Buffalo. He left that game against Detroit because of a panic attack and was subsequently treated for alcohol and drug addiction and also diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADHD and PTSD.“I try to just move forward here, but obviously a little bit special,” said Lehner, who was 14-26-9 with three shutouts and a 3.01 goals-against average for the Sabres last season. “I felt real good back in the game again, doing what I love, perfectly healthy. Feel better to have it done, and just start a new chapter with a new team in a new city.”Anders Lee, Scott Mayfield, Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas scored to help New York get new coach Barry Trotz his first win at home. The Islanders Jake Guentzel Jersey Kids , who opened the season with an overtime win at Carolina last Thursday, then lost their home opener to Nashville two nights later.With New York leading 3-0, Lehner denied Tomas Hertl on the doorstep with 1:40 left to preserve the shutout and get his first win against the Sharks after coming in 0-4 with a 3.33 GAA in four games against them.“I thought he was solid,” Trotz said of Lehner. “I thought our team was solid. Talk about a team win, you had everybody in the right place. You had skill guys score on the power play, You had your penalty-killers and your guys defending with commitment at the end and then you had Robn making good saves.Cizikas added a short-handed empty-netter with 56 seconds left to cap the scoring.Martin Jones finished with 26 saves for San Jose, which has lost two of its first three games.“They played a desperate game,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “They blocked shots. They were heavy. … And you have to give their goalie credit. He made big saves at the right time.”The Islanders got on the scoreboard late in a second period in which they outshot the Sharks 12-8. San Jose came up empty on two power plays before New York broke through on its man advantage as Lee knocked in the rebound of Josh Bailey’s shot from the right circle for his second at 14:34. It gave Lee a power-play goal for the second straight game, and New York its third in three.San Jose went 0 for 4 on the power play to fall to 0 for 10 on the season. New York has not allowed a power-play goal on its opponents’ eight chances this season.“Our PK, I think we were in trouble quite a bit with too many penalties,” Lee said, “but all the boys sacrificed themselves, made some great plays and credit really is to Robin. He played outstanding.”Mayfield, making his season debut after being a healthy scratch the first two games, made it 2-0 at 5:16 of the third as he deflected a wrist shot by Cizikas.Martin http://www.officialpenguinsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-justin-schultz-jersey , back in New York this season after spending two years in Toronto, got his first goal since last December with just under seven minutes left.“All four lines playing smart, playing hard and having a little bite to our game,” he said. “Everybody pulled the rope forward tonight and it was a big win for our club.”Lehner had two nice stops on San Jose’s power play in the first period, denying Joe Pavelski’s tip try and making a glove save on Logan Couture.NOTES: DeBoer said the swelling in C Joe Thornton’s right knee is due to an infection. Thornton, who had surgery on the knee, was placed on injured reserve during the weekend and did not accompany the team on its four-game swing to the East. There is no timetable for his return. … San Jose RW Timo Meier celebrated his 22nd birthday. … The teams conclude their two-game season series Oct. 20 at San Jose. … Lee got his eighth goal and 10th point in nine games against the Sharks. … Martin got his first goal and point in his 13th game against San Jose.UP NEXTSharks: At Philadelphia on Tuesday night in middle game of five-game trip.Islanders: At Nashville on Saturday night in opener of a four-game trip. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Matt Duchene’s first game as a father couldn’t have gone much better.He even got to celebrate among old friends.Duchene had two goals and an assist against his former club, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night.Duchene had missed the previous three games as his wife Ashley gave birth to the couple’s first son, Beau. It was also his fourth game against the Avalanche since being traded to Ottawa in November 2017. He also scored twice in Denver on Oct. 26.“It’s a very special feeling,” Duchene said. “My main focus coming in today was to just try and meld back into the lineup the best I could and fit in with what the guys had been doing on the road. They had been playing so well.”Brady Tkachuk, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel also scored for the Senators, and Anders Nilsson made 30 saves. It was Ottawa’s first win at home since Dec. 17.Nikita Zadorov and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, who wrapped up a five-game trip. Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots.It was a difficult trip for the Avalanche, as they finished with a 1-4-0 record.“It’s a disappointing road trip because I thought we started it playing some good hockey and didn’t get rewarded Kris Letang Jersey ,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “I didn’t like our game in Montreal, really liked it in Toronto and not ready to play (Wednesday).”Duchene put the Senators ahead 4-1 with his 19th goal of the season midway through the third period. Zack Smith had fired a puck that went wide of the net off the back boards, and Duchene picked it up and scored short side.The Avalanche appeared to cut the lead in half minutes later, but it was waived off upon review because the left post was off the mooring.MacKinnon had a power-play goal with four minutes remaining and Varlamov on the bench for the two-man advantage. The Avalanche had another opportunity after Christian Jaros sent the puck over the glass, but Colorado couldn’t capitalize. Duchene scored into an empty net with 1:02 left.Ottawa has won three of its past four games, and now it has Duchene and Thomas Chabot back in the lineup. Chabot returned after missing the last eight games with an upper-body injury.“A guy like that makes plays that can win games,” coach Guy Boucher said. “Even when he doesn’t have a goal or a point, it’s the minutes he plays, the neutral zone transitions, play in the offensive zone, momentum, you can’t measure his impact. That’s why when you lose a guy like that it’s gigantic.”NOTES: Nick Paul was a healthy scratch for the Senators. … Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson missed his 11th straight game due to a concussion.UP NEXTAvalanche: Return home to face the Kings on Saturday.Senators: Play at Carolina on Friday night.
VANCOUVER Danton Heinen Jersey Kids , — The Vancouver Canucks used their last game against the Florida Panthers as motivation for Sunday’s rematch.“We’ve got some bad blood with them,” Vancouver defenseman Ben Hutton said. “Obviously, everyone knows that.”When the teams last met in October, Vancouver’s star rookie Elias Pettersson was the victim of a controversial hit by Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson. No penalty was called and Pettersson ended up missing two weeks with a concussion.The Canucks tried to outwork Florida, and Loui Eriksson had a goal and two assists as Vancouver defeated the Panthers 5-1.“We wanted to come out and play hard,” said Hutton, who scored the eventual game-winner. “Play within the rules, but play hard. And make sure everyone knows that you can’t really mess with one of us.”Matheson — who was handed a two-game suspension by the league for the hit — was challenged to drop the gloves several times, but didn’t give in. Every time he touched the puck, loud boos rained down from the Vancouver crowd.Vancouver defenseman Erik Gudbranson said his team was good about not crossing the line with Matheson.“You don’t want to do anything stupid in a one-goal game http://www.officialbruinsproonline.com/authentic-adidas-david-krejci-jersey ,” he said. “Guys tried, tried early. But at a certain point, if he’s not willing to do it, that’s on him. We’ve got to go and win two points.”Instead, Gudbranson went head-to-head with Florida’s Michael Healy, exchanging blows for nearly a minute near the end of the first period.“Hockey’s still hockey. The blood boils,” Gudbranson said. “And it was a good showing by our team.”Canucks coach Travis Green said he didn’t encourage his team to bring extra intensity to Sunday’s matchup.“I never talked about it once and I don’t know if they talked about it as a team, but I thought they responded exactly how you should — won the game,” he said. “No one did anything cheap or dirty and that’s it, end of story.”Loui Eriksson had a goal and two assists for Vancouver.Midway through the second period Authentic David Pastrnak Jersey , the left-winger picked off a pass from Mike Hoffman at the Panthers’ blue line and drove into the offensive zone. Eriksson finished with a wrist shot that beat Florida netminder Roberto Luongo.He admitted that scoring has been tough lately, so finding the net was a relief.“It hasn’t come easy. So all you can do is just work hard and just keep working. And things will turn around,” Eriksson said. “It was definitely nice to score that one tonight. And now on to the next one.”Brock Boeser and Jay Beagle had empty-net goals for the Canucks. Markus Granlund added a goal, scoring with just 11 seconds left.Frank Vatrano scored for the Panthers. Florida has lost six games in a row.“We had some guys, especially some of our big guys, have very average if not below-average games and you can’t win hockey games that way,” Panthers coach Bob Boughner said.Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots, and Luongo had 31 saves.Despite playing for the visitors, the former Canucks netminder received raucous cheers of “Louuuu!” from the crowd every time he stopped the puck.