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An eventful Game 3 ended with Montreals first victory of the Eastern Conference finals. Cordrea Tankersley Dolphins Jersey . The Canadiens hope to even the series Sunday when they visit the New York Rangers for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. Listen to all-day coverage and the game on TSN Radio 690 and TSN.ca/Montreal. TSN.ca will provide live streaming of the fans viewing party at the Bell Centre during the game as well as the post-game news conferences. After losing the first two tests of this best-of-seven series on home ice, the Habs rebounded with Thursdays 3-2 overtime victory in New York City to cut the series deficit to 2-1. Alex Galchenyuk supplied the winner just 72 seconds into the extra session, capping a fierce battle that eventually led to two players being suspended by the league. This playoff battle -- the first between Montreal and New York since 1996 -- seemed to be lacking in bad blood at the start but that has changed over the course of three meetings. It began with the injury in Game 1 to Montreals Carey Price, who was lost for the series after a collision with New Yorks Chris Kreider, and the animosity reached new levels on Thursday. Former Ranger Brandon Prust kicked off the Game 3 hostilities with a late, blind side check on New York forward Derek Stepan just 2:45 into the opening period. No penalty was called for the hit, which resulted in a broken jaw for Stepan, but Prust was hit with a two-game suspension on Friday. Stepan, meanwhile, is out for Game 4 after having surgery Friday to repair his broken jaw. However, Derick Brassard, who sat out Games 2 and 3 with an upper- body injury sustained on a hit from Montreals Mike Weaver in the opener, is ready to return and will replace Stepan in the lineup tonight. The bigger suspension went to New Yorks Daniel Carcillo for abuse of an official. Carcillo was whistled for charging Prust at 5:51 of the first, setting off a fight between New Yorks Derek Dorsett and the former Ranger. While the fight was going on, Carcillo became physical with an official and was hit with a game misconduct. On Friday, the NHL handed down a 10-game suspension to Carcillo, who wont be eligible to return this postseason unless the Rangers stretch the Eastern Conference finals to seven games and then advance to a deciding Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Carcillo has appealed the suspension. While the rough stuff grabbed most of the headlines after Game 3, the on-ice battle was memorable as well. Montreal went ahead 2-1 on a goal by Danny Briere with 3:02 left in the third, but Kreider scored with just 28.1 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to OT. The Canadiens then wasted no time in overtime, as Tomas Plekanec skated in through the middle and threw the puck on net from the left circle. Henrik Lundqvist made a left-pad save on the shot, but the rebound hit off a crashing Galchenyuk in front of the net and went in to end the game. Lundqvist, who was pulled in favor of the extra attacker on Kreiders game- tying goal, turned away 21 shots on Thursday, but he was outdueled by Canadiens netminder Dustin Tokarski. Making just his second playoff start in place of Price, Tokarski shined in Game 3 as he stopped 35 shots to get his first postseason win. "Hes a battler and the most important thing is hes a winner," said Montreal coach Michel Therrien. "You have to give a lot of credit to the Rangers, they came out strong. We weathered the storm and played with more confidence as the game went on. But without Tokarski, we wouldnt have won that game." Andrei Markov also scored for Montreal, which is hoping to get to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since defeating Los Angeles in 1993. That also marked the last time a club from Canada lifted the Cup. Carl Hagelin joined Kreider as the goal-scorers for the Rangers, who were last in the Cup finals one year after the Canadiens, also taking home the chalice in a seven-game series against Vancouver in 1994. The Rangers hope to put Game 3 behind them on Sunday, as they shoot for a 3-1 lead in the series. New York outshot the Canadiens by a 37-25 margin on Thursday, so there are some positives to draw from the clubs first setback since falling behind three games to one against Pittsburgh in the conference semis. "We played really well, but we just have to forget about it, move on, and get ready for the next one," Lundqvist said. Game 5 is scheduled for Tuesday in Montreal. Depending on the outcome of Sundays clash, the next meeting will either offer a chance for New York to clinch a berth in the Cup Finals or give the Habs an opportunity to take the series lead. This is the first