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EDMONTON -- Once again, the rival Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders went down to the wire at Commonwealth Stadium. Replicas San Francisco 49ers Jersey . This time, it was the Stampeders that came out on top. Jeremaine Copeland reeled in his second touchdown of the game with just 22 seconds to play as the Stampeders came from behind to beat the Eskimos 35-34 on Friday. The last time the two teams met in Edmonton on Aug. 13, Fred Stamps caught a pass with just three seconds left to give Edmonton a 38-35 win. This time around it was Edmonton leading 34-28 in the final minute of play before Calgary quarterback Henry Burris engineered a long 84-yard drive to earn the one-point victory, finished off with an 18-yard toss to Copeland. "It was almost like a case of deja vu to have another game come down to the end here," Burris said. "It was nice to have a chance to make amends for the last time. We had confidence the defence was going to be able to get the ball back. And when we did we made up our minds to do whatever it would take to make sure we won it this time." It was the third win in a row for the Stamps (6-4) who broke a three-way deadlock to take sole possession of first place in the CFLs West Division. It wasnt perfect but head coach John Hufnagel will take it. "It was a very sloppy game that we played and we cant hide that fact," he said. "What I do like is that it was the Monday-Friday game. It could have been very easy for our football to say at the 58-minute mark, well we just didnt get it done tonight. But their will to win was very strong tonight. They made some exceptional plays at the end to win it." The Stampeders swept the home-and-home series with the rival Eskimos after a 32-8 win in Calgary on Labour Day. "These last two games hurt," said Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray. "They were big games against our biggest rival. To lose both is a tough thing. We just have to come back strong because we have two more big games coming up. We have to try and put these games behind us and come back." The Eskimos (5-5) slipped into a second place tie with Saskatchewan in the West with the loss. "We just didnt get it done in the fourth quarter," said Eskimos head coach Richie Hall. "We had a two-score lead and we couldnt close it out. Its disappointing." The Eskimos equalled their touchdown total from Mondays loss on their opening drive as they methodically marched 75 yards downfield, culminating in a 22-yard TD toss from quarterback Ricky Ray to Fred Stamps. Calgary responded with a 44-yard field goal from Sandro DeAngelis for a 7-3 score after the first quarter. Edmonton briefly looked to have added to its lead early in the second quarter as Calgary returner Titus Ryan bobbled a punt and Eskimo Bobby Keyes fell on it in the end zone, but Edmonton was called for a no-yards penalty on the play. The Eskimos got the ball back quickly anyway as Burris was picked off by Rod Davis, who took the ball 32 yards back to the Stamps 12. That would lead to a four-yard TD toss from Ray to Jamaica Rector for the 14-3 edge as the Eskimos gambled on a third down situation. The Stamps responded less than two minutes later. Burris marched them downfield and capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Thelwell to make it 14-10. Edmonton looked poised to add to its lead after a 33-yard pass interference call took them into the Calgary red zone, but defensive back John Eubanks picked off Ray on the six yard-line. Calgarys defence came up big again with just under two minutes to play as Jim Davis nailed Ray before he could get a pass away and recovered the fumble in Edmonton territory. A pass interference call took it down to the six and Calgary took its first lead of the game with 1:02 to play in the half as Burris hit Copeland for a passing touchdown to surge ahead 17-14. Edmonton tied the game up early in the third as a Kelly Malveaux interception led to a Noel Prefontaine field goal. The Edmonton secondary, who didnt record an interception in the first seven games of the season, came up big again just minutes later as T.J. Hill picked off Burris and then dished the ball off to Maurice Lloyd, who rambled 32 yards to the Calgary seven. It eventually led to a one-yard push into the end zone by Matthieu Bertrand and a 24-17 Eskimos lead five minutes into the third. The Eskimos kept coming midway through the quarter as Tristan Jackson broke several tackles for a 63-yard punt return to the Calgary 31, leading to another Prefontaine field goal and a 10-point advantage. Calgary quickly responded with a DeAngelis field goal set up by a 45-yard passing strike to Copeland. The Eskimos caught a massive break on the final play of the third quarter as Ryan bobbled yet another punt and the ball bounced off a helmet and into the waiting arms of Kai Ellis who sprinted 40 yards for the special teams touchdown and a 34-20 Edmonton lead. Calgary got a point on a missed 42-yard field goal attempt and then closed to within six points midway through the fourth on a four-yard TD run by Burris to put Calgary within range for their late stage comeback. Calgary suits up again next Friday in Hamilton while the Eskimos next see action next Sunday in Saskatchewan. Notes: The attendance for the Labour Day rematch was 46,212 