“It’s always nice to come back here and fans are great,” said Luongo Jake DeBrusk Jersey , who played eight seasons with the Canucks before he was traded to Florida in 2014. “It’s always special; it will always hold a special place in my heart.”NOTES: Pettersson missed the rematch with a knee injury he suffered in a game against Montreal earlier this month. … Panthers center Nick Bjugstad returned to the lineup Sunday after missing 16 games with an upper-body injury.UP NEXTPanthers: At Montreal on Tuesday.Canucks: Host Edmonton on Wednesday. ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have three players poised to make their season debuts against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night, but the biggest question surrounding the team this week is the uncertainty in goal.Starting goalie Jake Allen left Saturday’s 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks late in the second period after a collision with teammate Zach Sanford.Goalie Ville Husso was recalled from the team’s AHL affiliate in San Antonio and skated with backup Chad Johnson in practice Monday and Tuesday, but Husso was sent back to the Rampage after Allen skated Tuesday and Wednesday.Article continues below ...Allen, who went through concussion protocol, said he’s ready to go against the Golden Knights if head coach Mike Yeo decides to put him in the lineup.“It was a hard play to the net. I just made a save and it was a tough blow to the side of the head,” Allen told NHL.com. “I was really (shaken) up at the time. It was the right decision to take me out. It took a little bit of time to gather myself. But after that, I was OK.”Forwards Robby Fabbri, Nikita Soshnikov and defenseman Carl Gunnarsson could all make their season debuts against Vegas.Fabbri, who just completed a three-game conditioning assignment in San Antonio, has not played in a regular-season game since tearing the ACL in his left knee against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 4 Womens Patrice Bergeron Jersey , 2017.“I think what we have to find out here is how close is he to 100 percent,” Yeo told NHL.com. “His hundred percent for me is pretty high. That’s a pretty high level. That’s going back to a level that I saw him play at two years ago.”Gunnarsson is also returning from an ACL tear and hip surgery. He is coming off a two-game stint with San Antonio.“That was the last kind of speed, get to game speed and all that, so a good test, and two pretty good games,” Gunnarsson told NHL.com. “That was the last test, it held up well, I feel good, so green light. Now it’s just up to the coaches.”The Blues went 1-0-2 against the Golden Knights last season.Vegas is coming off of a 4-1 loss at Nashville on Tuesday. Forward Ryan Hartman scored twice for the Predators as the Golden Knight allowed four straight goals.“For me, we played the perfect road period against a real good team in the first (period) Karl Alzner Jersey Womens ,” Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And then after that, we made some real bad mistakes and it cost us goals every time.”Forward Reilly Smith scored a power play goal in the first period for the Golden Knights, but after putting 13 shots on net in the first, Vegas was held to 11 shots in the final two periods.“We made a couple mistakes maybe over-forechecking and not covering for each other as well as we should, and they did a good job capitalizing on odd-man rushes,” Smith told the Review-Journal. “I think it was a game tailored to them where they just threw a lot of pucks to the neutral zone and waited for bounces. They were able to capitalize on them.”
GREENBURGH Elias Lindholm Jersey Womens , N.Y. (AP) for the first time in eight years, the New York Rangers are going all in on a makeover.Several star players were jettisoned at the trade deadline for youngsters and draft picks, there’s tough decisions to be made with free agents, and they’re seeking a new coach to lead the way.”We all know there’s going to be some changes during the summer,” veteran goalie Henrik Lundqvist said.”Part of me is a little excited about what’s ahead. I hope we take some good steps in the right direction. … Whoever is going to be here, we are going to compete and be sure to have a better year.”After a slow start to the season, the Rangers picked up their play but injuries to key players such as Chris Kreider, Kevin Shattenkirk, Kevin Hayes, Marc Staal and Mika Zibanejad hampered their ability to gain some consistency.Then, the retooling became a certainty in early February when general manager Jeff Gorton announced the team’s moves at the trade deadline would be with an eye to the future and not to save the season.Weeks later, Michael Grabner was dealt to New Jersey, Rick Nash to Boston Alan Quine Jersey Womens , and J.T. Miller and captain Ryan McDonagh to Tampa Bay – with all going to teams that are in the playoffs.The Rangers closed the season losing eight of their final 10 and finished last in the Metropolitan Division – 20 points behind the Devils and Columbus Blue Jackets, for the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference.”It’s been a tough season for everyone – fans, players, the whole team organization,” said Mats Zuccarello, whose first year in the NHL was right after the Rangers last missed the playoffs in 2010.”I’ve never been in this situation before. It’s been a tough season mentally, lost a lot of good friends, but at the end of the day right now it’s over.”The lost season and resulting pivot to a youth movement cost coach Alain Vigneault his job when he was fired hours after a season-ending 5-0 loss at Philadelphia last Saturday night. The Rangers went 226-147-37 in five years under Vigneault, with a run to the Stanley Cup Final in his first season in 2013-14.”We understand we didn’t get the job done,” Lundqvist said. ”When that happens, changes are going to happen. We had players leave, now coaches leave. We hoped and we expected more at the start of the season. Things happened along the way. … We were just not able to recover and changes were made and it was a tough stretch after that.”Gorton said he expects to interview five to 10 candidates for the head coach vacancy, and will consider anyone with coaching experience at any level.”We’re looking for somebody with a progressive mind Petr Mrazek Jersey Womens , that’s thinking the game, that’s watching the game and seeing what’s going to happen next,” he said. ”Just a good person, a good leader, somebody we can work with and develop young players.”Some other things to know as the Rangers head into the offseason:YOUTH MOVEMENTThe moves at the trade deadline gave the team a chance to look at some younger players.Ryan Spooner, acquired from Boston in the deal for Nash, made the biggest impact with four goals and 12 assists in 20 games – nearly matching his production with the Bruins (nine goals, 16 assists).Teenage first-round picks Lias Andersson (one goal, one assist in seven games) and Filip Chytil (one goal, two assists in nine) were also given chances to play down the stretch and could make the team out of training camp in the fall.FREE-AGENT FRENZY?The Rangers could choose to hasten their rebuild with some moves in free agency, but that option may be hampered due to tough decisions to make with some of their own players.Spooner is among the team’s eight restricted free agents, along with Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes Jordan Schroeder Jersey Womens , Brady Skjei, Vladislav Namestnikov, Rob O’Gara, John Gilmour and Ryan Sproul. Also, Paul Carey, Cody McLeod, David Desharnais and backup goalie Ondrej Pavelec are unrestricted free agents and will not likely be re-signed.WATCH THE DRAFT BOARDThe Rangers have stockpiled draft picks this year with seven selections in the first three rounds, including three first-rounders. This will make it two straight years with multiple picks in the first round after four straight years without any.Unless they win the draft lottery, The Rangers aren’t going to get Rasmus Dahlin. However, other strong defensemen that could be available include Adam Boqvist, Evan Bouchard and Noah Dobson.NEED TO HEAL UPIn addition to the injuries that cost players time during the season, Zuccarello and Lundqvist both said they have been dealing with knee injuries throughout the season.Zuccarello said he just had some work done on his knee and will rest up for three to four weeks. Lundqvist plans to address his issue with doctors in the coming days so he can ”do all the right things to be 100 percent when I start training and preparation for next season.”—Follow Vin Cherwoo at www.twitter.com/VinCherwooAP— BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel’s absence didn’t prevent Buffalo’s top line from carrying the load again.Jeff Skinner scored twice Matt Calvert Jersey Womens , including his team-leading 28th goal, and Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for the Sabres in a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.“It’s great to see that Skinner scores. At this point in the season, that’s the way it’s going to go to win a one-goal game,” Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. “We’ve lost some one-goal games in the past and it’s going to be tight. It’s going to be a great test for us.”Buffalo snapped an 0-2-1 skid while overcoming the loss of Eichel, who missed his first game since sustaining an upper-body injury in a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday. Without disclosing the nature of the injury, Housley listed Eichel as day to day while also saying the captain will not play in Buffalo’s next game at Boston on Saturday.Eichel’s absence placed even more pressure on a team that’s spent much of this season relying on its top line, which entered the night having accounted for 49 of Buffalo’s 115 goals.Skinner and Reinhart delivered in a game the Sabres never trailed. They beat Florida for the first time since March 27, 2017, to snap an 0-6-1 skid against the Panthers.Buffalo also improved to 5-7-4 since its 10-game winning streak, which equaled a franchise record.