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注册日期: 2011-9-14
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BOSTON -- Too many men on the ice -- a painful reminder of franchise futility for a generation of Bruins and their fans -- is finally a reason to celebrate in Boston. Steve Slaton Jersey . Miroslav Satan scored a power-play goal after Buffalo was called for having too many men on the ice in the second extra period, and the Bruins beat the Sabres 3-2 at 27:41 of overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round series. "Finally, its over," said an exhausted Satan, who was stopped by Olympic MVP Ryan Miller in the first overtime on what seemed like such a sure goal that the scoreboard operator even sounded the horn. "We have a 3-1 lead, so its a little more breathing space, but the whole series has been good hockey from both sides and great goaltending, and we know thats not going to change." The Bruins rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to force overtime, and it was still 2-2 when in the second OT when Drew Stafford was caught on the ice as a sixth skater and was unable to scramble back to the bench in time to avoid a penalty. There were just nine seconds left in the power play when Satan got a pass from Michael Ryder in front of the net and put it past Miller. "I just jumped on. Theres not much to say," Stafford said. "Its just so disappointing. Its just disappointing. But we dont have time to dwell on it. Weve got to get ready to play." Tuukka Rask made 35 saves for Boston, and also assisted on Satans goal. Miller stopped 36 shots for Buffalo, which earned 100 points and a Northeast Division title in the regular season but now needs a victory in Game 5 on Friday night at home to avoid elimination. "If they can win three we can win three. But it starts with just winning one, to get ourselves back on track," Miller said, noting that the Sabres have scored first in each of the first four games. "I dont know, for whatever reason we need to protect the lead. Geez, it almost would be better if we got scored on first." It was an ironic twist for a city in which "too many men on the ice" has for decades conjured memories of their 1979 Stanley Cup semifinal series against the hated Montreal Canadiens. Leading 4-3 in the final minutes of Game 7, the Bruins were called for a bench minor and Guy Lafleur tied it with just over a minute remaining in regulation. Montreal won it in overtime and went on to win its 22nd NHL championship, and the Bruins remained in a title drought that is now at 37 years and counting. Former Bruins coach Don Cherry is still remembered for that in Boston, and Sabres coach Lindy Ruff took the blame on Wednesday. "Ultimately, when theres too many men on the ice, its the coachs fault," said Ruff, who did not dispute that call but complained about the goalie interference that led to Bostons first goal. "We didnt blow it. Nobody blew it." Tim Kennedy and Steve Montador scored for Buffalo, which opened a 2-0 lead after two periods. David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron scored in the third period for Boston to send the game into overtime. Both goalies made stunning saves to keep their teams in the game. Rask reached out to knock away a puck that even six-foot-nine defenceman Zdeno Chara couldnt reach, preserving the tie with 11 minutes left in regulation. Miller stopped Blake Wheeler on a short-handed breakaway, then got a glove on a sneaky backhander from Satan early in the first overtime. Miller surprised even the scoreboard operator, who sounded the goal horn briefly. But they were off to another overtime. In the second extra period, Miller took a shot from Milan Lucic off the chest protector and doubled over in pain. Just 31 seconds later, the Sabres were caught with too many men on the ice, and though Stafford did a quick about-face to scramble back to the bench, it was too late. For the fourth straight game, the Sabres scored first, and they took a 2-0 lead with seven minutes gone in the second when Montadors slapshot from the point was deflected by traffic in front of the net past Rask. The Sabres were 30-0 in the regular season when leading after two periods, but Boston snapped the streak in Game 2 when it rallied from a 3-2 deficit with three third-period goals to win and swipe away home-ice advantage. And the Bruins did it again in Game 4. With about two minutes gone in the third, Cody McCormick slammed into Rask trying to outrace a defender for a puck and was sent off for goalie interference. Eight seconds into the power play, Krejci picked up a rebound in the slot, moved himself to the right and shot it past Miller before he could get back into position. With 13:20 left in regulation, Bergeron came up with the puck to Millers right and fired it past him, just inside the far