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Hurricanes stuck with their plan to help them climb back into series with Rangers

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:51

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep.

Yet coach Rod Brind’Amour kept insisting his team was playing well in key areas and they had to stick with things.

Somehow, what sounded like little more than a hopeful assessment at the time has brought the Hurricanes back to life in their second-round series with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers.

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The Hurricanes have gone from down 3-0 in the series to winning two straight, including a dominating third period to win Game 5 in Madison Square Garden. And it’s come with Carolina largely sticking with what brought it to the playoffs for the sixth time in as many seasons, opting for tweaks over major changes even in a desperate situation.

“There’s certain parts of our game now, we’ve got to get better,” Brind’Amour said Tuesday in a Zoom call with reporters. “How much do you juggle it all around? And does that really make you better in the short term?

“You got to this point doing something right, to be playing against the best team in the league in the playoffs. So you had to have done something right to get there. You’ve got to rely on that.”

So far, the bet has paid off, with Carolina playing for a chance to even the series in Thursday’s Game 6 at home.

“We trusted our game and it ended up paying off,” captain Jordan Staal said after Monday’s win.

There have been tweaks, such as for the power play ahead of Game 4 in what has been a nightmarish series for the unit. Carolina put defenceman Brady Skjei and forward Tuevo Teravainen onto the top unit, and they connected on Skjei’s late winner in that series-extending win — the lone success in a 1-for-20 performance this series.

Otherwise, Brind’Amour has largely left the lines as is in the series, other than making Evgeny Kuznetsov a healthy scratch in Game 2 for Max Comtois.

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And yet, the plans that were in place as they fell in that massive series hole are largely the same as now with them threatening to climb out of it. Carolina is now outscoring New York for the series overall 16-15 and 12-9 at even strength.

The Rangers’ edge has been four power-play goals and two short-handed scores, the second coming from Jacob Trouba for the 1-0 lead in Game 5 that put Carolina on the brink of elimination before its third-period explosion.

“You do make tweaks as you go, but you do fight that a lot,” Brind’Amour said. “Just because something isn’t working … do you blow it all up? Do you trust these guys can get it done? You fight that all the time. At the end of the day, I think you’ve just got to believe in your guys.”

He didn’t have to look far for validation, starting with Staal.

The 35-year-old captain has been a strong defensive presence and key piece of Carolina’s aggressive forecheck, but he had been scoreless in the first nine playoff games with 23 shots coming into Monday. But he broke through with the tying goal as he skated right in from the bench, taking a feed from Dmitry Orlov — who waited for the change beyond the blue line before passing — and extending to his backhand side to beat Igor Shesterkin early in the third to start the Hurricanes’ surge.

Carolina finished three points behind the Rangers for the Presidents’ Trophy awarded to the top team in the regular-season standings, and entered the NHL playoffs as the favourite to win the Stanley Cup, according to Bet MGM Sportsbook.

The Hurricanes are still facing elimination. But they can even the series and put the pressure fully on the Rangers to avoid only the fifth 3-0 collapse in playoff history with a win Thursday.

Kuznetsov, who scored the go-ahead goal three minutes after Staal’s tally, had compared Game 5 to “one bowl of food and two dogs” as of Sunday. He stuck with that metaphor after Monday’s win, calling the series “a dogfight now.”

“What we’re trying to do the last four days, we’re just living it day by day and do what’s best available with our opportunities,” Kuznetsov said, adding: “I’m so grateful to have these moments.”

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Cousins shrugs off drafting of Penix, says he’s ready to make it work for the Falcons

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:43

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Kirk Cousins shrugged off any hard feelings Tuesday over the Atlanta Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr., insisting he’s ready to compete and doesn’t think there will be any issues in the quarterback room.

Cousins spoke after the two quarterbacks worked together during an offseason training session at the Falcons’ suburban complex in Flowery Branch.

“There’s always going to be competition in this league,” Cousins said. “You’ve got to go out and earn it. I control what I can control and also understand there’s a lot I don’t control. I learned a long time ago you’ve got to focus on what you can control.”

Cousins was one of the biggest free-agent signings of the offseason, agreeing to a $180 million, four-year deal with the Falcons that includes $100 million in guaranteed money. He was viewed as the missing piece on a team that has endured six straight losing seasons since its most recent playoff appearance in 2017.

