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Trump participates in 'Tomahawk chop' at World Series game - CTV News

Former U.S President Donald Trump participated in the controversial "Tomahawk chop" at Game 4 of the World Series in Atlanta on Saturday night.

The chop, a stadium-wide chant and longtime tradition at Braves games, has been under renewed scrutiny as part of a national discussion about racism and racial imagery in professional sports.

Several advocacy groups and observers have accused the chant of mocking Native American groups and decried it as racist. But many Braves fans, including Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, have dismissed the criticism, and the stadium has led the fans in doing the chant in both Games 3 and 4 of the series.

Trump has frequently sought to capitalize politically on such controversies as part of an effort to galvanize the White voters who make up much of his political base.

Accompanying the former president and first lady Melania Trump was former NFL star Herschel Walker, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. The former president's support of Walker, which came initially over reservations from much of the GOP establishment, has given the former running back a boost ahead of next year's primary. Republicans are hoping to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the general election.

In a statement earlier Saturday, the former president said he was "looking forward to being at the World Series in Atlanta," adding that he and Melania were "looking forward to a wonderful evening watching two great teams!"

He thanked MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and New York Yankees' president Randy Levine for the invite.

Atlanta Braves CEO Terry McGuirk told USA Today on Wednesday that Trump will not be sitting with team or MLB officials and that the Braves will give Trump his own suite.

"He called MLB and wanted to come to the game,'' McGuirk told the paper. "We were very surprised. Of course, we said yes.''

CNN previously reported Wednesday that Trump was planning on attending Game 4, according to a person close to Trump who told CNN.

The Braves won 2-0 in Game 3 on Friday, putting them at a 2-1 advantage over the Astros in the best-of-seven series.

The former Republican president last year had called for a boycott of baseball after MLB decided in April to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia's restrictive voting laws.

The last baseball game Trump attended was in 2019 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, when the Nationals were hosting the Astros in Game 5. The crowd booed and broke into chants of "lock him up" when Trump was shown on the park's video screen during a salute to veterans.

His 2020 presidential campaign also made a seven-figure ad buy during the final game of the 2019 World Series.

Trump attended several sporting events during his time as president and received much warmer receptions from the crowds at NASCAR's Daytona 500, college football games in deep red states of Alabama and Louisiana, and when he did the coin toss at the 119th annual Army-Navy game.

Since leaving office, Trump attended a UFC fight card in July and provided commentary on a boxing match on September 11.

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3 Takeaways From Maple Leafs' 5-4 Win Against Red Wings - The Hockey Writers

After a rough stretch of games over the past two weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs tallied their second win in a row, defeating the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 5-4. This was another one of those games where there were a lot of good things to say about the way the Maple Leafs played, but they still managed to make it an ugly win.

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With Detroit on the second half of a back-to-back and missing a top forward in Tyler Bertuzzi due to his decision to not get vaccinated, the odds were in the Leafs’ favor tonight. While they outshot the Red Wings and controlled the play for most of the game, they also shot themselves in the foot a few times and as a result, made the game closer than it probably had to be.

Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

I had the pleasure of taking in this game in person, and while there was a lot to take away from the win, I’m going to narrow it down to three major takeaways from Saturday’s tilt.

Maple Leafs Finally Score More Than Three Goals

If, before the season started, you asked me what the Maple Leafs’ biggest issue would be through the first nine games, I definitely wouldn’t have said their offense. The Maple Leafs have had several flaws throughout the team at different points over the past five years, between defense, goaltending, and lack of killer instinct, but their offense has never been a problem.

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This year has been a different story so far. The Maple Leafs haven’t really gotten the offense they wanted thus far, but on Saturday, their scoring touch was on full display as they scored more than three goals in a game for the first time this season. They got help from all over the roster, including two-point performances from Jake Muzzin and Alex Kerfoot, a three-point night from John Tavares, and Mitch Marner’s long-awaited first goal of the season.

Speaking of Marner, his goal was probably the ugliest one he’s scored in his young career, but it was without a doubt the exact type of goal he needed to get the monkey off his back. This team is light years better when he is on top of his game, and despite all of the criticism he’s taken from the media and fans alike, I’m sure everybody was happy for him and hope this goal leads to some more consistent production.

Time to play bad cop for a second. Like I said earlier, there were a lot of good things to take away from tonight’s game. But when you lose 5-4 to an inferior team missing arguably their best player on the second half of a back-to-back, to pretend like there are no improvements to be made would be silly.

