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Scott Cullen looks at Saturdays playoff action, including tough times for the undisciplined Chicago Blackhawks, Matt Calvert l
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Scott Cullen looks at Saturdays playoff action, including tough times for the undisciplined Chicago Blackhawks, Matt Calvert l
in NEUES AUS ÖSTERREICH - BERICHTE AUS ÖSTERREICH 08.10.2019 07:57von jokergreen0220 • | 1.402 Beiträge
Scott Cullen looks at Saturdays playoff action, including tough times for the undisciplined Chicago Blackhawks, Matt Calvert lifting the Blue Jackets to their first playoff win, and Nathan MacKinnon putting on a show as Colorado takes a 2-0 series lead over Minnesota. Vapormax Plus Bílé . HEAVY HOCKEY The Chicago Blackhawks are within two minutes of having a 2-0 series lead, surrendering tying goals late in the third period (1:45 remaining in Game One, six seconds left in Game Two) of the first two games in St. Louis, leading to 4-3 overtime defeats in both games. Being that close doesnt amount to much now, though, as Chicago is facing a 2-0 series deficit along with the possibility that a top pair defenceman, Brent Seabrook, could be suspended for a crushing hit on Blues C David Backes, whose status has to be questionable in the immediate aftermath. Seabrook had a goal and an assist in Game Two, before taking a major penalty for his hit on Backes wit 4:51 remaining in the third period. If Seabrook is suspended, Sheldon Brookbank could move into the Chicago lineup, but Backes potential absence also causes issues for the Blues. Even though the St. Louis lineup was bolstered by the return of RW T.J. Oshie, their top three healthy centres after Backes in Game Two were Vladimir Sobotka, Maxim Lapierre and Derek Roy. If Backes is out (and Patrik Berglund is already out), then St. Louis may have to shuffle Steve Ott to the middle and add a winger, Dimitrij Jaskin or Brenden Morrow, to the lineup. Leading the way for St. Louis in Game Two was D Kevin Shattenkirk, who had a goal and two assists, and also happened to be break-even in Corsi%, which was rare on a Blues team that was easily handled by Chicago at even strength. The problem for the Blackhawks, however, was an appalling lack of discipline, as Chicago was shorthanded nine times, including 11 minutes of shorthanded time in the final 15 minutes of the game. A positive for the Blackhawks was the performance of RW Marian Hossa, who matched his season high with eight shots on goal in Game Two. Blackhawks C Jonathan Toews, who was on the ice for both the tying and game-winning goals against, had a dominant possession game (85% Corsi%), getting the better of a strength-on-strength matchup against the Blues top line of Backes, Alexander Steen and T.J. Oshie. Returning to the lineup for the first time since a late-season concussion, Oshies Corsi% for the game was 13.0%. The results through the first two games could have gone either way, so its not as if Chicago is out of the running as they head home for Game Three. However, their margin for error is gone. They need to get on the board with a win if they are going to make a series out of this. JACKETS EVEN UP Matt Calverts second goal of the game, 1:10 into double overtime, earned the Columbus Blue Jackets the first playoff win in the franchises history. Calvert, who was favourably included in my piece on which fighters can handle more playing time, played a career-high 22:26 in the double-overtime affair, having possession success with linemates Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky. Blue Jackets D Jack Johnson led all skaters with 38:21 of ice time and scored the game-tying goal with 6:01 remaining in the third period. Johnson now has 15 points in 14 career playoff games. Among defencemen with at least a dozen career playoff games, Johnsons 1.07 points per game in the postseason ranks second, behind only Bobby Orr. Blue Jackets C Ryan Johansen added a goal and an assist, while D David Savard contributed two assists to the winning effort. On the Penguins side, RW Brian Gibbons scored a pair of goals, and Sidney Crosby had a couple of assists, but no other Penguins forwards got on the scoresheet. D Paul Martin had two assists while Matt Niskanen added a goal and an assist. Perhaps the most troubling issue for Pittsburgh in Game Two was the play of D Kris Letang, who was stomped (32.5% Corsi%) in possession terms. His minus-14 Corsi was his lowest of the season. Even so, his 27:40 of ice time was behind only Paul Martin (34:07) and Brooks Orpik (28:02) on the Penguins blueline. Columbus D Fedor Tyutin left the game with a presumed upper-body injury after taking a couple of hard hits and playing just 6:55. If Tyutin is out, Dalton Prout or Nick Schultz are available to join the Columbus lineup, but Savard is the one who moves up the depth chart. He played 33:46 in Game Two. Earning the Game Two win ought to give the Blue Jackets some feeling of belonging in the postseason. They can compete with the Penguins, play them close enough that G Sergei Bobrovsky (who stopped 39 of 42 shots in Game Two) has a chance to make a