The Eskimos had a couple of injured players back in the lineup as linebacker Maurice Lloyd and fullback Mathieu Bertrand returned. However running back Calvin McCarty remained out with a hamstring injury Edmonton fullback Graeme Bell left the game with a knee injury and did not return It was Edmontons first game with Kevin Strasser as offensive co-ordinator. Rick Worman was relieved of that position after Mondays drubbing in Calgary The Stampeders entered the game as the highest scoring team in the CFL while the Esks had allowed the most points The past five Calgary-Edmonton games at Commonwealth had been decided by five points or less The last three teams to get swept in the Labour Day series have missed the playoffs altogether -- Calgary in 2002 and 2004 and Edmonton in 2007. Houston Texans Jersey . Maddux (5-8) held the Giants to a first inning run, striking out one without issuing a walk, to win his second straight start after a 14-start winless streak following his 350th career win May 10. Trevor Hoffman worked the ninth to nail down his 23rd save. 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Sure, the team achieved something few thought they could do Wednesday when they completed a four-game sweep of the Washington Capitals in this Eastern Conference Semifinal with a 5-3 win at the St. Pete Times Forum. But the Lightning arent in this to win two rounds and go golfing. Theyre in this to win it. "We havent won the Cup yet," said forward Martin St. Louis, who helped Tampa Bay win its lone championship in 2004. "Theres a lot of will in this room and good character and young guys -- similarities to the 04 team -- but that was a great team and a great run. This team has its own identity with a lot of different players. "We havent won the Cup yet. Theres a lot of will in this room and good character and young guys -- similarities to the 04 team -- but that was a great team and a great run. This team has its own identity with a lot of different players." -- Martin St. Louis "Everyone is playing their role and more. Thats what you need in the playoffs. You cant just be playing your role. Youve got to bring more to the table." Thats exactly what the Lightning have done these first two rounds. Its exactly why theyll enter the Eastern Conference Finals riding a seven-game winning streak. To think it was only two weeks ago when the Bolts had their backs against the wall, trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in their opening-round series. They havent lost since that 3-2 double-overtime loss in Game 4 on April 20. "We get into a playoff series and were playing Pittsburgh without (Sidney) Crosby and without (Evgeni) Malkin … weve got a chance here," Lightning GM Steve Yzerman said. "Lets play it a game at a time and before you know it, we win that series. And then were playing Washington and theyve got a week to 10 days off and in Game 1, thats to our advantage and were high as a kite. We win one game, now were thinking, Weve got a chance here. Thats the way it goes. In the next round, (coach) Guy (Boucher) annd his staff will work hard and prepare and try to figure out a way to give ourselves a chance again. Dustin Keller Jersey Womens. quot; So what is it about this team? How have the Lightning been able to accomplish this much in the Yzerman/Boucher Era in such a small amount of time? From no playoffs for four years to 103 points this season? Rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the opening round? Sweep the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference? How is it possible? "Theyre very professional and theyre really a close-knit team," Yzerman said. "Guy and his staff and the players have really done a good job. Theyve been very unselfish. From Day 1 theyve been team-oriented. Theyve done everything weve asked. Theyre very professional. I just think were a real tight-knit team and I feel good about that." Now they have a chance to feel good about what they just accomplished. Instead, theyll relax for 24 hours or so before focusing on the Eastern Conference Finals against an opponent yet to be determined. "We have two days, so we can probably feel good for one day or so," said forward Sean Bergenheim, whose 2 goals in Game 4 tied him for the playoff scoring lead with 7 goals. "Weve got to start focusing on the next series. Were not where we want to be. Its still a long way to go." Few people in the Lightning dressing room know that better than Ryan Malone. He came within two victories of winning a Stanley Cup with his hometown Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008, only to be denied by the Detroit Red Wings. He joined Tampa Bay that summer and then watched his former teammates hoist Lord Stanley a year later. Now, hes eight wins away from winning the Cup himself. If the Lightning are able to accomplish the feat, it will seem like an eternity from Wednesday. As Bergenheim said, theyve still got a long way to go. "Were definitely happy, but after every round were not popping champagne or anything," Malone said. "We know what our goal is and we have to keep going and stay even keeled. We havent done anything yet. "Everyone is really coming together. Everyone cares for each other and its really starting to become fun." Follow Brian Compton on Twitter: @BComptonNHL ' ' '
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