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CINCINNATI (AP) The flaws were obvious but the ending was different.
The Bengals finally won a game in Denver Authentic Ronnie Harrison Jersey , keeping their hopes for a playoff berth barely flickering for at least one more week.
It’ll take a statistically improbable series of events – a closing flourish by the Bengals, a closing implosion by numerous other teams – but at least there’s a chance.
Article continues below ...The overriding question: Can the Bengals (4-6) fix the myriad problems that have dragged them down all season?
The Broncos’ struggles helped them win despite another very flawed performance.
”I don’t want it to sound like, `Hey, this was great,”’ offensive coordinator Bill Lazor said Monday. ”It wasn’t great. No one walked out saying it was great, other than the fact we won.
”But I think sometimes you get into those ruts in a season where you feel like if we could just get a win right now Authentic Thomas Rawls Jersey , maybe we can get the momentum turned, and I thought that’s what we were able to do.”
Andy Dalton got more time to throw and ended up with three touchdown passes, the last to A.J. Green for the decisive points in the 20-17 victory . But the running game was as bad as ever – 49 total yards – and the defense again had trouble getting off the field.
The Broncos (3-7) ran 26 more plays and had the ball for 10 minutes more than the Bengals. Denver also vastly outgained Cincinnati, 341-190, but self-destructed along the way.
In response, the Broncos fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Monday and elevated quarterbacks coach Bill Musgrave.
The Bengals’ first win in Denver since 1975 Jerome Baker Jersey Elite , when franchise founder Paul Brown was the head coach, gave them a chance to do something accomplished only four times since the league went to the current playoff format in 1990. The only teams to reach the postseason after starting 3-6 are the 1994 Patriots, the 1995 Lions, the 1996 Jaguars and the 2012 Redskins.
”Everything is still out in front of us,” Dalton said . ”We just need to keep winning.”
The Bengals haven’t won more than two games in a row. One of the most glaring problems has been the offensive line’s inability to protect Dalton or open holes for running backs. Dalton hasn’t been sacked as often lately – only twice in Denver – but the running game remains the biggest problem, ranking last in the NFL and worst in franchise history .
They’re on pace to rush for 1 Authentic B.J. Hill Jersey ,088 yards, easily their worst for a non-strike season. Their 3-yard average would shatter the club low mark of 3.6 yards.
”We’re failing to get the job done,” coach Marvin Lewis said Monday.
NO EJECTIONS
The Bengals ended their streak of two straight games with a star ejected before halftime. Green was tossed in Jacksonville, and linebacker Vontaze Burfict was thrown out in Tennessee. In Denver, Green led with four catches for 50 yards. Burfict had a team-high 12 tackles and a sack, along with forcing a fumble.
”You have a better shot at winning when your best players are on the field Josh Sitton Super Bowl LI Jersey ,” Lewis said.
HOME AGAIN
The Bengals host winless Cleveland (0-10) on Sunday in the first of three straight home games. Pittsburgh (8-2) then visits for a Monday night game, followed by a visit from Chicago (3-7). Cincinnati is 2-2 at Paul Brown Stadium this season and 6-5 over the past two seasons. The Browns have dropped six straight to the Bengals, including 31-7 on Oct. 1.
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The team’s fear of a torn ACL in the rookie running back’s left knee was realized Monday, sealing the end of a promising rookie season.
Article continues below ...Coach Mike Zimmer confirmed the diagnosis, signaling the switch to Latavius Murray as the primary ball carrier. Cook will have reconstructive surgery once the swelling subsides. Some additional cartilage damage was discovered, Zimmer said, but no additional ligaments were injured beyond the ACL.
Cook was injured trying to cut for more yards near the end of a run in the third quarter of Minnesota’s defeat by Detroit on Sunday. He lost a fumble on the play and needed help off the field. Afterward, he was on crutches Wholesale Michael Dickson Jersey , wearing a bulky brace.
Cook endured some shoulder trouble in college at Florida State, but this will be a new challenge. Not so for the Vikings, who are essentially still recovering from the dislocated left knee suffered by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater last year and the domino effect it had on the roster.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Raiders will be without quarterback Derek Carr for two to six weeks after he injured his back in a 16-10 loss to the Denver Broncos.
