The Titans are still in the running for Antonio Brown Jonnu Smith Jersey , per Ian Rapoport. Adam Schein has a list of suitors (although the 49ers have said they will absolutely not be pursuing AB) and percentages of..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Tennessee Titans PodcastTitans Links: Always the Bridesmaid?New,27commentsCSTShareTweetShareShareTitans Links: Always the Bridesmaid?Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsThe Titans are still in the running for Antonio Brown, per Ian Rapoport. Adam Schein has a list of suitors (although the 49ers have said they will absolutely not be pursuing AB) and percentages of how likely teams are to trade for him. He gives the Titans a 10% chance of landing the talented wide out. Schein makes some great points in terms of the Titans needing to add weapons for Marcus in a make or break year. The Titans tried to trade for Amari Cooper back during the season, and their interest in Brown shows they are still trying to make a splash at the position. If a trade for AB doesn’t manifest, then I’m calling the Giants about what it would take to get OBJ. At some point, the Titans need to get a real set of weapons for Marcus, and hopefully this is the year, because time is running out on Mariota, and you can’t truly gauge what you have in him with Taywan Taylor and Tajae Sharpe getting significant snaps. Jim Wyatt answers a TON of AB questions in his mailbag.Charlie Casserly says that the Cardinals are shopping Josh Rosen. I’d be interested in Rosen depending on the price. He’s relatively cheap and is obviously a huge upgrade on Gabbert. Not to mention if things don’t work out with Marcus you have your guy for the future. If things do work out with Marcus, you ship him off to some other team for a high pick. DJ has the Titans selecting Christian Wilkins with the 19th pick in the draft. Duke Johnson, another DJ, is on the trade block. He’d be a very interesting trade target for the Titans if they chose to move on from Dion Lewis. How the new pieces fit in and what might be left to address in Rounds 4-7."After two days and three draft picks — with a free agent signing thrown in the middle of it all — the Titans have added four players to their roster: defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons with the 19th overall pick, defensive lineman Brent Urban on a one year free agent contract, wide receiver A.J. Brown with the 51st overall pick, and guard Nate Davis with the 82nd overall pick. They’ll add a few more picks on Saturday, but let’s give a quick reset of the roster with the new additions to see where they might go with their final scheduled picks.QuarterbackOn Roster: Marcus Mariota, Ryan Tannehill, Logan WoodsideThe Titans will likely add one more arm to this group, even if it’s just a “camp arm” to give them enough quarterbacks to keep the wide receivers and tight ends busy during practice. There have been some hints that they might consider keeping three QBs on the 53 man roster this year so don’t be surprised if they grab a late round passer for the second straight year. I love Brett Rypien from Boise State among the guys left on the board with Ryan Finley from NC State being another interesting option. The Titans also worked out a bunch of UDFA type QBs during the pre-draft process so if they don’t take one with a pick, expect one to be signed shortly after the draft. Running BackOn Roster: Derrick Henry, Dion Lewis, David Fluellen, Jeremy McNichols, and Dalyn DawkinsThe top two backs are pretty much chiseled in stone here, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see the Titans take a running back today. Dion Lewis is approaching 30 and Derrick Henry is entering the final year of his rookie deal. Another running back would give them some flexibility moving forward.I love Justice Hill from Oklahoma State and Trayveon Williams from Texas A&M among the day three options. Kansas State’s Alex Barnes is one of my favorites as well. Wide ReceiverOn Roster: Corey Davis, Adam Humphries, A.J. Brown, Taywan Taylor, Tajae Sharpe, Cameron Batson, Darius Jennings, Devin Ross, Roger Lewis, Kalif RaymondThe Titans are in much better shape at wide receiver than they have been in a long time after the additions of Humphries and Brown. Both should contribute right away. They also push Taylor and Sharpe down to more natural spots on the depth chart for them. Taylor’s deep speed can still be used when needed without having to rely on him in the red zone or critical third downs. Sharpe is in real danger of not making the roster if he can’t beat out Taylor in camp because he doesn’t contribute on special teams and WR5 is most definitely a special teams spot first and foremost on an NFL roster.There is still some pretty appealing receiver talent on the board Jack Conklin Jersey , including a guy that many would have liked to see taken in round one: Iowa State’s Hakeem Butler. I don’t think the Titans need to double dip here, but at some point, Butler’s 6’-6” frame, 7-foot wingspan, and 4.48 speed is going to be too good a value to pass up. Outside of Butler, Missouri’s Emanuel Hall, Georgia’s Riley Ridley, NC State’s Kelvin Harmon, and Auburn’s Darius Slayton lead a stacked group of day three receivers. It will be interesting to see if the Titans are tempted to jump back in here.Tight EndOn Roster: Delanie Walker, Jonnu Smith, MyCole Pruitt, Anthony Firkser, Cole Wick, Keith TowbridgeThis is a spot the Titans haven’t really touched this offseason which shows a lot of faith in Delanie Walker’s ability to return to his 2017 form after that horrific injury in Miami last year. It’s also a vote of confidence in Jonnu Smith and the other young tight ends that flashed towards the end of last year. That being said, I’d be surprised if the Titans didn’t add something here either on day three or through a priority UDFA. Stanford’s Kaden Smith, West Virginia’s Trevon Wesco, Notre Dame’s Alize Mack, Georgia’s Isaac Nauta, and LSU’s Foster Moreau are among the best available entering the fourth round, but don’t sleep on my guy Anthony Beck from Texas. He had great size/speed testing numbers at the Longhorns pro day and was a mauler in the run game during his time on the 40 acres. A former linebacker that plays with an aggressive physical edge. He’d be a great late addition.Offensive LineOn Roster: Taylor Lewan, Rodger Saffold, Jack Conklin, Ben Jones, Dennis Kelly, Nate Davis, Kevin Pamphile, Corey Levin, Aaron Stinnie, Hroniss Grasu, Austin Pasztor, Tyler Marz, David Quessenberry, Jamil DouglasThe Titans waited a bit to address offensive line in the draft, finally snagging Nate Davis at pick 82. I don’t blame Jon Robinson for waiting given the way the board fell — Simmons and Brown were too good of values to pass up at those spots and at positions of need also — but I’m not 100% sure Davis walks in as a clear day one starter. He might Austin Johnson Jersey , and that would be great, but I’m not sure it’s a slam dunk for him over Pamphile, Levin, and Stinnie. And I still maintain that Stinnie is a dark horse candidate to push for a starting gig. The Titans probably don’t need to double dip here if they really love Davis though (and all indications are that they do). My guess is they stand pat and let this interior offensive line shake out with the guys they’ve got, but if they do return to this group Oklahoma’s Dru Samia, Ohio State’s Michael Jordan, Mississippi State’s Shaq Calhoun, Arkansas’s Hjalte Froholdt, Wisconsin’s Beau Benzschawel, and Wake Forest’s Phil Haynes are good interior options. The top tackles include South Carolina’s Dennis Daley, Elon’s Oli Udoh, and Ohio State’s Isaiah Prince. Interior Defensive LineOn Roster: Jurrell Casey, Jeffery Simmons, DaQuan Jones, Brent Urban, Austin Johnson, Matt Dickerson, Darius Kilgo, Dee LinerLike wide receiver, the Titans have double dipped here this offseason, adding Jeffery Simmons and Brent Urban. Simmons will almost certainly start the season on PUP so the Titans might still look to add one more piece here if the right guy is available.Texas’ Charles Omenihu is a guy that has really slid down the board after being rumored as a possible late first round pick and probable second round pick through much of the draft process. He’s a bit of a tweener for a 3-4 front, but I think he’d fit best inside in the Titans base defense. Iowa’s Anthony Nelson is a very similar player too. Somewhere between an edge rusher and an interior defensive lineman, these guys have tremendous length and could be chess pieces in the Titans multiple front defense. Both would be great values at this point in the draft. Texas A&M’s Daylon Mack, Washington’s Greg Gaines, and Arizona State’s Renell Wren are some other options that could interest me. They’re all true nose tackles that could give the Titans that rock in the middle that they haven’t had in years.Edge RusherOn Roster: Cameron Wake, Harold Landry, Sharif Finch, Kamalei Correa, Gimel President, LaTroy Lewis This is the spot that seems most likely to be addressed, though Jon Robinson has consistently stated throughout the offseason that he “likes the guys we’ve got there”. Every time he says that I can’t help but think about Sharif Finch. I think there are a ton of signs that the team loves Finch and I can see why.However, that doesn’t mean they won’t spend a pick there on day three. I would imagine they will and there is a good chance that’s where they go at 121 in my opinion. There are some big time talents still out there too, led by Eastern Michigan’s Maxx Crosby. He was a productive college player with monster athletic testing numbers and some good