TORONTO -- Things looked bleak for the Maple Leafs, coming off a losing
performance in St.
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coach Randy Carlyle termed "brain-dead" and with the league-leading Chicago
Blackhawks in town. But the form sheet was thrown out the window Saturday as
Joffrey Lupul and Peter Holland each scored twice and combined with linemate
Mason Raymond for 11 points to lift Toronto to a commanding 7-3 win over the
Stanley Cup champions. Toronto lost 6-3 to the Blues on Thursday with the
scoreline flattering the losers. Toronto had played a strong game the previous
night but was still beaten 3-1 by the visiting Los Angeles Kings. A 5-2 home
defeat at the hands of the Boston Bruins started a three-game slide. "We really
felt we needed a win," Lupul said of the Chicago contest. "Its a hard stretch
for us, a lot of games in a short stretch of time so Saturday night at home with
a day of rest, we came into the game feeling like it was pretty close to a
must-win for us. Things were kind of starting to snowball the other way." Tied
1-1 after the first period, Toronto outscored Chicago 4-1 in the second to pull
ahead for its first win in regulation time since Nov. 19, a 5-2 victory over the
New York Islanders. The victory also snapped an eight-game losing streak to
Chicago that dated back to February 2003. Jerry DAmigo, Nikolai Kulemin and
Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto (17-14-3) before a season-high announced
attendance of 19,603 at the Air Canada Center despite a cold, snowy night.
Toronto outshot the opposition for just the fifth time this season, holding a
32-28 edge on the night. It was a welcome sharing on offence for the Leafs, who
have had to count on their top line of Kessel, Nazem Kadri and
James Van Riemsdyk in recent weeks. Lupul finished with two goals and two
assists while Raymond had four assists and Holland two goals and an assist on a
breakout night for the newly assembled Leafs second line. Patrick Kane, with
two, and Brandon Saad replied for Chicago (23-7-5), whose league-best offence
sputtered on the night. The Blackhawks had arrived riding a three-game win
streak during which they had outscored the opposition 19-6. The Hawks were also
9-0-2 against Eastern Conference opposition. "We were not very good," said
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville. "They were much better than us. We got what we
deserved tonight. We still got ourselves back in the game, 1-1 at the start of
the second period and put ourselves in a decent spot.... But basically we got
what we deserved because we werent ready to play." The Leafs came into the game
in a nose dive, with just two regulation wins in their last 19 outings. It was
water under the bridge as they welcomed the Hawks with a season-high seven-goal
scoring spree. The lack of pushback in the St. Louis performance had been a
particular low for the Leafs. "They werent very proud of our performance. They
knew we didnt do a lot of things that we set out to do," Carlyle said of the
Blues game. "I thought our hockey club responded the way they needed to respond.
They took responsibility for our actions and thats a good sign. The most
encouraging thing for us tonight was our work ethic and we stuck to out system
and played it." The game was Carlyles 100th as Leafs coach, improving his record
at the Toronto helm to 49-40-11. Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf returned to the
lineup after serving a two-game suspension for boarding Boston defenceman
Kevan Miller. The Leafs revolving door kept turning, however, as forward
David Clarkson was handed a two-game ban earlier in the day for an illegal hit
to the head of St. Louis forward Vladimir Sobotka. Finnish rookie Antti Raanta
got the start again for Chicago in the absence of the injured Corey Crawford and
Nikolai Khabibulin. He was pulled from his eighth career NHL game with the score
5-2 after two periods in favour of Kent Simpson, a 21-year-old from Edmonton
making his NHL debut. "I think you could say that Chicagos goalies had a rough
night ... and you have to take advantage of that when it comes your way," said
Carlyle. It was a horrific start for the Blackhawks, who drew three straight
penalties in the first period. But some indiscipline by the home team later in
the period evened the score. Toronto was on its second power-play before Chicago
got its first shot on net, some seven minutes into the game. Holland made the
Hawks pay for the Andrew Shaw tripping call, tapping in a Lupul feed across the
crease after a nice pass by Raymond at 7:14. "Not the start we wanted, getting
the penalties and getting down a goal, then probably thinking too much offence
as the game went on," said Kane. "The start wasnt good, especially the first 10
minutes. Three penalties kind of takes you right out of the game. "We tried to
fight back and get ourselves into it but it was too little too late." Toronto
faced a 58-second five-on-three after Raymond was called for tripping behind the
Chicago goal while killing off a penalty to Holland. The Blackhawks scored 29
seconds later when a sprawling Phaneuf redirected Kanes pass from the side of
the net past Jonathan Bernier into the goal at 16:14. It was his 18th goal of
the season and marked the eighth straight game Chicago has scored on the power
play. Kane, the leagues first star in the month of November, has collected
points in eight straight games and 20 of his last 21. Van Riemsdyk could have
made it 2-1 near the end of the period but, with a good portion of the Chicago
goal empty after a pretty passing sequence, he couldnt connect on a Kessel feed
that took a nasty bounce. Toronto had the first five shots of the game but the
shot count was tied at 11-11 after 20 minutes. DAmigo made it 2-1 on the Leafs
13th shot just 42 seconds into the second period when he tucked in a Kulemin
rebound that dropped out of Raantas glove. It was the first goal of his six-game
NHL career. Both the puck and DAmigos stick will be displayed in a frame soon.
