NEW YORK -- ?? The New York Islanders have found their footing in Brooklyn once
again, and the road-weary Calgary Flames dont feel too bad about Monday nights
result, either.
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Hickey scored 1:53 into overtime, helping the Islanders rebound from a vexing
West Coast trip with a 2-1 win over the Flames.Hickey won it after Flames
forward Michael Frolik broke a stick in the defensive end, leading to an awkward
line change for Calgary. Islanders captain John Tavares wheeled around the zone
with the Flames momentarily short-handed before backhanding a shot that Hickey
tipped off goalie Brian Elliott and in.I was glad to get a stick on it in
overtime, Hickey said. This was a game we had to have.New York improved to 3-1-0
in home games following a road loss by relieving frustration from a wild swing
through California. They beat Anaheim in a 14-round shootout but then lost twice
on goals in the final 3 minutes of regulation against Los Angeles and San
Jose.Last-place New York is just 1-6-1 on the road but remains respectable in
Brooklyn, improving to 6-4-3 at Barclays Center.Tavares also scored in the first
period and has six goals and 11 assists this season. The goal was his first in
10 games.I have a lot of expectations, Tavares said. I have to make plays and
produce. And lead by example.Thomas Greiss stopped 25 shots for the Islanders,
standing tall during a barrage late in the second period before allowing Sean
Monahans tying goal 5:51 into the third. Monahan scored on a one-timer from the
left circle.Elliott was mostly solid with 25 saves but still lost his seventh
straight start. He was acquired from St. Louis over the summer to be Calgarys
primary goalie but had sat three straight games in favor of journeyman Chad
Johnson.Elliott had a few pivotal saves late, including when he stopped Shane
Prince on a breakaway midway through the third.The guy works so hard and cares
so much, Flames captain Mark Giordano said. So for him to have a big night for
us and come and bounce back and play that well was nice to see.Monahans goal
helped Calgary complete a grueling six-game, nine-day trip 3-2-1.I think anytime
youre over .500 on a long one its successful, Giordano said, adding, I think we
can build off of getting a point there.The Flames fought fatigue in a 5-2 loss
to the Flyers on Sunday and didnt show much life early in this one, either. Both
teams flailed at the start, with each getting one shot on goal in the first 5
minutes. Calgary finished with just four shots in the first period.Josh Bailey
and Tavares teamed up for a 1-0 lead 7:28 in. Bailey rushed into the middle of
the zone, turned left in the high slot, and then delivered a no-look, backhand
pass for Tavares, who shot over Elliotts shoulder from the right side.The goal
started a strong stretch by New York, and the Islanders had a few near misses
later in the first, including a shot off the post from Cal Clutterbuck with
about six minutes left.Calgary made a push in the second period but got stalled
by solid goaltending. Greiss gloved Michael Ferlands shot on a rush and got his
pad on a chance by Sam Bennett around the midpoint of the period. Later, he
stopped Matt Stajan on a breakaway and Alex Chiasson on a heavy one-timer about
15 seconds apart.The Islanders have won five straight over the Flames and
improved to 17-1-3 against Western Conference foes at Barclays Center.Game notes
Islanders D Adam Pelech exited late in the second period and did not return
because of an upper-body injury. ... The Flames have scored two goals or fewer
in 13 of their past 16 games. ... Calgary F Johnny Gaudreau missed his eighth
straight game with a broken finger. The Flames were also without Ladislav Smid
(neck) and Lance Bouma (shoulder). ... The Islanders made Ryan Strome and Scott
Mayfield healthy scratches and also sat Ryan Pulock (lower-body injury) and
Dennis Seidenberg (upper-body injury).UP NEXTFlames: Host the Toronto Maple
Leafs on Wednesday night to begin a three-game homestand.Islanders: Host the
defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday for the second
time in two weeks. Pittsburgh won the first matchup 3-2 in overtime.
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skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the
second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends.
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every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and
is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we
did," said defenceman Josh Gorges.