Carr left the Raiders’ game at Denver late in the third quarter Sunday after being shaken up on a sack.
Carr was hit by defensive end Shelby Harris and was going down when defensive end Adam Gotsis flew in and wrapped a padded arm between his helmet and shoulder pads.
Carr remained on the ground for several moments as team trainers and medical personnel came on to the field to tend to him. He eventually was able to get up and walk off the field on his own power, holding his lower back.
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NEW YORK (AP) – Pete Rose is out of the Fox Sports lineup.
The network says David Ortiz and Keith Hernandez have been added to the Fox studio for postseason telecasts. They’ll join Alex Rodriguez and Frank Thomas as analysts, along with host Kevin Burkhardt.
The 76-year-old Rose was part of Fox postseason telecasts the last two seasons. A woman’s claim that she had a sexual relationship with the career hits leader when she was a minor became public this summer. Her claim was part of testimony in a federal lawsuit Rose filed last year in Philadelphia against a lawyer whose investigation concluded the former Cincinnati star bet on the Reds while managing the team.
Ortiz worked in the Fox studio during the 2014 World Series. The Boston slugger retired after last season.
Hernandez has been an analyst on New York Mets telecasts since 2006. The first baseman helped the Mets win the 1986 championship.
The Fox telecasts begin Thursday before the start of the AL Division Series games.
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves say John Coppolella has resigned as general manager after it was learned that he was the target of a Major League Baseball investigation into a violation of rules in the international player market.
Braves president John Hart will take over GM duties while the team searches for a new one.
In a statement Monday M.J. Stewart Super Bowl LI Jersey , the Braves said, ”the resignation comes as a result of a breach of Major League Baseball rules regarding the international player market.” Hart said the Braves will give MLB their full cooperation during the probe.
An MLB spokesman would not provide details on an ongoing investigation.
The Braves, who finished 72-90 this year, have been very active
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera has long been an idol to baseball-playing youths in his native Venezuela, and now the 11-time All Star is a hero off the field as well after bailing out a team of young players who had been kept from going to a regional tournament by their country’s economic crisis.
Venezuela’s Baseball Federation on Monday confirmed that the under-10 national team was heading to the tournament in northern Mexico.
It’s unclear if the tournament organizers will reschedule three games that were forfeited when the team missed them.
But the young players seem thrilled just to be making the journey. Prior to boarding their flight they tweeted a video thanking Cabrera for stepping in to pay their airfare after sponsorship in the crisis-wracked nation fell through.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – LaVar Ball is pulling his 16-year-old son LaMelo out of his Southern California high school to be home schooled and so he can be made into ”the best basketball player ever.”
LaVar told The Los Angeles Times that LaMelo Adrian Clayborn Super Bowl LI Jersey , a junior, will leave Chino Hills High School on Tuesday so he will have fewer distractions and better focus.
LaMelo is considered one of the nation’s top high school recruits and has committed to play at UCLA, where his brother Lonzo played last season. Lonzo is now a rookie with the Los Angeles Lakers and their brother, LiAngelo, will be a freshman at UCLA.
LaMelo, who scored 92 points in a game for Chino Hills Adidas Matt Duchene Jersey , will focus on playing for his father’s travel team, Big Baller Brand.
LaVar has grabbed attention over the past year with exaggerated claims and
headline-grabbing antics.
LOS ANGELES — The Vegas Golden Knights roll into Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night on a historic streak that has elevated them to the top of the Pacific Division.
The Golden Knights’ 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night was their fifth consecutive victory and extended their point streak to 10 games (9-0-1) Quenton Nelson Jersey Elite , the longest run for any NHL expansion team.
With two players, James Neal and William Karlsson, among the NHL’s top 10 goal-scorers and playing with speed and determination, Vegas has crafted one of the best sports stories of 2017.
Article continues below ...The victory over Anaheim elevated Vegas (24-9-2) to the top spot in the Western Conference, a position that no one thought achievable when the season commenced in October. Under the guidance of coach Gerard Gallant, who was unceremoniously fired last season by the Florida Panthers, the Golden Knights have developed into a legitimate playoff contender.