bend on tape. If he’s there at 121, he’s my guy and I really wouldn’t mind a move up to get him. Other top options include Georgia’s D’Andre Walker Derrick Henry Jersey , Alabama’s Christian Miller, Oregon’s Jalen Jelks, and Oklahoma State’s Jordan Brailford.Inside LinebackersOn Roster: Wesley Woodyard, Jayon Brown, Rashaan Evans, Daren Bates, Nigel HarrisThe Titans are great with the top end of this position with Woodyard, Brown, and Evans making one of the best trios in the NFL, but they need depth and I think this is a position that’s firmly in play for a pick on day three. The Titans met with a bunch of inside linebackers, but they showed the most interest in Minnesota’s Blake Cashman who remains on the board heading into the fourth round. He’s a guy that I wouldn’t be surprised to see at 121. Alabama’s Mack Wilson is one of the surprises at the top of draft boards as well and would be a great addition to an already good group here. Washington’s Ben Burr-Kirven is another option that the Titans showed interest in during the draft process. All these guys would be key special teams players and depth in 2019.CornerbackOn Roster: Logan Ryan, Adoree’ Jackson, Malcolm Butler, LeShaun Sims, Tye Smith, Josh Kalu, Kenneth DurdenLike inside linebacker, the Titans are set at the top at corner. Butler, Ryan, and Jackson will be the top three with Sims providing good depth behind them. However, with Butler and Ryan both getting older and Ryan and Sims heading into the final year of their contracts, the Titans could use a young corner they felt good about to give them some roster options moving forward into 2020 and beyond.James Madison’s Jimmy Moreland is a guy the Titans showed interest in throughout the process that could be a pick today. Notre Dame’s Julian Love and Penn State’s Amani Oruwayire are sticking out as the top two “fallers” on draft boards right now and should hear their names called early. Oregon’s Ugo Amadi is something of a corner/safety hybrid — similar to how many viewed Dane Cruikshank last year — and could be a fit here. I will personally be rooting for him because he went to my high school (John Overton) here in Nashville. SafetyOn Roster: Kevin seems to like Webb, keeping him around all year and he might get a shot at the roster here in camp, but the team usually keeps five safeties and they’re still short even counting Webb.Amadi, who I mentioned at corner, would be a good flexible piece and you know the Titans love versatility. However, this is another spot with some high profile guys that have dropped. Florida’s Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Iowa’s Amani Hooker, and Alabama’s Deionte Thompson highlight that group and would be great value picks in round four. The Titans also showed some interest in the speedy Zedrick Woods from Ole Miss during the pre-draft process.SpecialistsOn Roster: Ryan Succop, Brett Kern, Beau BrinkleyNothing to see here, move along.

First impressions go a long way. Players on both squads had to make do through windy http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-trent-taylor-jersey , drizzly conditions, immediately putting them on the spot for what is the biggest stage in many of their young careers. Some rose to the challenge, other left more to be desired throughout the week. SouthDefensive lineLet’s start from the ground up. Off the edge, Montez Sweat (Mississippi State) was a terror in 1-on-1 drills. Sporting a lanky 6-foot-6, 250 pound frame with 35 and 5/8 inch arms, Sweat looks like a stretched-out cartoon character, but plays like a controlled beast. Sweat showed a number of times in drills the ability to set up offensive linemen to expose their chest, then fire forward to blow them off the ball. His combination of raw power mixed with just the right amount of craftiness lead to a great first day for Sweat. Though not quite as impressive as the monstrous Sweat, is fellow edge rusher Jaylon Ferguson (Louisiana Tech). Ferguson is a thicker, less explosive rusher, but showed a number of times throughout the day that he could keep offensive tackles off balance with his hand placement and strength.Carl Granderson (Wyoming) may also be of note, but not necessarily for the 49ers. Granderson put up a few great reps in run drills, which complements his tackle for loss numbers in college, but looked a smidge stiff as a pass rusher. He did not look to thrive in getting around the edge comfortably. If teams want a Michael Johnson type, they could keep an eye on him. The standout interior lineman on the day was Daylon Mack (Texas A&M). A former high school and college freshman standout, Mack never finished his college career the way many hoped. Regardless, Mack made a knockout first impression in Mobile, blowing just about every lineman he faced off the ball with ease. His low center of gravity and natural power proved to be too much for many OL to handle. LinebackerMoving to linebacker, maybe the clearest picture of a player painted during Day One was of Terrill Hanks (New Mexico State). Linebacker drills are largely useless in Mobile, and may be the toughest guys to evaluate during the practices, but their 1-on-1 coverage drills can be useful. Hanks showed the duality of a cover linebacker. On one rep, Hanks got dusted by a running back on an out route, but followed it up on his next rep by crushing his opponent trying to run a drag route. Thankfully Hanks made up some ground from his out-route-fiasco with great work in the team run drills. David Long Jr (West Virginia), to nobody’s surprise, appeared to be the most fluid guy in space. His ability to pass off zones and collapse to ball carrier’s in the quick game was impressive, but also the exact type of play to be expected of a small linebacker such as himself. CornerbackThe South cornerbacks as a whole had issues sticking to their opponents. With a slew of talented wide receivers on the South roster, a Day One practice can favor the wide receivers, so the hope is that the group bounces back Day Two and provides more competition. If anyone, the primary standout would be Isaiah Johnson (Houston). Johnson is the Legion of Boom style cornerback that Robert Saleh could be looking for opposite Richard Sherman. More so than his peers, Johnson was able to stick to opposing receivers and remain in position to work for the ball when it came time. SafetyAt safety, the Kentucky duo of Mike Edwards and Darius West made it clear they should be zone corners. Now, plenty of teams can make that work just fine, but neither Edwards or West looked great in mirroring in 1-on-1s or breaking with the tight ends. They appeared more capable as players who could play from their heels and approach what is laid out in front of them. Juan Thornhill (Virginia) had a disappointing day given his draft stock. Thornhill is viewed by many as a versatile, safety-cornerback hybrid, but Thornhill too looked slow in keeping up with opposing tight ends. It may have been the conditions, but Thornhill just did not have the best time in matching his opposition athletically. Hopefully he can recover in Day Two because he is a clearly capable player on film. NorthDefensive lineThe North’s defensive line roster is 鈥?peculiar. The interior defensive line group is no less mixed than in previous years, but there is hardly any true edge talent for the North to display. Zach Allen (Boston College), for example, is a quality prospect who showed out in his first day in Mobile, but weighed in at 280 pounds. In essence, Allen is Solomon Thomas size, which is not what the 49ers are looking for. Guys like LJ Collier (TCU), Anthony Nelson (Iowa), and Charles Omenihu (Texas) fall into a similar category. However, a few interior defensive linemen were of interest, if the 49ers so choose to bolster that position. Renell Wren (Arizona State) was a wrecking ball in 1-on-1 reps. Wren blasted a number of different offensive linemen off the ball, primarily from the nose position, and created absolute terror from the middle of the defense. It is not a flashy job, but having a standout nose can go a long way in the NFL. On the other hand, Byron Cowart (Maryland) reminded of a familiar, ever-repeating draft story: supreme athlete who does not really know what to do with his athleticism. Cowart is not a Robert Nkemdiche-level prospect, but he suffers from the same mishaps and inconsistency. LinebackerGermaine Pratt (North Carolina State) was more or less the player he was assumed to be. In coverage, Pratt showed plenty of range and movement skills to keep up with all kinds of skill players. He showed the ability to collapse on check down options as well as follow guys in space. And lucky for Pratt, the 11-on-11 drills do not really incentivize offensive linemen to crush linebackers, so Pratt may scoot by without that being much of a problem for him this week. Just behind Pratt, Te’von Coney (Notre Dame) had a solid day through drills and 11-on-11s save for a passing drill in which he completely left a defender free in the flats. Still, he overall had a good showing. CornerbackMaybe the most frustrating player on the day was Amani Oruwariye (Penn State). Among all cornerbacks on the day, Oruwariye was the best in keeping pace with opposing receivers and sticking right to their hip pockets, not giving them an inch. However, Oruwariye could not find the ball at all, be it on curl routes or down the field. It was a conflicting day for the heralded cornerback, but at least you would rather he constantly be in position so many times than blatantly being cooked. The other standout cornerback was Kris Boyd (Texas), not for being outstanding, but