Montreal acquired G Devan Dubnyk earlier Wednesday.

SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Lewis Hamilton edged Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg
after an intense race-long duel to take victory by just one second at
the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Desmond Trufant Falcons Jersey .
The two Mercedes were predictably in a different league to their rivals
and recorded their second one-two finish in eight days after Hamiltons
victory last weekend in Malaysia.
With no team orders, the two were allowed to race for the lead and there
were several close calls when the pair came inches away from colliding,
providing a thrilling spectacle under the lights at the Bahrain
International Circuit.
"It was very, very fair and it was very hard to keep him behind,"
Hamilton said. "He was very fast on the option tires and I was on the
knife-edge the whole time. ... Me and Nico havent had a race like that
since back in our karting days. In our first (karting) race, he led all
day and I overtook him on the last lap and won, and I thought for sure
he is going to do that to me today."
Force Indias Sergio Perez was third in his first podium finish since
2012 and his teammate Nico Hulkenberg fifth.
Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth, getting the better of his Red Bull
teammate and defending four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, who
finished sixth. Vettel suffered the ignominy of being ordered by his
team to let the quicker Ricciardo pass when they were fighting for
position early in the race.
Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas had looked poised to
challenge for a podium place but they were hurt by the timing of a late
safety car and finished seventh and eighth, with the Ferraris of
Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen filling the final two points
positions in ninth and 10th.
The race was closely fought up and down the field throughout, providing a
boost for the sport after a tepid opening two races of the season, and
the safety car set up a nail-biting shootout for the final 11 laps.
Hamilton was ahead but on the harder of the two tires while Rosberg was
on the softer rubber. While behind the safety car, both drivers were
cautioned by team racing director Paddy Lowe to race fairly and ensure
both cars made it to the finish.
Twice Rosberg was able to pull off passing moves at the end of the main
straight, but both times Hamilton was able to get better drive out of
the ensuing corners and narrowly stayed ahead in some enthralling
wheel-to-wheel racing. Rosbergs tires began to wear out and he was not
able to mount a challenge over the final three laps.
"It was the most exciting race I have done in my career," Rosberg said.
"Lewis did a great job defending -- it was a massive fight. I thought Id
got him about nine times but it didnt work out; he always got the run
back on me."
Rosberg did have the comfort of staying ahead in the drivers
championship with 61 points compared to Hamiltons 50.
The safety car came out after Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado emerged from
the pits and plowed into the side of the Sauber of Esteban Gutierrez at
the first corner, flipping the Mexicans car in a frightening accident,
but Gutierrez was able to walk away.
Maldonado was judged by race stewards to have caused the incident and
given a stop-go penalty.

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NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition
game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was
cancelled midway through the first period.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A few
moments after Kyle Palmieris shootout attempt hit both Montreal posts
and skittered along the goal line without going in, Andrei Markovs shot
left no doubt about an impressive win for the Canadiens.
Markov scored in the sixth round of the shootout, Dustin Tokarski
stopped 39 shots to win his Montreal debut, and the Canadiens beat the
Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Wednesday night for their sixth victory in eight
games.
Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, tying it
late in the second period. Max Pacioretty got his 30th goal and captain
Brian Gionta also scored in a big victory over the overall NHL leaders
before the arrival of new acquisition Thomas Vanek.
"We knew we were going to play against the best team in the league, and
they especially play great at home," Markov said. "So we just tried to
stick to the game plan and our system and do our job. That goal we got
(from Gallagher) late in the second period helped us to stay in the
game. Everybody played hard, and our goalie played unbelievable. He made
great saves and was really in the game."
But Tokarski and the Canadiens earned that second standings point by the
slimmest of margins.
After a scoreless third period and overtime, Palmieri thought he had
scored for Anaheim in the fifth round. The officials called it a goal on
the ice, but reversed the ruling on video review. Tokarski also thought
Palmieri had scored, but was grateful to see the replay.
"You get some breaks once in a while, I guess," he said.
Montreal got a surprising effort from fill-in starter Tokarski, who made
several sharp saves while earning his second career victory in his
eighth NHL appearance. Tokarski was recalled after the Olympic break to
back up Peter Budaj while injured gold medallist Carey Price is out.
"I dont know them very much, but theyre a heck of a team that has some
All-Star players," Tokarski said of the Ducks. "I just knew I had to
take it as any other game and use what I got to get here."
The AHL veteran also shook off a regrettable goal when Beauchemins
dump-in pass took a weird bounce and went into his open net while he
waited behind it for the puck.
"I made an error," Tokarski said. "I should have stayed in my net. The
scouting report was that there was bad glass here, so it was a lapse of
judgment there. But the guys battled and got the tying goal before the
period was over."
Tim&nbbsp;Jackman, Francois Beauchemin and Daniel Winnik scored
early goals for Anaheim, which had won three straight. Cheap Ryan Schraeder Jersey. Jonas Hiller made 27 saves in the first loss since the Olympic break
for the Ducks, who lamented a slow start.
"The first 10 minutes, everybody was still thinking about every trade
that went on today," Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. "They werent
preparing the proper way ... and we had to battle to get even."
Both playoff-bound teams late-season acquisitions hadnt yet joined them
at Honda Center. The Ducks made no major moves on the trade deadline,
but acquired injured defenceman Stephane Robidas one day earlier.
Montreal made one of the deadlines biggest acquisitions by snagging
Vanek, the Austrian goal-scorer. Vanek will become the Canadiens top
scorer when he suits up, likely for Thursdays game in Phoenix.
Montreal went up 2-0 in the first period when Pacioretty then converted a
cross-ice pass from David Desharnais, but the Ducks rallied in the
second period with two goals 1:59 apart. Jackman scored on a smart tip
of Sbisas long shot, and Beauchemin tied it with that fluke power-play
goal into Tokarskis vacated net.
"It was about time it happened to somebody else," Hiller said with a
laugh. "I always get those bounces. ... We should definitely improve the
power play if thats the only way we can score goals."
Anaheim went ahead on Winniks midair swat of Matt Beleskeys shot for
just his third goal of a hardworking season, but Gallagher evened it
when the Ducks couldnt clear a loose puck in front of Hiller.
Late in the first period, the Honda Center paid tribute to Montreal
forward George Parros with a video tribute and a standing ovation for
the longtime Anaheim enforcer. The mustachioed brawler with an economics
degree from Princeton and a clothing company in nearby Costa Mesa
played six seasons for the Ducks before leaving as a free agent in 2012.
Parros, still the Anaheim franchise leader with 812 penalty minutes,
acknowledged the cheers by waving and pounding his chest above his
heart.
NOTES: Anaheim hadnt been in a shootout since Dec. 6 or played an
overtime game since Jan. 5. ... Teemu Selanne was a last-minute scratch
with the flu for Anaheim. With Dustin Penner (trade) and
Mathieu Perreault (upper-body injury) also out, defenceman Luca Sbisa
played nine shifts at left wing. ... Montreal acquired G Devan Dubnyk
earlier Wednesday.

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