Although his team has emerged as the model for how to launch a sports expansion franchise Adidas Jaromir Jagr Jersey , Gallant remains humble while his players continue to improve and grow in confidence. While their play was far from perfect in the Wednesday victory, Gallant keeps feeding them positive reinforcement.
“We try and battle and work hard every night, and tonight we found a way,” Gallant said. “We didn’t start the game off great. I thought the first eight minutes we were sloppy, but after that I thought we played a great game and a great road game. We found a way to get two big points.”
Shea Theodore, who returned to score a key goal against Anaheim, his former team Adidas Carey Price Jersey , concurred with Gallant. Despite surrendering an early goal to the Ducks, the Golden Knights raised their level of play to capture the victory. Allowing the first goal to the opposition has not been a problem, as Vegas has posted a respectable 9-8-2 record when allowing the opening goal.
“We do a really good job of coming back in and regrouping,” Theodore said. “We know what our strengths are. That break in between periods, we come in and we talk about it a little bit and focus up, and I feel like that is definitely a good thing about our team.”
Los Angeles (22-11-4) is looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss at San Jose on Saturday, the first time the Kings were shut out this season. Despite possessing one of the league’s best records Authentic Troy Niklas Jersey , the Kings were inconsistent in the two weeks leading up to the league’s holiday break, posting a 2-3-1 record and averaging two goals per game in those contests.
In an attempt to kick-start the offense, coach John Stevens shook up his line combinations at practice Wednesday, specifically at the left wing position. Tanner Pearson moved up the depth chart to play alongside Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Marian Gaborik was paired with Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli, while Alex Iafallo vacated his customary spot alongside Kopitar and Brown and was grouped with Nick Shore and Trevor Lewis.
The Kings are looking to avenge a loss in the inaugural meeting between the teams, a 4-2 setback in Las Vegas on Nov. 19. Goaltender Jonathan Quick was driven from the net at 11:22 of the first period after surrendering three goals on nine shots as the Kings were decisively outshot 40-29.
Stevens is one of few observers who expected the Golden Knights to thrive in
their inaugural season.
“I’m not surprised,” Stevens said after practice on Wednesday. “They have got a really experienced management team Wholesale Byron Maxwell Jersey , they are really well coached and they have depth.”
Los Angeles needs improvement in one facet of its special teams play to break out of its recent mediocre stretch. The Kings are tied with the Sharks for the best penalty-kill percentage (.865) but have languished with the extra man, converting only 15.4 percent of their opportunities, which ranks 28th. In 11 games this month, the Kings have converted only 2 of 24 power-play opportunities (8.3 percent).
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“From everything I gathered, it was an accumulation of everything,” said one NFC scout. “There was not strong support around him. And playing for Kelly, things went bad fast. Every guy I talked to, seemed to like him, though. … So many bad things happened all at once, they lost so many good players, it made him look bad. He’s not an Alpha as a leader Logan Woodside Super Bowl LI Jersey , but his teammates like him.”
In the end, Kizer can do his growing up in the NFL—and most people seem to believe sitting for a couple years would help him, which is part of why teams are struggling placing him as a first-round pick. That said, the physical ability is off the charts. And if a team like Arizona can get him in the second round and stash him behind an established starter, the value may be, too.
3. Hoop dreams in Kansas City. The Chiefs are bringing in three prospects for a tire-kicking who, at least for now, are only tight ends in theory. VCU’s Mo Alie-Cox, Kansas State’s DJ Johnson and Texas Wesleyan’s Najeal Young all just wrapped up collegiate basketball careers. And if any one of them becomes a Chief, then they’ll join fellow ex-college hoops players Demetrius Harris and Ross Travis on the roster.