playing true to his identity so perfectly. Boyd excelled in press and had no restraint in trying to scrap with players throughout routes. Conversely, Boyd showed a tendency to open his hips a tad early and get beat with some crafty early route running. It is on him to show some more versatility moving forward. SafetyArguably the most disappointing performance of the day was Nasir Adderley (Deleware). A wildly versatile player in college, Adderley struggled to play in short zones and in man-to-man during practice. Adderely simply did not seem ready for the challenge of quicker, bigger, stronger players than he may have been used to. Granted, this does not take away from Adderley’s excellent range as a one-high safety, but it does partly dispel the notion of him being an all-around versatile safety. Darnell Savage (Maryland), on the other hand, was the only player out there who could deal with wide receiver Andy Isabella in any capacity. Isabella gave almost everyone the work with his shifty route running, but Savage showed patience against Isabella and was able to contest catch points against him. Most other defensive backs out there were lucky to be within five yards by the time the ball got to Isabella.The game that almost got away A few choice quotes came out of the San Francisco 49ers 30-27 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 2. Those from Richard Sherman resonated with me more than the others. “A win’s a win, but it feels like a loss to me,” Sherman said. He went on to add, “I think it’s a good lesson for a young team that we needed. It’s a humbling lesson. Thank goodness we got the win out of it, but there’s a lot of good tape http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-garrett-celek-jersey , a lot of good learning from this.” Thank goodness we got the win. There’s several reasons why. The first being the obvious momentum we need this season. It’s been a weird start to this season. After we lost to Minnesota, the overall sentiment was positive, it was a loss that felt like a win. However this week after we won, it felt like a loss, as Sherman said above. Second, there’s a stat that’s thrown around ever year after week two that indicates teams who start 0-2 have about a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs. We did not want to be under the statistical eight ball this early in the year. What I saw on Sunday was a team in flux. Jimmy Garoppolo went from gunslinger in Week 1, to a timid quarterback in Week 2. He held the ball for an extensive amount of time, and despite great offensive line play, the Detroit Lions still managed six sacks. Kyle Shanahan, to me, seemed all over the place with his play calling this week as well. At times, he mailed it in, simply calling a play just to call it. I saw him reacting to offensive failures versus challenging the Lions defense which was often reeling during the contest. At other times, he pushed the envelope with over the top formations and calls, when all we really needed was a solid play the team could execute effectively. In the clips below, I’m hoping to emulate film study on Monday with the team. I intend to point out some misses both from the quarterback position and from a coordinator perspective that could be worked on this week. It’s easy for us to look at these clips and say Kyle should’ve called this, or Jimmy should’ve thrown that. Especially with the slow motion option on the coaches film. I want this to be more of a running story line for this year, because this year has just begun and the team we see now should be a lot better and more consistent in the future. Let’s see if any of the things I noticed are improved upon next week. In our first clip, it’s the 3rd quarter with about five minutes left. It’s a key 3rd down and 6. We have Trent Taylor running an out at the bottom of the screen. The area is cleared out by Dante Pettis running a deep route. From the top of the field we have Pierre Gar莽on and George Kittle in a bunch, which creates a natural pick. In looking at the tape, I feel like Gar莽on was open more, however the pass to Taylor still could have been completed. It was unsuccessful because of ball placement. The out route should’ve been thrown to the far outside, instead it was too far inside allowing the defender to break up the pass. When I saw this play in the game I immediately said if that was a better corner, it would’ve been a pick six. Jimmy never seemed to scan the rest of his options on this play. This play also foreshadows a bigger play that we will look at later.After this play, we were forced to punt, and Detroit drove down the field and brought the game to within three points. If we converted there, we flip field position, and with a few more successful plays, possibly get into field goal range and extend the lead. Instead we ended up in a dog fight.In our next clips we get the ball back and this is where most teams get into their four minute drill. We have the ball and the lead, we want to basically run as much clock as possible. Here’s were I want to challenge Kyle to push the envelope. First thing, we lined up in a big body bunch set with one wide receiver, an obvious run formation. Second, Alfred Morris entered the game, while he’s a great downhill runner, Matt Breida at this point had over 100 yards rushing and didn’t get enough carries in the 4th quarter, especially when it mattered down the stretch. In fact, We ran the exact same running play two times in a row, in the same formation same direction. Despite those obvious keys, we gained four yards on first down, and four yards again on second down. Those clips are below.However on third down, we bring in Matt Breida and run him on a pass route. Why? Even the announcer Thom Brennaman was heard saying why are we passing when we’ve been running the ball down their throats for most of the game. And so, on 3rd and 2 to gain, this happens.There’s so many things to analyze with the play above. We went from super basic line ‘em up and smash ‘em football to putting our best running back in the slot to run a route. I felt like Kyle overthought this third down. I’m not the offensive mind he is, I have zero accolades, but he comes across sometimes as arrogant with his play calls. Simply calling a dive, or a stretch run with our running back wouldn’t show off his expertise enough. He wants everyone to know how great he is. Just my opinion. Also remember the clip above, Jimmy threw the out route too far inside, and stared down his receiver. This play is no different, he stares down Breida and fails to throw the ball to the outside, except this time it ends up an interception that almost cost us the game. Shanahan did have this to say about the play after the game:Thankfully, for lack of a better term, we kept the ball on the penalty, and we go back to the same formation and plays as before with Alfred Morris. By now however Detroit knows for sure that we’re here to run, because of all the previous tells. It almost seemed like Kyle got gun shy as well. Out of all of his vast offensive expertise, he goes back to the same exact plays? Are there no other running plays in the playbook? It was just overall confusing to watch for me. We run the same play once to the left once to the right with limited gain. Putting us in 3rd and a long 8. I combined those plays into one clips below.Our last clip is another situation I have questions on. I could say Kyle is using the first few games to see what works what doesn’t, maybe seeing who excels in certain formations and who does not. So it’s now 3rd and a long 8, we need to convert, we also need to run some clock to prevent Matthew Stafford from dicing up our defense again to win the game. The formation is creative, but the personnel I don’t get. Kittle is by far our best receiver, and the Lions knew this, he was often doubled limiting him to two catches on the day. He did draw several penalties which kept drives going, including the pivotal defensive holding call that saved the game.In this formation though he stay in the backfield to pass block versus being a weapon on the play. In theory I can grasp the concept, as he actually occupies three defenders. The one he’s blocking, and the two defenders that would’ve covered him if he ran a route. Here’s the problem, he gets manhandled by the defensive end and pushed into the Jimmy’s lap, and then one of the defenders guarding him smartly realizes he’s blocking and blitzes. All was not lost however, as highlighted in the video, Jimmy hit his plant foot with no pressure, Pettis was open on the drag route, and would have at least had a chance to run for the line to gain, but Jimmy doesn’t throw it. Instead he gets sacked, and we are forced to punt. As Sherman was quoted above, there’s a lot of good tape from this game. There’s several teachable moments all throughout on both sides of the ball. I’m pretty sure some of the things we saw today, the team also saw on Monday and they plan to improve upon those things in Week 3. Kansas City’s defense isn’t as tough as Detroit’s so I would hope to see a similar offensive performance. In most instances if your offense puts up 30 points, you should win.I do want to see Kyle get less “cute” in the red zone (no more sprint reverses to Pettis) and instead keep feeding the running game. The Lions were lost because the play action worked to perfection with Breida tearing up the field. I want to see Jimmy continue to settle down and get comfortable in the offense. This weeks match up will be tough, but if we can slow down the Chiefs offense (easier said than done) we could pull this one out as well. Go Niners!