difference. MACKINNONS COMING OUT PARTY 18-year-old Avalanche rookie RW Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists in Colorados 4-2 Game Two win over the Minnesota Wild, giving the Avs a 2-0 lead in the series, and MacKinnon seven points through two games. There is a good chance that MacKinnon is on his way to the best playoff scoring for an 18-year-old in league history, as Jaromir Jagr holds the current mark with 13 playoff points in 1991. The line of MacKinnon, LW Gabriel Landeskog (two goals) and C Paul Stastny (one goal, three assists) carried the day for the Avalanche, with MacKinnons speed and playmaking ability creating huge difficulty for the Wild, even though Minnesota frequently had their top defence pairing of Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin matched up against them. Though he wasnt particularly to blame for Colorados first three goals, Wild G Ilya Bryzgalov was pulled with 8:01 remaining in the second period, replaced by Darcy Kuemper, the rookie who last played March 27. Kuemper stopped all 14 shots he faced. That Colorado has high-end skill up front comes as no surprise, nor is it shocking that G Semyon Varlamov has been the better of the goaltenders in the series but, coming home for Game Three, the Wild need their own top forwards to answer the bell and hope that whomever they go with in net, Kuemper or Bryzgalov, will give them a chance to get back in the series. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Vapormax Plus černé . Left-handed reliever Boone Logan agreed to a $16.5 million, three-year contract on Friday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Vapormax Plus Pánská . Raonic, the No. 8 seed from Thornhill, Ont., had 18 aces in the match. He needed one hour 39 minutes to complete the victory. http://www.vapormaxlevne.cz/ . Although Spain could still advance out of the group stage, the game may have signalled the end of the run by a generation of Spanish stars whose quick passing, "tiki-taka" style delighted the world and helped them win the last three major tournaments.England were thwarted by a spirited Sri Lanka fightback on day two of the third Investec Test at Lords, as the visitors closed on 162-1 in response to the hosts first-innings 416. Openers Kaushal Silva (79no) and Dimuth Karunaratne (50) both cracked fifties in putting on 108 for the first wicket, although the latter benefited from a bit of luck when dropped by Jonny Bairstow on 28. Englands Chris Woakes says the Lords surface has flattened out and the morning session on day three against Sri Lanka has become crucial. Bairstow made amends by grabbing Karunaratne down the legside off Steven Finn (1-31) soon after hed reached his half century, but it was to be Englands only wicket of the day.Earlier Bairstow hit an unbeaten 167 - his second score over 150 in Tests - adding 60 to his overnight score before England were bowled out.Bairstow put on 144 for Englands seventh wicket with Chris Woakes (66) - the Warwickshire allrounders maiden Test fifty - as Sri Lanka toiled early on day two. Jonny Bairstow celebrates bringing up a second 150 for England in Tests The partnership was finally broken when Woakes fell five overs before lunch, loosely lofting a return catch to Rangana Herath (4-81), and while Stuart Broad (14) lasted till lunch, he picked out gully off Suranga Lakmal (3-90) soon after the interval.Herath added Steven Finns wicket to his tally, but missed out on a five-for and a spot on the Lords honours board as Shaminda Eranga took the final wicket of James Anderson. Jonny Bairstow suffers with the Lords wobble as he drops Dimuth Karunaratne Englands destructive new ball attack of Anderson and Broad were off colour for once in their opening spells, conceding 23 from the first four overs, helping Sri Lankas openers settle. Nike Vapormax Levne. By contrast, Woakes hit his straps with his first ball, drawing a thin edge from Karunaratne through to Bairstow, but the ball wobbled in the air and wrong-footed the wicketkeeper causing him to drop the chance.Woakes suffered from further misfortune soon after tea, with a strong lbw shout against Karunaratne turned down, but the ball was shown to be clipping the top of off-stump on review - though not sufficiently to overturn the decision. Sri Lanka opener Kaushal Silva starred on day 2 of the third Test against England at Lords. Karunaratne kicked on, cracking Anderson for three fours in a row and went through to his half century soon afterwards, only for his luck to finally run out when edging Finn down the legside an over later.Silva stuck around though after notching his second straight fifty in the series and is nearing a third Test ton, putting on 51 for the second wicket with Kusal Mendis (22no) to see Sri Lanka safely through to stumps without further loss.Watch live coverage of day three of the third Investec Test from 10.30am on Saturday on Sky Sports 2. Before then, catch highlights from day two at 8pm on Sky Sports 2, followed by The Verdict at 9pm. Kaushal Silva hit an 11th Test fifty as Sri Lanka blunted Englands attack on day two at Lords ' ' '
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