In a way, GM John Dorsey is just following the lead of his mentor/former Packers GM Ron Wolf Wholesale Josh Rosen Jersey , who is credited by many in scouting as being the father of this practice, having routinely staffed the NBA’s pre-draft camp back in the 1990s. The concept has grown since, and one premise has become the prevailing offshoot of it—power forwards with the soft hands to dominate on the boards, but too short for basketball would be just right for the NFL. And Dorsey has passed on the idea—his old lieutenant/new Colts GM Chris Ballard traded starting TE Dwayne Allen in March, in part to create more opportunity for Eric Swope, who played four years of basketball and zero football at Miami. It’s been proven this is no wild goose chase. Antonio Gates is proof of that, as are Julius Thomas and Jimmy Graham. The Eagles went so far as to assign a scout to keep tabs on potential prospects in college basketball. And when that scout left, the Eagles saw the role as important enough to replace him.
“Look around the league, and you see the athletes who are winning these one-on-one matchups—a lot of them have basketball background—and we wanted to make sure we’re researching guys to be part of the next wave,” Eagles vice president Howie Roseman explained. “Most of the guys, you see them Phillip Gaines Super Bowl LI Jersey , you don’t know if they’ll have a real chance to play in the NBA, based on their body type. But that body type is perfect for football.” Now, more often than not, the basketball players who give the NFL a shot won’t make it. But enough do to where what we’re seeing the Chiefs do this month is far from novelty anymore.
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Wednesday morning Authentic Tracy Walker Jersey , the Nashville Predators may have gotten stronger without having to deal a prospect or a draft pick.
The news that Mike Fisher is coming out of retirement to return to the team he captained within two wins of the Stanley Cup last spring was unexpected, but is a no-lose proposition. If he still has something left in the tank for the homestretch and a playoff run, then Nashville has beefed up its center depth and added a proven leader on and off the ice.
If not, then it’s not like the Predators were counting on him this season anyway, not after his retirement over the summer. Regardless Martavis Bryant Super Bowl LI Jersey , the announcement probably added some juice to Thursday night’s home game with the Los Angeles Kings at Bridgestone Arena.
Article continues below ...“I believe this team is built to win,” Fisher said at a press conference announcing his return. “We have a very good chance, so that is part of the reason why I want to come back and compete and be a part of it. I believe that this year can be our year and that’s what I want to be a part of and have some fun.”
Fisher skated Wednesday before making it official, and will participate in several practices with the team. The plan is to have him sign a contract prior to the trading deadline on Feb. 26 in order to make him eligible for the season’s remainder, including the playoffs.
Nashville (29-12-7) could also welcome back left winger Filip Forsberg on Thursday night. Forsberg Adidas Evgenii Dadonov Jersey , who’s tied for the team lead with 15 goals, has missed the last 11 games with an upper-body injury. The Predators are 6-3-2 in his absence.
Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to Chicago underlined why the team misses Forsberg, though. Nashville fired 22 shots at Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg in the third period, but couldn’t beat him. That doesn’t count Austin Watson’s attempt that clanged off the goal post in the first five minutes of the period.
“It’s going to be great to get all our players back and available to play,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said of Forsberg’s impending return. “I think our guys have done a really good job of filling in for each other when they’ve been banged up.”
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Quick, who opted out of the All-Star Game and faced a one-game suspension
from the NHL prior to hitting IR, could return Thursday night. But the Predators
have had success against him this year, beating him 4-3 on Jan. 6 in Staples
Center.
Still Wholesale Tarvarius Moore Jersey , the Kings have played well most of the season, aside from losing seven of eight just before the All-Star break. The victory in Dallas was one of their best all-around efforts as they outshot the Stars 42-28.
“Coming out of the break, we were going to have to get productive minutes from everybody,” Los Angeles coach John Stevens said. “I thought everybody gave us productive minutes. We stayed on top and got pucks deep.”
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The penalty was disclosed in the second of two statements released by Snyder, who also announced a strategy to ”review the culture of state government.”
Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue has been under fire since Sept. 24 when she shared a meme on her personal Facebook page that called NFL players who kneel during the national anthem ”millionaire ingrates who hate America and disrespect” soldiers and veterans.
Article continues below ...She has apologized, especially to black lawmakers, but hasn’t publicly explained why she shared it.
Snyder already had said he wasn’t going to fire Etue Johnny Townsend Jersey Elite , who is white. She makes $165,000 a year so she’ll lose just under 2 percent of her pay. Etue still must work during the five days.