TORONTO (AP) Auston Matthews kept his points streak going Paul Carey Jersey Womens , and William Nylander was the main reason why.The two each had two goals and an assist as the playoff-bound Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Monday night.Andreas Johnsson also scored as Maple Leafs extended a franchise record with their 48th win and matched the team mark for points (103) set in 2003-04.Matthews has five goals and 10 points during his seven-game streak to give him 60 points in 60 games. Meanwhile, Nylander is up to 59 points. They trail only Mitch Marner (69) in team scoring with two regular-season games remaining.”I feel like we’ve had (chemistry) since we started playing with each other last year and especially with (Zach) Hyman as well,” Matthews said. ”The more you play with somebody, obviously, you build more chemistry and get to know them and have a feel for where they’re going to be in certain areas. We definitely showed that tonight.Backup goalie Curtis McElhinney stopped 32 shots to help Toronto win for the 15th time in the last 17 at home while getting their 28th win at the Air Canada Centre.”Home’s been pretty good to us and we feel we have an advantage when we step into the arena here,” Matthews said.Sam Reinhart got his career-high 24th goal for the last-place Sabres Chris Tierney Jersey Womens , and Jason Pominville also scored. Chad Johnson finished with 31 saves.Buffalo came into the game following a 7-4 win Saturday at Nashville.”You think you’re heading in the right direction and then you take a step back,” Pominville said.Matthews broke a 1-1 tie on the power play at 5:01 of the second period as he scored top shelf on Johnson from just inside the faceoff circle.Nylander made it 3-1 on a breakaway at 7:39 after Matthews caught Buffalo on a bad line change and made a stretch pass ahead to the streaking Swede, who broke in alone to beat Johnson glove side.Nylander added his second of the period for a three-goal lead, going backand-to-forehand before snapping it under the bar for his 19th a little less than three minutes later.”I thought the first period was pretty good, then we tied it up with the power-play goal,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. ”Then we didn’t manage the puck very well Tyson Barrie Jersey , get caught on a line change and game gets out of reach. (The Leafs) have a terrific rush game and can finish.”The Sabres pulled to 4-2 with their second power-play goal 2:56 into the third when Pominville put home a rebound for his 14th.Matthews made it 5-2 with his second power-play goal of the game, finishing off a Nylander pass for his 33rd goal and 60th point in 60 games.Johnsson opened the scoring at 5:44 of the first when he deflected a pass from Tomas Plekanec past Johnson.Buffalo had its opportunities to put a goal on the board before the period was through with Toronto defenseman Roman Polak taking back-to-back high sticking penalties – including a double minor – but the Sabres couldn’t get much going.Polak had 5:37 of ice time in the first, a secondary assist on Johnsson’s goal and six minutes in high-sticking penalties.The Sabres began the second period with more than three minutes remaining in Polak’s double minor and finally took advantage when Reinhart deflected Rasmus Ristolainen’s point shot past McElhinney to tie it at 2:27.NOTES: Toronto’s 103 points 14 years ago came before the NHL started using shootouts to decide games tied after overtime. The Maple Leafs have seven shootout wins this season. … McElhinney made rare back-to-back starts, with coach Mike Babcock choosing to give starter Frederik Andersen some extra rest. Andersen has faced the most shots of any goalie this season and is third in minutes played. … Toronto F Leo Komarov was out of the lineup for personal reasons. He was replaced by Matt Martin.UP NEXTSabres: Host Ottawa on Wednesday night in their final home game before finishing with two on the road.Maple Leafs: At New Jersey on Thursday night before returning home to close the regular season. It鈥檚 one of the great traditions of the great game of hockey: a home player scores three goals in a contest and hats rain down from the stands, littering the ice and causing a happy 鈥?and unpenalized 鈥?delay of game.The hat trick, a term that has transcended hockey to denote any time some difficult feat is accomplished three times Matt Martin Jersey Womens , is said to have begun in Toronto in the late 1940s when a local haberdasher rewarded any Leafs player who scored thrice with a new hat. And the act of throwing headwear on the ice is thought by many to have begun in the same city sometime in the 鈥?0s. Fans鈥?acknowledgement of the rare accomplishment endures, although fedoras and Ben Hogans have given way to beanies and baseball caps.Tossing a ratty trucker cap is a no-brainer, but hurling that $30 team cap ... All-Access +All-Access Member AreaPremium content and in-depth analysis from our team of experts exclusively for magazine subscribers. 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ST. PAUL http://www.officialredwings.com/authentic-adidas-dylan-larkin-jersey , Minn. (AP) — A pair of guys who played high school hockey in Minnesota helped the New York Islanders pick up an important two points on the road Sunday night.They also did no favors for the home team.Brock Nelson scored 1:04 into overtime and the Islanders beat the Wild 3-2 to move into a tie atop the Metropolitan Division.“It’s a great moment for him and hopefully he gets a few minutes to share it with them after this and then we’ve gotta head home,” said Devon Toews, who assisted on a goal by Anders Lee.Nelson played for Warroad near the Canadian border; Lee is from the Minneapolis suburb of Edina.Lee scored for the fourth straight game and Jordan Eberle added a goal for New York, which has won five of seven. Thomas Greiss made 32 saves. The Islanders are tied with Washington with 91 points with 10 games remaining, but currently hold the tiebreaker with a greater scoring differential.In the extra session, Nelson converted a feed from Mathew Barzal to beat Alex Stalock with a wrister from the slot. Nelson, who added an assist, established a new career high of 47 points.Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said his club deserved better and was not happy with the Islanders line change about 25 seconds before the winning goal.With Minnesota bringing the puck out of its own end, Barzal jumped over the boards with a trailing Cal Clutterbuck coming off. After about 10 seconds in the Islanders zone, Barzal and Nelson went the other way for the game-winning goal.“It was 40 feet too many men. Who are we kidding here? If you look, the guy was at the top of the circle when the other guy came on ice,” Boudreau said.Zach Parise scored for the first time in 11 games for Minnesota, which pulled one point behind Arizona for the second wild card in the Western Conference. Jared Spurgeon also scored, and Ryan Donato had two assists for 13 points in 13 games since being acquired from Boston on Feb. 20. Stalock finished with 17 saves.“This team we played tonight is a top team in the league and we outplayed them. It says a lot Frans Nielsen Jersey Kids ,” Stalock said.New York, which had 42 shots in Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Detroit, didn’t get its first of 20 shots until midway through the opening period.Eberle made it count, ending a 17-game scoring drought by beating Stalock on the short side after Barzal forced a turnover.