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Vincent Tarasenko’s three-point game powers Blues past Canucks
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Vladimir Tarasenko had two objectives and an help, main the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday evening.
Tarasenko has 23 objectives this season, and the three-point sport gave him 500 factors in his NHL profession.
“It’s an important accomplishment. He’s been an excellent participant for fairly some time. He’s persevering with to be a great participant. He’s really a extra well-rounded participant than after I first bought right here, seeing him now,” Blues coach Craig Berube mentioned. “He was excellent tonight. He’s a frontrunner of this workforce; he’s gained right here.”
David Perron and Marco Scandella additionally scored for the Blues, who had misplaced of three of 4. Robert Thomas had two assists.
Ville Husso rebounded after permitting 5 objectives Saturday and recorded 35 saves. He’s 8-3-3 in his final 14 begins.
St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko (91) and Ville Husso (35) have fun after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in an NHL hockey sport Monday, March 28, 2022, in St. Louis.
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“It’s at all times, like I mentioned, it’s good to get a win,” Husso mentioned. “I don’t care if I let 4 objectives and we nonetheless win, it’s an enormous factor. And yeah, it was good to get a win at the moment.”
Brad Hunt scored for Vancouver. Former Blues objective Jaroslav Halak had 25 saves.
It was the primary of a home-and-home set towards the Canucks. The groups play in Vancouver on Wednesday.
St. Louis, outscored 12-4 in its final two video games, jumped out to a 2-0 lead within the first interval.
“I don’t suppose we had been excellent tonight.” Vancouver coach Bruce Boudreau mentioned. “We didn’t have sufficient guys play with a way of urgency that you simply want at the moment of the season. I simply didn’t suppose we had been in it tonight in any respect.”
The Blues struck first when Scandella scored his second objective of the season at 6:37 of the opening interval. Tarasenko’s shot went over Halak. Standing in entrance of the web, Scandella alertly pushed the puck in for the objective.
It was the primary time in six video games that the Blues scored first in a sport.
The Blues transformed on a 2-on-1 break to go up 2-0 at 14:02. Ivan Barbashev picked the puck from Conor Garland and handed to Perron. From the suitable circle, Perron’s wrist shot went excessive and beat Halak, who confronted his former teammates for simply the fourth time in his 16-year profession. He’s 0-3-1 towards St. Louis.
Perron has 14 objectives in his final 13 video games. Perron had an eight-game level streak (10 objectives, 4 assists) snapped Saturday towards the Hurricanes. He has posted 22 factors over his final 16 video games (14 objectives, 8 assists).
“I’m not blaming Jaro for something. I believe he stored us within the sport,” Boudreau mentioned. “Look, the primary objective, I imply, what are you going to do. The man is within the crease and it hits his pants and goes in. On the second objective, I do know Perron has a 2-on-1 and it’s high shelf. He’s bought an important shot. I do know, I coached him.”
Tarasenko’s objective got here simply 49 seconds into the third interval. Tarasenko was robbed by Halak on his first shot. The puck got here again to him and he knocked in his rebound.
“I set the tone there within the third with a missed task,” J.T. Miller mentioned. “We bought off on the flawed foot there initially of the third interval. I really had a great play earlier than that. A superb stick on him. I simply puck watched for one second. I knew he was over there. I actually do. I used to be simply being cussed. All it takes is one second with good gamers. You watch the puck somewhat too lengthy after which it’s at the back of the web.”
The Canucks lower the result in 3-1 on a objective by Hunt at 2:13. It was Hunt’s third objective this season.
Halak was pulled with 3:17 to play. Tarasenko scored an empty-net objective at 17:47.
BLUES TRADE
St. Louis acquired D Brady Lyle from the Boston Bruins in trade for future concerns on Monday. Lyle will report back to the Blues’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound Lyle, 22, has wearing 48 video games for the AHL’s Windfall Bruins this season, recording 9 factors (two objectives, seven assists) and 10 penalty minutes.
BLUES SIGNING
The Blues have signed D Matt Kessel to a two-year, entry-level contract that can start with the 2022-23 season. Kessel, who was drafted by the Blues within the fifth spherical (a hundred and fiftieth total) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, will report back to the Blues’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, on a tryout and might be a member of the Thunderbirds for the rest of the season. The 6-foot-3, 201-pound Kessel, 21, has spent the previous three seasons at UMass-Amherst.
