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| Dustin Brown deflected in a Willie Mitchell slapshot for the game-winning goal in double overtime, as the Los Angeles Kings rallied to defeat the New York Rangers 5-4 in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final, taking a 2-0 series lead. Justin Jackson Jersey . The Rangers held 2-0 and 4-2 leads in the game, but couldnt hold off the Kings, who have won three straight games in the postseason without holding a lead at any point in those three gaames. Brown, the double-OT hero, finished the game with the worst possession stats among Kings skaters. Mitchell, the 37-year-old veteran, logged 34:07 to rank third (behind the top pair of Drew Doughty -- 41:41! -- and Jake Muzzin) among Kings defencemen for time on ice. It was the first time since February 25, 2012 that defensive-minded Mitchell, who scored the Kings second goal, had a goal and an assist in the same game. (Incidentally, in all that ice time, Doughty had no shots on goal and only one attempt.) While Mitchell might count as some unexpected production, the Kings are getting used to big performances from RW Justin Williams, who had three assists to give him 23 points in 23 playoff games, tied with Jeff Carter, two points behind Anze Kopitar for the lead in the playoffs. Williams has eight points in his past four games, a stretch during which hes been on for 57.5% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts when hes on the ice. In a game that had many brilliant and exciting plays, the one that stands out, unfortunately, was the Kings third goal, scored 1:58 into the third period, when Kings LW Dwight King plowed into Henrik Lundqvist as D Matt Greenes shot from the point deflected off King into the net, cutting the Rangers lead to 4-3. Considering other goaltender interference calls in the playoffs, and even earlier in this game, its hard to fathom how King was granted immunity for invading Lundqvists crease, but it paid off and King had a strong night in general, adding an assist and on for 63% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts when he was on the ice. Rangers D Ryan McDonagh collided with King at the edge of the crease on that goal, though King was already in the blue paint at that point. McDonagh was front and centre in the action, scoring a goal and an assist for the Rangers, but McDonagh was also on the ice for the last three Kings goals. After the King goal, McDonagh had the puck deep in the Rangers zone, tripped over Derek Stepan and turned it over to Marian Gaborik, leading to the game-tying goal. In overtime, McDonagh was matched up on Brown as he tipped in the game-winning goal. LW Mats Zuccarello was a threat for the Rangers, launching a game-high 11 shot attempts towards the Kings net. Only three of those made it on net, but Zuccarello did put up a goal and an assist, giving him 13 points for the playoffs. RW Martin St. Louis scored a nice one-time goal for the Blueshirts, but was dominated in terms of possession, on the ice for nine shot attempts for and 27 against during 5-on-5 play. The Rangers line of Chris Kreider, Rick Nash and Derek Stepan was territorially dominant, on for more than 64.0% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts when they were on. Kreider had an assist and had eight shot attempts, but was impressive physically, recording a game-high nine hits. Nash had a game-high eight shots on goal (10 attempts), but couldnt find his way to the scoresheet -- the story of his playoffs, as he has the best puck possession stats of Rangers forwards, yet has three goals and 10 points through 22 playoff games. The Rangers have every right to be upset about how the Kings third goal was scored but, in the big picture, cant be entirely discouraged by the way the first two games in Los Angeles turned out. They got bad breaks that cost them in overtime, but the Rangers had enough opportunities in two road games to believe that they can hang with the Kings. Odds are against the Rangers coming all the way back, but lets see what they have upon returning to Madison Square Garden. If this years playoffs have revealed anything, its that leads, both in games and series, are not as safe as they once were. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Georgios Papagiannis Jersey . "Theyve been good against everybody," he said. Carlos Gomez launched a three-run homer and Matt Garza battled into the seventh inning for his first win in four starts to help the Brewers continue their mastery of the Rockies with a 7-4 victory Saturday. Skal Labissiere Jersey . The result was a game-winning, power-play goal. Chiasson snapped a third-period tie and lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory on Monday night. http://www.nbakingsonline.com/Authentic-Oscar-Robertson-Kings-Jersey/ ." Also, defencemen "were found to be at a higher risk of suffering a concussion than other players, perhaps due to turning their back to retrieve pucks along the boards, which leaves them vulnerable.INDIANAPOLIS - Mo Williams could sense what was happening and knew the Indiana Pacers couldnt stop it. He told them that, too.When you are in the zone, you dont know the magnitude of the game, Williams said. I am glad to put on a show.He put on the best one in the NBA this season.Williams scored a career-high 52 points, most in the league this season, and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 110-101 victory over the Pacers on Tuesday night.Williams also broke the Timberwolves franchise record.Mo was unbelievable, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. I have been in the league 17 years and I have had some guys have hot games, but I dont think I have had anybody where he was at. He did everything.Williams surpassed the 46 points scored this season by both Carmelo Anthony and Pau Gasol, which had been tops in the NBA.He recorded the highest-scoring game by an opponent in Bankers Life Fieldhouse and told the Pacers there was nothing they could do about it.I was telling C.J. Watson during the game, I said, There was nothing you are going to do today, dont even worry about it, Williams said.Williams made six 3-pointers, including one that gave Minnesota a 102-96 lead. Andrew Wiggins added 20 points and Gorgui Dieng had 10 for the Timberwolves (6-31), who won for the first time since beating Portland 90-82 on Dec. 10.C.J. Miles had 22 points and C.J. Watson added 17 for the Pacers (15-25), who have lost three of four.Wiggins scored on a put-back dunk and then converted a 3-pointer to give the Timberwolves a 93-90 lead with 4:29 remaining.But it was mostly Williams who powered the Wolves to just their third road victory. After a couple of 3-pointers earlier in the fourth quarter, he tied the game at 83 on three free throws, including one for a technical called on Ian Mahinmi with 7:10 remaining.You are just in a zone, you dont really see anybody, Williams said. You just go back to the plaaces when you are in the gym by yourself with your own trainer. Mitch Richmond Jersey. You are just shooting shots and it doesnt matter where the defence is at.The Pacers lost to another of the leagues worst teams, having given Philadelphia just its seventh win on Saturday, 93-92.Minnesota avoided extending the teams losing streak to 16 games for the first time since a 16-game skid stretching from Feb. 24 to March 28, 2010.The Pacers never led by more than eight points in the first half and were ahead 52-46 at the break.They were still ahead 86-83 in the fourth but Williams answered every time Indiana went on a run.He was in a ridiculous zone, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. We tried multiple defenders. We tried pushing him one way, then another.Williams entered the game averaging 11 points per game, but the Pacers were well aware of what he was capable of. Williams scored 24 points in a 100-96 loss to Indiana in the first meeting between the two teams back on Dec. 21.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Fans gave Minnesota forward Robbie Hummel a warm welcome when he entered the game late in the first quarter. Hummel returned to his home state, where he was a standout at Purdue University from 2007-12.Pacers: Roy Hibbert was ejected with 5:47 left in the third quarter when he was called for a Flagrant 2 foul for pulling Dieng to the ground by the jersey and the Pacers were outscored 53-37 the rest of the game. Hibbert finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.SINGING THE BLUESBoos from Pacers fans following the game showed their displeasure. It was clear the team wasnt very pleased, either. David West was called for an offensive foul with 28.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter. His response to the call drew a technical foul and an ejection from officials. Vogels reaction was enough to get the Pacers head coach called for a technical as well.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Visit Phoenix on Friday.Pacers: Host Detroit on Friday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' |
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