“Today’s game was important, just trying to stick to the game plan,” Nelson said. “But in the same way I don’t think we played at the same level but found a way. Timely goals, timely kills, timely saves and just a good mix to get two points.”Minnesota thought it tied the score 5 minutes into the second when Donato jabbed at a rebound and the puck sneaked across the line. However, the Islanders successfully challenged that Greiss was interfered with during the scramble.Parise did tie it about six minutes later with a highlight-type individual effort. Ryan Suter centered the puck to the Wild forward at the edge of the blue paint. Parise backhanded the puck between his legs, then reached back between them with his stick to flick a forehand behind Greiss with 8:49 left.Lee scored on the power play for a 2-1 lead late in the second. It was New York’s first power-play goal in 25 attempts spanning 12 games.Spurgeon scored on the power play in the third to it 2-2. Minnesota finished 2 for 6 with the man advantage.NOTES: Lee also scored in four straight games from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6. … The Islanders are 10-1-1 in the second half of back-to-backs this season. … Suter recorded his 300th point with the Wild since he and Parise signed 13-year deals on July 4, 2012. … Islanders C Casey Cizikas (lower-body strain) missed his second straight game. His 19 goals are third-best on the team.UP NEXTIslanders: Host Boston on Tuesday night.Wild: Host Colorado on Tuesday night. BOSTON (AP) Nick Holden has only been in Boston for about a month, and he’s already learned that he needs to keep his stick on the ice when he’s playing with David Krejci.”When you think the puck can’t get there, he can get it there,” Holden said after scoring his first goal in a Bruins uniform Gordie Howe Jersey , tapping in a spinning, perfectly place pass from Krejci to help Boston beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Saturday afternoon.”He just made a perfect play,”’ said Holden, who was acquired from the New York Rangers in late February. ”You don’t think the puck can get there, and he somehow finds you (with a) spin-o-rama pass all the way to the other side.”Krejci had three assists and Jake DeBrusk scored twice in his first game in more than two weeks for the Bruins, who moved into first place in the Eastern Conference and clinched home ice for at least one round of the playoffs.Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and rookie Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist for Boston, which has won four of its last five games. The Bruins have earned a point in eight straight games and 15 of their last 17.Jamie McGinn scored for Florida, which remains three points behind New Jersey in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. James Reimer stopped 17 of the 22 shots he faced before he was replaced by Roberto Luongo with 3:28 left in the second period, trailing 5-1.Luongo, the losing goalie for Vancouver in the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup run, stopped all 11 shots the rest of the way.”Obviously, you’re not going to get into the playoffs playing like that,” Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck said. ”Against a team that’s at the top of the league right now, you think you’d rise to the occasion and play your best game. It didn’t seem like we did.”Two days after a physical battle for first place with the Tampa Bay Lighting Authentic Gustav Nyquist Jersey , which the Bruins won 4-2 to take temporary possession of the top spot, Boston sent the struggling Panthers to their third straight loss and moved back into first. The Lightning had jumped ahead of the Bruins with a win at the New York Rangers on Friday night.McGinn gave the Panthers the lead when he poked a rebound between Rask’s skate and the post five minutes into the first.From there, it was all Boston.The Bruins tied it when Krejci spun around at the blue line and wheeled it right to the slot for Holden, who tipped through Reimer’s legs and into the net.Asked if he thought Krejci even knew he was there, Holden said, ”Some guys, I’d say no.””But Krejci, absolutely I’d say he knew I was there,” he said. ”He’s been a special player that can create so much for everyone, not just for himself.”NOTES: Bruins D Brandon Carlo was taken off on a stretcher in the third period after an apparent ankle injury. … Reimer played in his 300th NHL game. … Referee Tom Kowal officiated his last of more than 1,000 NHL games before retiring. Both teams remained on the ice to shake his hands after the game. … The Bruins’ 7th Player Award was given to D Charlie McAvoy before the game. He accepted in street clothes before missing his 14th straight game with a knee injury. … Bruins F David Pastrnak recorded his 200th career NHL point. He is the second member of the 2014 NHL draft class to reach that milestone, joining Edmonton’s No. 3 overall selection Leon Draisaitl. … Boston F Riley Nash left the game in the second period after taking a puck off the right side of his head. … Donato has seven points in seven career NHL games.UP NEXTPanthers: Host Carolina on Monday night.Bruins: Play at Philadelphia on Sunday.—

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NASHVILLE http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/authentic-adidas-kyle-connor-jersey , Tenn. (AP) in the Stanley Cup Final, the Nashville Predators have been hard at work preparing for the postseason.It’s just a happy byproduct that they’ve matched the NHL’s longest winning streak this season in the process.Austin Watson scored a short-handed goal late in the second period and the Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Thursday night to extend their franchise-record run to 10 games.The Predators also matched Colorado for the longest winning streak in the NHL this season. The victory kept Nashville’s edge at six points ahead of Winnipeg and Vegas for the Western Conference lead.”We’re focused on the process and what we need to do to be ready come playoff time,” Predators center Ryan Johansen said. ”We’re just taking it day-by-day and looking at our team game and what we can always be improving on and these wins are obviously nice as they keep coming along.”Pekka Rinne made 31 saves to improve to 18-1-1 over his last 20 games.Johansen had a goal and an assist and also fought with Ducks center Ryan Kesler.”What did he have, a fight, a goal and an assist?” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. ”That’s old school.”Craig Smith and Viktor Arvidsson each scored. Filip Forsberg had two assists for Nashville, which honored David Poile before the game for becoming career wins leader among NHL general managers with his 1,320th victory last week.Rickard Rakell scored twice in the third period for the Ducks Mark Scheifele Jersey , who snapped a three-game winning streak. Rakell’s second goal at 16:35 pulled the Ducks within 3-2 before Arvidsson scored over goalie John Gibson’s glove with 1:46 left.The Predators swept the three-game season series against the Ducks, the same team they beat for the Western Conference championship last year. Center Ryan Getzlaf said the Ducks were too tentative early with the puck.”It’s finding that happy medium,” Getzlaf said. ”At times we get too revved up when we come in this building about running everybody over and all the other stuff and forgetting playing hockey.”The puck didn’t drop until after a pre-game ceremony for Poile, who got the record March 1 in Nashville’s 4-2 victory at Edmonton. That win pushed him past Glen Sather (1,319). NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was on hand for the festivities Thursday.The Predators didn’t miss a beat after the delay as Smith scored at 5:26 of the first period with a wrister that beat Gibson glove-side. Then Forsberg found Johansen at the edge of the crease with a pass, and Johansen redirected it for his 10th goal at 15:10.The Ducks went on the power play late in the second period, and the Predators quickly turned that into a 3-0 lead. Colton Sissons skated up and took a shot Mathieu Perreault Jersey , then Watson scored off the rebound with 1:18 left for his third short-handed goal this season – tied for second in the NHL.”That was a momentum changer,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. ”I thought we started to impose a little more will in the second period and then we had an opportunity to make it a 1-goal game and then we give up a short-handed goal.”Ducks center Ryan Kesler and Johansen fought on the ensuing faceoff. Johansen said Kesler had been asking to fight for two periods. The Predators center fell after apparently stepping on a stick.”Was that what that was?” Johansen said. ”I hope so, because I went down pretty easy. We’ll go 1-0 Kesler.”Anaheim opened the third taking the first few shots. Arvidsson hit a post for Nashville, then the Ducks came back the other way with Rakell scoring on a pass from Corey Perry at 6:04 of the period. Rakell made it 3-2 with his 30th goal of the season.Notes: Nashville improved to 30-2-3 when leading after two periods. … Smith has 21 goals this season, three away from matching his career best. … Ryan Hartman has four points (two goals, two assists) in six games since Nashville picked up him in a trade from Chicago. … Forsberg has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five regular-season games against Anaheim. … Rakell has a five-game point streak (seven goals and two assists).UP NEXTDucks: Visit Dallas on Friday night.Predators: Host Devils on Saturday night.—Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker— UNIONDALE Patrik Berglund Jersey Womens , N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders have been winning this season thanks largely to stalwart defense and strong goaltending. A timely goal from their captain also proved huge for their playoff push in another close victory.Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and Thomas Greiss stopped 33 shots as the Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday night.Defenseman Adam Pelech also scored his fifth goal of the season in the second period to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in five games to remain two points behind first-place Washington in the Metropolitan Division. New York has 12 games remaining, one more than the Capitals.“It’s so important to get these two points especially against a team like Montreal,” said the 24-year-old Pelech, who has had a breakout campaign on the blue line with 17 points. “We had plenty of guys who stepped up tonight and Greisser played a great game.”Jordie Benn had the tying goal for Montreal late in the second, and Carey Price finished with 36 saves.Lee converted on a 2-on-1 with Matthew Barzal for his team-leading 25th goal of the season with 2:57 remaining. Lee waited patiently for Barzal to pass him the puck at the edge of the left circle before whipping it past Price. Lee, who became the team’s captain this season following the departure of John Tavares, has seven goals in the last 13 games. Barzal’s assist was his team-leading 39th.“This is the kind of hockey and tight games we’re going to see the rest of the way http://www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com/authentic-adidas-nikolaj-ehlers-jersey ,” Lee said. “These are the tight games you have to have.”The Islanders followed up their shutout win over division-rival Columbus on Monday with another solid defensive performance against the speedy Canadiens.“We got a chance in the third and we buried it,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said.After a scoreless first period, Pelech put the Islanders ahead at 1:20 of the second. Brock Nelson and Andrew Ladd assisted.Benn tied it with 1:50 left in the middle period when his shot from the left point eluded Greiss. Paul Byron and Nate Thompson assisted on Benn’s fifth of the season.The teams played a brisk playoff-type game with both Griess and Price making acrobatic saves at both ends. The Islanders outshout the Canadiens 15-9 in the first. The Canadiens had a 16-14 shots advantage in the second.The vibrant play continued in the third as the teams traded chances before Lee’s heroics.The Islanders are 27-10-3 in their last 40 games and now a season-high 19 games over .500. They have already surpassed last season’s win and point total when they missed the playoffs for the second straight time.This season under Trotz they are vying for a home-ice advantage to start the postseason. Trotz likes what he sees with just over three weeks left in the regular season.“We’re showing poise,” said Trotz, who coached the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup last spring. “In the playoffs, work ethic and patience are the difference.”The Canadiens are battling Columbus for the second wild card spot in the conference. They were coming off Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Detroit at home in which Price became the winningest goalie in Canadiens history with victory 315.“We played a team that looked like they’re ready for the playoffs. We had opportunities. In the end it was disappointing,” Price said. “It’s a learning experience. We have to move on.”NOTES: The Islanders continued to struggle on the power play Patrik Laine Jersey , failing to convert on two chances. They are now 0 for 22 with the man advantage in their past 10 games. … The Islanders are now 10-5-2 at Nassau Coliseum. They were 12-6-2 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn this season … The teams meet again March 21 at Montreal. … The Islanders were without D Johnny Boychuk for the second straight game since he was injured against Philadelphia last Saturday. … The Islanders scratched F Tom Kuhnhackl, F Michael Dal Colle, F Ross Johnston and D Luca Sbisa … Montreal scratched F Dale Weise, F Charles Hudon, F Nicolas Deslauriers, F Matthew Peca and D Mike Reilly.UP NEXTIslanders: At Detroit on Saturday.Canadiens: Host Chicago on Saturday.

Late Humboldt Broncos coach Darcy Haugan was honored with the inaugural Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award on Wednesday night Jesper Bratt Jersey Kids , and 10 of the surviving players were reunited for the first time since the bus crash that killed 16 people.The players donned gold Broncos sweaters at the NHL Awards, 2 1/2 months after the junior team’s bus collided with a semitrailer at an intersection in rural Saskatchewan. Three of the survivors were unable to attend the awards show.Haugan was remembered for telling his players ”it’s a great day to be a Bronco” before each game. The O’Ree award, named for the NHL’s first black player, is presented to an individual who, through hockey, has positively impacted his or her community, culture or society.”We can cry together, we can laugh together, we can do everything together and just kind of heal in our own way,” said Tyler Smith, who suffered nerve damage and significant injuries to his left side, including a broken collarbone and shoulder blade. ”It’s a blessing to be able to be here together. We’re all going to be Broncos forever Leo Komarov Jersey Womens , and no matter what day it is, it’s a great day to be a Bronco.”Members of the hockey team at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which won a state championship 11 days after 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot in February, also were recognized, as were survivors and first responders of the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.”The hockey family across the whole world, I’m very thankful for it. It’s something you don’t really expect,” said Broncos alternate captain Kaleb Dahlgren, who suffered skull and spinal fractures. ”You grow up with these people in your life and you consider them family. You’re with them every day and so hockey is a family community. The support we’ve received from everybody has been very, very, very generous and we’re all thankful for that. It makes the healing process easier.”The NHL and NHLPA hope to continue the healing on Aug. 24, when Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson Womens Kyle Palmieri Jersey , a Saskatoon native, will bring the Stanley Cup to Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt, as part of an on-ice event that will include an on-ice skills competition between NHL players.”I got the opportunity to meet the Broncos yesterday and their fighting spirit rubs off on you,” said Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman, who was awarded with the Norris Trophy as the top defenseman. ”After those tragedies, the hockey community shows that everyone is together. This is more than just a game, we are family.”It’s such a special place, too, in Vegas. What they went through in October and the way this community rallied together with the hockey team, and the way the performed I think it’s important for me to acknowledge that.”Golden Knights William Karlsson and Deryk Engelland, coach Gerard Gallant and the team’s general manager George McPhee — all four of whom won awards – joined the first responders and survivors honored on stage midway through the show.Engelland, who took home the Mark Messier Leadership Award http://www.officialbluejackets.com/authentic-adidas-david-savard-jersey , said the touching and now infamous ”We Are Vegas Strong” speech he delivered before the Golden Knights’ home opener will always be one of the biggest moments of his hockey career.”Once I knew I was doing it, that’s pretty much all that was going through my head for about four or five days, so I didn’t want to screw that up,” Engelland said. ”It got us embedded in the community and the community embedded in us. Guys really took it upon themselves to keep winning for the people that were affected and the city. The excitement after every goal during every game really lifted every guy in our locker room.”New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall, who was awarded the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP, said he was touched by all three ceremonies that recognized the tragedies that took place during the season.”Three terrible tragedies, three things that should never happen, we should never have to go through as a society,” Hall said. ”As a community, as a hockey community, you try and help everyone around you, you try and rally and just be a kind person to one another and hopefully that makes someone feel better.”