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. Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his
subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated
him to folk-hero status. LIMOGES, FRANCE -- Defending Tour de France champion
Chris Froome remains wary of the threat that Spaniard Alejandro Valverde still
poses, even though the seasoned grand tour rider has declared that he is racing
here to help Movistar teammate Nairo Quintana, from Colombia, win the event
overall.Last year, Quintana was second overall and Valverde was third after
their team led a planned two-pronged approach to the race. But this year
Quintana is the top seed at Movistar, especially with Valverde having already
raced the Giro dItalia in which he finished third behind Italian winner Vincenzo
Nibali (Astana), who is also at the Tour to help Italian Fabio Aru (Astana), and
Colombian runner-up Esteban Chaves (Orica-BikeExchange), who is not at the Tour
but preparing for the Vuelta a Espa?a later this year.Speaking after Tuesdays
fourth stage of the Tour -- 237.5km from Saumur to Limoges that was won in a
bunch sprint by German Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) from Frenchman Bryan
Coquard (Direct-Energie) and Slovakian race leader Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) --
Froome said of Valverde: He seems to be in good [form]. I wouldnt be surprised
if he is just [preparing] himself to ride GC [general classification] and have a
two-pronged approach with Nairo. They definitely have the team to do it. Until
he loses time, Ive got to treat him as a rival.There is much expectation that
some clue of who could challenge for this Tour might be revealed in Wednesdays
fifth stage, which is the first hill stage of this years 103rd edition. In the
the 216km stage from Limoges to Le Lioran, the last five of six categorised
climbs are in the last 80 kilometres. But in the last 40 kilometres, there are
with two second category climbs -- the 5.4km Pas de Peyrol and the 4.4km Col de
Perthus -- and the third category 3.3km Col de Font de Cère, after which there
is a tricky descent to the finish with 2.5km to go.On Tuesday Sagan deflected
questions about his chances in the stage. The world champion will start the
stage with an overall lead of 12 seconds on second place Frenchman Julian
Alaphilippe (FDJ), 14 seconds on third place Valverde and 18 seconds on a group
of 22 riders, which includes all but four of the pre-Tour favourites, including
Froome, who is fifth.I think its a bit too early to see a real GC battle, but
its definitely somewhere where there will be time gaps, Froome said. Its not
going to be a big bunch sprint. Its going to be a more select group coming to
the line. Maybe a stage for someone like Alaphilippe or Valverde, [Irishman] Dan
Martin [of Etixx-QuickStep who is 13th overall] maybe.Alberto Contador: The
hardest Tour start of my career.Asked about his chances of defending the yellow
jersey that he claimed by winning stage two on Sunday, Sagan said: I cant tell
you now. I tell you tomorrow after the stage. But without a doubt he will do as
he said he will, which is to try to hold on to the lead.The Slovakian was more
candid abbout his Spanish teammate Alberto Contador, who began this Tour as one
of the major overall contenders, but crashed in both stages one and two.
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Contador on the back foot. He is 54th overall at 1 minute, 6 seconds behind.How
the race unfolds might reveal how much Contador has recovered from his crashes.
But Sagan said: He is a very tough guy and has recovered well. I am sure he will
be there.Contador, who has hurt his left and right sides in his fall and a calf
muscle, said: Its hard for me to pedal sitting out of the saddle, but thats a
question of time. I got through today without crashing, and thats the most
important thing. Tomorrow is a hard day. I have to get ready mentally to take it
on. This has been the hardest Tour start of my career.However, a yellow jersey
change is likely, according to Jim Ochowicz, president of the American BMC
Racing team, which has overall contenders in American Tejay van Garderen (15th
overall at 18 seconds) and Australian Richie Porte (71st at 2 minutes, 3
seconds). Portes early time loss was due to a rear tyre puncture inside the last
five kilometres of stage two.Asked if he foresees a leadership switch, Ochowicz
told ESPN: Yes. I am not going to predict who, but there are some close
contenders in terms of time. Alaphilippe has got the advantage right now being
in second. He has probably got the upper hand.Ochowicz believes the stage could
see two races: one for the stage win between a break of non-Tour contenders of
riders who can climb; and a second between the overall favourites.You are going
to see a lot more action than you have seen probably in any stage up till this
moment -- probably a break right from the gun that could be more of a break that
could make it to the finish, Ochowicz said.Ochowicz expects the Tour contenders
to mark each other to see whats left in their legs, he said. Its the first time
they are going to go up some real categorized climbs, and in doing so, they are
going to push each other to a certain point where someone might have some
potential weakness and others will take advantage of that.Ochowicz said there is
still no change of leadership at BMC with Portes early demise. We stay focused
on two leaders, and they will sort things out [on stage five] a little bit in
the race. But I think they will both be probably coming in the group together,
he said.Van Garderen said in a team statement that he is looking forward to
racing in terrain better suited to him: Im really excited to head to the hills
and get the GC sorted out a bit more. Well get a sense of whos going well and
whos not. Richie and I did the recon [of the stage] together and its a tricky
stage. Its not going to be as hard as the Pyrenees, but it will shake things up.
Youre not going to see Sagan and [Mark] Cavendish up there.
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