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Nathan Horton scored his fourth goal in five games, and Tim Thomas

BOSTON (AP) - Nathan Horton scored his fourth goal in five games, and Tim Thomas made 38 saves as the Boston Bruins won their fourth straight game with a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Texans Jersey. Michael Ryder and rookie Jordan Caron also scored for Boston. Patrice Bergeron earned his first points of the season with a pair of assists, and Tyler Seguin, this years No. 2 overall draft choice, also had an assist in his first game in front of a Boston crowd. Jason Chimera scored, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots for the Capitals, who have lost two consecutive games to Boston. TORONTO (AP) - Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov scored first-period goals, and Martin Biron made 24 saves in his Rangers debut as New York beat Toronto. Biron was strong in goal for the Rangers (2-2-1), who despite missing top forwards Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury, earned their first victory since opening night at Buffalo. Colby Armstrong scored for Toronto, who lost in regulation for the first time (4-1-1). It was the second straight game the Maple Leafs failed to score more than one goal. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Getzlaf scored with 1:46 left in the third period, sending Anaheim over Philadelphia. Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky appeared to have covered the puck, but officials said it went over the line. The goal was confirmed by video replay. Lubomir Visnovsky and Jason Blake also scored for Anaheim, which had scored only three goals in four road games. Visnovsky made it 1-0 just 35 seconds into the game. Scott Hartnell tied it nearly three minutes later. Claude Giroux also scored for the Flyers. Four games into a five-game homestand, Philadelphia has lost three in a row. DETROIT (AP) - Johan Franzens third-period goal broke a tie, and Henrik Zetterberg and Todd Bertuzzi both had a goal and an assist in Detroits win over Calgary. Nicklas Lidstrom also scored for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk had two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 34 saves. Mikael Backlund scored both of Calgarys goals, and Curtis Glencross assisted on each. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 26 shots. Franzen, who returned after missing a game because of a head injury, snapped a 2-2 tie 7:55 into the third. MONTREAL (AP) - Martin Brodeur made 29 saves for his 112th NHL shutout and Jason Arnott had a goal and an assist to lead New Jersey past Montreal. Brodeur stuck out his left pad to stop Mike Cammalleri early in the third, protecting a 2-0 lead on his way to his second shutout of the season and 604th career win. The leagues career leader in wins and shutouts stopped 24 shots in a 1-0 win at Buffalo on Oct. 13 in New Jerseys only other victory. Arnott, who scored in the second, assisted on Matt Taorminas goal 3:38 into the third. Zach Parise also scored for New Jersey (2-4-1). Carey Price made 17 saves in his sixth straight start for Montreal (3-2-1). TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Matt Moulson scored a delayed, video-reviewed goal in overtime to help the New York Islanders beat Tampa. Moulson was credited with an in-close goal at 1:56. Officials reviewing the play ruled that the puck went off the glove of goalie Dan Ellis and completely over the goal line before Ellis swiped the puck back into play. The review, which occurred at the next stoppage of play at 3:28 of overtime, took about 10 minutes. Michael Grabner and P.A. Parenteau also scored for the Islanders. The Lightning got goals from Sean Bergenheim and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay center Vincent Lecavalier returned to the lineup after missing one game because of a right hand injury. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Tom Wandell scored two goals to carry Dallas over Florida. Steve Ott and James Neal also scored for the Stars (5-1). Jamie Benn, back in the lineup after missing three games due to concussion-like symptoms, had three assists. Kari Lehtonen made 28 saves and improved to 13-5-4 against Florida. Lehtonen was 3:06 away from his fourth shutout against the Panthers when Stephen Weiss scored his first of the season. Tomas Vokoun, coming off back-to-back shutouts for Florida, was pulled after the second period after allowing four goals on 23 shots. He was replaced by Scott Clemmensen, who made his season debut. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kris Letang scored on a slap shot 3:49 into overtime and Pittsburgh beat Nashville. Sidney Crosby added two goals and an assist for Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist and Letang helped set up two scores, in addition to his winning goal. David Legwand, Cody Franson and Patric Hornqvist scored for Nashville, which has played three consecutive overtime games. Martin Erat had two assists. Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Maclin Jersey. The 25-year-old Figaro posted a 4-1 record and 2.55 earned run average in six starts with Toledo this season. 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Carter, who was acquired from New Jersey in a five-player deal over the summer, shot 7-of-18 from the field, including 3-of-12 from three-point range. Rashard Lewis added 18 points and Dwight Howard totaled 17 points and 11 boards before foulingg out for Orlando, which lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the NBA Finals. Chargers Ryan Mathews Jersey Dirk Nowtizki totaled 23 points, but he was just 3-of-12 from the floor, for the Mavericks. Drew Gooden, signed as a free agent in the offseason, tallied 18 points off the bench. Brandon Bass, who spent the previous two seasons with Dallas, had two big three-point plays in the final two minutes to push Orlando over the top. ' ' '

As millions take to the rails, bad weather awaits BEIJING - The national

As millions take to the rails, bad weather awaits BEIJING - The national railway system is going through a harsh test, with increasing pressure from passengers who lined up all night for a train ticket and the icy weather in the southern part of the country that could disrupt transport at any time. Deangelo Hall Jersey . A flood of people have waited in line before ticket windows at Beijings several railway stations over the weekend, and tickets for all trains leaving Beijing were sold out in only 30 minutes after being put on sale on Saturday morning, the Beijing Times reported. Tickets sold over the weekend are for ordinary trains leaving in the few days before the eve of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 3 this year. A similar ticket-buying spree is expected to come again on Jan 27, when tickets for high-speed trains leaving in those few days ahead of the traditional family-reunion holiday are put on sale. Meanwhile, the growth of railway passenger numbers has been speeding up day by day from Jan 22, with a remarkable rise of passenger volume compared with last year, the Ministry of Railways said on Sunday. The latest data shows that nearly 5.28 million passengers took trains on Saturday, the fourth day of the travel peak season this year - up 23.5 percent compared with the corresponding day last year, the ministry said. The railway ministry has vowed to sack any staff found scalping train tickets or helping scalpers. Well immediately terminate the employment contract with any offenders, Vice-Minister of Railways Wang Zhiguo said at a news conference over the weekend in Beijing. The ministry has invited more than 1,000 people to supervise the ticket sales nationwide, he said. More than 1,800 scalpers have been arrested in recent joint efforts between the railway ministry and the Ministry of Public Security. In addition to fears of being unable to secure a ticket, the public is also worried about the freezing weather that has been lingering in the southern part of China since the New Year began. On Sunday, parts of Southwest China, southern Hunan province, western Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, and Hainan province had snow or sleet. For some other areas in the country, snow has stopped, but the roads are still icy. In the next three days, snowy weather will weaken in most regions, but the eastern areas in Southwest China will continue to see more rain and snow, according to a forecast by the national meteorological authority. To avoid the travel disaster seen in early 2008 when unprecedented levels of heavy snow and freezing rain hit the southern part of the country, bringing traffic to a standstill at the peak holiday season, several ministries said they will work together this year to make sure people can arrive home on time. Huang Ming, vice-minister of public security, said at the press conference on Saturday that expressways will not be blocked to traffic unless there is no alternative. In 2008, several expressways were closed by traffic police for fears of increasing traffic accidents on icy roads, but the shutdown made thousands of passengers stuck on road and increased pressure on railways. Wang Zhiguo also vowed that the ministry will allocate more manpower for railway safety inspection and deploy devices to remove ice and snow to prevent railways being paralyzed by icy rains or snow. Railway stations will also prepare enough food and water for stranded passengers, he said. Well try to make peoples journey safe to ensure them a good Spring Festival holiday, Wang said. Tan Zongyang and Xinhua contributed to this story. China Daily (China Daily 01242011 page4) Denver Broncos Jay Cutler Jersey . 