Keeping the motor going for a full 60 minutes has been an issue for the Maple Leafs for a couple of years now. Sometimes it’s the inability to start on time, sometimes it’s the inability to hold a lead late in a game, and sometimes, it’s the inability to grab a comfortable lead and keep it that way. Tonight, it was the latter.

After Kerfoot made it a 3-1 game 17 seconds into the third period, Detroit trimmed the lead down to one just over a minute later. When Tavares responded six minutes later to make it 4-2, Detroit scored to make it 4-3 just over two minutes after that. And one more time for good measure, the Red Wings would score with 28 seconds left in the game after Marner scored to make it 5-3 with three minutes left.

The Maple Leafs got the win, which is the bottom line, but they made it harder on themselves than it should have been. And the blame for this could be attributed to multiple different factors, including the horrible giveaway from Travis Dermott on the 3-2 goal, and Petr Mrazek’s shaky play in the second half of the game. Again, they got the two points which is obviously the main goal in the end, but they need to learn to tighten up their game in comfortable situations.

Maple Leafs’ Tavares Starting to Look Like Himself Again

Speaking of the aforementioned offensive struggles to start the season, the microscope was under Tavares arguably more than anybody else, seeing that he had a full training camp to warm up and wears the “C” on his jersey. And coming into Saturday’s game with four points in eight games, well below his standards, Tavares had easily his best game of the season with a goal and two assists.

Since head coach Sheldon Keefe shuffled the top-six and gave Tavares new linemates in Marner and Kerfoot, he’s tallied four points in three games. So, maybe the shakeup was exactly what the doctor ordered for the Oakville native. His eventful night ended with a picture-perfect 2-on-1 goal courtesy of a nice dish from Kerfoot, and in general, he looked like the Tavares the Maple Leafs paid for.

The fact of the matter is, when the Maple Leafs’ big guns up front aren’t producing, the odds are the team isn’t winning many games. And I would say tonight was the first night that any of the big four really stepped up and took control of a game offensively, so, hopefully, the trend continues and we start to see a couple of these performances from Marner and Auston Matthews.

Maple Leafs Have a Tough Week Ahead (Maybe?)

The Maple Leafs will be in action next when they welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to town on Tuesday night. After that, they’ll host the reigning Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and the Boston Bruins on Saturday. This type of week would typically be looked at as a gauntlet, but all of these teams have had their own mediocre starts to the season.

Oilers 2, Canucks 1

Edmonton Oilers bounced back from their first defeat of the season in the best way possible, playing a dominant first period and an overall strong two-way game in Vancouver to beat the Canucks, 2-1 in regulation.

The Oilers had the better of play at 5v5, but were only able to solve a red-hot Thatcher Demko with the man advantage. The visitors scored on both of their powerplay opportunities to open a 2-0 lead through 2 periods, then held on down the stretch as Vancouver pulled their goalie with 4 minutes to play and threw everything including the kitchen sink at the Edmonton net the rest of the way. Mikko Koskinen had the answers, including a pair of brilliant saves during a hairy 6-on-4 powerplay to keep the 2-goal cushion. Alas he was beaten in the dying seconds to lose his shutout even as the game was effectively won already.

In a game where score effects ruled late, the two clubs sawed off in “Corski” and “Fenski” (as hilariously recorded by Natural Stat Trick in their otherwise orthodox game report). The Oilers outshot the Canucks 34-30 despite allowing the last 8 shots of the game, and held a significant 16-7 advantage in Grade A scoring chances as logged here at the Cult of Hockey .

Player grades

#2 Duncan Keith, 6. A generally strong game with a couple of good shots in the first period, one of which rang the crossbar. Had one breakdown in the late going but Koskinen had the answer. 6 blocked shots.

#5 Cody Ceci, 6. Very solid positionally and held his own or better in a significant number of puck battles. Moved the puck effectively. 3 shots, 2 hits, 1 block.

#8 Kyle Turris, 5. One defensive miscue when he was late to cover a wraparound play, and one major contribution at the other end when he set McDavid up for a good look during a double shift by #97. Also played a role in the build-up to Foegele’s powerplay marker. 3/5=60% on the dot.

#10 Derek Ryan, 6. Edmonton’s third line had a solid night and Ryan played his part, firing 3 shots on net and posting a strong 8/13=62% on the faceoff dot.