”Colonel Etue posted something on social media that was inappropriate. … The colonel has served honorably as an enlisted trooper for 30 years, and I hope we can come together as Michiganders to move forward and find common ground, rather than rehash past mistakes Authentic Vita Vea Jersey ,” the Republican governor said.
The Facebook post came at a sensitive time for state police. The department said it would stop high-speed pursuits in Detroit, except in cases of serious crime, after a white trooper who was inside his patrol car shot a black teenager with a Taser. The boy crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died. The trooper has resigned and is the subject of a criminal investigation.
In his statement Thursday, Snyder said he’s ordered a review of trooper recruit practices and the standards for admission. He also said his administration will develop ”cultural awareness and sensitivity training guidelines” within all state government.
The governor said a group will recommend policies on the private use of
social media by state employees.
”We are the best Michigan when we are a diverse Michigan Wholesale Clive Walford Jersey , and I will continue taking actions to ensure all state departments are working to effectively serve all residents in an impartial and inclusive manner,” Snyder said.
Democratic Sen. Vincent Gregory, who met with Etue and had wanted her to resign, told the Detroit Free Press that Snyder was taking the right steps by addressing cultural issues in government.
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He laughed after discovering that his seat at the front of the room no longer fit.
The Bengals’ coach will finish his 15th season in Cincinnati amid a full-blown discussion about whom the chair will fit in a few weeks. Lewis said Monday that he hasn’t talked to owner Mike Brown about his contract Authentic Byron Maxwell Jersey , which ends after this season.
Article continues below ...Although he emphatically denies a report that he’s decided to leave, Lewis was noncommittal Monday about what happens next.
Asked if he wants to be back in Cincinnati next year, he replied by saying only, ”I want to coach football.” Asked again if he wants to coach in Cincinnati next year, he simply said, ”Sure.”
The past two weeks pretty much sealed Lewis’ fate Authentic Cody Latimer Jersey , leaving the question of how the parting is handled. The Bengals (5-9) had another fourth-quarter meltdown against the Steelers in a 23-20 loss on Dec. 4 that essentially ended their playoff chances and left Lewis 8-24 against their biggest rival.
They followed that deflating game by getting flattened at home by the struggling Bears 33-7.
On Sunday, they went to Minnesota and were lifeless from the start, losing 34-7. They managed only one first down and 42 yards while falling behind 24-0 in the first half.
When the game ended, defensive end Carlos Dunlap tweeted : ”Crazy feeling when you invest so much in anything and you don’t have any chance at any reward. Can’t even say I’m embarrassed any more I’m at a loss for words.”
ESPN reported before the game in Minnesota on Sunday morning that Lewis doesn’t want to return, citing unnamed sources.
After the game, Lewis denied the report Wholesale Keke Coutee Jersey , saying he hasn’t made any decisions about his future. He also addressed the report with his players, telling them to pay no attention to it.
It’s another distraction for an injury-depleted team that finishes the season against opponents with playoff aspirations. The Bengals host Detroit (8-6) on Sunday and play at Baltimore (8-6).
Brown’s longstanding tradition is to wait until the end of a season to meet with the head coach and decide what comes next. He hasn’t fired a coach midseason since Dave Shula’s team opened 1-6 in 1996. Bruce Coslet quit after a 0-3 start in 2000.
Lewis indicated on Monday that he won’t force the issue, allowing the last two weeks to play out before meeting with Brown to tell him about his plans.
”It’s not the pertinent thing right now,” Lewis said. ”The pertinent thing right now is to coach the football team, and that’s what my job is and what I’m supposed to do. Anything else?”
The 59-year-old coach knew it was a pivotal season. He failed to get a contract extension after a six-win season in 2016. Brown acknowledged at the start of training camp that there was more pressure on Lewis to produce.
Instead, the season has turned out even worse than last year in many respects.
Attendance at 65 Vita Vea Jersey Elite ,515-seat Paul Brown Stadium is down significantly from 2015, when the Bengals collapsed during a first-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh. They’re 0-7 in the postseason under Lewis, the worst playoff coaching record in league history.