"You guys cant see it but Im just going crazy inside here now," said DAmigo. A
Chicago goal minutes later was called off for being directed into the goal by a
Hawks hand (and then Phaneufs stick). Holland scored his second at 12:09 of the
second period, left to finish all alone after taking a nice pass from Raymond.
Kane replied at 13:30, snapping a wrist shot past Bernier after a Toronto
turnover in the neutral zone. But Kulemin restored the Leafs two-goal advantage
at 14:36, on a low shot from a Jay McClement feed. Lupul increased the lead to
5-2 on the power play, tipping in a Jake Gardiner shot from the point for his
ninth of the season at 17:08. Simpson gave up a goal on his first shot when
Lupul, just 28 seconds in, beat him from the faceoff dot after doing some good
digging behind the goal. Holland had a chance at his hat trick but shot wide on
a breakaway. Seconds later, Saad pulled one back for Chicago with a tip-in at
7:38 for his 12th of the season. Kessel made it 7-3 at 8:35 with a quick shot
from the slot for his 17th of the season. Toronto heads to Pittsburgh next for a
game Monday. The Hawks return home to host Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech
Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in
finals to 3-5.TORONTO -- Milos Raonic entered uncharted territory for a Canadian
mens tennis player this year, reaching the top 10 in the world singles rankings
and leading the Davis Cup team to unprecedented heights. He also won two
tournaments in 2013 and thrilled Canadian fans by reaching the final of the
Rogers Cup last summer. He capped his impressive year Thursday by winning the
Lionel Conacher Award as the 2013 Canadian Press male athlete of the year.
Raonic made some big strides this year despite going through some early-season
struggles and a coaching change. "The fact that I was performing under those
circumstances when things werent the best leading into those events, its really
great for me," he said. "Its what Im most proud of." The Conacher award is named
after the multi-sport athlete who was chosen Canadas athlete of the first
half-century. The winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadas female athlete
of the year will be announced Friday and the team of the year will be named
Saturday. Raonic finished with 45 per cent of the vote in balloting of sports
editors and broadcasters across the country. Calgary Stampeders running back Jon
Cornish was well back at 22 per cent, followed by golfer Graham DeLaet (13 per
cent) and figure skater Patrick Chan (eight per cent). "Raonic had the most
successful year in the history of Canadian tennis and his outstanding
performance in the Davis Cup played a leading role in the countrys semifinal
appearance," said Yahoo Canadas Steve McAllister. "Raonics climb up the ATP Tour
rankings happens in an era that features more depth than ever before." Raonic
finished second in last years voting behind cyclist Ryder Hesjedal. Hes the
first mens tennis player to win the award, which dates back to 1932. "To have
them vote (for) me and tell my story back home and being so positive about it,
its really great to see," Raonic said when reached after a training session in
Monte Carlo. "To (be) recognized through an award like this means a lot to me."
A number of womens tennis players have won the Rosenfeld Award over the years.
Aleksandra Wozniak was the last to do so, taking the honour in 2009. Raonic won
indoor hardcourt tournaments in Bangkok and San Jose and finished with a 45-21
singles record this season, picking up more than US$1.72 million in prize money
along the way. Known for his booming serve, the six-foot-five Raonic showed
improvement in other facets of his game in 2013. His ground strokes, backhand
and net play were stronger and that helped him to some big victories. Raonic was
ranked 15th at the start of the year and hovered in the teens for most of the
season. He rose to a career-high No. 10 in early August before falling to No.