post. Buffalo called a timeout and settled down, preserving the tie into overtime. Mike Grier nearly gave Buffalo back the lead when he shot at the open side of the net -- past Chara -- with 11 minutes left in regulation. But Rask, diving behind his defenceman, got his blocker on the puck to knock it away. NOTES: The last goalie to assist on an overtime playoff goal was Dominik Hasek for Detroit at Colorado on May 22, 2002, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. ... Satan also scored the winner for Buffalo against Ottawa in the second overtime of a 1999 playoff game. ... The Bruins honoured the NCAA championship team from Boston College during a first-period break. BC won its fourth title with a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin on April 10. ... McCormick, recalled from Portland of the AHL on Tuesday, assisted on the Sabres first goal. ... Buffalos Thomas Vanek missed his second straight game with a high ankle sprain. He was seen in the elevator wearing a boot before Game 4. ... The Sabres were 0 for 2 on the power play, and are 0 for 14 in the series. Michael Vick Authentic Eagles Jersey . Getzlaf sest infligé cette blessure quand une rondelle déviée la atteint en plein visage dans la rencontre de mardi, contre les Coyotes de Phoenix. Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning Jersey . In Saturday nights rematch, Clark was his all-pro self. He caught seven passes for 59 yards, gave four-time MVP Peyton Manning a critical option over the middle against the Ravens linebackers and helped open things up for his teammates in a 20-3 divisional playoff victory over the Ravens -- a win that ended Indys two-game post-season losing streak and quieted any talk of rust. Wilson Jersey . Curry scored 16 of his points in the fourth quarter, while David Lee chipped in with a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out for Golden State, which recovered from a 102-97 setback at Detroit on Sunday to win for the third time in four games. Mike Quick Jerseys . On a high for the last week after a stunning upset win over Ottawa, the Blues came crashing back to earth Saturday, dropping a 66-1 decision to the Queens Gaels. Haloti Ngata Jersey . However, local officials, who are responsible for making their cities better places to live, must be far-sighted enough to see the imminent dangers arising from the excessive expansion in automobile ownership. MONTREAL (AP) -David Booths latest blow to the head appears to have been less damaging than the devastating - and rule-changing - blindside hit he was dealt by Philadelphias Mike Richards earlier this season. Booth was to spend Thursday night in a Montreal hospital for precautionary reasons after he left Floridas 4-1 loss to the Canadiens when he was flattened by Jaroslav Spaceks open-ice shoulder check to the head early in the second period. Hes coherent, hes alert - the tests have come back negative, in a positive sense, so to speak, said Panthers GM Randy Sexton, who expects that Booth will be able to travel with the team to Ottawa on Friday. Booth, who missed 45 games after he sustained a concussion on Richards blindside hit in Philadelphia on Oct. 24, lay face down on the ice after Spaceks hit 1:10 into the second and trainer Dave Zenobi was immediately summoned to attend to him. A bloodstain remained on the ice after Booth was helped off the ice to the dressing room. I think he was just looking back to grab the puck, Panthers right wing Nathan Horton said. It wasnt a dirty hit, I dont think, but it was just a tough one. He kind of surprised him in steppping up and it was just unfortunate. Ben Roethlisberger Jersey. We dont really know what happened but we hope for the best and hopefully its not too bad. Booth was taken to hospital as a precaution after he was examined by Canadiens physician Dr. David Mulder. I know he missed half of the season already so its really tough to see the guy go down like that, said Spacek, who delivered the check head-on. No penalty was called on the play. He was coming and there was a kind of scramble and he tried to reach for the puck, Spacek said. He was kind of low and when he turned I was standing right there and basically he just ran at me. I almost tried to kind of go away from him and I just hit him on the bad spot. Richards unpunished hit on Booth spurred a discussion about the need to tighten rules about blows to the head, a season-long dialogue that heated up when Bostons Marc Savard was sidelined by a similar unpenalized blindside hit by Pittsburghs Matt Cooke. Earlier Thursday, the executive board of the players union voted to accept a new temporary rule that will ban hits to the head against unsuspecting players. The decision took effect immediately, starting with the 11 games Thursday night. ' ' '
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