Then, in the most shocking decision of the draft, the Falcons selected Penix with the No. 8 overall selection, which clearly caught Cousins off guard.

He didn’t exactly endorse the selection of Penix, dodging a question about whether he would’ve signed with the Falcons if he knew they were planning to draft another quarterback in the first round.

“I don’t really deal in hypotheticals,” Cousins said. “We could go down that path a long time in a lot of ways. It just doesn’t do us any good. I’m excited for this opportunity. I think it’s a real privilege to play quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. I’m trying to make good on the opportunity that’s been given to me with the way I work each day and the way we play this fall.”

The Falcons have insisted that Cousins is their No. 1 quarterback for now, while Penix is being groomed for a future starting role. The 13-year veteran said he’s committed to making a potentially uncomfortable situation work to everyone’s benefit.

“The quarterback room is a working force for one another,” he said. “We’re all in there working together to help each other. That dynamic has always been there and will always be there.”

Even though he’s yet to play a game for the Falcons, Cousins already finds himself at the center of two potentially troubling issues.

In addition to a potential quarterback controversy, the Falcons also are being investigated by the league for possible tampering over comments made by the quarterback at his introductory news conference, when he talked of speaking with players and staff members in Atlanta before his deal was finalized.

Cousins turned back a couple of questions on the tampering probe, saying he didn’t want to speak on it while the league was in the midst of its investigation, though he did indicate there was no wrongdoing in his eyes.

“The league is still kind of going through that, so I’ll let them do it. But there’s not a whole lot there,” Cousins said, adding later that “if I said anything at the press conference, it was so innocent.”

Cousins showed little signs of the torn right Achilles tendon that cut short his final season with the Minnesota Vikings. He said the injury is not 100% healed, but he was able to do everything he wanted during the workout and expects to be ready to go by the start of training camp.

“It’s progressing well,” said Cousins, who is 6 1/2 months into a rehab period that was expected to take up to nine months. “There’s still more to go get.”

As for his dealings with a high-profile backup, Cousins insisted this is nothing new in his football career.

He recalled signing out of high school with Michigan State, only to learn a short time later that the Spartans were also offering a scholarship to future NFL quarterback Nick Foles. After his college career, he was a fourth-round pick of Washington, which had already selected Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III at No. 2 overall.

“I learned pretty quickly as a freshman in college that you’ve got to compete,” Cousins said. “That’s the way it’s always been and the way it will always be. This is consistent with my football journey as opposed to the exception.”

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The Oilers are splitting up Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl - Oilers Nation

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Blue Jays, Orioles game postponed due to rain

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:38

BALTIMORE (AP) — Toronto manager John Schneider was encouraged by his team’s improved health.

But a rainout probably wasn’t the worst thing.

The Blue Jays’ game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night was postponed because of rain. It was called about an hour before the scheduled start time and is set to be made up as part of a July 29 doubleheader in Baltimore.

The teams have a game scheduled Wednesday at 12:35 p.m., although rain is expected that day as well. The Orioles announced that starter Kyle Bradish (0-0) would simply be pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday.

The Blue Jays were without outfielders George Springer and Kevin Kiermaier and third baseman Justin Turner in Monday night’s 3-2 win in 10 innings. Those three have been dealing with illness, although Kiermaier was set to start Tuesday and play the field.

Catcher Danny Jansen, who missed Monday’s game because of back spasms, was also pencilled into the starting lineup before Tuesday’s game was called.

The postponement announcement came about a half-hour after Schneider spoke to reporters. When asked about the prospect of a rain delay and a late night at the ballpark, followed by an early afternoon game Wednesday, he didn’t sound too concerned.

“That’s nothing compared to what we’ve been through,” he said. “If we’re here all night, great. I think we’re all kind of past that right now. We’re ready to go whenever the game does start, if it does.”

It didn’t.

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Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in win over Austria

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:34

Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 7-6 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championship.

Tavares ended the extra session quickly, taking the puck from behind centre ice, then skating into the Austrian zone and ripping a shot past goaltender David Madlener.

It was unlikely anyone on the Canadian bench would have thought such heroics would have been necessary after 40 minutes of play. The defending world champions took a 6-1 lead into the third period before Austria exploded for five goals over the final 20 minutes of regulation.

