The Los Angeles Kings will try to salvage the finale of a four-game road trip on Thursday night as they visit the Edmonton Oilers.
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Jersey . Catch the game on TSN starting at 9pm et/6pm pt. The Kings are
0-2-1 on their final trip of the regular season. They end the campaign at home
on Saturday versus the Pacific Division-champion Anaheim Ducks before kicking
off a first-round playoff matchup with the second-place San Jose Sharks.
Following consecutive 2-1 regulation losses to San Jose and Vancouver, Los
Angeles rallied from a three-goal deficit in an eventual 4-3 shootout setback to
the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Anze Kopitar scored the 199th goal of his
career, while Jarret Stoll and Dwight King also lit the lamp. Marian Gaborik
recorded the 700th point of his career with an assist, while Jonathan Quick made
15 saves. "We hung in there, got some goals and got a point," LA head coach
Darryl Sutter said. The Kings have lost four of their last five overall and are
likely to start backup Martin Jones tonight. The rookie Jones has faced the
Oilers once before this season, a 24-save shutout in a 3-0 decision at home on
Dec. 17. The Kings have won five in a row and 11 of their last 14 meetings with
the Oilers, including the first three matchups of this season. Los Angeles also
has claimed two straight and nine of its previous 11 trips to Edmonton. The
Oilers had a two-game winning streak snapped with Tuesdays 4-1 setback to the
Colorado Avalanche. David Perron had a goal and Ben Scrivens yielded four
tallies on 33 shots. "We couldnt get into the rhythm of the game," said Edmonton
head coach Dallas Eakins. "The biggest thing for me was it was almost like we
couldnt work because we couldnt make two passes in a row. Our execution was just
terrible tonight for whatever reason and it happens." Scrivens fell to 8-11-0
with a 3.06 goals against average and one shutout with the Oilers since being
acquired from the Kings on Jan. 15 in exchange for a 2014 third-round pick. That
includes a loss to his former club on March 9, when Scrivens yielded four goals
on 50 shots. Edmonton will start Viktor Fasth tonight and he has gone 3-2-1 with
a 2.68 GAA in six starts since being acquired from Anaheim. Fasth is 1-2-0
lifetime versus the Kings with a 2.95 GAA. The Oilers wrap a season-ending
four-game homestand on Saturday versus Vancouver and sit last in the Western
Conference with 65 points. St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild The St. Louis Blues
will try to snap their longest losing streak of the season and keep their
chances at the top seed in the Western Conference alive on Thursday night when
they visit the playoff-bound Minnesota Wild. Catch the game on TSN2 starting at
8pm et/5pm pt. The Blues have lost three in a row for the first time this
season, putting them a point back of the Anaheim Ducks for the most in the
conference. St. Louis does have a game in hand over idle Anaheim. However, the
Blues current skid also has them just two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche
for first place in the Central Division with three games to play for both teams.
The Avs are in action on Thursday as well as they visit the Vancouver Canucks.
St. Louis offensive funk continued with Tuesdays 4-1 setback to the Washington
Capitals. It marked the sixth straight game that the Blues were held to a pair
of goals or fewer. "The last few we havent been scoring but weve had guys
scoring all year," said Blues forward Alexander Steen, who returned from a
three-game absence caused by an upper-body injury and leads the club with 33
goals. While Steen doesnt sound too worried, the Blues will be without another
key offensive contributor in David Backes, who suffered a lower-body injury
versus the Capitals. He traveled with the club to Minnesota, but wont play
tonight and his status for Fridays road contest with the Dallas Stars is
unknown. Backes is second on the Blues with 27 goals and third in points with
57. Ryan Miller gave up four goals on 22 shots versus the Capitals and will try
to help St. Louis avoid posting its longest losing streak since a five-game
slide from Feb. 1-11 of last year. Miller is 4-2-0 with a 2.08 goals against
average and one shutout in six previous meetings with the Wild. Minnesota would
probably like to avoid a first-round playoff matchup with St. Louis, though that
is who the Wild would play if the season ended today. The Wild are locked into
the first of two wild card spots after beating the Boston Bruins 4-3 in a
shootout on Tuesday. The Wild are 5-0-1 in their last six, with their last
regulation setback coming on March 27 with a 5-1 defeat in St. Louis. T.J. Oshie
highlighted the Blues victory with his first career hat trick, while Miller
stopped 27-of-28 shots faced. The Blues have won all four of their previous
meetings with the Wild this season and nine straight overall. The Wild have not
won in this series since a home victory on Nov. 19, 2011, dropping four straight
as the host since. Minnesota, though, could make a statement tonight with a
victory and is coming off a hard-fought win over the NHL-leading Bruins.
