The Blackhawks modified all the pieces they might Saturday: ahead strains, defensive pairings, goaltender. Yet they nonetheless squandered an brisk begin, nonetheless spent too lengthy on the ice every shift, nonetheless dedicated a brutal defensive breakdown at an important time, and nonetheless completed the night time winless on the season after a 3-2 time beyond regulation loss to the Jets. “As a group, we have to have that character to close out games and step on their throat when they’re down,” Brandon Saad mentioned afterwards. Clearly, via three video games — every painful defeats in their very own methods — the Hawks don’t have that but. Leading 2-Zero after the primary interval and 2-1 midway
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NCAA Tournament: Hockey East Goes Winless In Friday Early Games (Videos)
The NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament kicked off Friday, but it was a disappointing day for several hockey east schools. No. 4 seed Northeastern kicked off its first appearance in the tourney since 2009 following a historic 20-1-2 late-season run that ended with them winning the Hockey East Tournament. The Huskies got off to a quick start, too, as freshman Nolan Stevens potted the first goal of the game just 3:07 into the first. But Northeastern’s Cinderella run was cut short soon after, as No. 1 North Dakota scored five unanswered goals en route to an eventual 6-2 win. Things went slightly better for No. 3 Notre Dame, who took No. 2 Michigan to
Dale Earnhart’s Jr.’s winless streak could still last for awhile
In the postrace press conference at Martinsville, a reporter asked Dale Earnhardt Jr. if he was back, and Junior admitted that he didn’t know. So while everybody got a rise out of Dale Jr.’s runner-up finish last week, it would be wise for them to hold off on stockpiling champagne for Junior’s next win. If recent NASCAR history is any judge, the trip to Victory Lane that everybody’s been waiting for could be a good two years away just as easily as it could come on Saturday at Texas. This is about the worst time in NASCAR history to correspond success with wins. Jimmie Johnson’s victories on the way to a five-peat combined with Kyle Busch’s wins have created an atmosphere not