They’re averaging only 54,026 fans this season, a drop of nearly 8,000 per game from two years ago. The team’s poor showings the past few weeks will drive away even more fans unless there are significant offseason changes.
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The Bengals have been gutted by injuries the past two games. In Minnesota Frank Ragnow Jersey Elite , they were missing both starting cornerbacks, all three linebackers, running back Joe Mixon and center T.J. Johnson. Several other players missed time during the game with injuries, including safety George Iloka and left tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. Lewis declined to say which ones could be available for the Detroit game.
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The veteran goalie praised his teammates and the goal posts behind him after stopping 32 shots in his third shutout of the season as the Predators beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 Saturday night.
”I got a lot of help,” Rinne said. ”(The Flames) have a lot of skill up front and they were able to get a couple good looks. Early on I gave a couple bad rebounds and guys were there to bail me out. I got some help from the crossbar, too. That was like four times, I think.”
Article continues below ...It was Nashville’s second straight shutout two nights after Juuse Saros had 46 saves in a 4-0 win at Edmonton.
”We love both guys,” said Nashville forward Filip Forsberg. ”It’s so much fun to play in front of them Rasheem Green Jersey Elite , too. You do everything you can to help them out because you know how much they do for you.”
Ryan Johansen and Kevin Fiala scored for the Predators, who are 6-0-1 in their last seven games.
”We’re just finding ways,” said Kyle Turris, who had an assist on Fiala’s goal as both players extended their point-scoring streaks to seven games. ”Pekka played well and we were able to find a couple to put us up and just kind of shut it down from there.”
Mike Smith finished with 26 saves for the Flames, who have lost two in a row.
The Flames outshot the Predators 12-6 in the first period Da'Shawn Hand Super Bowl LI Jersey , while defensemen Mark Giordano and TJ Brodie both rang shots off the crossbar.
”We had a lot of looks tonight,” Giordano said. ”They’re a good team. Obviously they are one of the best in the league coming in, but I thought we played well. For whatever reason the puck didn’t go in tonight.”
Calgary’s best chance to score in the first was by Micheal Ferland, who redirected a point shot by Dougie Hamilton on net, but was denied when Rinne kicked out his right pad to make the save.
Just past the 10-minute mark of the second period Wholesale Jonathan Cooper Jersey , Calgary’s Garnet Hathaway was levelled by a blindside hit by Nashville’s Austin Watson, who subsequently dropped the gloves to fight Troy Brouwer. While Watson was assessed a game misconduct and a five-minute major for interference, Brouwer took an instigator penalty for starting the fight.
During the ensuing 4-on-4 situation, Johansen swatted his own rebound past Smith to give the Predators a 1-0 lead at 11:17.
The Flames then had an extended 5-on-3 man advantage for 1:48, but all they were able to generate was three shots from the outside by Giordano.
”It’s going through a tough stretch Preston Brown Super Bowl LI Jersey ,” Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said about Calgary’s power play that has gone 0 for 19 over the past five games. ”It gets exacerbated by the 5-on-3 for a full two minutes. You don’t get many of those in the league. We only had three or four last year in the entire season. You get a two-minute one, you’ve got to capitalize and we didn’t. We had some looks.”
Rinne made another great save with 2:15 to play in the second to deny a point-blank shot by Jaromir Jagr, who was set up nicely in front by Johnny Gaudreau.
Fiala extended Nashville’s lead to 2-0 with 38 seconds remaining when he redirected a pass from Turris through Smith’s legs.
The Flames pressed hard to get on the board in the third period and came close a couple times. Ferland redirected a shot by Sean Monahan off the crossbar during a Calgary power play before Jagr rang a shot off the post a short time later.
NOTES: Jagr returned to Calgary’s lineup after missing the past five games
with a nagging lower-body injury that also sidelined him for six games earlier
in the season. … Viktor Arvidsson recorded his 100th career NHL point with an
assist on Johansen’s goal.
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Predators: Host Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
Flames: At Vancouver on Sunday.
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Nathan MacKinnon scored Colorado’s fifth power-play goal of the game 3:36 into overtime, lifting the Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the Canucks on Tuesday night.