Defenseman Ryan Suter netted a game-tying goal with 1:05 remaining in
regulation, while Mikko Koivu had the lone shootout tally. Koivu matched an NHL
record with his 15th game-winning shootout tally and also had a pair of assists
on regulation. Jason Pominville tallied twice and Ilya Bryzgalov posted 21
saves. "We played ourselves into the playoffs the way that you want to. It says
a lot about the guys in here, and hopefully we can keep this thing going here,"
Suter said. Bryzgalov, who was coming off back-to-back shutouts, improved to
7-0-3 with a 1.78 goals against average and .923 save percentage since being
acquired from the Edmonton Oilers. He is 6-11-2 with a 3.14 GAA and two shutouts
lifetime versus the Blues. Miller is 10-5-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .910 save
percentage in 16 starts since the Blues acquired him from the Buffalo Sabres.
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Jersey . The cause of his death is as of yet undetermined, but police said
foul play is not suspected.
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Jersey . A steady downpour and low temperatures were predicted for much of
the night. No makeup date was immediately announced, although it was determined
that the game will not be part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
http://www.cubsauthorityshop.com/Ernie-Banks-Jersey/ . Halak did not get the start in the Washington Capitals Tuesday night game
against the St.CHICAGO -- Minnesota Twins rookie Trevor May came out sizzling,
pitching three perfect innings and striking out five. But he had to refocus on
being aggressive to get deeper into the game against the Chicago White Sox. May
struck out a season-high 10 in six innings and Minnesota overcame Jose Abreus
35th home run, beating Chicago 6-4 to end a four-game losing streak. "Ive always
kind of been a strikeout guy," May said. "Getting those first couple of strikes
and then giving them some of my best stuff has translated into swings and
misses." May (3-4) was staked to an early 4-0 lead, then hung on to win his
third straight start. The 6-foot-5, 24-year-old walked none while allowing three
runs and five hits in his seventh start and longest outing so far. Adam Eaton
reached on an infield single in the fourth to end Mays streak. The next three
batters followed with hits to cut the lead to 4-2 as Abreu and Conor Gillaspie
drove in runs with singles. After pitching coach Rick Anderson visited the
mound, May struck out the next three Chicago batters. "(Anderson) went out there
and told him to trust his stuff and pitch off the fastball," manager Ron
Gardenhire said. "After that he started doing it again and I think you saw him
go right throught them." Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for his 34th save in 40
chances, despite giving up Abreus homer. Abreu tied the White Sox rookie record
for homers, set by Ron Kittle with 35 in 1983. Abreu singled and drove in two
runs, giving the rookie 102 RBIs. Abreus homer was his second in two games, but
he before that he hadnt hit one since Aug. 22 at the New York Yankees. "Hes been
pretty consistent just as a hitter," manager Robin Ventura said. "The powers
going to be there. He went through a little stretch where he wasnt hitting many
home runs, but its there." Adrian Nieto also homered for the White Sox.
Trevor Plouffe and Jordan Schafer homered for the Twins. Hector Noesi (8-10)
allowed five runs and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings. Kurt Suzuki had two RBIs and
Eduardo Escobar drove in a run for the Twins, who rebounded to take the final
game of the series.
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Santo Cubs Jersey. Swept in a doubleheader Saturday, the Twins came back
to win for just the second time in 10 games. Minnesota won the season series
from the White Sox 10-9. The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the second on Plouffes
homer, his 14th, and Escobars sacrifice fly. Schafers two-run shot with two outs
in the fourth extended Minnesotas lead to 4-0. It was his first with the Twins
since joining them on Aug. 5 after being claimed on waivers from Atlanta. After
the White Sox closed to 4-2, Nieto hit a solo homer in the fifth. The Twins
added runs on Suzukis double in the seventh and his sacrifice fly in the ninth.
TRAINERS ROOM Twins: Rookie 1B-DH Kennys Vargas sat out his first game since
making his MLB debut on Aug. 1. Vargas has seven homers and 35 RBIs in his first
41 games, but is hitless in his last three. "Hes had some great at-bats,"
Gardenhire said. "Weve been impressed." ... The Twins played their sixth game in
four days. White Sox: White Sox DH Paul Konerko said he hoped to return during
the teams nine-game trip that starts Monday in Kansas City. Konerko has been
sidelined since Sept. 2 with a broken left hand. He has 439 career homers and
will retire in two weeks after 18 seasons, 16 with the White Sox. UP NEXT Twins:
Minnesota sends RHP Anthony Swarzak (3-1, 3.95) against Detroit and ace RHP
Max Scherzer (16-5, 3.19) in Minneapolis on Monday night. White Sox: LHP
John Danks (9-11, 5.05) is set to face Royals RHP James Shields (14-7, 3.13) in
Kansas City on Monday night. K-TIME The White Sox (26) and Twins (19) pitchers
combined for for 45 strikeouts in Saturdays doubleheader sweep by Chicago, the
most in a doubleheader since Oct. 2, 2010, when the Yankees and Red Sox at 49 in
a twinbill, according to STATS. Players and managers said the shadows from the
U.S. Cellular Field stands played a role during the first game, which started at
3:10 p.m. "The ball was disappearing," Gardenhire said.
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