— NEW YORK (AP) — No matter where they are in the standings Anthony Mantha Jersey , the New York Rangers were just happy to finally get a win.Vladislav Namestnikov snapped a tie in the third period, and the Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night to stop a six-game slide.“We’ve got 14 games to go and you can feel it in that locker room, winning feels way better than losing.” Rangers coach David Quinn said.“Obviously our situation is what it is, but we want to win hockey games.”New York (28-28-12) hadn’t won since beating New Jersey in their previous meeting on Feb. 23. It is well off the pace in the wild-card race in the Eastern Conference.Ryan Strome had two goals and an assist for the Rangers, and Libor Hajek scored his first NHL goal. Namestnikov also had two assists, and Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves.Quinn said after the game that Hajek has a separated shoulder. He didn’t have a timeline for his return.Damon Severson and Blake Coleman scored first-period goals for New Jersey, which has lost six in a row. Cory Schneider made 37 saves.“Yeah, it’s frustrating,” Schneider said. “Being up 2-0 after one, having a lead going into the third to lose in regulation is tough. My job is to be one better and I wasn’t able to.”The Devils carried a 2-1 lead into the third, but Hajek got a cross-ice pass from Strome and wristed a shot past Schneider on the glove side at 1:29.Namestnikov then made it 3-2 when he scored his 10th of the season at 13:25 off a pass from Mika Zibanejad. Strome added an empty-netter.“It’s positive that we finally closed a game out,” Namestnikov said. “I thought we deserved better in those overtime losses against Washington and Tampa Darren Helm Jersey , but hockey goes that way sometimes and I’m just we got the two points tonight.”Trailing 2-0 after the first, the Rangers controlled play for most of the second and got on the board late in the period.Kevin Shattenkirk’s shot from just inside the blue line was deflected by Strome, who scored his 12th at 18:22. The Rangers outshot the Devils 14-2 for the period, but Schneider was sharp for New Jersey.“I thought the whole second period we were really good,” Strome said. “We did a good job in the second of our pushback. We weren’t great in the first. We had a good second period and kind of took the game over.”The Devils got off to a fast start.First, Severson’s shot from the right point got past Lundqvist for his 10th of the season 16:26 into the first. Then New Jersey ended its lengthy power-play drought when Coleman deflected Will Butcher’s shot for his 19th of the season at 19:49. The Devils had come up empty on their previous 25 power plays.NOTES: Devils F Travis Zajac reached 500 points with his first-period assist. He is the fourth player in franchise history to reach the mark. … New Jersey, which is without several forwards because of injuries, recalled forwards Eric Tangradi and Brandon Gignac from Binghamton of the AHL. … Rangers defenseman Marc Staal was scratched. … The Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Adam Huska on an entry-level contract. He appeared in 69 games in the past three seasons with UConn. Huska was a seventh-round selection in the 2015 draft.UP NEXTDevils: Continue their six-game trip Tuesday night at Calgary.Rangers: Open four-game trip at Edmonton on Monday night.

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Viktor Arvidsson has scored five goals over the last 10 games for Nashville.LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, averaging 3.8 goals, seven assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.9 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game with a .890 save percentage.Predators: 5-5-0, averaging 2.3 goals Conor Timmins Jersey Womens , 3.7 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.Predators Injuries: None listed.Maple Leafs Injuries: Jake Gardiner: day to day (undisclosed), Frederik Gauthier: day to day (foot), Kasperi Kapanen: out (illness), Travis Dermott: out (upper body). NEW YORK (AP) — With players up and down the lineup producing multiple points, the New York Rangers broke through for a confidence-building victory they desperately needed.Mika Zibanejad had two goals and two assists to help the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 on Tuesday night.Pavel Buchnevich and Tony DeAngelo also scored twice for New York. Mats Zuccarello had three assists and Chris Kreider added two as the Rangers won for only the second time in eight games.Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves for his 444th win Ian Cole Jersey Womens , one behind Terry Sawchuk for sixth place on the NHL’s career list.“I think we played faster, played simpler,” Zibanejad said after tying his career high with four points. “We scored on the power play, took advantage of the chances we had. It was a good response from the guys.”Saku Maenalanen had two goals and Curtis McElhinney stopped 22 shots but the Hurricanes lost for just the second time since the new year.Zibanejad scored his first goal after McElhinney misread a long carom off the end boards. Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk sent the puck deep from just inside the red line and Kreider controlled it a few feet in front of the goalie. McElhinney misjudged the bounce and came out too far, allowing Zibanejad an easy tap-in opportunity at 12:41 of the first period.“I don’t think we had enough guys emotionally invested,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Special teams killed us. We needed a little more from some guys. Just didn’t have it tonight.”Zibanejad scored again when Zuccarello delivered a backhand pass from below the goal line at 14:22 to give New York a 3-1 lead. Kreider got his second assist of the game on the play.Zuccarello has six points in the past three games.“You just see a little bit more of a bounce in his step. His personality is back. He is playing with a lot of passion and enthusiasm Philipp Grubauer Jersey Womens ,” Rangers coach David Quinn said. “Best hockey he’s played since the season started, for sure.”DeAngelo, skating in his 100th NHL game, opened the scoring when a fluttering wrist shot sailed past McElhinney at 1:16 of the first. Jimmy Vesey and Boo Nieves assisted.“The big thing when you have a good start and cash in a couple of goals is not to have a letdown,” Lundqvist said. “We continued to push hard and keep our focus. It’s a step for us in becoming a better team.”Carolina knotted the score at 9:24 when Maenalanen benefited from Brett Howden’s turnover. The rookie center struggled to control a pass in his own end and Maenalanen took advantage, scoring his third career goal. Howden skated on the fourth line for the second consecutive game after spending a majority of the season on one of New York’s top three offensive trios.Maenalanen also redirected Victor Rask’s wrist shot at 11:51 of the third period. Justin Faulk assisted on the play.Buchnevich scored the first of two power-play goals at 3:41 of the second when Zibanejad found the Russian all alone at the top of the crease. Zuccarello also had an assist.Buchnevich added his second of the game and ninth this season early in the third period. Zibanejad and Zuccarello assisted on the goal.DeAngelo scored his fourth of the season at 12:55 of the third to extend New York’s lead to 6-2. Nieves and Vladislav Namestnikov helped set up the goal.“We have to keep building off this http://www.officialoilers.com/authentic-adidas-connor-mcdavid-jersey ,” Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei said. “One game is not going to change the season.”NOTES: Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren made his NHL debut. The 20-year-old Minnesota native was acquired at the trade deadline last season from the Boston Bruins as part of a package for recently retired Rick Nash. … Zuccarello passed Anders Hedberg for the most assists by a Rangers player born and trained outside North America. … Kevin Hayes missed his seventh straight game with an upper-body injury but skated in a non-contact jersey at the most recent practice. … Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk missed the game due to a lingering lower-body injury. … New York scratched defenseman Brendan Smith. Carolina scratched forward Clark Bishop.UP NEXTHurricanes: Host the Ottawa Senators on Friday.Rangers: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.