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The Canadians scored their first run in the first inning when Edmontons Nicole Luchanski scored on a single by Amanda Asay of Prince George, B.C. Luchanski doubled to lead off the inning. Canada scored another runn in the second but took control of the contest with three runs in the third. Premier BenJarvus Green-Ellis Jersey. An RBI triple by Stephanie Savoie of La Pocatiere, Que., was the big hit of the inning for the Canadians. Savoie later scored on a throwing error. Martine Nadeau of Quebec City earned the victory on the mound for Canada. NFL Jerseys Wholesale. At this time last summer the media at large was tripping over themselves to fawn over the 76ers and their acquisition of power forward Elton Brand. ' ' '

The completion of Geelys buyout of the Volvo car brand from Ford Motor Co Monday is certainly a time to rejoice considering that this may be regarded as a pivotal moment in the global car industrys center of gravity shifting

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Steve Sullivans power-play goal 4:41 into overtime gave the Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. New York Jets Sanchez Jersey. -- The Nashville Predators took another step toward their fifth consecutive playoff appearance. Steve Sullivans power-play goal 4:41 into overtime gave the Predators a 4-3 comeback win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Sullivan scored with a one-timer from the left faceoff dot off a pass from Ryan Suter. "It was just a matter of trying to get open, and (Suter) made a great pass," Sullivan said. "Were in a dogfight for the playoffs, we needed two points, and we knew it." Nashville had tied it 2-2 on Joel Wards short-handed goal at 7:05 of the third period. All-star defenceman Shea Weber gave the Predators their first lead 5:18 later. "Its not exactly what we wanted, giving up a late goal, but we persevered and got the win," Weber said. Sullivans assist on Webers goal gave the 34-year-old winger 600 career points. Jack Johnson forced overtime by scoring the Kings final goal with 1:04 left. "Were not going to quit just because things dont look good for the playoffs," Johnson said. "We had guys going to the net, and I was just trying to get a shot through and give them a chance to get a rebound." Los Angeles is far outside the Western playoff race. "I really like what we have been doing in third periods lately," Kings coach Terry Murray said. "Weve been battling, finding ways to win games, to tie up games to get them to an overtime situation, and tonight was another example of that." Nashville moved up to seventh place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the idle Edmonton Oilers. Of the Predators seven remaining games, five are on the road, and all but one of their opponents appears headed for the postseason. The Predators are 4-0-3 in their last seven games. The last six have been decided by one goal. "Its taxing our nerves, its taxing our resiliency, and its taxing our character a little bit lately," Nashville coach Barry Trotz said. "It has been a rough week. "We have played three games in five nights, and they have all been emotionally draining in one way or another." Brian Boyle staked the Kings to a 1-0 lead seven minutes into the first period. Boyle stripped Weber of the puck behind the net and beat goalie Pekka Rinne on the short side with a wrist shot along the ice. "It was nice since I had a little bit of nerves coming in, so it was good to help out right away," Boyle said. "I think it deflected off of something and it was able to get up over his pad." Boyle was recalled Friday from Manchester of the American Hockey League after Jarret Stoll was injured Thursday at Dallas. Nashville tied it with 5:36 left in the period on Cal OReillys first NHL goal. OReilly intercepted Brad Richardsons pass inside the Kings zone and sent the puck to Sullivan at the right dot. Sullivan returned the puck to OReilly in the high slot, where his one-timer beat Jonathan Quick on the glove side. 