ICE CHIPS
A loud cheer erupted within the first interval when the videoboard flashed the picture of Albert Pujols with the phrases: Welcome Residence Albert. Earlier Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals introduced the signing of Pujols to a one-year deal. … Going again to Oct. 16, 2015, the Blues are 12-3-2 of their final 17 video games towards Vancouver. The Blues are 6-1-1 of their final eight video games towards the Canucks at Enterprise Heart. … 4 of the Blues’ subsequent 5 video games will come towards Pacific Division opponents. St. Louis is 11-3-2 towards Pacific groups this season.
INJURIES
Canucks: Matthew Highmore (higher physique), Nils Hoglander (decrease physique), Jason Dickinson (decrease physique), Kyle Burroughs (higher physique), Tucker Poolman (head).
Blues: F Tyler Bozak (lower-body harm), D Torey Krug (higher physique harm).
UP NEXT
Vancouver: Hosts St. Louis on Wednesday evening.
St. Louis: At Vancouver on Wednesday evening.
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Bronny James puts together uneven showing at NBA G League Winter Showcase
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Well, the glass-one-quarter-full perspective on the Bronny James Show this weekend is to say it could have been worse. But it certainly could have been better.
The NBA G League Winter Showcase came to Orlando, Fla., this weekend, and with the Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to assign James for this event, he immediately became the star attraction, with both games nationally televised.
This was a 20-year-old rookie playing his third month of professional basketball, and I’ve certainly seen more tragic performances from young prospects learning the hard way at this level. But on a court mostly filled with players whose NBA careers will be measured in 10-day increments, James failed to stand out and at times struggled to keep up.
He got off to a hot start in his first game Thursday en route to a 16-point, five-assist night but struggled badly in the second one (six points, seven assists, six turnovers) and was plagued by cringe ballhandling miscues in both. Single-game plus-minus is pretty unreliable, but James taking home a minus-13 in a game his team won by 16 on Saturday conformed with the general eye test.
Based on James’ other G League performances, these two games were not outliers. James drew attention earlier this month by scoring 30 points in a G League game against the Valley Suns, but that was far and away his best outing. In his other seven games at this level, he’s shot just 24 of 76 with an alarming turnover rate.
No, we don’t have this level of scrutiny for other late second-round round picks, many of whom have struggled just as badly or worse in their first two G League seasons (*cough* Maxwell Lewis *cough*). At least three players drafted ahead of James have been demonstrably worse in their G League minutes this season, and several others have failed to distinguish themselves as notably better.
But if you’re looking for something to get excited about, Lakers fans, I’m not sure I have much for you just yet.
Let’s start with the positives. James showed some flashes of pick-and-roll viability in his on-ball reps, especially when he could start the move with a hard dribble left around the screen. He was comfortable getting to a right-handed floater going that way and judicious about snaking it back to his right hand to either get to the rim or force a rotation and hit the big man.
In grab-and-goes and other transition situations, his hit-ahead passes were on point and caused problems for opponents. James also showed his two-footed leaping ability at times, including an impressive traffic rebound Saturday and a flying swat in transition.
Unfortunately, that didn’t offset the other areas in which he fell short. Generally a player ready to contribute at the NBA level will cook G League defenses pretty easily, especially an aspiring guard. James’ South Bay teammate Devonte’ Graham, for instance, rolled in off his couch and scored 24 on Saturday after going unsigned following his 2023-24 season in San Antonio.
For James, that did not happen. He struggled to control his dribble at several points, a red flag for a small guard who is listed at 6-foot-3. In Saturday’s second half, he committed the holy trinity of turnovers trying to bring the ball up against pressure, getting his dribble picked on one trip, failing to clear the backcourt in eight seconds on another and wandering back into the backcourt on a third. Asking him to play the point feels like a complete non-starter.
In the half court, he could work with a screen, but isolations were a different story. James has no wiggle to his game and couldn’t shake defenders in one-on-one matchups after switches and hasn’t established himself as a legitimate 3-point threat either on or off the ball. He made two of his eight attempts from 3 in Orlando and is 7-of-33 from distance in his G League season. Between that and his limited ability to get to the cup on his own steam, his true shooting percentage of 45.4 heading into Saturday was alarmingly poor.
Of perhaps equal concern is that James’ likely role at the NBA level would be as an athletic energy guy, but his motor just doesn’t seem to run that hot and cut out at several different points. James is a good athlete with a strong frame, but you don’t “feel” him in the course of a game because his activity level is so low. Notably, there were several moments when he lazed back in transition rather than sprinting back to interfere with an opposing break; off the ball, he wasn’t nearly as active or handsy as you would hope for a small guard.
In what is perhaps a related story, fatigue seemed to be a real issue for him in both games, especially after a few minutes on the court. It was only two games, but watching him here, it sure seemed like he’d start each stint on the court with two or three good minutes, and then his glitch rate would go through the roof soon after.