11, where he has remained since. He won the San Jose title for the third
straight year last February after beating Tommy Haas in the final. Raonic also
helped the Davis Cup team to wins over Spain and Italy as he endured a stretch
of middling results on tour. The Canadians power game has always been most
effective on hardcourts but Raonic enjoyed some success on clay this season as
well, reaching the semifinals at Barcelona in April before falling to Rafael
Nadal. However, he struggled on the grass courts and made a second-round exit at
Wimbledon. Raonic managed an injury-free season for the first time since joining
the tour and was able to fight through that early-season inconsistency. "I
learned for the first time in the first three years of my career how to deal
with the tough moments," he said. "Not any moments disrupted by injury or
anything, just like a little bit of a slump, lets say. It gave me a lot of
experience and its helped me grow a lot. "Its great from the educational side,
but then also the way I turned around thee second half of the year and really
gave myself an opportunity to achieve my goal.
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coaching change in the spring with Ivan Ljubicic replacing Galo Blanco, who
spent more than two years in the position. An adjustment phase followed before
Raonic really got the countrys attention with an impressive performance at the
Rogers Cup. With Ljubicic pushing him to play a more aggressive, higher-risk
game, Raonic responded with wins over Juan Martin del Potro and Davis Cup
teammate Vasek Pospisil before losing to Nadal in the final. It was a rare run
of homegrown success at the countrys biggest tennis event as Raonic became the
first Canadian to reach the championship match in more than 50 years. He lists
qualifying for the final in Montreal -- his first Masters 1000 final appearance
-- and reaching the Davis Cup semifinal as his standout moments. "The fact that
I was able to execute and bring my level up in those moments and to do well, its
important to me," Raonic said. The Canadian made it to the fourth round of the
U.S. Open in September and pushed Richard Gasquet the distance before falling in
a four-hour 40-minute marathon. A trip to Serbia soon followed as Canada
continued its historic run in the Davis Cup World Group with its first-ever
semifinal appearance. Raonic, who was 5-1 at the international team event in
2013, got by Janko Tipsarevic before losing to top-ranked Novak Djokovic, and
the host side later won the deciding match. "Its really been great what we put
together this year," Raonic said. "Doing it in tight moments, doing it at home
in Canada and playing well. So really its special for us to share this moment as
a team considering how individual of a sport we are. "To see four, five, six
Canadians doing well, its a lot more motivating for a country than just to see
one." After the Serbia loss, Raonic came out gunning at his next tour event in
Bangkok. He avenged the Gasquet loss and then beat Tomas Berdych for his second
tournament win of the year. Raonic is still trying to break through against the
sports elite. He has won two of three career meetings against Andy Murray but is
a combined 0-13 against Nadal, Djokovic, David Ferrer and Roger Federer.
However, Raonic -- who turns 23 on Friday -- has age on his side. Hes the first
player born in the 1990s and the first Canadian to crack the top 10 in the mens
singles world rankings. "Hes one of the most focused guys on tour," said Davis
Cup teammate Daniel Nestor. "Someone who is (turning) 23, I think his maturity
is far beyond his years. "Hes really impressive with his positive attitude and
real focus and drive to be a champion." Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., has spent
the last few weeks training for warmup events ahead of the Australian Open next
month. He also has his eye on Canadas Davis Cup tie against Japan in late
January. "I think its just about development," he said of the upcoming season.
"Getting better day in and day out and picking up experience through matches,
making sure that Im making the progress and that Im pushing myself every day,
which I do already. "I think its just about time and Ive got to keep working
away." Raonic wants to crack the top six in the world rankings next year, go
deeper in the Grand Slam events and qualify for the eight-man ATP World Tour
Finals. "Even as a junior, he was just aiming high," said Davis Cup coach Martin
Laurendeau. "He wanted to be a top-10 player and even beyond that and he just
believed it. It was just a matter of giving him the time and opportunities to be
able to do that. "His dream is coming true. I know that hes not happy or
satisfied with No. 10 or No. 11 -- he wants to go higher and I think he will."
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