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SENDAI, Japan: Tsunami waves of up to 1. Replica Anthony Davis Jersey.5 meters (5 ft) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealands Chatham Islands on Sunday after a massive earthquake struck Chile, killing more than 300 people. Hundreds of thousands of residents in Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Russias Kamchatka were told to evacuate after Saturdays Chile quake, one of the worlds most powerful in a century, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the countrys highest tsunami so far at 1.2 meters in the port of Kuji, northeast Japan. Smaller waves hit a swathe of the country from the small island of Minamitori 1,950 km (1,200 miles) south of Tokyo to Hokkaido island in the north. Japanese officials have ordered or advised some 570,000 households along the countrys Pacific coast to evacuate and said it would be hours before evacuees could go home. The full-fledged tsunami waves are starting to arrive, University of Tokyo professor Yoshinobu Tsuji told NHK public TV. This is not the last one, he said. It was Japans first major tsunami warning in 17 years and only the fourth since 1952, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Carelessness could be the biggest enemy, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told reporters. Related readings: North Japan hit by 30 cm tsunami after warning Tsunami wave to arrive China, unlikely to cause disaster Massive earthquake hits Chile,?over 300?dead Asia braces for tsunami after Chile quake Chile has history of big earthquakes Train services were halted in many areas along the Pacific coast and many highways were closed. Two nuclear plants in the area were operating normally and Japans Nippon Oil Corp said its 145,000 barrel-per-day Sendai refinery was also functioning as usual. Police cars and fire trucks patrolled coastal roads and fishing boats, seeking to avoid any tsunami, headed out to sea under gray skies, with snow flurries in some areas. The area that could be hit hardest, where around 140 people died in a previous tsunami 50 years ago, has many small harbours that could concentrate the force of a tsunami. We experienced tsunami 50 years ago. But it sounded like it could be worse this time, so I was afraid, said 69-year old Fumiko Nakajima in a fishing town on the outskirts of Sendai. She said the evacuation of residents, many of whom are elderly, went smoothly due to frequent drills. NO STRANGER TO TSUNAMIS TV footage showed elderly women with cloth-wrapped bundles on their backs gathering at evacuation centres as cars pulled up and other women unloaded shopping bags filled with belongings. The tsunami warning covered the eastern seaboard of Japan, although for Tokyo Bay and many other areas the warnings were for waves of only around one metre (3 ft). Japan is no stranger to tsunamis. In 1896, a magnitude 8.5 earthquake and tsunami left more than 22,000 dead in northeastern Japan. Another of magnitude 8.1 hit the same region in 1933, killing 3,064. In May 1960, a tsunami struck the coasts of Hokkaido and other northern Pacific coastal areas after an earthquake in Chile, killing around 140 people. Since then, many harbours have had sea gates installed to try to protect from tsunami and storms. Coastal barriers have been built since the 1960 tsunami so we cant simply compare the situation with that time but it is still crucial that people evacuate, said Masaaki Kubo of the Kamaishi Eastern Fishery Union in Iwate, in northern Honshu. The first waves to hit New Zealand were reported at the remote Chatham Islands, around 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand, with surges of up to 1.5 meters measured, the Civil Defence Ministry said. A resident on one of the smaller islands in the group, Pitt, said the surges were continuing and getting bigger. The bay empties right out. It takes about a minute and a half and then it surges back in, in about the same amount of time, Bernadette Malinson told Radio New Zealand. The surges have been getting bigger -- at least 2 meters at present. Authorities in Russias far eastern Kamchatka region lifted a tsunami alert after a series of small waves appeared to cause no damage, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Ministry said. A tsunami hit beaches in eastern Australian but there were not initial reports of damage. 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Hammered by waning global demand and a surging yen, Toyota slashed

NAGOYA, Japan -- Hammered by waning global demand and a surging yen, Toyota slashed its earnings forecast again Monday and now expects it will barely break even for the year through March with a net profit of just 50 billion yen ($555 million). Premier Hakeem Nicks Jersey. Toyota Motor Co. President Katsuaki Watanabe, center, and four executive vice presidents bow together at the end of the year-end press conference at Japans leading automakers office in Nagoya, central Japan, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Toyota slashed its profit forecast Monday for the fiscal year to barely breaking even at 50 billion yen ($555 million). [Agencies] Related readings: Toyota to call for steel price cut BYD zooms past Toyota, GM in electric car race Toyota suffers credit rating cut Toyota plans to further slash US production Thats a tiny fraction of the 1.7 trillion yen Japans top