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Seattle Orcas Hit Rock Bottom After Crushing Defeat To LA Knight Riders
The Seattle Orcas remain at the bottom of the table after suffering a crushing defeat yesterday, against the resolute Los Angeles Knight Riders, who held their nerve and crossed the line despite several glitches to win by four wickets at Church Street Park. Professional players such as Jason Roy and Unmukt Chand contributed significantly to this match, while Kumar and Saif Badar formed a mini-strong connection that kept them on track.
Andre Russell managed to lessen the stress with a couple of nice hits near the end, and they cruised to victory with 5 balls to spare, leaving Orcas short by 15-20 runs. De Kock and Heinrich Klassen lacked a furious finish in this game, which harmed the team’s chances of winning and led to this devastating loss.
Ryan Rickelton, the standout player of the Seattle Orcas, was named player of the match despite his teammates’ terrific performances, demonstrating that he is still in his red-hot form this season and that not even a poor performance by his teammates could knock him off the podium.
“Wasn’t the easiest getting in. It started nicely when the ball was hard, got difficult when it got softer. Thought 140 was a good score but frustrating that we were in for 150. When it was full, it was easy to hit, the tougher length was a bit off-pace and slower. Disappointing as I could have hit one or two more and we could have got 160. And that could have been the difference,” Rickelton said in media reports.
The Orcas kept locating the ball till the end, and fortunately, Harmeet Singh and Cameron Gannon came through with two wickets each, while Keemo Paul kept it tight, returning 1/25. The LA Knight Riders really needed this win to keep up with the astounding speed of the other teams in the MLC 2024, and it improved their chances of staying in the top four with one game remaining. “Was definitely a much-needed win, we started well in the powerplay and tried to squeeze as much as we could. It was a total team effort; we could have done better with the bat but a win is a win. At this stage of the tournament, all we could do is win. We have one more game and we will try to execute as well as we can. [on Chand] He has form and he is confident. When you have local guys doing well it gets the senior guys going. We need to play our best cricket on the day and try and get to the knockout stage,” Sunil Narine, LAKR captain, said in media reports.
These valuable two points keep LAKR in the playoff race, thanks to an excellent performance from Chand, who made it count with a 62. Roy strengthened his partnership with Chand, who led 58 for the second wicket, and crucial calculated knocks from Saif Badaar and Russell sent the Seattle Orcas home in tears.
Olympians Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Erin Ambrose have all been placed on long-term injured reserve by their PWHL clubs after sustaining injuries during the Milan Cortina Games.
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Knight, a five-time Olympian and captain of the United States team that won gold, will be out of the lineup for the Seattle Torrent indefinitely after sustaining a lower-body injury in Italy, the team announced Friday.
Knight had three goals and three assists for the U.S. at Milan Cortina including a goal in the 2-1 overtime win over Canada in the final. She has three goals and seven assists during the current PWHL season.
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“While we’re eager to be at full strength and recognize the anticipation of Hilary’s return, we’re focused on putting her and our team in the best position for a playoff push,” Torrent general manager Meghan Turner said in a statement.
Minnesota Frost captain Coyne Schofield was placed on long-term injured reserve on Friday retroactive to Feb. 19 with an upper-body injury. Coyne Schofield scored three goals for the United States during the Olympics.
“I am incredibly proud of all our Frost Olympians who demonstrated true excellence on the world stage,” general manager Melissa Caruso said in a statement. “We are fully committed to supporting Kendall throughout her recovery, and our medical team will be working diligently to help her prepare for her return to the ice.”
The moves by the Torrent and Frost came a day after the Montreal Victoire announced that Ambrose has been placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 19 for a lower‑body injury suffered while representing Canada in the gold medal game. Ambrose had a pair of assists at the Olympics.
The Victoire’s Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain in Italy, was listed as day-to-day with an Olympics-related injury.
Victoire general manager Daniele Sauvageau said of the team’s Olympians “we are confident that they will be back in the lineup in the near future.”
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SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.
St. Louis Blues 5, Seattle Kraken 1: Box score
Jordan Kyrou and Holloway — activated from injured reserve before the game — scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.
Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.
Holloway completed St. Louis’ first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.
Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.
Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.
St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.
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