postseason encounter between these Original Six rivals since the opening round of the 1996 playoffs when New York won in six games. The clubs have split 14 previous playoff series, but the Rangers had won six straight postseason games against Montreal before Thursdays loss. Charles Harris Womens Jersey . "Yeah, [I heard them]," he said. "They made me miss the free throw." A year ago, Lowrys post-game antics may not have been so well received but what was snide and snarky is now endearing quick wit. Cordrea Tankersley Womens Jersey .Do you have to be that close? Federer snapped at a TV cameraman hovering nearby as he received medical advice after losing a set on Wednesday.For Nadal and Sharapova, the nuisance was coming from the lowly-ranked qualifiers across the net.PHILADELPHIA - Back in first place, the Philadelphia Eagles will try to stay there without their quarterback and their defensive captain.Nick Foles has a broken clavicle and its uncertain when hell return. Middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans is out for the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon, according to a person familiar with the injury who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team didnt release details. Also, right guard Todd Herremans, already playing with a torn left biceps, has an ankle injury.Coach Chip Kelly said Monday that Foles, Ryans and Herremans were having MRI exams to determine the extent of their injuries. Ryans was placed on injured reserve.Foles was injured on a sack by Whitney Mercilus in the first quarter of Philadelphias 31-21 win over Houston on Sunday. Mark Sanchez replaced Foles and led the NFC East-leading Eagles (6-2) to victory in his first action since 2012.Sanchez will make his first start in 23 months under the prime-time lights next Monday night against the Carolina Panthers (3-5-1).I feel great about Mark, Kelly said. We felt great about him all along. I always said we needed two quarterbacks. I thought hes done a great job in our system. I thought he played outstanding in the preseason and showed no rust or anything when he got in there against Houston yesterday. So we feel real confident and feel obviously very bad for Nick that hes out, but I feel very confident in Mark if we have to go in that direction.Foles had been inconsistent this season. He has 13 touchdown passes, 10 interceptions and a passer rating of 81.5. Foles set an NFL record for best TD/interception ratio in 2013 with 27 TDs and only two picks while helping the Eagles win the division after going 4-12 in 2012. His passer rating of 119.2 was the third-highest ever and he capped off the breakout year by being named offensive MVP of the Pro Bowl.Sanchez finished 15 of 22 for 202 yards, two TDs and two interceptions against the Texxans. Raekwon McMillan Jersey. Nothing changes, Sanchez said. How do I prepare to play? How do I prepare to watch a game? Its the same. I might get less reps as a backup but I am watching the same amount of film, I am doing the same amount of drills, I am taking advantage of my time that I can during the week and I cant cut corners or lll get caught off guard out there. This league will expose you and you got to be ready.Sanchez, a former No. 5 overall pick, once was the franchise quarterback for the New York Jets. He led the Jets to the AFC championship game his first two seasons but struggled the next two and lost his starting job to rookie Geno Smith last year. Sanchez missed the 2013 season after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in a preseason game.He has played a lot of football in this league, wide receiver Jeremy Maclin said. He plays at a high level. I think he is one of the more game-ready backup quarterbacks in this league.Ryans was the team leader in the huddle and locker room. Hes well-respected by coaches, teammates and the entire organization. Casey Matthews replaces him as the starter.DeMeco is a rock for us on defence, linebacker Conor Barwin said. He is just a great person, a great leader. Thats why everyone has a lot of respect for him. Obviously guys will have to step up. I think the guys behind him are more than capable.The Eagles were close to having their offensive line together for the first time this season before Herremans got hurt. Center Jason Kelce returned after missing four games following sports hernia surgery. Evan Mathis, an All-Pro left guard last year, is set to return this week after injuring his knee in Week 1.Andrew Gardner replaced Herremans against the Texans. Either Gardner or Matt Tobin, who has been playing left guard, would start against the Panthers if Herremans cant play.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_RobMaaddi Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
