Altshuller in the third period and stopped 4-of-5 shots in relief.

WASHINGTON -- Ted Leonsis doesnt believe hes getting it done, at least not where it counts the most. Patriots Super Bowl Jersey .
The NHL and NBA owner graded himself Tuesday in an interview with
reporters and editors from The Associated Press, and the marks reflect
the mixed results and shifting expectations regarding both franchises
since he took over the Capitals in 1999 and the Wizards in 2010.
A "failing grade" for the Washington Capitals, but thats grading on the
curve.
An incomplete for the Washington Wizards, but its time to take a step
forward.
A "strong B" for the business side of both teams, even though both teams
are still in the red.
"When I bought the teams, I said it was a left-brain, right-brain
experience," Leonsis said. "Left-brain being about the emotion and the
competitiveness and the higher calling of bringing a community closer
together by winning a championship and finding some kind of immortality
for the fan base and the players."
By contrast, the right brain is the nuts-and-bolts: ticket sales,
merchandise, ratings, building the "brand."
Thats where Leonsis is a natural, bringing marketing expertise honed
while he was an executive at AOL. The Capitals are no longer a D.C.
afterthought -- they sell out every game and have made the playoffs
sixth straight years with three-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin.
Leonsis said the Capitals have about 15,000 season ticket holders, a
long way from the fewer than 3,000 when he bought the team, a statistic
that by itself makes a case for the "strong B." But he also notes that a
team that has one of the leagues best records in recent years should
have success defined whether its won a championship; the Capitals havent
even made it past the second round of the playoffs under his tenure.
"I have to give us a failing grade, which is rating harshly. ... But
were past now saying making the playoffs makes for a successful season,
and we want to win a Stanley Cup and we havent done that," Leonsis said.
"So I have to say Im failing because thats my and our ultimate goal."
Leonsis inherited a mess with the Wizards, and hes embarked on a
rebuilding process similar to the one that brought the Capitals out of
the doldrums. But the Wizards were a combined 86 games under .500 over
the last three NBA seasons, and eventually the longsuffering fans need
to get their payoff. Its worth noting that both team president Ernie
Grunfeld and coach Randy Wittman are in the final year of their
contracts.
"I believe that were good enough and now mature enough -- John Wall is
our most tenured player, and hes still on his rookie contract -- but its
the fourth year of the rebuild," he said. "And were spending right to
the (salary) cap and frankly more, since we amnestied Andrey Blatche.
... Now I believe its time for the Wizards to take that next step."
Even so, Leonsis isnt a fan of the "playoffs or bust" mantra.
"Playoffs or bust, what does that mean?" Leonsis said. "Shut the team
down if we dont make the playoffs for the Wizards? We would certainly,
if we dont make the playoffs, for both teams we would do our due
diligence in a more hypersensitive manner, right? Because we didnt meet
our expectations. But the teams not going bust. The fan base isnt going
bust. It would just heighten the scrutiny that we have to do."

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Trevor Carrick scored two goals, including the winner, and added an
assist as the Mississauga Steelheads edged the visiting Sudbury Wolves
5-4 in overtime Sunday afternoon in Ontario Hockey League action.
Carrick took a pass from Bryson Cianfrone and buried the winning goal at
2:39 of extra time while on the power play.
Dylan Smoskowitz, Jesse Barwell and Cianfrone also scored for the
Steelheads (3-1-0).
Nathan Pancel led the Wolves (1-1-2) offensively with two goals while
Connor Crisp and Nicholas Baptiste scored the others.
Spencer Martin made 37 saves for the win as Franky Palazzese stopped
26-of-31 shots in defeat.
Mississauga went 2 for 4 on the power play while Sudbury failed to score
on four chances with the man advantage.
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GUELPH, Ont., -- Justin Nichols stopped 37 shots, including 16 in the
third period, as the Storm doubled up London.
Jason Dickinson, Ryan Horvat, Hunter Garlent, Zack Mitchell and Scott
Kosmachuk each scored for Guelph (3-0-0) while Tyler Bertuzzis goal
stood up as the game winner.
Kyle Platzer, Chris Tierney and Brett Welychka scored for the Knights
(2-1-0).
Jake Patterson took the loss after giving up six goals on 35 shots.
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KINGSTON, Ont., -- Matt Mistele scored once in regulation and then the
shootout winner as Plymouth edged the Frontenacs.
Bryce Yetman scored for tthe Whalers (2-3-0) while Alex Nedeljkovic
stopped 42-of-44 shots, earning the games first star. Brandon LaFell Jersey.
Ryan Kujawinksi and Henri Ikonen scored for Kingston (3-0-1) as Matt
Mahalak made 28 saves in defeat.
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67s 3 IceDogs 2
OTTAWA, -- Joseph Blandisi scored twice, including the go-ahead goal
late in the third period, as the 67s slipped past Niagara.
Taylor Fielding also scored for Ottawa (2-2-0).
Anthony DiFruscia scored two goals for the IceDogs (0-3-1) and Carter
Verhaeghe assisted on both.
Philippe Trudeau made 32 saves for the win as Brent Moran stopped 29
shots in a losing cause.
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SARNIA, Ont., -- Nick Paul scored two goals as North Bay defeated the
Sting.
Brett McKenzie had a goal and an assist apiece for the Battalion (3-2-0)
while Barclay Goodrow and Blake Clarke each scored once.
Anthony DeAngelo supplied the scoring for Sarnia (1-2-0).
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Rangers 5 Generals 3
OSHAWA, Ont. -- Radek Faksa had a hat trick as Kitchener downed the
Generals.
Max Iafrate and Curtis Meighan rounded out the offence for the Rangers
(2-1-0).
Josh Sterk had a goal and two assists for Oshawa (2-2-0) while Chris
Carlisle and Bradley Latour also scored.
Tyson Teichmann made 21 saves for the win. Daniel Althsuller took the
loss after allowing four goals on 18 shots. Ken Appleby replaced
Altshuller in the third period and stopped 4-of-5 shots in relief.

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