HAMILTON, Ont.
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Bulldogs tempted fate one too many times against the American Hockey Leagues top
power-play unit on Saturday. The Texas Stars scored two power-play goals in the
second period, erasing a two-goal deficit, before eventually winning the game
3-2 in overtime. "Each time that weve played (the Stars), weve played them
physically, especially on their top line," said Bulldogs head coach Sylvain
Lefebvre. "We played a really good first period, but the penalties were costly,
especially in the end." Chris Mueller had three points, including the
game-winning goal in overtime, while Travis Morin and Curtis McKenzie also
scored for the Stars (30-15-6). Cristopher Nilstorp made 25 saves in the win.
Nick Tarnasky and Louis Leblanc had goals for the Bulldogs (22-22-5), while
Dustin Tokarski stopped 45 shots in a losing effort. Hamilton took an early lead
when Tarnasky stole the puck from a Texas defender in the neutral zone and broke
in alone on Nilstorp. The winger kept things simple, launching a rising slap
shot from the top of the left circle that trickled between the goaltenders arm
and body and slid across the goal line at 4:03 of the first period. Chances were
at a premium as the period wore on, with both teams content to play primarily in
the neutral zone. But it was a rare passing play that brought the Bulldogs their
second goal of the game at 16:32. Patrick Holland moved the puck out to Martin
St. Pierre on the left wing, as Hamilton broke into the Texas zone with numbers.
The Bulldog captain waited as Leblanc caught up to the play, and slid a drop
pass to him that Leblanc snapped high and hard, and past Nilstorp at the far
post. A high-sticking penalty to Leblanc at the conclusion of the first period
gave the Stars 1:43 to work with a two-man advantage to open the second. They
made the most of it almost instantly, scoring to cut their deficit in half just
13 seconds into the period. Mueller took control of the puck below the goal line
and centred it cross-ice to Morin, who chipped a one-time shot over the near
shoulder of Tokarski. St. Pierre singled out his teams lack of discipline as a
fatal flaw, especially because Texas entered play with an AHL-leading power-play
thats connected on 27.6 per cent of its opportunities. "I think we shot
ourselves in the foot taking a penalty in the last minute of the first period,"
said St. Pierre. "We knew that (Texas) had a good power play. We have a good
penalty kill as well, but we gave them a couple of chances and with the skill
that they have, they scored." Mueller was the creator once again when Texas
levelled the game on another power play at 8:21 of the second period. With
McKenzie streaking in along the opposite wing, Mueller threaded a cross-ice pass
to him that McKenzie quickly slid back across Tokarskis crease and inside his
far post. Nilstorp had to be sharp to maintain the tied score with four minutes
to play in the second, when the Bulldogs pieced together a dangerous rush of
their own on the power play. Gabriel Dumont received a cross-ice pass in space,
and released a rising one-time shot that Nilstorp slid across his crease to kick
aside. Controversy struck in the final minute of the game, as a group of
Bulldogs attacked a loose puck in Nilstrops crease and believed that the puck
had crossed the goal line. The play was quickly waved off, however, with the
official indicating that he had intended to stop play. Texas secured the extra
point in overtime when Scott Glennie won the puck behind the Hamilton net and
centred to a wide-open Mueller, who fired a quick slap shot high and past
Tokarski at the near post at 1:33 of the overtime period. Tokarski, who was
frustrated with what he thought to be inconsistency from the referees, believed
that he had earned a stoppage of play before the final goal was scored. "If
youre going to be bad for the game, be bad on both sides," he said. "(The
official) waved a goal off for us with a quick whistle, and then when there
should have been a whistle at (our) end, he didnt blow it. "Who knows who would
have won, but I would have liked to have seen a better end to the game than the
refs deciding it." Texas was 2-5 on the power play while Hamilton went 0-5.
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Toronto Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tim Tebow has
survived the New England Patriots mandatory roster cut to 75 players. The
third-string quarterback faces another hurdle when all NFL teams must reduce
their rosters on Saturday to the regular-season limit of 53. The Patriots
released tight end Evan Landi and defensive lineman Anthony Rashad Whitee, both
rookies, on Tuesday.
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Patriots final exhibition game. He played poorly in the first two games and did
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