automaker earned last fiscal year. The change that has hit the world economy is of a critical scale that comes once in a hundred years, President Katsuaki Watanabe said at the companys Nagoya office. The drop in vehicle sales over the last month was far faster, wider and deeper than expected. Sinking sales in the US in the wake of the financial crisis have dealt a heavy blow to Japanese automakers. But Watanabe said that emerging markets, which had held up in the beginning, were also slowing down now. The surging yen has battered profits as well by eroding overseas earnings when converted back to yen. The dollar has fallen to 13-year lows of about 90 yen recently. This is the second time Toyota Motor Corp., which makes the popular Camry sedan and Prius gas-electric hybrid, has reduced it annual earnings forecast this year. Initially, it had been projecting 1.25 trillion yen ($13.9 billion) in profit for the year through March 2009, but last month it reduced that to 550 billion yen ($6.1 billion) before chopping it further Monday. It also lowered the number of vehicles it expects to sell globally this calendar year to 8.96 million, down 4 percent from a year ago, Watanabe told reporters. Unlike previous years, he gave no goal for vehicle sales for 2009. He also gave no earnings forecast for the following fiscal year, ending March 2010, noting the company didnt have a sales plan yet. Tsuyoshi Mochimaru, auto analyst for Barclays Capital in Tokyo, said that Toyota will likely continue to struggle next year because US auto sales wont start recovering until toward the end of 2009, and the dollar may also lag. The problem is next year, he said, while adding that the latest revisions were within expectations. Its unmistakable that things are extremely tough for Toyota. The dramatic revisions are even more stunning because Toyota had racked up a record operating profit for the fiscal year through March 2008. It is now expecting to bleed red ink in operating income, which shows its core business performance, for the fiscal year ending March 2009, the first time ever for Toyota since it began reporting such numbers in 1941. In July, Toyota lowered its global vehicle sales target for 2008 to 9.5 million from the initial 9.85 million. Last year, it sold 9.37 million vehicles around the world. Toyota also lowered its sales forecast for the fiscal year through March to 21.5 trillion yen ($239 billion), down about 18 percent from the previous fiscal year. It had earlier projected 23 trillion yen in sales. Grabbing attention in recent years has been whether Toyota would dethrone Detroit-based General Motors Corp. as the worlds No. 1 in annual vehicles sales. But the mood was pure gloom at the presidents annual year-end event. 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Washington won the first two games by a combined score of 12-3, but the final four games came after Tampa acquired goalie Dwayne Roloson, and the teams split those games. The Lightning had a pair of shutouts, two games went to overtime and one went to a shootout. Can the 41-year-old Roloson maintain his stellar play? Or will Washingtons rookie Michal Neuvirth outplay another battle-tested veteran, like he did the Rangers Henrik Lundqvist? Will Washingtons juggernaut offense, which could see the return of the injured Mike Knuble at some point, explode to life? Or will Tampa Bays Steven Stamkos, who had just 2 goals in the first round, evolve into a prime-time playoff performer? With all those questions should come some very entertaining answers. Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin led Washingtons offense, but surprisingly it was rookie center Marcus Johansson and speedy forward Jason Chimera who combined forces for some of the biggest goals of the series against the Rangers. Ovechkin played his best game in the clincher, while Johansson arguably was the teams best center. Washington could use more from top center Nicklas Backstrom, but if Ovechkin and Semin are pacing the top two lines and the third line can contribute as well, the Capitals are a scary bunch up front. Mike Knuble missed the final two games of the series against New York but should return at some point in Round 2. Eric Fehr took his place on the roster and had two strong games. Sean Bergenheim Left Wing - TBL GOALS: 3 | ASST: 1 | PTS: 4 SOG: 22 | +/-: 0 Early in the first-round series against the Penguins, offensive production primarily came from the veterans, including Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. But as the Lightning began to battle back in the series, others joined in, most notably Sean Bergenheim, Steve Downie, Ryan Malone and Teddy Purcell. Bergenheim scored the only goal of Game 7 and Steven Stamkos scored his first two goals of the series in Game 5. "If you followed