Ultimately, the takeaway from many here to chronicle his performance was to go ahead and get familiar with our surroundings, because we’ll probably be doing the same thing again next year. The same can be said of a lot of the players here, especially the late draft picks, but only one of them is the son of a legendary superstar.
(Photo of Bronny James: Scott Audette / NBAE via Getty Images)
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Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes eases ankle injury concerns, sets personal rushing mark on touchdown run
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The status of Patrick Mahomes’ ankle was widely discussed leading up to Saturday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
While there was some doubt during the week whether the star quarterback would play against the Texans, he was able to fully get through the Chiefs’ practice Thursday.
Mahomes was cleared to play and finished Saturday’s 27-19 victory over Houston with 260 passing yards.
But the three-time Super Bowl winner turned some heads when he managed to stay on his feet after nearly being tripped and sprinted into the end zone for the first score of the game.
Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs runs past Danielle Hunter (55) of the Houston Texans in the first quarter of a game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (Jason Hanna/Getty Images)
Mahomes was sidelined in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs’ Week 15 game against the Cleveland Browns. Backup quarterback Carson Wentz stepped in for Mahomes and finished the 21-7 win over the Browns with 20 passing yards.
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Mahomes’ 15-yard scramble Saturday marked the longest rushing touchdown of his career. Moments after Mahomes crossed the goal line, broadcaster Noah Eagle wondered, “What bum ankle?”
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
This was not the first time Mahomes dealt with an ankle injury.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes chews his mouth guard during warmups before a game against the Denver Broncos Nov. 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
During the 2022 NFL postseason, Mahomes sustained what appeared to be a high ankle sprain in a divisional round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The win over the Texans improved the Chiefs’ record to 14-1. Kansas City had already clinched a playoff berth after winning the AFC West a ninth straight year.
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Prep basketball roundup: Eastvale Roosevelt wins championship at Tarkanian Classic
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Don’t doubt the Eastvale Roosevelt Mustangs this basketball season. Runner-up to Harvard-Westlake last season in the Southern Section Open Division final, the Mustangs return most of their top players and gave everyone a reminder of how good they could be by winning the Tarkanian Classic Platinum Division championship on Saturday at Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas.
Roosevelt (11-1) fell behind by as many as 15 points in the early going before handing Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (12-1) its first defeat 76-58. Brayden Burries, considered the best unsigned senior in California, was named tournament MVP and finished with 26 points. Issac Williamson had 19 points and Dominic Copenhagen 10.
Notre Dame trailed 35-34 at halftime and by 10 points after three quarters. Lino Mark received little playing time because of an apparent injury. Tyran Stokes had 20 points and 11 rebounds while Zachary White added 18 points for Notre Dame.
Redondo Union 79, Layton Christian 66: The Sea Hawks (10-1) took third place in the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic. Hudson Mayes made 10 of 15 shots and finished with 24 points. SJ Madison added 18 points.
Leuzinger 75, Denver South 66: In overtime, Leuzinger won its division in the Tarkanian Classic. Joshua Garland scored 23 points and tournament MVP Malachi Knight had 17 points for 10-3 Leuzinger.
Seattle Rainier Beach 82, Westchester 74: Tajh Ariza scored 36 points in the loss for the Comets.
Chatsworth 75, Wilsonville (Ore.) 45: Alijah Arenas had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Chancellors (8-1) in Oregon. Tekeio Phillips added 13 points.
St. Pius X-St. Matthias 88, Arizona Basha 67: Harvard-bound Douglas Langford Jr. finished with 37 points.
Camarillo 76, Righetti 27: The Scorpions improved to 12-1 behind Jackson Yeates and Cajun Mike-Price, both of whom had 16 points.
Saugus 64, Palisades 62: Bryce Mejia made the game-winning basket for Saugus and finished with 17 points. Max Guardado led the way for the Centurions with 25 points.
Santa Margarita 87, Murrieta Valley 64: Kaiden Bailey made five threes and finished with 18 points and Drew Anderson added 18 points for the 8-1 Eagles.
Foothill 65, Ventura 42: Lorenzo Turner had 15 points for 10-3 Foothill.
Heritage Christian 67, Oakwood 23: Tae Simmons made all 15 of his shots and finished with 30 points for 12-0 Heritage Christian.
Girls basketball
Sierra Canyon 75, Nevada Democracy Prep 47: The unbeaten Trailblazers (8-0) won their division of the Tarkanian Classic. Center Emilia Krstevski led the way with 23 points.
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