BUFFALO, N. http://www.hockeyleafsnhl.com/authentic-jhonas-enroth-maple-leafs-jersey/ .Y. - J.A. Happ allowed one run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for the Buffalo Bisons Thursday night, continuing his comeback from lower back tightness. Happ, the Toronto Blue Jays left-hander who has been on the disabled list since March 30, struck out six and walked two against the Pawtucket Red Sox. He threw 63 of his 90 pitches for strikes. Buffalo was held to six hits — two by Munenori Kawasaki — and Anthony Gose scored twice in a 7-4 loss. It was Happs second straight solid outing during his minor league assignment. He struck out five batters in a five-inning outing with single-A Dunedin on Saturday against Clearwater and allowed two runs on three hits. Back-to-back productive starts are a welcome development for Happ, who posted a 20.57 earned run average in four starts in spring training. Against Pawtucket, Happ picked up two strikeouts in the first, second and fourth innings. In the third, he allowed a hit and a walk with one out and escaped damage by getting Ryan Lavarnway to ground into a double play. Happ yielded a leadoff homer in the fourth to Brandon Snyder, then followed up with back-to-back strikeouts. In the fifth, Happ had two runners on with one out and induced a bloop pop-out to Alex Hassan, but then was replaced by Marcus Walden, who got the final out to keep the game deadlocked at 1-1. Pawtucket struck for five runs in the seventh, all with two out, saddling Walden (0-1) with the loss. Happs back issues prevented him from earning the Blue Jays fifth-starter slot, which went to Dustin McGowan. Once Happ is healthy enough to head back to Toronto, its uncertain where the 31-year-old will be utilized. Despite starting 18 major league games last year, Happs 2013 season was marred by a skull fracture and sprained knee suffered in his seventh start. The injuries forced him to miss three months of action. This year, Happ has stated his desire to be part of the rotation. http://www.hockeyleafsnhl.com/authentic-jake-gardiner-maple-leafs-jersey/ . Rinne had surgery on his left hip May 9 and recovered in time to start the season. He then had arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 24 because of a bacterial infection in his hip. http://www.hockeyleafsnhl.com/authentic-kris-versteeg-maple-leafs-jersey/ . -- After a year spent travelling the world, Brooks Koepka suddenly is in a position to play a lot more golf at home. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Vancouver Canucks rely so heavily on the Sedin twins to generate their offence that it feels good when they can get a win without their biggest stars getting on the score sheet. Chris Higgins had a goal and an assist, Roberto Luongo made 22 saves and the Canucks got plenty of contributions from their lower lines to snap a nine-game losing streak against the San Jose Sharks with a 4-2 victory on Thursday night. This marked the first time all season that the Canucks won without a point from Daniel or Henrik Sedin. "It probably wont happen too often," Higgins said. "Give them a little rest on that. It seems like they carry a lot of the burden. Theyre great players. Obviously they want that burden. Its good that we can get a win without those guys getting points." Brad Richardson, Mike Santorelli and Zack Kassian also scored for the Canucks, who had lost all five regular season meetings between the teams the past two seasons and were swept by San Jose in the first round of the playoffs last spring. "It feels good because we just beat a pretty good team on home ice," said Kevin Bieksa, who had two assists. "You guys have made us well aware that weve lost nine in a row to these guys, so its nice to end that little skid and more importantly to get a big two points." Joe Thornton and Mike Brown scored for the Sharks, who lost their fourth straight game, but just the second in regulation all season. Antti Niemi allowed four goals before being replaced early in the second period as the Canucks controlled the play for much of the first 40 minutes and weathered a strong push from San Jose in the third. "We were clearly outworked," coach Todd McLellan said. "In the real world you work for eight hours and in the hockey world you work for 60 minutes. And we didnt even come close to that. ... When you have a bus load that didnt show up to play its pretty hard." Vancouver killed an early power play and got a strong save from Luongo on a tip by Logan Couture in the first half of the period to help seal the victory. Vancouver got the win without any production from the usual suspects. Henrik Sedin had points in an NHL-best 12 straight games, while brother Daniel had his seven-game point streak snaapped. http://www.hockeyleafsnhl.com/authentic-mike-palmateer-maple-leafs-jersey/. Linemate Ryan Kesler had 10 points in the past nine games before being held without a point. "Thats a good sign for our club, getting some help and some depth within our team as far as producing," coach John Tortorella said. "Were going to need it as we continue to go on through this trip." The Canucks dominated the second period, outshooting the Sharks 17-5 and getting the only goal when Bieksas point shot hit Kassians skate and went past Niemi to make it 4-2 with 14:38 left in the second. That ended Niemis night after he allowed four goals for the third time in four games. Alex Stalock came in and stopped all 21 shots he faced but the Sharks were unable to get anything past Luongo the rest of the way and lost. "Its been twice weve stunk up the joint in the first and second and try to come back in the third," Thornton said. "Tonight, we just couldnt catch up. We have to be better in the first two -- it starts there." It was a wide-open first period with odd bounces and costly misplays leading to five goals as the Canucks took a 3-2 lead. The Sharks got the first break when Thornton innocently played the puck around the boards only to have the puck hop back over the net and deflect off Luongos shoulder before falling into the net for a goal just 1:17 into the game. "Quite comical the way the game started," Luongo said. "But like weve been doing all year we answered right back and we get ourselves right back in the game." The Canucks answered quickly when Bieksa took the puck away from Tyler Kennedy along the boards and Richardson capitalized by shooting it past Niemi. After Santorelli and Brown traded goals on nice plays in transition, another San Jose turnover helped the Canucks take the lead into the second. Jason Demers and Scott Hannan misplayed a puck in their own zone and Higgins got it and flipped it over to make it 3-2 with 1:05 to play in the first. NOTES: Vancouvers Ryan Stanton fought Andrew Desjardins in the first period after the Sharks forward gave Luongo a snow shower after the whistle. ... After having at least 50 shots the past two games, the Sharks were held to 11 in the first two periods. ... The Canucks have killed off all 14 power play chances by the Sharks this season. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '  

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