Former Ottawa 67’s star Marco Rossi scored the tying goal with 49 seconds left and Madlener was on the bench for an extra attacker.

Had the Austrians scored in overtime, it would have been the biggest comeback in world championship history. It also would have been Austria’s first win over Canada at the world championship.

Canada entered the game with a 10-0-1 record and a goal differential of 68-7 in the head-to-head series.

The last world championship matchup between the nations, also in Prague, was a 10-1 Canadian rout in the 2015 preliminary round.

Connor Bedard scored his fifth goal of the tournament for Canada, which has eight points from three games (two regulation wins, one overtime win) to sit tied with Switzerland atop Group A.

Tavares, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kaiden Guhle each had a goal and an assist while Dylan Cozens, Bowen Byram and Jared McCann also scored for Canada. Jordan Binnington struggled in goal, allowing five goals on nine shots in the third period and six on 21 shots overall.

Peter Schneider had two goals and an assist and Dominic Zwerger had a goal and two assists for Austria which has two regulation losses and an overtime loss so far in Czechia. Benjamin Nissner and Benjamin Baumgartner also scored, while Madlener made 42 saves.

Canada next faces Norway on Thursday.

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John Tavares scores OT winner as Canada salvages game against Austria

CBC Sports - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:33

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Man City on verge of Premier League title as Halaand scores twice in win over Tottenham

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:13

LONDON — Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 on Tuesday and moved to within one win of a record fourth-straight Premier League title.

The three-time defending champion will go into the final round of games on Sunday with a two-point lead over second-place Arsenal.

City hosts West Ham in its last league game of the season, while Arsenal is also at home against Everton.

“The tennis players say ‘the serve to win Wimbledon’, the last game, is the most difficult one,” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “We know what we’re playing for. The tension is there, the rival is so good. It’s why it is difficult, we know that.”

Haaland fired City ahead in the 51st minute at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when he converted Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from close range.

He struck his second from the penalty spot in the first minute of stoppage time after Pedro Porro had brought down Jeremy Doku.

Victory means City is in control of its own fate in the race for the title, despite being pushed right to the wire by Arsenal.

Guardiola is now within touching distance of a sixth league championship in seven seasons.

No other English team has managed to win four top-flight titles in a row, while City is also looking to secure back-to-back league and FA Cup doubles.

Going into Tuesday’s game one point behind Arsenal, Guardiola had warned his players that anything other than maximum points would bring an end to their dominance of England’s top division. That only increased the pressure on his team, which was also looking to end a four-game losing run in the league at Spurs.

And the occasion appeared to get to City’s players in a nervous first half.

“They were playing for the consequences of the result. When you do that you are going to lose the Premier League,” Guardiola said. “They are human beings, I understand the pressure.”

Haaland’s goal six minutes into the second eased the tension. But while his goals were decisive, City had to rely on substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to keep Spurs at bay as the home team pushed for an equalizer.

Coming on in the 69th after Ederson had sustained a head injury in a collision with Cristian Romero, Ortega quickly had to block a close-range effort from Dejan Kulusevski.

Later he produced another save to deny the Spurs forward, but Ortega’s finest moment came in the 86th when Son Heung-min raced through on goal.

With only the keeper to beat, Son looked certain to score as he fired low toward the corner. A draw would have put Arsenal in the driver’s seat for the title heading into Sunday’s season finale — but Son could only watch as Ortega shot out a leg to deflect the ball.

Guardiola, watching on, had his head in his hands before falling to the ground in relief.

Shortly after, Doku lured Porro into a lunge in the Spurs box and referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot.

Haaland put the game beyond doubt by blasting it into the top corner for his second of the match and 38th of the season.

City’s win also meant Aston Villa secured fourth place and qualification for next season’s Champions League ahead of Tottenham in fifth.

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As a formality, ex-interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleads not guilty

CBC Sports - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 15:06

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging sports betting case.

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How would Berube’s coaching style fit with the Maple Leafs’ media?

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 14:49

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Toronto FC missing players in wake of ill-tempered melee after New York City FC loss

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 14:43

Toronto FC will be feeling the hangover from Saturday night’s ugly post-game melee with New York City FC when it takes the field at Geodis Park on Wednesday against Nashville SC.

And the pain is expected to mount once the MLS Disciplinary Committee releases its ruling.

