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(Sports Network) - In a battle of two teams looking towards next season, the Montreal Canadiens pay a visit to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday at Rexall Place. http://www.chiefsteamprostore.com/Youth-Justin-Hou...te-Jers ey/ . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens at 9:30pm et/10:30pm at. It is also available on TSN Radio 990 in Montreal and TSN.ca/Montreal. Sitting last in East with 60 points, 12 out of a playoff spot the Montreal Canadiens are limping to the seasons finish line. They have lost two straight and seven of their past eight contests, including Tuesdays 5-4 defeat in Calgary. Peter Budaj gets the start in goal for the Canadiens. Max Pacioretty scored a pair of goals and Carey Price allowed five tallies on 34 shots for the Habs, who dropped the opener of a four-game swing and lost for the fourth straight time on the road. Canadiens head coach Randy Cunneyworth thought his club played well at times, but was undone by some poor stretches. "Other than that, the rest of the game was played in a more desperate manner and we got results. When we can play that way, I think were a threat. Its the lulls in between that really hurt us and I thought we needed to play with a little more jam at those times," said Cunneyworth. Lars Eller had a goal and an assist and Tomas Plekanec also scored in defeat. With the Oilers likely to miss the playoffs for a sixth straight season, the club will use to rest of the year to get its younger players some experience. Edmonton tries to continue that seasoning tonight with a fourth straight victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Oilers sit 14th out of 15 teams in the West with 58 points, 16 points out of a playoff spot. They havent qualified for the postseason since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006. Edmonton snapped a three-game slide with a 3-2 shootout win over playoff- hopeful San Jose on Tuesday. Jordan Eberle scored just 10 seconds into the game, veteran Ryan Smyth added a goal and Sam Gagner had the lone tally in the tiebreaker. "We got the two points and thats all we needed," said Eberle, who scored his 30th goal and 63rd point of the season. He had 18 tallies and 43 points as a rookie last year. Third-year netminder Devan Dubnyk also had a solid game with 28 saves and another three in the shootout. He had given up three goals on just 19 shots in his last outing on Feb. 29, getting pulled in the second period. "Its a good experience. Ive been part of a lot of games like that," said Dubnyk. "Every time you can get into, towards the end of the year, a real good hockey game where its a good battle start to finish and you can keep the game tied in the third throughout the end and get a win is a great experience for me to learn from." The Oilers extended their winning streak over the Canadiens with a 3-1 win at Montreal on Nov. 8. They have also won four straight and eight of their last nine at home versus the Habs, with the lone loss in that span coming on Nov. 22, 2003. http://www.chiefsteamprostore.com/Youth-Marcus-All...te-Jers ey/ . -- The Detroit Tigers think Alex Gonzalez is not too old to be a solution to their shortstop problem. http://www.chiefsteamprostore.com/Youth-Chase-Dani...te-Jers ey/ . There were limited chances until Borriello volleyed in a corner from in front of goal. "Both teams played with young players," Roma coach Rudi Garcia said via a translator.OKLAHOMA CITY -- After a six-month layoff, Russell Westbrook looked a lot like his old self. The All-Star point guard had 21 points and seven assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder, despite shooting 2 of 18 from 3-point range, beat the Phoenix Suns 103-96 on Sunday night. Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who won their fifth straight home opener and defeated Phoenix (2-1) for the 11th straight time. The Suns last beat Oklahoma City (2-1) in December 2010. Westbrook, sidelined after first tearing the lateral meniscus in his right knee during the second game of the NBA playoffs, then having a medical setback, returned three to five weeks ahead of the teams previously announced timetable. He said before the game he never thought it would take him that long to come back. After the game he said he felt a little rusty but seemed satisfied with his effort. "I just missed some easy ones but that will come," Westbrook said. "Im able to do what I want. I could be better but thats all right. Thats expected. Im not expected to come back and be bionic man. Im just going to work my way through it." Thunder coach Scott Brooks came away impressed with Westbrooks outing. "There are two things that (Westbrook) does at a high level," Brooks said. "He wins. Hes a winner. The guy plays the game like its supposed to be played. Its not always going to be perfect but he plays with everything he has every single night. To me thats inspiring. The second thing is leadership. Its taken him some time to get that . Now he is our leader." Brooks wasnt as glowing about the teams shooting. "Obviously, weve got to shoot the ball much better," he said. "We cant continue to shoot that from the 3-point line. I dont like to talk about it much but its hard to hide 2 for 18. But I will say this -- I believe in the guys taking shots. Theyre getting good looks. . Theyre going to fall." Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points -- one off his career high -- and added a career-best 14 assists for Phoenix, which opened the season with home wins over Portland and Utah. The Suns stayed with Oklahoma City thanks to 14-of-37 3-point shooting but eventually were done in by 23 turnovers. Serge Ibaka added nine points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City. Phoenix led 79-73 after a 3-pointer by Bledsoe with 7:46 left, but the Thunder scored next eight points, including layups by Westbrook and Reggie Jackson, the latter putting Oklahoma City ahead 81-79 with 6:11 left. Channing Fryes basket tied the game for Phoenix, but the Thunder went on a 14-6 run, highlighted by three-point plays from Ibaka and Derek Fisher, to take a 95-87 lead with 2:19 left. The Suns pulled within 95-92 before Durant slammed home a missed layup by Westbrook with 32.8 seconds left. Gerald Green hit a 3-pointer from thee corner to cap a 21-point performance, but Westbrook and Durant combined to go 6-of-6 from the free throw line over the final 29. http://www.chiefsteamprostore.com/Youth-Paul-Fanai...te-Jers ey/. 3 seconds to seal the win. "Our guys fought hard and thats a good team and we had a chance to win on their court, so Im pretty happy with the effort," Phoenix coach Jeff Hornacek said. "Thats the ultimate goal, when you go on the road, is to have a chance at the end, especially a team like this. Its very difficult to win in this gym. We were right there and had some chances." Westbrooks action was his first since April, when Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley banged knees with him while going for a steal after Westbrook had stopped to call a timeout. Westbrook underwent an initial surgery for the injury on April 27. He underwent another surgery on Oct. 1 to remove a loose stitch from the first procedure. At the time, the Thunder said he would miss the first four to six weeks of the regular season. Under that timetable, Westbrook could have been out for as many as 22 games. Instead, he missed only two games -- a win at Utah on Wednesday and a loss at Minnesota on Friday. Usually the first player announced during pre-game introductions, Westbrook instead was the last and he drew an enormous roar from the sellout crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena. A team spokesman said after the game that Durant -- who usually is introduced last -- asked that Westbrook be announced last instead, although Durant declined to take credit for the idea when asked about it. "It was good for him to be back," Durant said. "I know how much he loves the game. The crowd was great. Unbelievable. Classy group of fans. Always behind (Westbrook) and accepted him so well tonight. It was cool to see." Westbrook immediately returned to his aggressive self on the court, scoring his first basket at the 7:16 mark of the first quarter on a driving layup. It quickly became apparent, however, that the Thunder will have to readjust to having Westbrook in the lineup. Oklahoma City struggled with its shooting in the first half, going 16 of 40 (40 per cent) and allowing the Suns to lead 45-44 at halftime. Frye scored 19 points and Goran Drajic had 10 for the Suns on 5-of-9 shooting before leaving the game with a sprained left ankle at the 10:08 mark of the third quarter. NOTES: Hornacek said the ankle Drajic injured is one "thats been bothering him before so hopefully hes not out too long." He didnt say if Drajic might miss any games . Despite the closeness of the game, Brooks played 11 of the 13 players who suited up and all for at least 8:47. It was evident that rookie Steven Adams is now the backup centre, having supplanted Hasheem Thabeet, one of the two players who didnt see action . The sellout was the 89th straight during the regular season at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China ' ' ' Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping wholesale jerseys free shipping
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