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Tim Stutzle saves the day in Sweden as Ottawa Senators defeat Detroit Red Wings
Tim Stutzle came through in the nick of time Thursday.
Stutzle saved the day by knocking a puck out of the air and into the net with only two seconds left in overtime to secure a 5-4 victory against the Detroit Red Wings.
Stutzle led the offence with a three-point effort, capped by scoring a ridiculous highlight-reel goal you’re going to see everywhere. Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Drake Batherson and Vladimir Tarasenko all had two points in the contest.
“We just had to play our game,” Stutzle told reporters in Stockholm. “We didn’t play the way we wanted to play in the second (period). We stuck with it, and that was a big win for us and a deserved win as well.”
Stutzle isn’t a baseball fan, but he made a good swing at the winner.
“He choked up on it and followed through,” Tkachuk said. “I saw a lot of home runs at Busch Stadium when I was younger. To see that was unreal.”
Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo made 37 stops as the Senators improved their record to .500 at 7-7-0 in the first OT game they’ve played this season.
“I’m proud of the guys,” head coach D.J. Smith said. “Between periods to regroup, come back out, stick with it, take care of the puck and leave with a win. It’s way easier to learn a lesson when you win the game than losing.
“We leave feeling good about ourselves, but there’s lots we can learn.”
The Senators raced out to a 4-0 lead on the strength of Norris’ fifth of the campaign early in the second period, but Ottawa let Detroit off the mat, allowing the Red Wings to tie it up with four consecutive goals before the period ended.
“That’s not really how we drew it up, but sometimes that’s the way it goes,” Norris said. “I thought we tightened up in the third. Timmy scored an unreal goal in the overtime, so it was a good way to end it.
“We started play sloppy and loose. That’s not how we want to play. Not much needed to be said, but Brady said a few things and we got it done.”
The Red Wings’ comeback was the result of terrible decisions defensively by the Senators. You have to take care of the puck and they just weren’t doing a good job of that.
Shayne Gostisbehere tied it up with his fourth goal of the season at 17:12. Former Senators winger Alex DeBrincat had pulled Detroit within a goal at 16:33.
Goals by Lucas Raymond and David Perron started the comeback with goals for the Red Wings, and the Senators spent most of the rest of the period in their own end.
THIS N’ THAT
Sanderson scored his eighth career goal to give Ottawa a 3-0 lead on just seven shots against James Reimer. Three of Sanderson’s goals have come against the Wings … Excellent second effort by Stutzle to set up Tkachuk for his second goal of the game at 9:57 of the first period. He fell after making a move around DeBrincat, but made a cross-crease pass to Tkachuk, who was able to push the puck by Reimer on the glove side … Perron did a good job trying to convince everyone he had scored with seven minutes left in the first period, but on-ice officials ruled no goal. That was because the officials intended to blow the whistle to halt play … The Senators had a potential power play overturned in the second after it was ruled that winger Mathieu Joseph had been hit with a high stick belonging to teammate Erik Brannstrom.
OFF THE GLASS
Getting a great stop from Korpisalo paid dividends for the Senators. After he made a high glove save on a 2-on-1 break, with the puck bouncing off Jakob Chychrun, Ottawa was able to capitalize. Tkachuk tipped a shot from Batherson past Reimer on the power play at 5:57 of the first period … Former Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the crowd after the second TV timeout. He was behind the bench. “He didn’t say much, he was pretty quiet, but it was good to have him there,” Norris said.
THE LAST WORDS
Don’t expect the Senators to receive a break from NHL commission Gary Bettman on forfeiting a first-round pick sometime in the next three years.
Speaking with TSN 1200’s Gord Wilson on Thursday, Bettman indicated he felt the punishment for a botched trade with the Vegas Golden Knights was appropriate.
“I’m very comfortable with the decision,” Bettman said. “We had an extensive briefing and pleading. Three teams were involved, there were hearings, and lengthy transcripts.
“When I looked at all the factors involved, I was more than comfortable with the penalty imposed and the way it was imposed in terms of giving Ottawa some flexibility of when it can choose.”
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TORONTO – Reigning PWHL MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of training camp.
The 33-year-old Spooner had knee surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after she was checked into the boards by Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinal series on May 13.
She had a goal and an assist in three playoff games but did not finish the series. Toronto was up 2-1 in the semifinal at that time and eventually fell 3-2 in the series.
Spooner led the PWHL with 27 points in 24 games. Her 20 goals, including five game-winners, were nine more than the closest skater.
Kingsbury said there is no timeline, as the team wants the Toronto native at 100 per cent, but added that “she is doing really well” in her recovery.
The Sceptres open the PWHL season on Nov. 30 when they host the Boston Fleet.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2024.
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Champions Trophy host Pakistan says it’s not been told India wants to play cricket games elsewhere
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board declined Friday to confirm media reports that India has decided against playing any games in host Pakistan during next year’s Champions Trophy.
“My view is if there’s any problems, they (India) should tell us in writing,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi told reporters in Lahore. “I’ll share that with the media as well as with the government as soon as I get such a letter.”
Indian media reported Friday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated its concerns to all the Champions Trophy stakeholders, including the PCB, over the Feb. 19-March 9 tournament and would not play in arch-rival Pakistan.
The Times of India said that “Dubai is a strong candidate to host the fixtures involving the Men in Blue” for the 50-over tournament.
Such a solution would see Pakistan having to travel to a neutral venue to play India in a group match, with another potential meeting later in the tournament if both teams advanced from their group. The final is scheduled for March 9 in Pakistan with the specific venue not yet decided.
“Our stance is clear,” Naqvi said. “They need to give us in writing any objections they may have. Until now, no discussion of the hybrid model has happened, nor are we prepared to accept one.”
Pakistan hosted last year’s Asia Cup but all India games were played in Sri Lanka under a hybrid model for the tournament. Only months later Pakistan did travel to India for the 50-over World Cup.
Political tensions have stopped bilateral cricket between the two nations since 2008 and they have competed in only multi-nation tournaments, including ICC World Cups.
“Cricket should be free of politics,” Naqvi said. “Any sport should not be entangled with politics. Our preparations for the Champions Trophy will continue unabated, and this will be a successful event.”
The PCB has already spent millions of dollars on the upgrade of stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi which are due to host 15 Champions Trophy games. Naqvi hoped all the three stadiums will be ready over the next two months.
“Almost every country wants the Champions Trophy to be played here (in Pakistan),” Naqvi said. “I don’t think anyone should make this a political matter, and I don’t expect they will. I expect the tournament will be held at the home of the official hosts.”
Eight countries – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Afghanistan – are due to compete in the tournament, the schedule of which is yet to be announced by the International Cricket Council.
“Normally the ICC announces the schedule of any major tournament 100 days before the event, and I hope they will announce it very soon,” Naqvi said.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ottawa‘s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are through to the doubles final at the WTA Finals after a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Australia’s Ellen Perez in semifinal action Friday.
Dabrowski and Routliffe won a hard-fought first set against serve when Routliffe’s quick reaction at the net to defend a Perez shot gave the duo set point, causing Perez to throw down her racket in frustration.
The second seeds then cruised through the second set, winning match point on serve when Melichar-Martinez couldn’t handle Routliffe’s shot.
The showdown was a rematch of last year’s semifinal, which Melichar-Martinez and Perez won in a super tiebreak.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will face the winner of a match between Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, and Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova in the final on Saturday.
Dabrowski is aiming to become the first Canadian to win a WTA Finals title.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.
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