MONTREAL -- Brendan Gallagher felt a little hard done by the referees.
Dwight Howard Hawks Jersey . In the final minute of play in Winnipegs 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday,
Gallagher was roughed up by three different Jets players, preventing him from
leaving the offensive zone. With their net empty, and an extra player on the ice
for a Canadiens team looking for the equalizer, Gallagher was kept on the wrong
side of the blue-line for roughly 20 seconds, keeping his team from entering
Winnipegs zone. Gallagher was crosschecked into the net by Zach Bogosian,
punched and then elbowed in the head by goaltender Al Montoya in the crease, and
then elbowed again by defenceman Jacob Trouba. There was no call on the play.
"There could have been five penalties there," said head coach Michel Therrien,
who watched the replay before speaking to the media. "Were definitely going to
ask the league for explications. Its very frustrating. It could have given us
the chance to tie the game." But Montoya, who made 30 saves for his 10th win of
the season, wasnt buying any of it, and suggested the Habs forward was doing his
best to stay in the zone and draw a penalty. "No. 11?" Montoya asked, apparently
not knowing Gallagher by name. "We were all caught up. The referees saw that.
They were there. You know he was doing something for a reason." After the game,
defenceman Josh Gorges spoke to the press on Gallaghers behalf, calling the
five-foot-nine forward too "fired up" and "heated" to address questions about
the games final minute. "I have to be careful with what I say," said Gorges. "It
was pretty evident they were not allowing him to get out of the zone. He took a
punch to the head from the goalie, got tripped up from the defenceman, and the
guy coming off the bench gave him another shot." To make matters worse,
Gallagher made three trips to the penalty box during the game, for roughing,
holding, and tripping. He finished the game with two shots, six penalty-minutes
and a minus-1 rating. "I cant comment on how (the referees) feel towards any one
individual player," said Gorges. "I dont know if theres a grudge or something.
Its too bad." With the game tied at 1-1 going into the third period,
Michael Frolik scored the eventual winner at 1:04 after a Winnipeg dump-in was
mishandled by netminder Carey Price. The Jets captain Andrew Ladd took the puck
off Prices stick, and found a streaking Frolik in front of the net. The
Canadiens (29-21-6) kept the pressure on Montoya and the Jets in the final
frame, but couldnt benefit from two power plays. Winnipeg held on for their
eighth win in 10 games since Paul Maurice took over as head coach on Jan. 12.
The Jets (27-25-5) are still in last place in the Central Division, but are only
four points off the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Winnipeg has
now won four of its last five on the road, and beat the Canadiens for the first
time in seven encounters. "Weve made some pretty big strides," said Maurice.
"Theres still a lot to cover. Its what we want our team to look like. We want to
define what the Winnipeg Jets game is. And thats going to take a long time to
do. "Were big and were fast and were young. And we want to use that. We want to
be aggressive with our size and our speed." The Jets benefited from good speed
by Tobias Enstrom in the second period when he opened the scoring at 9:13 on a
great individual effort. The Winnipeg defenceman carried the puck along the end
boards, circled the net and squeezed a shot under Prices glove on the wraparound
for his sixth of the year. After hitting two posts in the period, the Canadiens
got their equalizer courtesy of a quick release wrister by Brian Gionta at
17:06. While playing 4-on-4 hockey, the Canadiens captain took a pass from
Tomas Plekanec on his backhand, quickly switched to the forehand and fired home
a sharp shot into the roof of the net. And despite the incident with Gallagher
in the dying seconds, Gorges thought the Canadiens shouldnt have left it so
late. "Thats not what happened tonight, that wasnt the difference," said Gorges
of the altercation. "But it was a frustrating end to the game." Price, playing
his second game in as many days, made 33 saves in the loss. NOTES:
Michael Bournival was back in the Canadiens lineup after missing Saturdays game
with the flu. Christian Thomas dressed for the second straight game, while
George Parros was a healthy scratch. a The Jets were without Evander Kane, the
teams third-best goal scorer. Hes out with an infection in his hand. a The
Canadiens beat the Jets 3-0 in the teams first encounter of the year on Oct. 15,
2013. They do not play again this season.
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the first serve.Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Rodney Stuckey scored a
game-high 22 points, Roy Hibbert recorded a double-double, and the Indiana
Pacers cruised past the New York Knicks 103-82 on Thursday. Hibbert totaled 18
points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who snapped their three-game home losing
streak by dominating the second and third quarters. Solomon Hill and David West
each scored 10 points for an offense that connected on 53 percent of their shots
and owned a 50-26 edge in the paint. Not even a surprise start by Carmelo
Anthony could keep the Knicks close. The All-Star forward was questionable on
the second game of a back-to-back and finished with 18 points, but New Yorks
defense did not duplicate its efforts over the past two weeks. During a
five-game stretch that saw them go 4-1, the Knicks allowed just 91.4 points per
game -- more than 10 points fewer than their season average. They reverted back
to their sieve-like ways against the Pacers, who scored 67 points during the
second and third quarters on 63 percent shooting. The Knicks actually led by 11
early on, and Anthonys 12 first-quarteer points carried them to a 29-22 lead at
the end of the frame.
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putback dunk. The slam gave the hosts a 48-41 lead, and it was a 54-49
difference in the Pacers favor at the break. Hibbert scored on four of the first
five possessions in the third quarter, then started a 10-0 run with a layup.
C.J. Watson and Stuckey each hit from long range during the surge, which ended
with the Pacers ahead 76-56. Three more 3-pointers -- two from Hill -- fueled a
12-0 run that made it a 30- point game, and the Knicks were able to rest Anthony
in the fourth with no chance at making a comeback. Game Notes Luis Scola was
given a night off for the Pacers, ending his consecutive games played streak at
277, which was the second-longest active streak in the NBA ... Lou Amundson
scored 17 points for New York, which is a league-worst 1-11 on the second game
of a back-to-back ... Including the playoffs, the Knicks are winless in eight
straight trips to Indianapolis.
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