#13 Jesse Puljujarvi, 7. Held off the scoresheet for the first time all season Played a strong defensive game, tracking the puck hard and winning a number of battles along the walls. Drew a penalty that led to an Oilers goal. Rang the iron on a 10-bell chance set up by McDavid, when he had half the net to shoot at but cut it a bit too fine. That was his best chance to extend his career-high 6-game point streak.

#14 Devin Shore, 5. Played a team-low 7:32 including just 2 shifts in the final period after Dave Tippett shortened the bench. Played physically with 3 hits and had a nice pass to send Kassian in on a partial breakaway, but had a little chaos in the defensive end of the sheet.

#16 Tyler Benson, 5. Took a couple of hits to make the play, and dished out a couple of his own. Some good passes other than one that went awry in the defensive slot. Had a brief 2-on-1 opportunity with Draisaitl but fumbled the puck, completely gassed at the end of a 1:45 shift. Got an opportunity to play in his old stomping grounds of Vancouver, where he played his entire junior career including three years as the Giants captain. Maybe one of these days he will also get a chance to play in his home town of Edmonton, but to this point all 9 of his career games have been on the road.

#18 Zach Hyman, 6. Played his part on an effective first line. He’s a faster skater than generally credited and really showed those wheels on a rink-length dash that nearly turned nothing into something. Made a key defensive play to swat down and control a dangerous aerial pass. Played 1:50 of the 4v6 penalty kill near game’s end and got the job done. Something of a culprit on the one Vancouver goal which he watched from the blue line rather than collapsing into the slot to help out.

#19 Mikko Koskinen, 8. Bounced back hard from Wednesday’s bad outing, delivering a rock-solid performance in what turned into a goaltending duel. Held his ground in moments of pressure, even as Vancouver missed the target with their best looks throughout much of the game; perhaps the massive goalie they were trying to beat had something to do with that. Did his best work in the late going after the Canucks went to 6 attackers, making a pair of gigantic stops off J.T. Miller, then Brock Boeser second later. Unlucky to lose his shutout in the dying seconds after a bad bounce and some soft defensive coverage, but much more importantly he got the win, his 4th in 5 appearances since Mike Smith got hurt. 30 shots, 29 saves, .967 save percentage.

#20 Slater Koekkoek, 4. Played 12 minutes on the third pairing and recorded the rare clean sheet on the Event Summary with 0 shot attempts, hits, blocks or anything else. Somehow was not charged with a turnover on a failed scoop clearance that went straight to Boeser who immediately tested Koskinen. Oilers were outshot 10-5 on his watch.

#22 Tyson Barrie, 5. His shot shares were identical to his partner Koekkoek’s. Did muster a dangerous shot through a screen, and also hit the post with a well crafted shot from a difficult angle. More importantly he had a solid defensive game, winning a few key battles including an excellent 1v1 stop of the elusive Elias Pettersson in open ice. Burned for 0 Grade A chances.

#25 Darnell Nurse, 7. Oilers’ first pairing was comfortably their best, with Edmonton dominating possession to the tune of ~70% in all shot shares. Nurse led the d-corps in ice time (25:02), shots (5), shot attempts (9) and hits (3), while earning a primary assist on Foegele’s powerplay goal. Made a dazzling move in the neutral zone when he suddenly reversed his tracks up the boards to lose his would-be checker and lead the attack. He did however take a penalty in the late going which caused some nervous moments, even as Nurse had some cause to bark at the official after being taken down earlier in the sequence.

#29 Leon Draisaitl, 6. Not his best night, especially on the faceoff dot where he went just 5/19=26%. His line spent too little time with the puck as a result. He did however play a strong defensive game, using his giant stick to advantage to cut out a couple of dangerous passes while committing zero major mistakes on chances against. And, oh yeah, scored the game winning goal on the powerplay.

#37 Warren Foegele, 7. Opened the scoring with a rare second-unit powerplay goal, planting his feet at the edge of the blue paint and powering a rebound shot past a diving Demko and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Otherwise played a sound two-way game on a strong line which carried the play most of the night.

#44 Zack Kassian, 6. Led the charge physically with 3 heavy hits, drawing the ire of Vancouver d-man Luke Schenn but refusing multiple invitations to drop the mitts. Probably a wise decision given the bad outcomes of his last two scraps, both of which landed him on IR. Besides, on this night Kassian was needed on the ice, where he played 12 solid minutes. Had a great chance on a partial breakaway but was harassed by big Tyler Myers and didn’t get a lot on his shot.