our team, that was our trademark -- those third-liners, the grinders, the defensemen. We always have new heroes every game," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. During the regular season, the Lightning offense was fueled by 10 double-digit goal-scorers and finished among the top eight in the League with 2.94 goals per game. In the postseason, they had six players with at least 2 goals and averaged 3.14 goals per game. St. Louis leads the team with 4 goals and 8 points, and Simon Gagne and Downie (team-high plus-5 rating) each chipped in with 7 points. Teddy Purcell, who erupted for career highs across the board with 17 goals, 34 assists and 51 points in the regular season, has 4 assists and 5 points in the postseason. Mike Green has struggled in previous postseasons, but he was a standout in the first round, totaling 5 points and logging plenty of big minutes. He also took a shot off his helmet in Game 5 but proclaimed himself ready for the next round. His partner, Jeff Schultz, has played more (23:15 per game) without being on the ice for a goal-against than any other defenseman in these playoffs. The young duo of Karl Alzner and John Carlson were on the ice for two goals seven seconds apart in Game 4 and rebounded to be two of the teams best players during the comeback. Scott Hannan and John Erskine were steady, while Dennis Wideman is back practicing and could be an option toward the end of the round. The Lightning have done a 180 in the playoffs -- after finishing 22nd in the League during the regular season with a 2.84 goals-against average, Tampa finished the first round second in the postseason with a 2.00 GAA. Leading the way against the Penguins were Eric Brewer, Mike Lundin, Brett Clark, Mattias Ohlund, Pavel Kubina, Victor Hedman and Marc-Andre Bergeron, who returned to the lineup for Game 5. Brewer not only averages a team-leading 25:43 of ice time per game, but also tops all defenders on the team with 5 points. Hedman (22:14) and Ohlund (20:27) also averaged more than 20 minutes per game on the blue line. Michal Neuvirth Goalie - WSH RECORD: 4-11-0 GAA: 1. San Francisco 49ers Davis Jersey38 | SVP: 0.946 Michal Neuvirth earned the starting nod by being more durable and winning more games in the regular season, and it is hard to argue with that choice at this point. Neuvirth was solid against the Rangers, yielding only eight goals in five games and only two in three contests at Verizon Center. He didnt have to make many spectacular saves because of strong defense in front of him, but Neuvirth also didnt allow any soft goals and forced New York to have to work to beat him. Backup Semyon Varlamov will be ready if Bruce Boudreau calls on him, but it probably will take multiple bad outings from Neuvirth for there to be a change at this point. Dwayne Roloson, 41, provided just what GM Steve Yzerman envisioned when he traded for him on New Years Day. Roloson went 4-3 with a 1.77 GAA and League-leading .949 save percentage. He stopped 243 of 256 shots in seven games -- including 36 in the 1-0 Game 7 victory -- and became the second goalie ever to go 6-0 in elimination games. He allowed only four goals in winning the final three games against Pittsburgh, which matched his feat in the second round of the 2003 playoffs, when he led the Minnesota Wild to a comeback from a 3-1 series deficit against the Vancouver Canucks. Boudreaus team finished an NHL postseason series in fewer than seven games. Thats a good start; now he has to prove they can win more than one in the same postseason. Boudreau made a couple of key decisions that helped his club finish the Rangers in short order. First was sticking with Neuvirth after he gave up goals seven seconds apart during Game 4; the rookie responded by going nearly 120 minutes without allowing a goal again until Game 5 -- and the series -- was decided. The second was moving Alex Ovechkin from left wing to right near the end of Game 4 and for Game 5. When his team dropped Game 4 on home ice to fall behind 3-1 in the series, Boucher said, "Im one of those guys who believes its possible until there is absolutely no time left. Series are never about momentum, theyre about desperation." How right he was, as the Lightning proved to be one desperate bunch. Boucher pushed all the right buttons when the chips were down. Washington was one of the top teams at killing penalties during the regular season, and the strong work there has continued in the postseason. All five games against the Rangers were tight, and any of Washingtons four wins could have been swung by a timely New York power-play goal. Washington killed 19 of 20 power plays in the series, with the only power-play goal allowed in a game where the team took eight minor penalties. The power play could be better (3-for-16) but