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DENVER -- The Colorado Avalanche grabbed headlines with their fast start this season. The St. Louis Blues are proving to be a good story, too. Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves, David Backes had a goal and an assist and the streaking Blues beat Colorado 4-1 on Wednesday night. Alexander Steen scored his 20th of the season and Jaden Schwartz also had a goal for the Blues, who have won five straight. It was their first victory in Colorado since April 12, 2009. "I cant tell you the last time we won in this barn, so obviously coming here, its big getting two points," said Chris Stewart, who was playing for Colorado when St. Louis last won in Denver. "I think I was on the receiving end last time this team won in this barn, so its a big two points." The Blues lead the NHL with 18 wins more than a quarter of the way through the season. Semyon Varlamov stopped 31 shots and Patrick Bordeleau scored for the Avalanche, who had won three in a row. Colorado coach Patrick Roy was angry after the game with what he considered a double standard. Roy, hired by the Avalanche from the Quebec Major Junior League last summer, took some criticism earlier this season for talking to opposing players during the game. He took issue Wednesday with St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock. "I was very mad at the end because Ive been jabbed by different coaches around the league, especially Hitchcock when he said thats junior, stop talking to players and talking to the referee," Roy said. "But I saw a guy on the other side who was talking to players and was also talking to the referee. He got the referee even (angry). Seems to me theres different rules for everybody in this league. "I guess the old guys are allowed to do whatever they want and I guess us, because were younger, we cant say anything. Im a little (mad) about that." Colorados 17-5-0 start was a franchise best this deep into the season, but the Blues have been the better team lately. They have won 10 of 12 and earned points in 11 of those games. "We are sticking to the way we play. We have been for the last little while," Steen said. "Pucks are bouncing our way, we are taking care in our own end and our goaltending has been phenomenal." St. Louis is 4-1 in one-goal games during its recent run and has averaged 3.4 goals. "Our 5-on-5 play is getting better and our special teams have really carried us," Hitchcock said. One of the wins in that stretch was a 7-3 victory over Colorado on Nov. 14, which came in the middle of a three-game skid for the Avalanche. St. Louis dominated that game from the start of the second period, and that continued Wednesday. The Blues had the first seven shots, and goals by Backes and Steen in the first 6:10 of the game gave them a quick two-goal lead. Backes scored when he redirected T.J. Oshies pass on a rush 2:46 into the first period. Steen made it 2-0 with a power-play goal, which tied him with Washingtons Alex Ovechkin for the overall NHL lead. "We havent had good history in this building the past few years, so we needed to set the tone," Backes said. "Oshie makes a great pass and I found a piece of it and it found a hole." After being outshot 9-1 to that point, Colorado pushed back and got on the board when Bordeleau stuffed in a rebound midway through the first. The Avalanche had several chances to tie it, but Schwartzs short-handed goal with 1:48 left in the period made it 3-1 and stopped Colorados momentum. "We lost the game in the first 10 minutes," Matt Duchene said. "If we played a little better in the first 10 there, even giving up that shorty late in the first period there we go into the next period with a 2-1 deficit, its a different game." The Avalanche failed to mount a comeback in the final two periods. They were held to 14 shots in the last 40 minutes, with four coming in the final 5 minutes of the game. They had two on a power play and two more after pulling Varlamov for an extra skater, but Stewart sealed it with an empty-net goal with 1:44 left. "In general, we played a really sound game," Hitchcock said. "We managed the puck properly, we just did a lot of things good. We had a lot of guys on top of their game." NOTES: Blues C Derek Roy had two assists. ... Avalanche C Paul Stastny missed the game due to back spasms. ... Duchene returned to the lineup after missing three games with an oblique strain. ... Steen has 99 goals as a member of the Blues. ... St. Louis short-handed goal was its first of the season. It also was the first short-handed goal allowed by Colorado. Cameron Brannagan Liverpool . Doneil Henry, the man who scored Toronto FCs last-gasp game winner Saturday, knows that probably better than anyone. Ciro Immobile Italy Jersey . Nick Bonino and Matt Beleskey also scored in regulation and Frederik Andersen stopped 27 shots for the Ducks, who will face Dallas in the opening round of the post-season. Anze Kopitar had two goals, including the tying one with 3:12 left in the third period, and Dustin Brown also scored for Los Angeles. http://www.authenticsoccers.com/chelsea-fc-john-obi-mikel-jersey/. Baumann misjudged a long ball from Milan Badelj and failed to clear after emerging outside the penalty area, allowing Maximilian Beister to open the scoring in the 37th minute. Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Jersey . -- If the Bears make changes this off-season, it will not be at quarterback. Fernando Manchester City Jersey . Louis Cardinals had a major need at shortstop and signed a veteran free agent who, while having PED issues, has been a potent hitter throughout his career.MILWAUKEE - Terrence Ross finished what he failed to start Monday night.Kyle Lowry scored 18 points and was one of six Toronto players to reach double figures in the Raptors 92-89 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.Ross, who did not start for just the second time in the last 104 games after he was held scoreless for the only time this season in a 95-93 loss against New Orleans on Sunday, scored his teams final two baskets to end up with 16 points.Thats how I started off in the league, so Im used to it, Ross said.Added Toronto coach Dwane Casey: He played well. He came off the bench relaxed and with a lot of confidence. I thought when he came in in the first half, he got us jump-started. I dont know if its going to be a permanent thing, but I like the way he came in and played, especially on the defensive end.Milwaukee (21-20), playing for the first time since beating New York 95-79 on Thursday in London, got 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals from Brandon Knight.The Bucks, whose biggest loss this season was 124-82 at Toronto on Nov. 21, also got 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds from Ersan Ilyasova. O.J. Mayo scored 13.With the shot clock running down, Ross hit a baseline jumper from the right side to give Toronto a 90-87 lead with 26.4 seconds to go.After Knight drove down the court for a layup, Ross was able to sneak behind the defence for a breakaway dunk and a 92-89 lead with 15.9 seconds left. The Atlantic Division leaders (27-14) went on to win for the third time in 10 games.I dont know what happened with the defence, but I kind of just got out in front of them, said Ross, who shot 7 of 12 from the floor.Knight then missed a 3-pointer, but Lowry helped Milwaukees chances by missing two free throws with 5.dddddddddddd8 seconds to play.Ilyasova grabbed the rebound and passed to Mayo, who dribbled past midcourt into Toronto traffic and lost control of the ball to Lou Williams. Toronto was then able to run out the clock.(Knights miss) was a wide-open shot, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said. Thats all you can ask for. As a team, we had a great look and had one of our best shooters shooting the ball. Unfortunately it just didnt go in.___TIP-INSRaptors: Toronto has won its last six against Milwaukee after losing 10 straight to the Bucks. ... The Raptors snapped a season-high, three-game losing streak on the road. Five of the teams next seven games are away from home.Bucks: Kenyon Martin was signed to a second 10-day contract. ... Milwaukee is 6-2 against Atlantic Division opponents, with both losses to Toronto. ... This was the teams first home game on a Monday this season.SANDERS STARTS SUSPENSIONMilwaukee big man Larry Sanders began serving his 10-game drug suspension. He had missed the previous 11 games due to illness and personal reasons.YOUNG BUCKGiannis Antetokounmpo (20 years, 44 days) became the youngest Bucks player to reach 1,000 career points, surpassing Brandon Jennings (20 years, 170 days).Honouring MLKCasey was asked to reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. before the game and said it is amazing what the NBA represents. Whether it is gender, race, creed or nationality, the NBA represents all of those, he said. The league has done a great job with diversity, and that is what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about and preached. He preached opportunity, and this league is about opportunity.UP NEXTRaptors: At Memphis on Wednesday.Bucks: Host Utah on Thursday. cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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