#56 Kailer Yamamoto, 6. A fairly quiet night offensively, which included 0 shot attempts. Did have one good look off a fine Draisaitl setup but was unable to pull the trigger. But did some fine work on the other side of the puck. Cranked Ekman-Larsson with a solid early hit. Won a battle to start an Oilers possession that resulted in Keith’s shot off the crossbar. Most importantly, drew a penalty that led to the game-winning powerplay goal.

#75 Evan Bouchard, 7. His ascension to the first pairing has been the pleasant surprise of the young season. The puck was moving north when he and Nurse were on the ice, with Edmonton outshooting Vancouver 14-6 during Bouchard’s nearly 24 minutes at even strength. Got half a minute on the second powerplay unit and made it count, earning an assist on Foegele’s powerplay goal. Perhaps was a bit too passive on Boeser’s goal with 7 seconds to play but didn’t get a lot of help either on the broken play.

#93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 7. Became the first NHLer this season to reach double digits in assist, when he recovered a deflected puck in the slot and instantly fed it Draisaitl in the right circle for the finish. His 10th apple of the season and 6th on Oilers’ devastating powerplay. 3 shots, 2 hits, 1 block in 20:17 of ice time.

#97 Connor McDavid, 9. Held to less than 2 points for the first time all season, even as it was likely his best game to date. His body of work included the customary dazzling skating and puck control, 9 shots on net, a phenomenal pass that Puljujarvi rang off the post, a great defensive stop against Bo Horvat that may well have saved a goal, and the biggest hit of the night. Schenn appeared to have McDavid in the trolley tracks, but the Oilers star braced himself, absorbed the heavy collision and dropped the 225-pound defender on the seat of his pants. 7/11=64% on the dot. Terrific shot shares of 15 for, just 6 against, and 7 contributions to Grade A shots compared to 0 against. The Canucks couldn’t contain him; only Demko stood between #97 and another big night.

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STAPLES: The Oilers score some bargains on their forward ranks

McCURDY: Darnell Nurse and his impressive transition game

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After making history, Markstrom and Flames still hungry to achieve more - Sportsnet.ca

The goalie made Flames history, as did the team.

It’s getting kind of spooky how good these Calgary Flames are playing these days.

As the first goalie in franchise lore to rack up three shutouts in a four-game span, Jacob Markstrom helped stake the 6-1-1 Flames to their best October ever.

They haven’t trailed a game since their season opener and they’ve won six in a row to sit atop the Pacific division. They’re third in the NHL. For a team with a long history of poor starts – they hadn't won more than five of their opening ten in a decade – things couldn’t possibly be any better around the Dome these days.

Yet, true to the form you’d expect from a team coached by Darryl Sutter, none of the Flames were ready to punctuate Saturday’s 4-0 win over Philadelphia with any semblance of a celebration.

“We haven’t done much – there’s a lot of games left,” shrugged Markstrom, who has stopped 126 of his last 127 shots. “Come springtime we have to be our best team and play our best hockey. It’s a good start and we’ve put ourselves in a good position so far. But I don’t think anyone is happy. Those who were here last year have a sour taste and remember it was no fun at all.

“Everybody is hungry and our system is more down to the team now, and Darryl had a full training camp with us.”

Sutter’s focus before the game revolved around preventing the age-old letdown that generally comes following a road trip as successful as their 5-0 jaunt through the east.

Mission accomplished, which is saying something for a team that also has a recent history of following up torrid stretches with abysmal tailspins.

Not on this night.

Midway through Saturday’s fast, tight-checking matchup the visitors had just four shots on goal – a testament to the detail-oriented style the Flames now employ as fore-checking freaks.

The Flames' sublime puck movement all night long finally paid off midway through the game when Sean Monahan snapped a scoreless tie by redirecting a stellar Rasmus Andersson pass from the point past Carter Hart.

Demoted to a fourth-line checking role between Milan Lucic and Trevor Lewis most of the season, it was Monahan’s first goal of the year, coming on the power play where the 27-year-old coming off hip surgery has maintained his position on the first unit.

“It was obviously nice to put one in,” said Monahan, whose club enjoyed a 20-4 shot advantage at that point. “Good timing to do it. It put us up one, and we carried on from that.”

