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Toronto Blue Jays Drew Storen Jersey .Y. -- Vincent Lecavaliers sore back is getting better. So is his self-confidence.
Lecavalier capped a topsy-turvy finish by scoring with 15 seconds left, sending
the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
It was his first goal since Nov. 27, a 22-game span that included nine games he
missed with a back injury. "It felt good. Theyve been hard to come by since I
got back from my injury," Lecavalier said. "Sometimes a goal like that will kind
of, I dont want to say jumpstart, but get more confidence and keep going." The
goal came during a scramble in the Sabres end and after Lecavalier missed on two
other chances in the final 2-plus minutes. After his initial shot just missed
the net, teammate Matt Read dug out a loose puck to the left of the Buffalo net
and fed Lecavalier, who one-timed a shot from the left circle. The goal capped a
furious finish in which the teams traded leads twice by combining to score four
times in the final 6:32. Scott Hartnell had a goal and two assists, while
Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek also scored in helping Philadelphia snap a
two-game skid. Wayne Simmonds had two assists for the Flyers (24-19-4), who
improved to 8-3 in their past 11 games. It was a game in which the Flyers twice
rallied from one-goal deficits, and won for the eighth time this season when
trailing in the third period. "Never give up, thats probably the biggest thing,"
said Hartnell, who has five goals and eight assists in his past 13 games. "We
showed a lot of character, especially late there coming back." The Sabres, by
comparison, wilted in what proved to be yet another reflection of why the young
and patchwork teams NHL-worst record dropped to 13-27-5. Cody Hodgson and
Matt DAgostini each had a goal and assist for Buffalo, which had an eight-game
home point streak snapped at 6-0-2. Tyler Ennis also scored and Steve Ott set up
two for the Sabres. "Missed assignments, not determined enough to battle for the
puck, spinning and turning off hits, not getting an inch in the lanes, all of
the above," interim coach Ted Nolan said, assessing what went wrong. "We just
didnt do what we were supposed to do at the end." Nolan could add undisciplined
penalties to the list. The Flyers converted two of six power-play chances,
including Hartnells goal that put Philadelphia ahead 3-2 with Buffalos
Zenon Konopka off for goalie interference. The Sabres squandered a rare
offensive outburst, and blew a chance to win consecutive games for only the
third time this season. Buffalo managed three goals in regulation for the first
time in 10 games and only the ninth time this season. Buffalo also wasted what
was a solid outing by backup goalie Jhonas Enroth, who stopped 29 shots but got
little help in front on all four Flyers goals. That included Lecavaliers goal,
during which a Sabres defender pushed a Flyers player into Enroth. Enroth did
make a highlight-reel save on Claude Giroux 12 minutes into the first period,
when he dived to his right and punched his glove out to stop the shot. The
goalie also robbed Lecavalier with 2:23 left, when the forwards centring pass
from a bad angle struck Sabres defenceman Mike Weber in front. The puck
fluttered toward the net before Enroth dropped his stick and managed to smother
it in the crease. NOTES: Sabres D Tyler Myers is eligible to return at Toronto
on Wednesday after sitting out the third and final game of his suspension for an
illegal check to the head of New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus. ... Read
returned after missing six games with concussion-like symptoms. ... Sabres
President Pat LaFontaine said he thinks the team and rookie centre
Mikhail Grigorenko are "on the same page" regarding the 2012 first-round picks
development after the player initially balked at reporting to his Canadian
junior team in Quebec City last weekend. LaFontaine said Grigorenko needs to
develop by continuing to play, which would not have happened if he stayed in
Buffalo with the 17-day Olympic break approaching next month. "Were doing what
we think is best to develop our players," LaFontaine said. "I really believe
under all the circumstances, that (Quebec City) is the best place for him." ...
DAgostini earned his 100th career point with an assist on Hodgsons game-opening
goal.
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buy Morata back for up to (euro)30 million ($40.LONDON -- Roger Federer made
light work of Richard Gasquet to clinch his first win at the ATP World Tour
Finals, defeating the Frenchman 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to boost his chances of
making the semifinals for an 11th time. In a match pitting together two
stylists, the sixth-seeded Swiss quickly took control and broke Gasquet four
times in the match. The Frenchman hit only 11 winners and looked inhibited
throughout. Federer, who has won a record six year-end championships, was not
having a great day either -- he had 30 unforced errors -- but prevailed on
important points as Gasquet converted only one of his six break chances. Federer
needed five match points to earn his 43rd Finals win. "It is a big win for me
and hopefully I can keep it up in the next match against Juan Martin del Potro,"
said Federer, chasing only his second title of the year. "Im not coming back
from a serious injury, but Im coming back from a lot of sort of ups and downs,
resetting things, trying out things, making sure I get my confidence back, my
movement and so forth." Federer and Gasquet lost their opening round-robin
matches in Group B, against defendiing champion Novak Djokovic and del Potro,
respectively.
Boston Red Sox Wade Boggs Jersey. Djokovic played del Potro late Thursday. Only once in his previous 11 Finals appearances
has Federer failed to advance to the last four. A win against del Potro on
Saturday will guarantee him a spot in the semis, while Gasquet became the second
player to be eliminated, following David Ferrer. It was Federers 11th win in 13
matches against Gasquet, who started by winning his first service game at love
before fading. The Finals are Federers last chance to win a big tournament this
season. He has won only one title in the past 14 months and has only three
victories against top-10 opponents in 2013, including one against del Potro in
Paris last week. "Im glad I got one back in Paris because I knew we could be
again in the same group, we could be playing each other," Federer said. "I think
that win for me in Paris psychologically was very important. I could beat top-10
guys, I beat Richard, I beat Juan Martin last week. I truly believe my
confidence is higher, and thats what I need to beat the best, and Juan Martin is
part of that group honestly."
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