“I don’t think we’re sort of a fragile group,” Skinner said, referring to the Sabres’ slump. “I think we did a good job of responding like that as a team.”Tage Thompson also scored for Buffalo, and Linus Ullmark stopped 35 shots to win his fourth consecutive start.Alexander Barkov had a goal and an assist for the Panthers Cale Makar Jersey Womens , who lost for just the third time in nine games. Mike Hoffman and Frank Vatrano also scored.Roberto Luongo gave up two goals on the first four shots he faced and finished with 29 saves.A slow start cost the Panthers three days after they overcame a 3-0 first-period deficit in a 4-3 shootout win at Detroit.“The difference was they came out stronger than us in the first period,” Hoffman said. “It’s not easy to point a finger at exactly what it is. Obviously, we’ve got to take a little more responsibility in this room.”Skinner opened the scoring 4:42 into the game. And he sealed the win by putting Buffalo up 4-2 with 3:46 left, just less than three minutes after Hoffman scored a power-play goal.Skinner scored by collecting a loose puck in his own zone, driving up the left wing and snapping a shot that sneaked in under Luongo’s right arm.With Buffalo up 2-1, Reinhart also provided a lift for the Sabres by deflecting in Lawrence Pilut’s shot 1:20 into the third period.The game featured several shifts in momentum, with each team scoring disputed goals.Vatrano cut Buffalo’s lead to 2-1 by scoring on a 2-on-1 break in which he was allowed to break free out of his own zone only after Florida’s Keith Yandle knocked over Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, who was two steps away from playing the puck.Housley said officials informed him they considered Yandle’s hit to be incidental contact.The Panthers were unhappy with Reinhart’s goal, arguing he deflected it in with a high stick.“I didn’t really know. You can’t see a lot on the monitors on the bench,” Florida coach Bob Boughner said. “We were relying on the league to review it, so I guess they obviously must have.”Buffalo had a goal disallowed 42 seconds later, when officials ruled Sabres forward Kyle Okposo interfered with Luongo before Marco Scandella snapped in a shot from inside the blue line.NOTES: Reinhart set a career best with his 31st assist of the season on Skinner’s first goal. … Evan Rodrigues took Eichel’s spot in centering Buffalo’s first line. … Florida D Chris Wideman was scratched after practicing with the team Wednesday for the first time since being acquired by the Panthers in a trade with Edmonton on Sunday.UP NEXTPanthers: Host Columbus on Saturday.Sabres: At Boston on Saturday.
Giants closer Hunter Strickland broke his pitching hand punching a door in frustration after blowing the save and taking the loss in a 5-4 defeat to the Miami Marlins on Monday night.The right-hander had surgery Tuesday and expected to be out six to eight weeks Youth Jaden Schwartz Jersey , manager Bruce Bochy said. An X-ray after the game revealed the break of Strickland’s pinkie, similar to what sidelined lefty ace Madison Bumgarner to begin the season after he was hurt in his final spring training start.”I’m thoroughly disappointed, trust me. I’m crushed because this guy had just grown as a pitcher and a player and a person,” Bochy said. ”But I know Hunter, he cares. He cares deeply. He let his emotions get away … he had a temporary snap.”Strickland blew his fourth save in 17 chances and second straight, allowing more than two runs for only the fourth time in his career.PRO BASKETBALLMILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers’ use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excessive force and that they targeted him because he is black.Brown’s attorney Mark Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court, accusing police of ”discriminating against Mr. Brown on the basis of his race.” The lawsuit alleges officers involved in his arrest used their incident report to try to reframe what happened to give the impression Brown was resisted and obstructed them.”Mr. Brown hopes that instead of the typical denial of the claims … the city actually admit to the wrongs, admit that his constitutional rights were violated,” Thomsen said at a news conference outside City Hall after filing the lawsuit.Brown had been talking with officers while waiting for a citation for illegally parking in a disabled spot outside a Walgreens at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 26, when officers took him down because he didn’t immediately remove his hands from his pockets as ordered. An officer yells: ”Taser! Taser! Taser!”GOLFPeter Thomson, a five-time winner of the British Open and only golfer in the 20th century to win the tournament for three straight years, died Wednesday. He was 88.Thomson had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and died at his Melbourne home surrounded by family members, Golf Australia said.The first Australian to win the British Open, Thomson went on to secure the title five times between 1954 and 1965, a record equaled only by American Tom Watson.The Australian’s wins came in 1954, `55 Jake Allen Jersey , `56, again in 1958 and lastly in 1965 against a field that included Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.Only Harry Vardon, with six titles between 1896 and 1914, won more.Thomson also tied for fourth at the 1956 U.S. Open and placed fifth in the 1957 Masters. He never played the PGA Championship.SOCCERST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Russia scored three goals in a 15-minute span early in the second half to set up a 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday, moving the host nation to the brink of the World Cup’s knockout stage.Mohamed Salah won and converted a penalty for a consolation goal on his return from injury but Egypt’s first World Cup in 28 years could be over in barely five days following a second straight loss.Ahmed Fathi poked the ball into his own net – the fifth own-goal of the tournament – to put Russia ahead in the 47th minute. Then Denis Cheryshev and Artyom Dzyuba scored in quick succession to leave Russia on course for a victory that followed up a 5-0 opening-night win over Saudi Arabia.It was Cheryshev’s third goal of the World Cup, putting him tied with Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the scoring chart.ATHLETE ABUSELANSING, Mich. (AP) – A letter signed by at least 130 sexual abuse victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar urged Michigan State University’s governing board to oust interim president John Engler, saying he has reinforced a ”culture of abuse” at the school.The women and girls issued their joint statement three days before the board of trustees’ next meeting and after a week in which demands for Engler’s resignation reached a fever pitch.Engler, who served as the state’s Republican governor from 1991 through 2002, has resisted pressure to step down. He took over on an interim basis in February after the previous president resigned amid fallout from the Nassar scandal. Media outlets last week reported that he sent emails to another university official in April criticizing lawyers for Nassar’s sexual assault victims and suggesting the first woman to go public with her accusations was probably getting a ”kickback” from her attorney.HOCKEYThe Ottawa Senators traded winger Mike Hoffman, hoping to solve an ugly off-ice issue involving star defenseman Erik Karlsson and his wife.The Senators sent Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks, who then dealt him to the Florida Panthers. All told, the two transactions involved four players and six draft picks.The Sharks sent forward Mikkel Boedker, defensive prospect Julius Bergman and a 2020 sixth-round pick to the Senators for Hoffman, defensive prospect Cody Donaghey and a 2020 fifth-round pick. They then dealt Hoffman and a 2018 seventh-round pick to the Panthers for 2018 fourth- and fifth-round picks and a 2019 second-round pick in a move that clears significant cap space for San Jose to use in an offseason that includes potential free agent forwards John Tavares and Ilya Kovalchuk.The Senators were eager to deal Hoffman amid a dispute with team captain Karlsson and his wife. Melinda Karlsson recently filed an order of protection against Hoffman’s fiancee alleging harassment and cyberbullying in the form of hundreds of derogatory online messages aimed at her and her husband, whose first child Joel Edmundson Jersey , a boy, was stillborn in March. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Craig Anderson endured some trying times this season, and now the Ottawa Senators‘ goalie is enjoying the good times.Anderson stopped 35 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 Tuesday night.Anderson went 97 days this season without a victory. He picked up a win on Saturday in a 4-3 overtime decision against Edmonton. That was his first victory since Dec. 17.He followed that performance with Tuesday’s shutout.“I thought the guys all fought really hard, especially at the end, so that kind of shows the chemistry and togetherness that has developed here,” said interim head coach Marc Crawford. “I think they recognized it was a big win for Craig the other night and now to follow that up with the type of performance he had tonight I think guys were really pushing to make sure they didn’t make any miscues to give up the shutout.”The Senators know how rough some nights have been for Anderson, as he’s often had to face more than 40 shots.