TORONTO - Josh Leivo scored a power-play goal late in the third period to lift
the Toronto Marlies to a 3-2 win over the Abbotsford Heat on Sunday afternoon.
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. With Abbotsford centre Max Reinhart off after being handed a boarding major
and game misconduct with less than five minutes to play, Leivo one-timed the
puck from the left faceoff circle past Heat goalie Joni Ortio at 17:34. Jerry
DAmigo and Carter Ashton also scored for the Marlies, who won for the fourth
time in five games to improve to 38-20-5. Peter Holland chipped in with a pair
of assists in front of 4,992 fans at Ricoh Coliseum. The game was a
special-teams battle with every goal coming on the power play. Toronto was
3-for-6 with the man advantage while Abbotsford went 2-for-8. Zachery Davies,
with his first career American Hockey League goal, and Corey Locke scored for
the Heat, who fell to 35-24-7. Marlies goalie Garrett Sparks made 31 saves for
the victory, while Ortio stopped 26 of 29 shots in a losing effort. The game was
tied 1-1 after the first period and 2-2 through 40 minutes. DAmigo opened the
scoring with a 5-on-3 power-play goal early in the first period. He finished off
a three-way passing play at 3:36. Davies, who played most of his first pro
season in the ECHL, tied it up for the Heat when he scored after a goalmouth
scramble at 10:12. Locke gave the Heat a 2-1 lead when he scored on a 5-on-3
power play at 9:38 of the second period. Ashton tied it up with his 14th goal in
17 AHL games this season, one-timing a Holland pass in the slot past Ortio at
13:42. The Marlies host the Rochester Americans on Tuesday while the Heat will
visit the Utica Comets on Friday.
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. -- The Detroit Tigers think Alex Gonzalez is not too old to be a solution to
their shortstop problem.
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. Assistant coaches are arguing on the sideline. A disgruntled star player isnt
giving his best effort.LONG POND, Pa. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. traded hats, waited
for his cue, and flashed three fingers for the cameras. Thats one for every win.
The beer baths, champagne toasts, selfies, and photo opps in Victory Lane are
almost routine now for Junior. He added a new wrinkle at Pocono, a broom.
Earnhardt hoisted the broom high over his head after he completed a season sweep
at Pocono Raceway, the third win in a season that has served as a career
renaissance for NASCARs most popular driver. Earnhardt now holds the No. 1 seed
in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Can he keep the momentum headed
into NASCARs version of the playoffs? "Youre the broadcaster," Earnhardt teased
crew chief Steve Letarte about that question. "You dont," the departing Letarte
said. "Youre too far from the Chase." The legion of Junior Nation fans roared
when Earnhardt stormed ahead of the pack off the final restart with three laps
left for the lead. His third win, he also won the Daytona 500, tied him for the
most in Sprint Cup this season. Earnhardt held off the hard-charging Kevin
Harvick to become the first driver to sweep both races at the track since Denny
Hamlin in 2006. He tweeted "Lookin for a broom" last week when he landed in
Pocono. He found one in Victory Lane. "This group all really enjoys each other,"
Earnhardt said. "We want to see everybody happy." They had tons of fun inside
the Pocono media centre. Letarte acted hurt when his nameplate didnt have the
same three winners stickers that were on Earnhardts card. Earnhardt also brought
a Make-A-Wish Foundation teen to the podium and made sure hed have his own
namecard and stickers. "This is my buddy, Chris. Does he get one," Earnhardt
said. They all got their stickers -- the same ones applied to the No. 88
Chevrolet. Earnhardt also became the fifth straight Hendrick Motorsports driver
to win at Pocono. Owner Rick Hendrick was not at the race, though he did talk to
his winning driver on the phone on pit road. "I told him thanks for believing in
me and making my life better," Earnhardt said. Earnhardts sweep followed Kasey
Kahne and Jimmie Johnson last year and Jeff Gordon in the August 2012 race.
Earnhardt has his most wins since he won six times in 2004. His three wins are
one shy of his combined total from 2005-2013. His win Sunday was the 22nd of a
career still without a Cup championship. "We had a fast car all day," Earnhardt
said. "Steves strategy was perfect at the end. I dont know if anyone knew what
was going on there, but it was pretty awesome." Earnhardt said before the race
his No. 88 Chevrolet was better than his winner in June. They were both fast
enough to take the checkkered flag.
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of luck in his first win when debris slowed down race leader Brad Keselowski. On
Sunday, no one could touch Earnhardt over the final 14 laps. "We were determined
to go home from the last win and improve the car," he said. Earnhardt and
Letarte are clicking in their final season together. Hendrick Motorsports named
Greg Ives the crew chief for 2015 once Letarte heads to the broadcast booth. "I
think hes going to make me look bad," Letarte said. "Mr. Hendrick has a
remarkable talent of matching drivers with crew chiefs." Harvick, who clinched a
spot in the Chase, was second, followed by Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Greg
Biffle. Gordon finished sixth a week after he won the Brickyard 400. He led a
race-high 63 laps and passed 24,000 career laps led in the No. 24 Chevrolet and
1,000 laps led at Pocono. He still holds a 17-point lead over Earnhardt in the
standings. Earnhardt would have the No. 1 seed because he was one more win than
Gordon. Earnhardt, who swept a track for the first time since Talladega in 2002,
had few cars left to hold off on the lead lap after several potential contenders
got knocked out. Hamlin triggered a 13-car wreck with 43 laps after he got
sideways coming out of a turn. Brian Vickers tried to avoid Hamlin and slammed
into Matt Kenseth to send cars all over the track. The pileup looked like a "Big
One" straight out of Talladega or Daytona, with smoking, dented and destroyed
cars littering the track. Tony Stewarts No. 14 Chevrolet rested atop Paul
Menards No. 27 Chevy. "I cant drive it because my car is on top of the other
car," Stewart said over the radio. Stewart, Vickers, Menard and Matt Kenseth all
visited the NASCAR care centre. "Big wrecks are always frustrating when youre in
it," Kenseth said. Aric Almirola said he slammed on the brakes as hard as he
could, but still got "creamed from behind and pushed into the wreck." Hamlin was
able to straighten himself out and stayed out. Kyle Busch topped the lengthy
list of stars with an early exit when the No. 18 needed a push to the garage
with a variety of issues. Six-time champion Jimmie Johnson finished outside the
top 10 for the fourth straight race. He fell a lap down after his rear right
tire smacked the wall, rebounded to run fifth, then a second blown tire forced
him to the garage. "It wasnt the best weekend but we still gave ourselves a
chance at a win, if not a top five, today and came up a little short," Johnson
said. His teammate carried the Hendrick banner all the way to victory. "After
last year, I thought the only thing were not doing is winning," Earnhardt said.
Now, the good things come in threes.
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