Italian star Federico Bernardeschi and veteran defender Kevin Long are both suspended after a game that saw bad blood between the teams spill over when Toronto’s comeback fell short in a 3-2 loss at BMO Field.

Bernardeschi, the only Toronto player to start every league game this season, was sent off after confronting referee Lukasz Szpala at the final whistle and receiving a second yellow. Long was cautioned in the 53rd minute, earning a one-match ban for yellow card accumulation.

“Disappointing with Kev and Fede,” said Toronto coach John Herdman. “I mean Fede’s probably more disappointing, but there’ll be two big holes to fill.

“But we were on rotation coming out of the amount of games we’ve played coming into Wednesday,” he added. “We were looking at those rotations for some of those players that have been on big minutes given that we’ve got a derby (match against CF Montreal) on Saturday at home. Some players were due to be rested. Maybe not the whole game but were due definitely to take some time out of the game. So Fede and Longie were both on that rotation.”

‘Adding to TFC’s difficulties was news late Tuesday that captain Jonathan Osorio is out with a thigh injury.

The weekend post-game clash led to a war of words. Herdman and Osorio said the ill-will stemmed back to a 2-1 loss at Yankee Stadium on March 16, alleging a 19-year-old Toronto player was punched in the face by NYCFC coach Nick Cushing at halftime in the stadium tunnel.

They did not identify the player but the age fits Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, who opened the scoring in the March game.

Cushing has denied hitting anyone. Herdman, meanwhile, said nothing came of the alleged incident because the cameras in the area didn’t capture it.

Saturday night’s misbehaviour is under review by the league’s disciplinary committee.

The good news for Toronto is star attacker Lorenzo Insigne is expected to play more of a role after entering the NYCFC game in the 76th minute, his first action since being sidelined March 23 by a hamstring injury.

“We are looking to increase his minutes coming into this match,” said Herdman. “Whether we decide to start or finish him is the decision we’re looking at … He’s in good shape.”

Toronto (6-5-1) goes into mid-week play in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. A win and it can match its entire points total from last season when it finished last in the league at 4-20-10.

Wednesday’s game is TFC’s seventh in 25 days, with three more matches to come in what Herdman calls “May madness.”

Nashville, which stands 13th in the East at 2-4-5, is coming off a 1-0 loss at Charlotte FC.

The club has struggled of late with just one win in its last seven outings (1-4-2). That was a 4-1 decision May 4 over visiting Montreal, which represented Nashville’s first win since March 16.

Herdman is not taking the Tennessee team lightly, calling the mid-week meeting “a really tough match that they’ll be up for.”

“We know they’re a massive threat when you look at the players, the quality that they have in (Anibal) Godoy, (Sam) Surridge, (Hany) Mukhtar, (Canadian Jacob) Shaffelburg. They’re a handful at home.

“They’re starting to get certain players back from injury — Shaq Moore, (Walker) Zimmerman. Similar to us I don’t think they’ve been able to put (out) a consistent lineup. But you know the Nashville coach (Gary Smith) is experienced. He knows how to win football matches. He knows how to get through these tough periods.”

Smith believes Nashville, which boasts a career home record of 31-13-28, is headed in the right direction.

“Long and short of it is I think the team’s rounding into some better form and I’d like to think that we’ll see that again Wednesday,” Smith said.

The Nashville roster includes former TFC players Daniel Lovitz and Lukas MacNaughton (who is currently injured) in addition to Shaffelburg.

Randall Leal is also out for Nashville while Tyler Boyd, Shaq Moore and Walker Zimmerman are listed as questionable.

Toronto is missing the injured Marshall-Rutty, Richie Laryea, Shane O’Neill and Brandon Servania. Defender Nicksoen Gomis came out of the New York game with “a bump.”

The NYCFC loss snapped a five-game win streak in all competitions.

“I think John’s done a very good job with them,” said Smith, referencing Herdman.

“Their results up until the weekend have been really decent,” he added. “They’ve been on a nice run … So they’re in a very competitive spot.”

Wednesday’s game is API Heritage and 90s Night in partnership with API Middle TN, an Asian and Pacific Islander organization working towards racial justice. California rockers Alien Ant Farm are performing a pre-match concert.