“He’s been facing so many shots every night and we never made it easy for him and he’s always stood there and tried to do his best,” said Thomas Chabot, who had two assists. “Last game he won his first game in a while and (Tuesday) to get a shutout is what he deserves. He played so well all year. He’s been so huge for us so he totally deserves that.”Brian Gibbons had a goal and an assist, and Anthony Duclair, Rudolfs Balcers and Magnus Paajarvi also scored.The Senators won the first of a four-game homestand after going 1-2-0 on a three-game trip through Western Canada.Ottawa has won its last three home games and outscored those opponents 12-2.Carter Hutton made 27 saves for Buffalo, which lost its fourth straight.Coming off a disappointing 3-1 loss to New Jersey on Monday, the Sabres completed their three-game road trip 0-3-0. Buffalo is 1-10-1 in its last 12 and 0-11-2 in its last 13 road games.“We’re just giving up too much,” Kyle Okposo said. “We gave up two tap ins, a power-play goal and I can’t remember the first one. It’s a lack of respect for our net. I didn’t think we were ready to play (Tuesday) and that’s pretty inexcusable.I’m running out of things to say.”Okposo made no excuses for the team’s performance.“I just don’t think we have that sense of urgency every time that we step on the ice,” said Okposo. “We’ve got six games left Vladimir Tarasenko Jersey , we’ve got to show some emotion, we’ve got to play. We’ve got to play and (Tuesday) was just not good enough.”After a solid first two periods the Senators extended their lead early in the third.Ottawa took a 3-0 lead on a Balcers power-play goal at 5:54, and less than two minutes later made it 4-0 as Paajarvi scored his 10th of the season off a great passing sequence. It’s the second time in Paajarvi’s career that he reached the 10-goal mark.Trailing 2-0, the Sabres had a much better second period, but were unable to beat Anderson.“Everyone has to be better, this is the National Hockey League,” said captain Jack Eichel. “We’ve got to be better, everyone, myself, everybody. Everybody has to be better. We can’t go out and play like that and expect to win.”Buffalo’s best opportunities came on the power play, but despite some solid chances, the Sabres could not find the back of the net.The Senators jumped out to a 2-0, first period lead on goals from Duclair and Gibbons.Duclair scored at the 17-minute mark, taking a pass down low and beating Hutton with a backhander. With 11 seconds remaining in the period, Gibbons scored Ottawa’s second, tapping in a pass from Christian Jaros.NOTES: Ottawa was without veterans Zack Smith and Cody Ceci. Both are dealing with injuries. … Buffalo’s William Borgen made his NHL debut Tuesday.UP NEXTSabres: Host Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.Senators: Host Florida Panthers on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — for six games because of an upper-body injury wasn’t the only reason the St. Louis Blues saw a dip following their 11-game winning streak.However Paul Thompson Jersey Womens , given how the reunited top line of Schenn, Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko has performed since the left winger made his return, it’s easy to understand why the Blues are crediting Schenn for the improvement to start their three-game California road trip.Schenn had two assists to set up goals by Tarasenko and O’Reilly as the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 on Thursday night.Schenn has a goal and three assists in two games since returning from injury. The Blues went 2-3-1 without Schenn, but won back-to-back games against Anaheim and Los Angeles since his return.“You see how much Schenner means to that line, means to our group,” said Jake Allen, who stopped 28 shots for his 19th career shutout. “I don’t know how many games he missed . we weren’t playing like we did. We’re working our way back, and he just adds so much to our top six.”Jonathan Quick made 28 saves for the Kings, who have lost 12 of their past 13 games.The Blues took a 1-0 lead 25 seconds into the second period when Tarasenko scored his 28th goal. Schenn helped the Blues break out on the rush and Tarasenko fired a wrist shot from the far edge of the left circle into the top right corner.The Schenn, O’Reilly and Tarasenko line has combined for 21 goals and 35 assists in the past 13 games. Schenn has three goals and 14 assists in that span.“It’s nice having him back Troy Brouwer Jersey Womens , that’s for sure,” O’Reilly said of Schenn. “Getting him gives us a spark. We’re a line that plays a lot of minutes. We have to lead the charge that way. Both Vladdy and Schenner played great tonight.”Allen said Schenn and O’Reilly are strong blue-collar compliments to the high-scoring Tarasenko, who is on the verge of getting 30 goals for the fifth consecutive season.“Him and O’Reilly gel well together below the goal line,” Allen said. “They do a lot of the hard work, and they obviously try to find Vladdy and let him do his thing. But I think they just work well together and created a lot for each other.”Tyler Bozak put the Blues up 2-0 with 1:18 left in the second.O’Reilly made it 3-0 by tipping in Schenn’s pass with 1.1 seconds remaining in the period, providing another example of the chemistry the trio is developing.“We’re not fancy and beating guys 1-on-1,” O’Reilly said of Schenn. “It’s kind of coming together and supporting each other, and we find a way to support each other. When we do that, you can see we’re able to make plays and stuff opens up so we find ways to break down teams.”Ivan Barbashev capped the scoring at 8:13 of the third period on another odd-man rush.“Tonight alone I think that’s more odd-man rushes than I’ve seen in a game in a long time” Kings forward Tyler Toffoli said. “That’s not a way for any team to be successful.”NOTES: Tarasenko totaled four points (goal, three assists) against the Ducks and Kings. He has 19 goals and 37 points in 34 road games. . Allen’s shutout was his third this season. . … Los Angeles was shut out for the third time. … The Blues are 13-4-2 on the road in 2019.UP NEXTBlues: At San Jose on Saturday.Kings: At Arizona on Saturday night. SUNRISE http://www.officialavalanche.com/authentic-adidas-sven-andrighetto-jersey , Fla. (AP) — Dallas coach Jim Montgomery isn’t looking for style points from his club. Instead, the coach said it’s hard work and commitment that’s paying off for the Stars.Anton Khudobin recorded his second shutout of the season and Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist as Dallas beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 Tuesday night in the third game of the Stars’ five-game road trip.“I liked how everybody battled so hard,” Montgomery said. “Obviously (Khudobin) was excellent, but the blocked shots we had on the PK . We had to have a couple of guys get X-rays just to make sure their bones weren’t broken from the blocked shots.“I mean, that’s a team commitment to our identity . It wasn’t pretty, but it’s the way we play.”What was pretty was the play of Seguin, Khudobin and Esa Lindell — all three players Montgomery singled out as the best on the ice.Seguin finished off a give-and-go with Roope Hintz at 11:47 of the first period, streaking through the slot and chipping in his 23rd goal for a 1-0 lead. He ended the night’s scoring with an empty-net goal at 17:48.“Great play by Hintz,” Seguin said of the left wing, who was one of the Stars who had an X-ray. “He made that pass. It’s the only way that goal was going in was because of him.”Lindell also scored http://www.officialcanadiensprostore.com/authentic-adidas-phillip-danault-jersey , and Alexander Radulov had two assists for Dallas, which snapped a two-game losing streak and won for the sixth time in eight games.With Stars goalie Ben Bishop out, Khudobin made his third consecutive start, stopping 30 shots and winning for just the second time in six starts. It was the eighth shutout of Khudobin’s career.“To get the result in this league, overall everybody has to do that. I have to do my job, they have to block the shots, we have to play good in front of me, I have to help them overall,” Khudobin said.Roberto Luongo recorded 16 saves for Florida, which lost its second straight Womens Craig Smith Jersey , both at home at the start of a seven-game homestand. The Panthers were shut out for the first time this season — the last team in the NHL to be blanked.Khudobin kept Florida off the board early in the second when he stuffed Jonathan Huberdeau at 3:45 after Frank Vatrano’s slick pass caught the winger skating through the slot alone for a point-blank shot.Jamie Benn’s pass from behind Luongo’s goal found Seguin in the right circle. The center then recorded his second point after Lindell fired in his eighth goal at 12:39.The Stars put up just five shots in the second, giving them 12 for the contest. Khudobin thwarted all 12 in the period and the Stars led 2-0 at the second break.Florida coach Bob Boughner said blocked shots and Khudobin were tough to overcome.“We didn’t lose the game because we played bad in our end or we had a ton of breakdowns,” said Boughner, whose team was 0 for 4 on the power play. “We lost the game because we didn’t generate an offense and they did. They blocked a lot of shots.”NOTES: Bishop (upper body) missed his third straight game, but coach Jim Montgomery said his No. 1 goalie could return for the Stars against Tampa Bay on Thursday. . D Roman Polak returned to the lineup after leaving Saturday’s game in Arizona following a hard hit. Polak practiced, said he felt fine to play and was paired with rookie Miro Heiskanen. . Right wing Valeri Nichushkin started on the fourth line after being scratched the last three games. . Florida LW Jamie McGinn (back surgery) made his first appearance of the season playing on the fourth line with C Riley Sheahan and RW Troy Brouwer. . Center Vincent Trocheck has five points in his 10 games since a 27-game absence for a broken ankle, but just one in his last seven.UP NEXTStars: At Tampa Bay on Thursday.Panthers: Host Calgary on Thursday.
