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his second consecutive Hank Aaron Award
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. Bobby Simmons Jersey . - The last thing the Winnipeg Jets expected was to have to settle things in a shootout — not after the way they started out against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.Mathieu Perreault, Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler scored on Winnipegs first three shots against Jonathan Quick during a 3-minute span, but didnt secure their 5-4 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champions until Little got the only goal in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and Michael Hutchinson stopped Mike Richards at the other end.Our last game in here at the start of the season, we were down and chasing the game the whole night, coach Paul Maurice said. I didnt like parts of the second period tonight, but its tough to win on the road. So this was a good win for the hockey club.Zach Bogosian scored the tying goal in the third period to end a 41-game drought going back almost a year. Hutchinson gave up goals on two of the first five shots he faced, but finished with 25 saves in regulation and overtime.There were a couple of crazy bounces tonight, but we got the start that we were looking for, said the 24-year-old rookie, who allowed more than three goals for the first time in 16 starts this season. We got a few goals early and that really helped our energy throughout the rest of the game. After that, we took a couple of penalties and they were able to capitalize on their power play.Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams, Marian Gaborik and Kyle Clifford scored for the Kings, who have lost three straight and five of six. Quick, who has given up 15 goals in his last three starts, stopped 21 of Winnipegs final 22 shots before the shootout.The Kings are 19-13-10 a year after going 25-13-4 over their first 42 games en route to their second Stanley Cup title in three seasons. They began their 2011-12 championship campaign 20-15-7 over the same stretch.You cant give up four goals and expect to win a hockey game. Thats what it comes down to, defenceman Alec Martinez said. If we keep on having first-period starts like weve had and digging ourselves a hole, its going to be pretty difficult on us.Gaborik tied the score 3-all at 1:29 of the third on a rebound for his team-high 13th goal after Kopitar intercepted the goalies attempted clearing pass at the left boards and quickly shot it toward the net. But Bogosian beat Quick through a screen on a wrist shot with 5:56 left in regulation — his first goal since Jan. 31, 2014.Perreault opened the scoring at 3:39 of the first period when Michael Frolik shrugged off a hard check behind from Matt Greene against the end boards and fed Perreault in front for his 11th goal. Quick surrendered a soft one to Little 52 seconds later on a short wrist shot.The Jets, 0 for 7 on the power play in Thursdays 4-1 loss at Phoenix, connected the first time they had the man advantage to make it 3-0. Wheeler was credited with his 12th goal when his centring pass in tight quarters bounced in off Kings centre Trevor Lewis at 6:39.We finally got off to the start we wanted. We caught some lucky bounces, Adam Lowry said. On the third goal, we were fortunate to get it. But then we took some more penalties again and let them back in the game.Clifford changed the momentum significantly with a thunderous hit on Anthony Peluso behind the Winnipeg net at 8:20 of the first, resulting in a power play that the Kings were able to kill off.Dustin Byfuglien then got an interference penalty and Lowry was assessed a delay-of-game infraction 26 seconds later for clearing the puck over the glass, resulting in power-play goals by Kopitar and Williams 1:27 apart to pull the Kings to 3-2 with 4:02 left in the first.Jeff Carter lifted a backhander over Hutchinsons glove on a breakaway at 3:31 of the second when he after stealing the puck from Byfuglien inside the Kings blueline.The Kings are 0-3 on a seven-game homestand. Los Angeles hasnt lost four in a row on the same homestand since the middle of the 2010-11 season.NOTES: Kings C Tyler Toffoli missed his first game of the season because of mononucleosis. ... Quick gave up at least four goals in a game for the ninth time this season, something he did just six times in 49 games last season. ... The Jets two-day stay in Southern California will conclude Sunday, when the Anaheim Ducks retire Teemu Selannes No. 8 jersey. Selanne began his 21-year NHL career with the old Winnipeg Jets, who became the Coyotes. These Jets used to be the Atlanta Thrashers. ... Winnipegs next victory will be Paul Maurices 500th as an NHL head coach. Maurice guided the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2002. ... The Kings are 7-0-3 against the Thrashers/Jets franchise since it joined the NHL in the 1999-00 season. Ersan Ilyasova Jersey . Nikolai Khabibulin was yanked in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators looked ready to put away a big road win. Nate Archibald Jersey . The Toronto Blue Jays star won his second consecutive Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the AL on Monday after votes by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers were tallied. https://www.cheapbucksonline.com/826t-lu...bucks.html . Arsenal had already scored its goals in the third round fixture when the fierce rivalry turned ugly in the final ten minutes as Walcott was being carried off on a stretcher.VICTORIA, British Columbia (CP) -- Cody Jamieson scored three times as the Six Nations Chiefs dropped the Victoria Shamrocks 8-3 on Tuesday in Game 4 of the Mann Cup. The two teams are now tied 2-2 in the best-of-seven series for Canadas senior lacrosse championship. Steven Keogh had a pair of goals and added an assist for Six Nations, while Colin Doyle sccored and added three assists. Oscar Robertson Jersey. Kedoh Hill and Colin Boucher had singles. Brandon Miller made 47 saves for the win. Rhys Duch, Jon Harnett and Jeff Shattler supplied the offence for Victoria, while Matt Vinc stopped 38 of 46 shots in 56 minutes of work. Matt Flindell faced no shots during his four minutes in net for the Shamrocks. ' ' '
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