there were plenty of chances and good goaltending by New Yorks Henrik Lundqvist. Tampa Bays power play ranks third in the playoffs with a 29.6-percent efficiency, with St. Louis leading the way with 3 power-play goals. The club has been most effective on the road, going 6-for-16 (37.5 percent) with the man advantage. The Lightning, who finished second in the regular season with 336 power-play opportunities, was tied for fifth with 27 chances against the Penguins. Tampa was second in penalty-killing this postseason with a 97.1-percent success rate (34-for-35), including a perfect 25-for-25 on the road. Nicklas Backstrom, Capitals -- Three of Washingtons top four young stars were productive in the first round as Ovechkin, Semin and Green combined for 15 points in the five games. Backstrom had 1 point, though he did lead the teams forwards with more than 24 minutes of ice time per game. Washington got a lift from Johanssons 4 points, but asking a third-line center to do that two series in a row could be too much. Steven Stamkos, Lightning -- Now that Stamkos has passed his initial playoff test, its time to up the ante. Despite his struggles over the latter stages of the regular season and through the first four games of the playoffs, Stamkos persevered and became an even more complete player, finishing with 2 goals and 2 assists. He knows what it takes to have success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs now and should play a vital role in the conference semifinals. Capitals will win if... The balanced attack Tampa features can be tough for a defense to handle, but if Washingtons defense can hold up as well against the Lightning as did against the Rangers, they should be able to score enough goals to advance. Lightning will win if... They continue to dominate opponents on special teams. The Lightning killed 34 of 35 power-play chances against the Penguins while going 8-for-27 with the man advantage. ' ' '

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Mondays victory was well worth the wait for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Raiders Bush Jersey. Felix Petit scored a pair of goals, including the eventual game winner with 7:12 in regulation, as the Drakkar downed the Rimouski Oceanic 5-3 in QMJHL action. Petits 14th goal of the season gave Baie-Comeau (10-21-4-2) a 4-2 lead in a game rescheduled from Sunday due to poor weather. Sebastien Piche moved the Oceanic (22-17-0-0) to within one at 14:33, but Pierre-Luc Lessard put the game away with an empty netter in the final seconds. The win ended the Drakkars three-game losing streak, while sending Rimouski to its fourth straight defeat. Elsewhere in the QMJHL on Monday, it was: Gatineau 5 Lewiston 4; and Val-dOr 5 Rouyn-Noranda 2. At Baie-Comeau, Que., Guillaume Langelier-Parent and Stephane Michaud added singles for the Drakkar, while Gabriel Bourque chipped in with two assists. Logan MacMillan and Felix Lafrancois had the other Oceanic goals. 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Jason Campbell tallied 164 yards and a score on 14-of-23 passing in the win.PHOENIX - Hours after Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt called for the NFL to review a helmet-to-helmet hit by New Yorks Eric Smith on Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin, the Jets safety was suspended for one game. Boldin was resting at home on Monday, one day after being carted off the field in the Cardinals 56-35 loss to the Jets in New Jersey. Team spokesman Mark Dalton said Boldin was fully mobile and was "resting comfortably at home" on Monday evening. The team released no other information on Boldins condition. Smith also was fined US$50,000 for a flagrant violation of player safety rules, the league said late Monday. Whisenhunt said he believed the hit violated the safety edict issued by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, but he stopped short of calling for Smith to be suspended. "I think its one of the hits that falls into the category of being dangerous to players," Whisenhunt said Monday. 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After returning from New Jersey late Sunday, the Cardinals reported to team headquarters for weight lifting and film study Monday morning. Many said they hadnt seen replays of the hit. "Its kind of like a split-second decision," said safety Adrian Wilson, who was flagged for a hit against Baltimore last season. "I dont know if that hit was dirty or not. It was definitely a tough play. A flag didnt come out, so obviously the referees thought it was clean." Said cornerback Roderick Hood, "Being a defensive back, youre always trying to make a play on the ball. I dont think it was nothing malicious. I think he was just running to the ball and trying to make a play." Boldin, a