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Oilers-Canucks Notebook: Pickard ‘ready’ for Game 4, Tocchet predicts aggression

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EDMONTON — Every playoff series is a string of adjustments, but the Edmonton Oilers are making at least one huge change Tuesday night for Game 4 as they try to level their Stanley Cup quarterfinal against the Vancouver Canucks.

The Oilers are switching goalies, replacing struggling starter Stuart Skinner with Calvin Pickard. Coach Kris Knoblauch will also deploy Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on separate lines, and may insert Philip Broberg as a seventh defenceman while going with only 11 forwards.

Hey, when your goaltending has been average, and none of your depth guys are getting the ice time to make a contribution, it’s time to make some lineup moves.

“All you can ask for is an opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs,” Pickard said. “The preparation is done and I’m excited to get out there.”

After 13 seasons of professional hockey and 140 games in the NHL, Pickard (pronounced PICK-urd) will make his first-ever Stanley Cup playoff start at the age of 32.

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“I’m at a point in my career where worrying about other stuff isn’t going to do me any favours,” he said, calmly speaking to reporters Tuesday morning. “I got that opportunity in November (when Jack Campbell was farmed out); I’m not putting too much pressure on myself, and tonight is no different.”

Pickard has been an excellent backup all season, posting decent numbers despite the unfavourable starts that an NHL backup tends to get, with a 12-7-1 record and a .909 save percentage. This, however, is an entirely different forum — the glare of a Game 4, with his team trailing the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 in the series.

“I’m just believing in myself,” he said. “I know I can play at this level, and this year I proved it to myself and everybody around me. It’s a really good opportunity for me tonight. I feel like I’m ready.”

Speaking of ready, Knoblauch will deploy McDavid and Draisaitl as centres on the Oilers’ top two lines in hopes of spreading out his scoring and sparking other contributors.

“We can go back and forth throughout the game, depending on how the flow is and how everything’s playing out,” Knoblauch said. “But right now, they’ll centre their own lines.”

The theory that has played out in Edmonton over the years goes like this: When you separate McDavid and Draisaitl, if you’re trailing in the third period and need some goals, you can move to Plan B and reunite them.

If you start them on the same line and fall behind, there is no Plan B.

Meanwhile, an 11-and-7 alignment would be a first here for Knoblauch, as the Canucks continue to force Edmonton’s hand.

“I think it takes away a little bit of the flow and rhythm, especially with your defencemen,” Knoblauch said. “But on the flip side of it, offensively with the forwards it is a lot easier to double-shift 97 (McDavid) or 29 (Draisaitl) and have them back out on the ice right away with another line. There are pros and cons to it.”

WORD FROM MESS

Former Oiler Craig MacTavish was on Edmonton radio Monday, relaying a story from the old days when the Oilers found themselves in a similar spot as they are today — down in a series and being out-competed by their opponent.

MacTavish recalled a locker room address from legendary captain Mark Messier, who instructed, “It’s time to get your balls on the crest of your jerseys and go play the game.”

Is that where today’s Oilers find themselves?

“He’s not wrong. Not wrong at all,” said Oilers veteran winger Corey Perry. “It’s definitely time to lay everything on the line.”

It’s time to up the compete level, especially from an Oilers’ bottom six that hasn’t had much ice time or production. They’ll get more time to affect this series in Game 4, and Perry said that simply doing all the little things won’t be enough.

Eventually, the depth guys have to help on the scoresheet as well.

“Those bottom-six guys, they kill penalties, they’ve been doing a heck of a job blocking shots. At the end of games, they’re out there, six-on-five,” Perry said. “But at the end of the day, yeah, we do need some more production.”

Perry was talking about himself as much as anyone. He’s still searching for his first playoff point, though it was Perry’s shot that Arturs Silovs pulled off the goal line in Game 3, a save that held up under review.

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THE MARK OF Z

Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov said the NHL is protecting its investment by suspending teammate Carson Soucy one game for his cross-check at the end of Game 3 to Oiler Connor McDavid.

“Obviously, it’s a big loss for us,” Zadorov said. “My thought on that — I’ve been thinking for a couple days — unfortunately, that’s the world we’re living in. Sometimes, you know, social media and the public views can create some hard decisions for specific people (at the NHL). They might make questionable decisions. That’s how I look at it. At the end of the day, they have to protect their investment.”