keep on showing that they are the surprise of the Western Conference.Bo Horvat had two goals and two assists and the Canucks extended their winning streak to five games with an 8-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.“There is a lot of resiliency in this room Martin Frk Jersey ,” Horvat said. “We played a pretty good game in Detroit and after a tough loss like that to come back shows a lot. In preseason, people didn’t think we were going to be that high-scoring of a team, but we keep proving people wrong and that’s what we need to continue to do.”Canucks 2017 first round pick Elias Pettersson, despite notching an assist, built on his rookie scoring lead, giving him 17 points on the season. He is a big part of the reason the Canucks seemed to have made significant strides to start the season.Loui Eriksson added two goals and an assist and spurred a five-goal outbust in the second period for Vancouver. Ben Hutton and Erik Gudbranson each had a goal and an assist, and Antoine Roussel and Jake Virtanen added goals for the Canucks, who have scored 26 goals in the last five games.“I had some puck luck today probably,” Eriksson said. “We know we have some young guys playing, and they are still learning, but they are handling their situations and responding well.”Jake DeBrusk scored twice, Patrice Bergeron http://www.officialredwings.com/authentic-adidas-mike-green-jersey , Matt Grzelcyk and Danton Heinen added goals, and David Krejci finished with three assists for Bruins. Boston lost for the second time at home this season and has dropped three of five overall.Jaroslav Halak came into the game leading the NHL in save percentage, but was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots. His replacement, Tuukka Rask, didn’t do much better, allowing three goals on the first eight shots he faced, including a misplay of a clearing attempt that led to the Canucks’ seventh goal.“I was just trying to keep it under 10,” Rask said sarcastically. “Just trying to do damage control as it was kind of a crazy game.”Bergeron gave the Bruins their only lead of the game, 2-1 at 0:36 of the second, when he beat Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom made 23 saves in his sixth start of the season.“Pucks just found a way tonight,” Halak said. “Goalies have to have a short memory, so we need to regroup quickly and get ready for two tough games this weekend.”Eriksson and Hutton responded for Vancouver by scoring in a 1:26 span Nick Jensen Jersey , and Vancouver moved ahead 3-2 at the 8:28 mark. After DeBrusk tied it at 3 at the 11 minute mark, Halak allowed another pair of goals 1:30 apart for a 5-3 lead at 14:53.“The prior two years I don’t know if we had the resiliency,” Gudbranson said. “A goal goes in, something bad happens and doubt would creep in, but mentally we are much stronger this year.”Nikolay Goldobin and Markus Granlund each added two assists for the Canucks who swept the season series from Boston.NOTES: Canucks forward Brock Boeser was sent home to see a specialist regarding his groin injury. … David Backes returned to the Bruins lineup after missing seven games. . Boston scored more than three goals for the second time in 10 games. . Eriksson played from 2013-16 with Boston, racking up 62 goals and 147 points. . Horvat’s four points tied a career high.UP NEXTCanucks: Visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.Bruins: Continue home stand Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-5, third in the Atlantic Division)Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Patrick Kane leads Chicago into a matchup against Toronto. He’s second in the league with 98 points, scoring 41 goals and totaling 57 assists.The Maple Leafs are 21-13-1 at home. Toronto ranks second in the league shooting 11.1 percent and averaging 3.6 goals on 32.2 shots per game.The Blackhawks are 14-17-3 in road games. Chicago ranks fourth in the Western Conference averaging 5.8 assists per game, led by Kane with 0.8. In their last meeting on Oct. 7, Toronto won 7-6. Auston Matthews recorded a team-high two assists for the Maple Leafs in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has recorded 82 total points while scoring 24 goals and collecting 58 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has recorded 13 points over the last 10 games for Toronto with five goals and eight assists.LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 6-4-0 Thomas Vanek Jersey , averaging 4.1 goals, 6.8 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game with a .879 save peBOSTON (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks keep on showing that they are the surprise of the Western Conference.Bo Horvat had two goals and two assists and the Canucks extended their winning streak to five games with an 8-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.“There is a lot of resiliency in this room Martin Frk Jersey ,” Horvat said. “We played a pretty good game in Detroit and after a tough loss like that to come back shows a lot. In preseason, people didn’t think we were going to be that high-scoring of a team, but we keep proving people wrong and that’s what we need to continue to do.”Canucks 2017 first round pick Elias Pettersson, despite notching an assist, built on his rookie scoring lead, giving him 17 points on the season. He is a big part of the reason the Canucks seemed to have made significant strides to start the season.Loui Eriksson added two goals and an assist and spurred a five-goal outbust in the second period for Vancouver. Ben Hutton and Erik Gudbranson each had a goal and an assist, and Antoine Roussel and Jake Virtanen added goals for the Canucks, who have scored 26 goals in the last five games.“I had some puck luck today probably,” Eriksson said. “We know we have some young guys playing, and they are still learning, but they are handling their situations and responding well.”Jake DeBrusk scored twice, Patrice Bergeron http://www.officialredwings.com/authentic-adidas-mike-green-jersey , Matt Grzelcyk and Danton Heinen added goals, and David Krejci finished with three assists for Bruins. Boston lost for the second time at home this season and has dropped three of five overall.Jaroslav Halak came into the game leading the NHL in save percentage, but was pulled after allowing five goals on 19 shots. His replacement, Tuukka Rask, didn’t do much better, allowing three goals on the first eight shots he faced, including a misplay of a clearing attempt that led to the Canucks’ seventh goal.“I was just trying to keep it under 10,” Rask said sarcastically. “Just trying to do damage control as it was kind of a crazy game.”Bergeron gave the Bruins their only lead of the game, 2-1 at 0:36 of the second, when he beat Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom made 23 saves in his sixth start of the season.“Pucks just found a way tonight,” Halak said. “Goalies have to have a short memory, so we need to regroup quickly and get ready for two tough games this weekend.”Eriksson and Hutton responded for Vancouver by scoring in a 1:26 span Nick Jensen Jersey , and Vancouver moved ahead 3-2 at the 8:28 mark. After DeBrusk tied it at 3 at the 11 minute mark, Halak allowed another pair of goals 1:30 apart for a 5-3 lead at 14:53.“The prior two years I don’t know if we had the resiliency,” Gudbranson said. “A goal goes in, something bad happens and doubt would creep in, but mentally we are much stronger this year.”Nikolay Goldobin and Markus Granlund each added two assists for the Canucks who swept the season series from Boston.NOTES: Canucks forward Brock Boeser was sent home to see a specialist regarding his groin injury. … David Backes returned to the Bruins lineup after missing seven games. . Boston scored more than three goals for the second time in 10 games. . Eriksson played from 2013-16 with Boston, racking up 62 goals and 147 points. . Horvat’s four points tied a career high.UP NEXTCanucks: Visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.Bruins: Continue home stand Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-5, third in the Atlantic Division)Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Patrick Kane leads Chicago into a matchup against Toronto. He’s second in the league with 98 points, scoring 41 goals and totaling 57 assists.The Maple Leafs are 21-13-1 at home. Toronto ranks second in the league shooting 11.1 percent and averaging 3.6 goals on 32.2 shots per game.The Blackhawks are 14-17-3 in road games. Chicago ranks fourth in the Western Conference averaging 5.8 assists per game, led by Kane with 0.8. In their last meeting on Oct. 7, Toronto won 7-6. Auston Matthews recorded a team-high two assists for the Maple Leafs in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has recorded 82 total points while scoring 24 goals and collecting 58 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has recorded 13 points over the last 10 games for Toronto with five goals and eight assists.LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 6-4-0 Thomas Vanek Jersey , averaging 4.1 goals, 6.8 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game with a .879 save percentage.Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.9 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .909 save percentage.Maple Leafs Injuries: Jake Gardiner: day to day (undisclosed), Kasperi Kapanen: day to day (illness), Travis Dermott: out (upper body).Blackhawks Injuries: Cam Ward: out (knee). rcentage.Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.9 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .909 save percentage.Maple Leafs Injuries: Jake Gardiner: day to day (undisclosed), Kasperi Kapanen: day to day (illness), Travis Dermott: out (upper body).Blackhawks Injuries: Cam Ward: out (knee).