two-time Pro Bowler in his sixth NFL season, has long been one of the Cardinals leaders. He made headlines in training camp when he lashed out at the club for failing to follow through on what he said was a promise for a new contract. Later, Boldin said he wanted to be traded. Boldin has three years left on the four-year, $22.75 million extension he signed after the 2005 season. Hes making an average of $4 million a year. His contract hasnt been an issue since the season began. He has 27 catches for 366 yards and five touchdowns and has been one of the main weapons for the Cardinals, who have dropped two in a row after opening the season 2-0 for the first time since 1991. "I think the most important thing for Anquan right now is to get him some rest," Whisenhunt said. "Obviously, his health is the main concern of the team. Well see how he progresses once we get him in here, once we get him looked at." ' ' '

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(Sports Network) - Two clubs battling for position in the Western Conference standings collide tonight, as the Calgary Flames host the San Jose Sharks at Pengrowth Saddledome. Premier New England Patriots Jersey. While the Sharks are already locked into a playoff spot as Pacific Division champions, the Flames are getting closer to securing their fifth straight postseason berth. Calgary is tops in the Northwest Division with 92 points, just one more than second-place Vancouver. Although they havent officially locked up a playoff spot, the Flames own a 10-point edge over ninth-seeded Anaheim with seven games to play. Calgary would like to put some breathing room between itself and idle Vancouver and can do so with a win tonight. The Flames, though, won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games on Saturday, a 3-2 victory against Minnesota. Eric Nystroms late second-period goal proved to be the difference in the game. Jamie Lundmark and Daymond Langkow also tallied for the Flames, who had been shut out in back-to-back games by Pittsburgh and Columbus. Langkows goal was his 20th of the season, marking the seventh consecutive campaign he has reached that mark. Miikka Kiprusoff needed to make just 13 saves to notch his league-leading 43rd win of the season and improve the Flames to 25-9-4 as the host this year. The Sharks are still in a race, as they lead Detroit by two points for the best record in both the NHL and Western Conference and have one game in hand over the Red Wings. San Jose was last in action on Saturday, when it notched a 3-2 win over Phoenix. Jody Shelley and Tom Cavanagh scored 2:04 apart in the second period for the Sharks, and Joe Pavelski recorded the game-winning goal early in the third frame. 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But it made the difference between life and possible death of a 2-year-old boy suffering from leukemia. Matt Schaub Jersey. Poulin was unveiled Thursday as the clubs new Vice-President of Hockey Operations.(NLL) - The Minnesota Swarm signed free agent defenceman Brock Boyle and forwards Alex Henderson and Steve Hutchins to one-year contracts for the 2010 season. Second year defenceman Joe Cinosky was also signed to a one-year contract. Cinosky, 24, was drafted in the first round (13th overall) by the Swarm in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft and collected 21 loose balls in five contests with the team last season. Joe impressed us with his aggressive play towards the end of last year and we are hoping to build on that in training camp with his size and athleticism, said Swarm general manager Marty ONeill. Boyle will return to the Swarm for the second time in his career after he appeared in 43 games with the club from 2005-07. Boyle, 27, has recorded 56 points along with 168 loose balls during six-year career in the NLL, which has also included time with Albany Attack, Chicago Shamrox and most recently wiith Rochester Knighthawks in 2009. 49ers 77 Jersey We are excited to have Boyle in camp, he fits right in with our up-tempo style of play. He scored some huge goals for us in the past and we are looking forward to see what he can do this fall, said ONeill. Minnesota rounded out their signings with the addition of two forwards who played Major League Lacrosse last season. Henderson, 22, was a member of the Peterborough Lakers and Hutchins, 23, spent time with the Brooklin Redmen. Henderson plays a physical brand of lacrosse. I looked at drafting him quite high in the 2007 draft if he had entered, but he stayed in college. Hes versatile left-handed forward who can play both offence and defence,” stated ONeill. Hutchins has had a solid Senior A career thus far posting a couple of high scoring seasons in Brooklin. He was atop my list among available free agent players in Canada. ' ' '