Colorado trailed 4-1 with 4:18 left in a wild second period before storming back.
Article continues below ...”We got some momentum,” said MacKinnon, who also had three assists. ”You don’t see a lot of 4-1 comebacks, especially nowadays. Teams usually shut it down.
”To come back you need a good power play.”
Coming in, the Avalanche were 1 for 28 with the man advantage over their previous eight games. Colorado’s power play was ranked 31st in the league on the road.
”I think everyone was on their game,” said Tyson Barrie Authentic B.J. Hill Jersey , who had a goal and four assists to set a franchise record for points by a defenseman in a regular-season game. ”We got ourselves down 4-1 and that’s not good enough. It showed a lot of character from the guys tonight. There was no quit. We didn’t change our game and our power play came up huge.”
Barrie tied it with 3:01 left in the third on a one-timer with Vancouver’s Jake Virtanen off for hooking.
Then, with Daniel Sedin off for hooking in overtime, Barrie passed to MacKinnon, who fired a shot from the faceoff circle past Canucks goalie Anders Nilsson.
Colorado pulled three points out of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.
”We were talking about desperation and playing with urgency and we’ve lacked that a little bit in the last handful of games,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. ”We felt other teams were turning it up and the competitiveness and urgency in everyone’s game at this point in the year was going up and ours wasn’t.
”Tonight, we were kind of quiet (before the game), looked like a focused room. We were determined to stick with it and get rewarded.”
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists Wholesale Mike Remmers Jersey , Gabriel Landeskog added a goal and an assist, and Tyson Jost also scored for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov finished with 24 saves.
Brandon Suter and Nikolay Goldobin each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks in a wild second period. Darren Archibald and Bo Horvat also scored for Vancouver. Nilsson stopped 29 shots.
Colorado finished 5 for 6 on the power play, and Vancouver was 1 for 3.
”I’ve never been part of a game where you score four goals, and don’t give up an even-strength goal, and lose,” Canucks coach Travis Green said.
The rookie coach stated the obvious when he said the Vancouver penalty kills need improving.
”We have to find a way to block shots and get some clears,” he said. ”There’s lots that goes into penalty kills. … When you give up five power-play goals Troy Niklas Jersey Elite , your penalty kill isn’t sharp enough.”
The Canucks scored three goals 2:41 apart to build a 4-1 lead in the second period. Goldobin put Vancouver ahead on the power play when his shot from a sharp angle was tipped over Varlamov’s shoulder with 6:59 remaining. Goldobin then created a turnover a center-ice that allowed Sutter to break in and score on a shot that hit Varlamov’s glove and went in 51 seconds later.
Horvat appeared to put the Canucks in control when he scored off Brock Boeser’s pass from behind the net with 4:18 left.
Rantanen then beat Nilsson with a shot from the faceoff circle with 2:03 to go in the middle period, and Landeskog tipped a shot from side of the net with 37 seconds left to pull the Avalanche to 4-3 and cap the seven-goal period.
”We need to learn how to close games, how to play with the lead,” Nilsson said. ”Maybe it’s a few penalties we can eliminate, and our penalty kill can play better. … Myself, I need to find some extra saves on the penalty kill. It’s team work and everyone needs to be a little better.”
After a scoreless first period, Sutter made a nice play to set up the first goal of the game just 34 seconds into the second. Sutter stripped the puck from Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov behind the net then one-handed a pass out front to Archibald Justin Reid Jersey Elite , who beat Varlamov with a quick shot to the stick side.
Jost tied the game at 10:46 when he deflected Barrie’s shot from the point under Nilsson’s arm.
NOTES: The Canucks signed D Erik Gudbranson to a three-year, $12 million contract. … With G Jacob Markstrom sidelined with a minor injury, Richard Bachman was recalled from Utica of the AHL and dressed as Nilsson’s backup. … The Avalanche recalled D Andrei Mironov and D David Warsofsky from San Antonio of the AHL to replace Erik Johnson and Anton Lindholm, who suffered upper-body injuries Sunday.
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Avalanche: At Edmonton on Thursday night.
Canucks: At Vegas on Friday night.
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