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It has become common for teams with no postseason hopes to sign players out of school and play them late in the regular season like Vancouver did with Brock Boeser and Arizona with Clayton Keller a year ago.This season, some top teams are taking the chance, too.Just as the Bruins added Donato, Minnesota signed Jordan Greenway after his season at Boston University, Anaheim signed Troy Terry after the University of Denver was out of the NCAA Tournament and Nashville brought over Eeli Tolvanen from Europe after a full year in the Kontinental Hockey League – young talent added for the playoffs without the teams giving up anything, though coaches must now integrate a new player late in the season.”It’s tough if the kids aren’t good,” Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said. ”With our team right now in the midst of this race, every little defensive situation has got to be done right.”Every shift is magnified this time of year, adding to the burden of trying to learn a team’s system. Donato, Greenway and Terry went right from college to the NHL, and Tolvanen had to adjust on the fly from the wider Custom Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys , European ice as Nashville tries to shore up home ice throughout the playoffs.”It’s kind of tough to come in the middle of the season and just jump in and you don’t know all the guys,” Tolvanen said. ”You have to do it at some point, so I think it’s a pretty good spot that I came a couple games before the playoffs.”Tolvanen benefited from two rounds of KHL playoffs with Jokerit and carried that intensity across the pond, while Terry and Greenway got a taste of playoff action in the NCAA Tournament. Donato’s season playing for his dad and former NHL forward Ted ended, and he suddenly had to ramp things up to carry a big load for Boston amid injuries to Rick Nash and others.Donato knew he couldn’t take a shift or a game off and has stepped up with seven points in his first nine games. Coach Bruce Cassidy wasn’t worried about getting the soon-to-be 22-year-old up to speed as much as seeing if Donato could handle the size, speed and pace of the NHL.”Most of these kids that come in are offensive-minded guys, so are they going to be able to make their plays and handle a man’s game?” Cassidy said. ”And he’s shown he’s able to do that.”Donato certainly had a body of work coming in, including leading the United States and tying for the tournament lead with five goals at the Olympics without NHL players. The other three young, late-season additions – all of whom also stood out at the Olympics – are being eased in.”We didn’t really do anything at the trade deadline because we knew that we were going to get Jordan Greenway,” Boudreau said. ”He’s gone through the Olympics and the world juniors all in the last year, so he knows what a little bit of pressure is all about. Playing at BU, he’s always (on) one of the better teams playing in important games. We pretty well thought he could handle all this.”Nashville is betting Tolvanen can handle it, too. The impressive Finnish winger set a KHL record with 36 points as an 18-year-old and looked increasingly more comfortable in his first three games for the Predators, who have their sights set on a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final.”It’s important for him to see ice time before the playoffs www.officialblackhawksproshop.com ,” coach Peter Laviolette said. ”The playoffs are a long haul. I think we learned that last year that you need a lot of people and a lot of parts and it’s important to get him involved in the game, with the team, in the systems.”Predators general manager David Poile recalled making one trade too many at a previous deadline and messing with his team’s chemistry.”You have to be careful on both sides because you don’t want to put a young player in a position to fail,” Poile said. ”You want to put him in a position to succeed. You also are very respectful of the players that have been with you all season long. It’s also OK to have depth but you don’t want to move everybody’s cheese too much.”In Boston, it helps that Donato is filling a spot vacated by injuries and showing immediately he belongs. In Nashville, Tolvanen’s reputation preceded him for anyone who saw what he did as one of the leading scorers at the Olympics.”It’s a special situation when somebody comes in this late and joins the team and under different circumstances, but it’s been great,” starting goaltender and fellow Finn Pekka Rinne said. ”Certainly it adds a new, special element to our team. I think it’s going to be beneficial down the road.”— GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Facing a Carolina Hurricanes team that leads the league in shots per game, the Arizona Coyotes needed every one of goalie Antti Raanta’s career high 48 saves. They also needed overtime after giving up a three-goal lead.Michael Grabner scored 1:17 into the extra period to lift the Coyotes to their fifth straight win, 4-3 over the Hurricanes on Friday night.Grabner credited his goalie after the victory.“He’s been playing great all year. A lot of big saves, and that kept us in the game in the second and third period,” Grabner said. “We have to thank him for that.”Brad Richardson Chicago Blackhawks T-Shirts Authentic , Brendan Perlini and Nick Cousins scored first-period goals for a 3-0 lead that Arizona gave up in the third period. However, Grabner put in Clayton Keller’s pass for the victory early in overtime.The Coyotes’ current winning streak is their longest since Oct. 26-Nov. 5, 2013.Alex Goligoski assisted on Arizona’s first three goals, a short-handed score, a power-play goal and a 5-on-5 tally before the first period had ended. Goligoski and Richardson have scored at least one point in four straight games.The Hurricanes tied it at 3 with a pair of deflected shots that caromed into the net late in the third period. Andrei Svechnikov scored with 6:18 remaining and Jordan Staal added the equalizer 40 seconds later.“We didn’t have the perfect game but we battled hard and got the two points,” Raanta said.“We looked tired,” Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. “I thought the veterans won us the game tonight.”Petr Mrazek had 21 saves for the Hurricanes, who registered 51 shots, well over their league-leading average of 41.7 per game.Carolina center Sebastian Aho came up short in his quest to set an NHL record for consecutive games with an assist, his streak ending at 12.Former Coyotes player Jordan Martinook scored the Hurricanes’ first goal at 10:34 of the second period.“We can’t give ourselves a hole that we have to dig out of,” Martinook said. “One point’s huge … We get to overtime and we had our chances, and obviously they capitalized on theirs.”Richardson’s short-handed goal, with 6:53 left in first, was his NHL-leading third such goal of the season and fourth overall. Arizona’s seven short-handed goals as a team also leads the league Chicago Blackhawks Hoodies Authentic , and the Coyotes became the sixth team in NHL history to score short-handed in four straight games.“We’re not going to keep scoring at this type of pace, it’s insane,” Richardson said. “We’re just happy to kill the plays off and if we happen to score, it’s good.”The Coyotes made it 2-0 with 4:03 left in the opening period while on their second power play of the game. Perlini skated through three defenders and slipped a backhand shot past Mrazek.It took only 55 seconds to make it 3-0, as Nick Cousins beat Mrazek glove side for his first of the season.The NHL’s second-best penalty kill unit by percentage (90.6) going into Friday, the Coyotes did not allow a goal in six Hurricanes power plays.“It was a pretty good 50-minute effort, unfortunately we know we need to play the whole game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said.NOTES: Coyotes D Kevin Connauton was scratched due to illness. Connauton missed his second straight game. … Raanta appeared in his 150th career game. … The crowd roared when Coyotes D Ilya Lyubushkin laid out to block Dougie Hamilton’s shot with his skate in the second period, with Raanta out of the net. … Martinook was in the starting lineup against his former team and acknowledged the crowd when welcomed back by the public address announcer. … Hurricanes C Victor Rask has now missed every game this season with an injured hand.UP NEXTHurricanes: At Vegas on Saturday night.Coyotes: Host Philadelphia on Monday night.