BUFFALO http://www.officialsharks.com/authentic-adidas-tomas-hertl-jersey , N.Y. (AP) —the Philadelphia Flyers‘ top line for the first time in two seasons.Once he settled in, Giroux guided the Flyers to their most goals in a game in nearly two months. Philadelphia’s captain had a goal and three assists Saturdayin a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.“I’d like to tell you it’s like riding a bike, but it’s not,” Giroux said. “But it turned out great tonight.”With Sean Couturier out because of a lower-body injury, Giroux moved from right wing to center in Philadelphia’s lead group of forwards. He had four points in a game for the first time since an Oct. 14, 2017 win over Washington.“It’s not easy but he’s a natural centerman,” Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. “He’s our captain and stepped up in a lot of different fashions tonight.”James van Riemsdyk also moved up to the top line and had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who opened a five-game road trip with their third win in 10 games.Ivan Provorov, Wayne Simmonds, Dale Weise and Travis Konecny also scored. Michael Raffl had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves.After scoring twice in the third period to force overtime and earn a point in a 4-3 loss to Columbus on Thursday, the Flyers scored six straight after the Sabres took a 2-0 lead.Giroux’s shorthanded goal gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead early in the third period. Simmonds Womens Alexander Steen Jersey , Weise and Konecny each scored from close range in a span of less than three minutes to put the game out of reach.Provorov scored the tying goal midway through the second period. Scott Laughton dug the puck out of the corner to set up the scoring chance.The six regulation goals were the most the Flyers have scored since a 7-5 win at Ottawa on Oct. 10. Entering the game 15th out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference with 25 points, this was Philadelphia’s first win since hiring general manager Chuck Fletcher on Monday to replace Ron Hextall, who was fired one week earlier.“There have been a lot of off-ice things that have been happening,” Giroux said. “And I think because we have such a tight group in here that we’re able to keep playing hockey and keep doing the things we’re doing,”Jack Eichel scored twice for the Sabres, who have lost five straight following a 10-game winning streak. Linus Ullmark stopped 35 shots.“The streak we were on, that’s over. It means nothing now,” Eichel said. “Now I think we are losing sight of what made us successful.”After scoring once in his previous 16 games, Eichel had two goals in the third period of Buffalo’s 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto on Tuesday. He followed that with two first-period goals against the Flyers.The Sabres captain banked a rising shot off the far post for the first goal 4:04 into the game. Eichel then deflected Lawrence Pilut’s shot from the point to give the Sabres a 2-0 lead with a little under eight minutes remaining in the period.Sam Rinehart had an assist on Eichel’s first goal, extending his career-best point streak to six games. Pilut’s assist was the first NHL point in four games for the rookie defenseman.The Flyers got on the board 50 seconds later when Giroux won a faceoff and set up van Riemdsdyk’s quick wrist shot from the high slot.NOTES: Sabres G Carter Hutton is day to day with an upper-body injury. Buffalo called up Scott Wedgewood from the minors to back up Ullmark. … Sabres D Matt Tennyson made his season debut after being called up on Friday. … Sabres RW Jason Pominville returned after missing two games with an upper-body injury. … Sabres RW Kyle Okposo played in his 700th NHL game.UP NEXTFlyers: Conclude back-to-back at Winnipeg on Sunday.Sabres: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday. TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be “the freshest guy in hockey” on Thursday night.That was probably asking too much of a player making his season debut with exactly zero practice time since ending a prolonged contract impasse with Toronto just last weekend.The rest of Babcock’s team, which eventually showed signs life after a poor opening 40 minutes Brayden Schenn Jersey , didn’t really have an excuse.Dylan Larkin scored at 2:48 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown three-goal lead in the third period to beat the Maple Leafs 5-4 and snap Toronto’s five-game winning streak.“They were just better than us,” Babcock said. “They played harder.”Nylander agreed to a six-year, $45 million deal minutes before Saturday’s deadline for the restricted free agent to be eligible to play in the NHL this season. He flew to Toronto on Sunday from Sweden, where he had been practicing with a junior team, twice went through drills with a Leafs assistant coach and took part in Thursday’s brief morning skate. Coming off consecutive 61-point seasons, the 22-year-old finished with 12 minutes, 29 seconds of ice time, but didn’t see any action in the final 14:35.“It has nothing to do with Willy, it has to do with me and trying to win the game,” Babcock said of the benching. “Any time you’ve missed that amount of hockey, it’s going to be hard.”Nylander Authentic Carl Gunnarsson Jersey , who got a mostly warm reception when he stepped on the ice for his first shift, started on a line with Auston Matthews and Patrick Marleau before sitting.“It felt OK,” Nylander said. “There’s a lot of differences from practicing by yourself.”After the Leafs stormed back with three goals in under nine minutes in the third to tie it, Larkin moved in on a breakaway in the extra period off a pass over the top from Gustav Nyquist, and beat Garret Sparks on a deke.“We were better than them for two periods,” Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill said. “Our guys battled extremely hard and (I’m) proud of the way that they played.”Nyquist finished a goal and two assists. Mike Green had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Ericsson and Luke Glendening also scored, Larkin had an assist and former Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier stopped 27 shots.Andreas Johnsson and Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist each for Toronto. John Tavares and Zach Hyman also scored, and Sparks made 27 saves.Tavares made it 4-2 when he ripped his 18th past Bernier off the rush at 2:38 of the third. Hyman added his seventh on a rebound at 8:50, and Johnsson tied it with his sixth with 12:24 to go.NOTES: Members of the Humbolt Broncos and their families were in attendance. … Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall played his 900th NHL game.UP NEXTRed Wings: Host New York Islanders on Saturday night.Maple Leafs: At Boston on Saturday night.
Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment.Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchand’s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face during Game 4 of their second-round series after appearing to do the same to Toronto’s Leo Komarov earlier in the playoffs.The league says Marchand has been put on notice that his actions are unacceptable and that similar behavior in the future will be dealt with through supplemental discipline. He could be fined or suspended by the NHL if he continues to lick players.”All I’m going to say is there is absolutely no place in our game for that Womens Connor Hellebuyck Jersey ,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. ”I don’t get it, I don’t understand it. How would you feel if I walked over to you right now and gave you one big lick? Right from the chin all the way up. There’s just no place in the game for that.”After the game, an overtime loss that put Boston down 3-1 in the series, Marchand said Callahan punched him in the face four times.”He just kept getting close,” Marchand said. ”Nothing big.”Told that Callahan compared licking to spitting and said it should be penalized accordingly, Marchand said: ”That’s cute. Good for him.”Marchand’s antics were the talk of rinks on Saturday. Penguins forward Tom Kuhnhackl said it was impossible to avoid hearing about Marchand licking Callahan because it was all over social media.When asked if one benefit of wearing a full face shield was protection from being licked, Pittsburgh’s Carl Hagelin said: `I’m not going to answer that. Funny question, though.”Some Winnipeg players watched the game while in Nashville and had a variety of reactions. Jets forward Adam Lowry said he probably would’ve punched Marchand – the kind of response the known instigator likely was looking for – while coach Paul Maurice said, ”It gives me the willies.””It’s a play I’ve never seen happen before in hockey,” Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey said. ”That’s the thing in the playoffs. Crazy stuff goes on and you have to keep a level head.”Predators players talked among themselves about Marchand, asking each other what they would do in that situation.”It would kind of be funny, but in the moment it probably wouldn’t be very funny Dmitry Kulikov Jersey ,” defenseman P.K. Subban. ”I’m sure looking back you’re like, `I got licked in a hockey game.’ It’s just weird, you know?”For all the trash-talking, pushing and shoving that goes on in hockey, especially with the Stanley Cup as the ultimate prize, the line is usually drawn at spitting. Licking is just as unsanitary and, to most players, unwelcome.”It’s like spitting on someone. It’s extremely disrespectful,” Lowry said. ”You got to respect your opponents. I get playing hard in a series and there might be some dislike between guys, but there’s a certain line that shouldn’t be crossed and that’s one of them.”—AP Sports Writers Teresa M. Walker in Nashville, Tennessee, and Jimmy Golen in Boston contributed to this report.— DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit Red Wings home game looks and sounds a little like a memorial these days.The lights are dimmed as images of the franchise’s glorious past flash digitally onto the ice before the puck drops Youth Dustin Byfuglien Jersey , reminding the relative few fans in the stands how good things used to be. And, they were good. Really good.Detroit’s 11 Stanley Cup banners are lowered from the rafters where retired jerseys are also displayed, rekindling memories of the four titles from 1997 to 2008 and the seven championships from 1936-55. The most successful U.S.-based NHL franchise has had some of the game’s all-time greats wear its sweater, adorned with a winged well, from Gordie Howe to Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom.The good times fade during the lights-and-sounds pregame show as the pace of the music picks up and a video montage shows the current team, mostly a mix of role-playing veterans and not-ready prospects. When the lights are turned up closer to game time, more seats appear to be empty than occupied on some nights.Detroit is among the worst teams in the league this season — as expected and by design. The Red Wings hope a painfully poor season will help get them on the fast track to retool with difference-making players in the draft along with some help from veterans in free agency.“I knew it was coming and I was prepared for it,” said Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano, who is in his 37th season with the team and his 52nd in the NHL. “I don’t like it. It upsets me, but not to the point that I’m going to go off the deep end.” The Red Wings appear destined to miss the playoffs for a third straight year after a remarkable run of 25 consecutive postseason appearances. Other than the current players and coaches, who are trying to win every game, losing is seen as a necessary evil. Some fans http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/authentic-adidas-jacob-trouba-jersey , though, appear to be so fed up they don’t even sit in seats they paid for to attend games.In an effort to make the sparsely filled sections at Little Caesars Arena stand out less in person and on TV, the backs of red seats have been temporarily covered in black. They will eventually be replaced by black chairs at a considerable cost in a 1-year-old arena that is the centerpiece of a $1.2 billion project.Detroit got off to the worst start in franchise history by opening with seven losses and winning only one of its first 10 games. The Red Wings have bounced back with four wins in their last five.“I wouldn’t say it takes the sting out of the slow start, but it’s something to build off of for sure,” forward Justin Abdelkader said during the recent surge.Winning could prove to be counterproductive for the Motor City’s hockey team this season.Part of what has held the Red Wings’ rebuilding effort back is the fact they haven’t had a No. 1 overall pick in the draft in recent years to get a generational player. If they lose enough this season and have some luck in the NHL draft lottery to get the top pick, Jack Hughes would give the franchise and its followers a desperately needed boost. Hughes is a playmaking center for USA Hockey’s 18-under team, which trains and plays in suburban Detroit. His skill would help the team on the ice, though perhaps not right away, and his presence would provide a boost in interest for a team struggling to regain its standing as one of the most popular in a sports-crazed state.The Red Wings have also hurt their chances of continuing the success they had for two-plus decades by drafting players, particularly on the blue line, that didn’t pan out. And while Detroit is close to the bottom in the NHL standings, its payroll is larger than about 20 teams in the league.The team has invested in its 2014 first-round pick Austin Czarnik Jersey Womens , 22-year-old center Dylan Larkin , by giving him a $30.5 million, six-year contract last summer. It is trying to surround him with players to push the franchise back toward the playoffs and eventually championship contention.“We’ve got to rebuild by drafting, developing and being patient,” general manager Ken Holland said early in his 22nd season in charge and 36th with the franchise. “I believe we’re headed in the right direction with a lot of young kids we think are ready to come of age.”Chris Ilitch, the most powerful person in the organization, seems to agree with him. The president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, which owns the team and the arena, gave Holland a two-year contract earlier this year to continue guiding a long-term rebuilding project that is counting on 30-plus draft picks from 2017-19.“Kenny Holland has done a marvelous job at accumulating picks, which are so important to executing a successful rebuild,” Ilitch said. “I think you’re starting to see the fruits of the labor.”GAME OF THE WEEKThe defending champion Washington Capitals host Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, the first meeting between the teams since the Penguins won their season opener. Pittsburgh has lost a season-high four straight games after a strong start Josh Morrissey Jersey , while Washington has dropped three of five.LEADERSGoals: David Pastrnak (Boston), 12; Assists: Mikko Rantanen (Colorado), 19; Points: Mikko Rantanen (Colorado), 24; Wins: Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay) and Frederik Andersen (Toronto), 8; Goals-against average: Jaroslav Halak (Boston), 1.45; Save percentage: Jaroslav Halak (Boston), .952.
