导出博客文章CALGARY, Alberta -- Jamie Benn snapped out of an early season slump in a big way
Thursday night.The Dallas Stars captain ended a nine-game scoring drought with
two goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-2 victory over the struggling
Calgary Flames.It seems like I go through a streak like that every year. It just
so happened to come pretty early this year, said Benn, who only had two goals in
his first 13 games after a career-best 41 last season.When an offensive-zone
penalty by Alex Chiasson put the Stars on the power play early in the third with
the score tied, it took less than a minute for Dallas to convert with Benn
firing a feed from Tyler Seguin past Brian Elliott to make it 3-2.He was really
buzzing out there tonight, Seguin said. Thats what we needed. We needed a
leader, especially our captain, to lead the way after the embarrassing loss we
had the other night.The Stars were routed 8-2 on Tuesday in Winnipeg, to extend
their winless skid to five games.We all knew that eventually he would come out
of it. But I thought tonight, obviously, it was the best game hes played in a
while, Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said. He came out physical. He started with that.
I thought he was skating and going through people.Special teams was the story
with Dallas converting on its lone third-period power play and Calgary failing
to score on its one chance, which came with just over 4 minutes remaining.The
Stars finished 1 for 3 with the extra man while Calgary was 0 for 2. Its become
a familiar story line for the Flames with the power play ranked 30th and the
penalty kill 29th.Three mistakes, said Flames coach Glen Gulutzan, when asked
about the go-ahead goal. Make two, its probably going to end up in your net. You
make three and its going to end up in your net.Captain Mark Giordano says its on
the players to improve their performance.Weve talked about it. The guys, who are
playing PP and PK, weve got to get the job done, he said.Lauri Korpikoski and
Antoine Roussel, with an empty-netter, also scored for Dallas (5-6-3). The Stars
five-game trip continues Friday in Edmonton.Johnny Gaudreau scored both goals
for Calgary (5-9-1). The Flames have lost five of six overall.Were finding ways
to lose, Gulutzan said. We need somebody now to step up and find a way to win
and stop playing the victim.With the Flames trailing 2-0, Gaudreau came out
flying to start the second, breaking a six-game scoring drought with his third
and fourth goals on his first two shifts to pull Calgary even.It was nice to
find the net finally, said Gaudreau, who scored 30 goals in his sophomore
season. Me, (Monahan) and (Chiasson) played a good 60 minutes tonight. We were
in their zone most of the night.Calgary opened the game taking the play to the
Stars and running up an 8-1 lead on the shot clock. But they could not beat
Lehtonen and at 12:31, Korpiskoski snapped a shot into the top corner.Benn made
it 2-0 3 minutes later when the entire slot opened up before him and he took the
puck to the net, zipping a backhand past Elliott.It was a better night for Kari
Lehtonen after giving up four goals on 11 shots against the Jets. He finished
with 29 saves to improve to 2-4-2.Elliott, who had 18 saves, fell to 3-7-0.Game
notes Calgary is 0 for 26 with the extra man at home. ... Gaudreaus parents were
in the crowd, having just flown in from New Jersey. ... Flames rookie Matthew
Tkachuk did play after getting stitches in his hand at practice on Wednesday.
Hes day to day. ... Stars D Jamie Oleksiak was in the lineup after being a
healthy scratch the past nine games.UP NEXT
tars: Visit Edmonton on
Friday.Flames: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday.
Kyler
Murray Womens Jersey . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed
longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas
break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly
impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they
get back to work at the end of the week.
Kurt
Warner Youth Jersey .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup
goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury.
http://www.thecardinalsshoponline.com/Youth-Adrian-Wilson-Cardinals-Jersey/
. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished
last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with
the Indians in August.
Byron
Murphy Jersey
Byron
Murphy Womens Jersey . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the
Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an
inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. PHILADELPHIA -- A
second petition has been filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the $1
billion settlement of NFL concussion lawsuits because of how it treats current
brain injuries versus future ones.The former players who filed the petition
complain that chronic traumatic encephalopathy diagnosed before the April 2015
cutoff can bring $4 million while future CTE diagnoses arent compensated. They
say that violates Supreme Court rulings that insist each subgroup in a class
action settlement be treated fairly.The petition, filed Monday, echoes earlier
complaints that the lead players lawyers in 2013 signed with the NFL a quick
deal that favored their clients over thousands of others.Lawyers on the
Plaintiffs Steering Committee, who negotiated the deal, reject those arguments
and say the appeals are holding up payments that ailing retirees need. The NFL
declined to comment on Wednesday.The 31 petitioners include a number of men who
played for the Dallas Cowboys, including 1996 Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown and
Hall of Famer Charles Haley.Washington lawyer Deepak Gupta, who represents them,
said the Supreme Court had not reviewed a case involving the disparate treatment
of subgroups within a class action case in about 20 years. Meanwhile, he said,
the federal appeals court in Philadelphia that upheld the NFL settlement has a
different view of the issue than its counterpart in New York. That could pique
the Supreme Courts interest.According to the petition, the family of former
Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson, who was found to have CTE after his 2011
suicide, can seek an award of up to $4 million while the family of former
Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, whose CTE was diagnosed after his July
2015 death, cannot.CTE, a degenerative disease found in people such as boxers
and other athletes whove suffered severe hits to their heads or repeated
concussions, currently can be diagnosed only at autopsy, although scientists
hope to diagnose it in the living within the next decade.ddddddddddddThe
settlement covers future cases of Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, Lou
Gehrigs disease and dementia but not CTE.Seeking to head off a tsunami of future
claims, Gupta wrote in the petition, the NFL pushed for a global settlement of
all current and future claims -- while compensating only current CTE
claims.Supporters of the settlement say it compensates future cases of dementia.
But the payout for dementia is expected to average $190,000, compared with $1.44
million for CTE, the petition said.Gupta and other critics also complain the
plan does not compensate the depression, mood swings and memory loss they
consider precursors to dementia and a CTE diagnosis.The family of former Buffalo
Bills fullback Carlton Cookie Gilchrist filed the only other Supreme Court
petition. The deadline has now passed. It could be months before the court
decides whether to hear the case.The Plaintiffs Steering Committee lawyers on
Wednesday pointed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit decision that found the award scheme
fair, reasonable and adequate.The Fund is uncapped and inflation adjusted,
protecting the interests of those who worry about developing injuries in the
future, the judges wrote in April.The settlement would resolve thousands of
lawsuits that accuse the NFL of hiding what it knew about the risks of football
concussions. The settlement, overseen by Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B.
Brody, is designed to cover about 21,000 retirees. ' ' '
Find in Directory
Find in Events
Find in Marketplace