Soucy struck McDavid in the face with his stick after the best player on the planet was knocked forward from behind by a cross-check from Zadorov, who was reacting to the Oiler’s two-handed slash on Soucy after the final buzzer.

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety also fined Zadorov $5,000 for his role in the scrum, but issued no supplemental punishment to McDavid or Edmonton winger Zach Hyman, who came to his linemate’s defence with a cross-check to Zadorov’s face that opened a cut and required stitches.

“I guess I don’t make that much money for the league,” Zadorov said, smiling, when asked why the NHL isn’t protecting him. “I don’t know. I mean, it’s a hockey play. There’s a lot of sticks. It’s hard to see. Carson, I saw he said there was no intention to hurt somebody. I had no intention to hurt anybody either. I saw my teammate get slashed, I had to step in, you know? I’ve been doing it for 11 years. It’s just an unlucky play; I got caught there too. Whatever, move on. Game 4 today. Let it be.”

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NOAH’S ARC

Soucy’s suspension means Noah Juulsen will get his second-ever playoff game for the Canucks. The 27-year-old former Montreal Canadiens’ first-rounder has restarted his NHL career in Vancouver after a serious eye injury derailed him for three years.

After spending most of the last two seasons in the American Hockey League, Juulsen made the Canucks as a depth defenceman this season and grew his game with the help of assistant coach Adam Foote and others.

But Juulsen hasn’t played since Game 2 of the first round against Nashville on April 23, and in the last six weeks has played only twice.

“I think, obviously, the longer you’re out, the harder it gets,” Juulsen said. “But I think as a group, we try to keep each other engaged and stay on it the best we can.”

In 54 regular-season games, Juulsen actually led Canuck defencemen with 12.15 hits per 60 minutes, and became a trusted penalty killer.

“That’s when you have good depth … is when you have your seventh defenceman probably one of your best PK guys,” Tocchet said. “We’re getting a really good PK guy, a great shot-blocker, physical. Even five-on-five, he’s one of our best hitters. So, that’s another element that he’s going to bring into our lineup.”

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QUOTEBOOK

Tocchet on what he expects physically in the wake of Game 3’s ending: “I think it’s going to be an aggressive game. But I also think that you’ve got to play between the whistles. Discipline, I think for us, is at an all-time high. We have to be very disciplined, but you have to play tough. I’m not sure they’re going to allow cross-checking. I think they’re making a point of emphasis the last couple of games, on both sides, they’re not going to allow the cross-checks.”

PROJECTED LINEUPS FOR GAME 4

CANUCKS

Suter-Miller-Boeser

Joshua-Lindhom-Garland

Karlsson-Pettersson-Mikheyev

Aman/Podkolzin-Blueger-Lafferty

Hughes-Hronek

Cole-Myers

Zadorov-Juulsen

Silovs

OILERS (11 F, 7 D)

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman

Holloway-Draisaitl-Kane

Foegele-McLeod-Perry

Ryan-Janmark

Ekholm-Bouchard

Nurse-Ceci

Kulak-Desharnais

Broberg

Pickard

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Avalanche hope defenceman Devon Toews can play in Game 5

SportsNets - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 14:07

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping to get a boost as they sit on the brink of elimination.

Defenceman Devon Toews is feeling better and will travel with the team to Dallas, head coach Jared Bednar told reporters Tuesday.

The top pairing defenceman was listed as unavailable for Game 4 due to illness. Caleb Jones came into the lineup in his place.

Bednar said the absence was not related to a hit Toews took from the Stars’ Jamie Benn in the second period of Game 2.

The Abbotsford, B.C., native has one goal and six points in eight playoff games and is plus-24 in his usual place alongside Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar.

Stars head coach Pete DeBoer said that defenceman Chris Tanev looked better after leaving Game 4 following a hit by Ross Colton. DeBoer also said that Roope Hintz is going to need some further testing done after leaving the last game with an upper-body injury.

Hintz appeared to sustain the injury early in the second period when he took a cross-check from Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon on his right side. He briefly remained on the ice, though appeared to be in pain, and in that time, blocked a shot and was cross-checked in the back by defenceman Sean Walker.

Dallas holds a 3-1 lead in the second-round series as Colorado looks to avoid elimination on the road. Watch Game 5 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.

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