DETROIT (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes Hoodies Authentic , including the game winner with 2:18 left in overtime, extending his point streak to 19 games and lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.Artem Anisimov, Brandon Saad and Alex DeBrincat scored for Chicago in the first period. The Blackhawks have won 10 of their last 12 games, scoring 60 goals in that span.Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou scored two goals each for the Red Wings, who rallied from a 4-1 third-period deficit to tie it.However Carolina Hurricanes Hats Authentic , Erik Gustafsson found Kane alone to the right of the net in overtime, and the Chicago star beat goalie Jonathan Bernier for his 38th goal of the season.FLAMES 4, ISLANDERS 2CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Austin Czarnik and Johnny Gaudreau scored 29 seconds apart in the third period to lead Calgary.Mikael Backlund and Travis Hamonic also scored as Calgary won its third straight after a four-game skid. Mike Smith stopped 17 shots.Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who had tied it earlier in the third after trailing 2-0 following one period. Thomas Greiss finished with 28 saves in New York’s third regulation loss in 16 games.BRUINS 3 Custom Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys , GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2, SOLAS VEGAS (AP) — David Backes scored in the sixth round of a shootout to lift Bostontp its season-high seventh straight victory.Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand scored in regulation as the Bruins improved to 8-1-1 in the last 10 on the road — including wins in the first four games of a western trip. The win streak is their longest since a 12-game run in 2014. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots.The Bruins, who are 9-0-3 in their last 12 overall, haven’t lost in regulation since a 3-2 setback to the New York Rangers on Jan. 19.Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 25 saves. Fleury has lost four in a row and seven of his last nine starts. He has allowed 19 goals in last five starts www.officialblackhawksproshop.com , and 28 in the nine-game span.DeBrusk scored for Boston in the first round of the shootout and William Karlsson tied it for Vegas in the second.AVALANCHE 7, JETS 1DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Calvert scored 11 seconds apart in the third period, Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves in another strong performance and Colorado won two in a row for the first time since late November.Carl Soderberg, Mikko Rantanen, Tyson Jost Chicago Blackhawks T-Shirts Authentic , Gabriel Landeskog and A.J. Greer also scored for the Avalanche. In addition, MacKinnon’s power-play goal snapped an 0-for-29 dry spell on the man advantage.The only score Varlamov allowed was to Kyle Connor with Colorado staked to a 4-0 lead.Connor Hellebuyck stopped 39 shots for the Jets, who lost to the Avalanche for the second time inside of a week. WASHINGTON (AP) Winnipeg Jets top center Mark Scheifele remains out with an upper-body injury and is expected to miss Tuesday night’s game at Nashville.Coach Paul Maurice says he’s going to be cautious with Scheifele with the playoffs a month away. Scheifele is missing his third and fourth consecutive games – Monday night at Washington and Tuesday at Nashville.The team has not said if this is the same injury that kept him out 16 games earlier this season.Maurice says backup goaltender Steve Mason is out two to three weeks after having a knee scoped, and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been sent back to Winnipeg with his upper-body injury.The Jets are second behind Nashville in the Central Division. They’re also without defensemen Jacob Trouba and Toby Enstrom and forwards Adam Lowry and Shawn Matthias. Maurice says Enstrom could play against Nashville.—
busy during their four-day break in the schedule.A week after firing Ron Hextall as the club’s general manager Custom Vegas Golden Knights Jerseys , the Flyers named Chuck Fletcher as the man in charge.“At the conclusion of a rigorous review of GM candidates, Chuck Fletcher clearly stood out from the field of talented and capable executives we considered,” Dave Scott, chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor and Flyers governor, said in a statement released by the club.Article continues below ...“Chuck has earned success throughout his impressive NHL career and offers the right mix of expertise, business acumen and leadership qualities that the Flyers need today as we work to achieve our ultimate goal, the Stanley Cup championship.”Fletcher spent nine seasons as the GM of the Minnesota Wild and was fired last year. Now, he’s running an 11-12-2 team that heads into Thursday night’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets — with a one-game winning streak.Philly ended a two-game losing streak with a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh last Saturday night and look to even the season series with the Jackets, who beat the Flyers 6-3 in Columbus on Oct. 18.The Jackets are coming off a wild — and rather bizarre — 9-6 home loss to the Calgary Flames that was a rather historical game for coach John Tortorella.Not in a good way.“They had 11 scoring chances and they scored nine goals,” Tortorella said after his team’s second straight loss. “I have never been in a game like this.”Sergei Bobrovsky allowed eight goals on 26 shots before being relieved in the third period — Cam Atkinson’s hat trick and extending his points streak to 11 straight games wasted as the Jackets fell to 15-10-2.“We played a really good first period, then for whatever reason sat back and let them play,” Atkinson said. “I don’t think we checked hard. We made it a really easy game for them, and they just capitalized.”With his new team 28th in the NHL allowing 3.52 goals per game Chris Wagner Jersey Womens , Fletcher is intent on improving the defense.“It’s not the ideal situation. It’s not a normal situation when you have a GM coming in midway through the season,” said D-man Shayne Gostisbehere.“Anything in life, you only get one first impression, so you obviously want to be on your game. Hopefully, we can string some wins.”Anthony Stolarz, the latest in the ever-growing list of goaltenders for this team, got his first win since 2016 against Pittsburgh.Bobrovsky, who fell to 10-9-0 with Tuesday night’s loss, has dominated the Flyers, his old team, since leaving going 11-3-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .931 save percentage. He is expected to face Stolarz, a draft pick the Flyers received when they traded Bobrovsky.Calvin Pickard was in goal for the Flyers in the Oct. 18 loss, with Atkinson scoring twice for Columbus.The Jackets blew a 4-1 lead Tuesday night.“I fought all night long as far as Alex Galchenyuk Jersey Womens , should I take (Bobrovsky out)? all night long, because you could see,” Tortorella said. “But some of them were deflected and there was some crazy … it was just one of those nights. He didn’t look comfortable, but I just decided to see if he could play through it.”“That game was a fluke,” said Jackets captain Nick Foligno. “You’re going to see the real Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow in the way we’re going to play. We have to.”Atkinson’s streak is the second-longest in club history, trailing only a 13-gamer by Ryan Johansen. Atkinson has 13 goals and six assists during his streak and his hat trick was his club-record sixth of his career.New Flyers assistant coach Rick Wilson officially joined the team on the ice for practice Wednesday. The 68-year-old Wilson also worked for Fletcher in Minnesota. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes got a big lift from a pair of unlikely scorers.Brett Pesce, Phil Di Giuseppe and Sebastian Aho scored in the first period, leading the Hurricanes to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.While Aho leads the team with 20 goals, Pesce scored his second of the season 14 seconds into the game. Di Giuseppe picked up his first goal in over a year.”I think everyone found a way to contribute,” Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. ”All in all, it was a good night.”Justin Williams added his 10th in the third as Carolina stopped a three-game slide. Scott Darling, who had lost his last three starts Carter Rowney Jersey Womens , made 22 saves.”They were throwing a lot of pucks from the side and getting bounces off them,” Darling said. ”There were a couple of awkward ones, but none of those got by me. It was just good to get the win.”Michael Del Zotto scored for Vancouver, which beat Carolina 3-0 in their first meeting of the season on Dec. 5. Jacob Markstrom stopped 29 shots.”It’s not Markstrom’s fault tonight,” Vancouver coach Travis Green said. ”We weren’t good enough to win this hockey game, that’s for sure.”Pesce got Carolina off to a fast start when he beat Markstrom over his left shoulder. Jordan Staal and Aho each got an assist on the play.”I definitely didn’t expect that,” Pesce said of his team’s early offense. ”But we stressed that since they were coming off a back-to-back.”Di Giuseppe made it 2-0 at 14:43, knocking the puck into the goal off Markstrom’s right blocker for his first goal of the season.Aho then scored with 56 seconds left in the first, easily beating Markstrom on a stretch pass from Jaccob Slavin.Del Zotto got Vancouver on the board at 3:30 of the second, scoring from the top of the left circle. But Williams beat Markstrom from the right point at 7:27 of the third.”There was a little bit of desperation for sure,” Pesce said. ”We’ve had some trouble scoring these past few games. But you have to score to win, and we know where the standings are. Every win is sort of a must.”NOTES: Slavin played in his 200th NHL game. … Aho became the first Hurricane since Jeff Skinner (2010-12) to score at least 20 goals in his first two seasons. . RW Brock Boeser (wrist) and Christopher Tanev (lower body) were scratches for the Canucks. … Haydn Fleury was a healthy scratch for Carolina. . The Hurricanes sent forwards Josh Jooris and Marcus Kruger to Charlotte of the AHL.UP NEXTCanucks: Visit Dallas on Sunday in the finale of their four-game road trip.Hurricanes: Host Colorado on Saturday in the seventh of their eight-game homestand.
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