A three-time 30-goal scorer, Monahan insisted there’s nothing frustrating about his new lot in life.

“No, it hasn’t been frustrating at all,” said Monahan, who added a superb assist on Matthew Tkachuk’s third period goal and was stopped on several good scoring chances.

“It’s never frustrating when you’re winning games. We have a good team and we just won six in a row. We’re still not satisfied with what we’re doing, but we’re on the right page right now.”
Markstrom continues to be one of the biggest stories of the season, extending his shutout streak to 134:35 with a 20-save effort that was markedly different than the 45-save heist in Pittsburgh two nights earlier.

Unquestionably the league’s first star of the week, unless of course you consider the heroism of Kyle Beach.

In a defensive system like Sutter’s, the team has proven already to be comfortable clinging to one goal leads like they did until midway through the third when Tkachuk completed a pretty passing play with Elias Lindholm on the power play.

An empty netter by Mikael Backlund was followed by a snipe by Johnny Gaudreau that extended his point streak to seven games.

Everyone is getting in on the action, which has to make a team with a plus-14 differential one of the most surprising revelations early on.

And yes, the lads are right, it’s early.

“We were pretty good,” said Sutter, with rare public praise. “These guys went through a lot. That’s eight games in 15 days with a lot of time zones, a lot of late nights and a lot of travel. So it has to be a team game to win.”

It has been, but backed brilliantly by a Six Million Dollar Man who is sporting a 0.25 GAA and .992 save percentage over his last four.

“The other night was more physical but mentally you’re in it,” said Markstrom, asked to compare his last two shutouts. “Today was more mental. Stay focused and don’t get derailed and watch our guys play great in front of me. I don’t mind at all.”

A crowd of 15, 319 – almost 4,000 under capacity – didn’t mind either, as the entertainment value was high.

“Our group is hungry and the coaches have us in a good mindset where you want to start games the right way,” said Monahan, whose club hosts Nashville Tuesday. “When you do that we’re starting to learn to play with leads. That’s crucial at important times of the season.”

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Astros’ bullpen blip costly with Atlanta on brink of World Series title - Sportsnet.ca

Often lost amid consternation about the post-season demise of starting pitching and the rise of the bullpen game is how difficult it is to successfully line up a slate of relievers, and have each one perform without a blip.

The perils of such a strategy struck the Houston Astros in a gutting 3-2 loss Saturday night that put Atlanta up 3-1 in the World Series, on the brink of its first championship since 1995.

Zack Greinke cleverly carved his way through four innings and turned a 2-0 lead over to the bullpen, but Brooks Raley, Phil Maton and Cristian Javier, who hadn’t allowed a run in nine innings over four previous appearances, couldn’t lock things down.

Austin Riley’s RBI single off Maton in the sixth started the rally, cashing in an Eddie Rosario double off Raley earlier in the frame, while Javier surrendered dramatic back-to-back homers by Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler in the eighth that put Atlanta up 3-2.

The swing in the series was especially dramatic, as the Astros might have had the upper hand had they knotted the best-of-seven 2-2 thanks to a better starting pitcher set up. Charlie Morton’s season-ending fibula fracture means Atlanta was expecting to go with a bullpen game in Sunday’s Game 5 against Framber Valdez, giving the Astros a strong chance to head home to Houston with a chance to clinch.

Instead, Valdez will need to save their season Sunday and they’ll have to run the table to win a championship.

Raley and Maton were each facing Atlanta for the third time, while Javier was in his second appearance, and the more often a reliever throws in a series, the more familiarity that hitters build against the pitcher. Factor in workload and recovery, and the more innings a bullpen has to cover, the more likely it is for a blip to occur.

Atlanta, of course, has thus far avoided such a fate, even after opener Dylan Lee, who debuted in the majors Oct. 1 and was making his first big-league start in the World Series, left the bases loaded with one out.

Kyle Wright took over and minimized the damage, allowing only a Carlos Correa run-scoring groundout in that inning and a Jose Altuve solo shot in the fourth in 4.2 innings of work, and Chris Martin, Tyler Matzek, Luke Jackson and Will Smith locked it down.

The Astros had their chances to blow the game open, but they finished 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 men, all before the fateful home runs by Swanson and Soler five pitches apart.

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Just as he so often was during the NLCS, Rosario was right in the middle of things for Atlanta. His left-on-left double set the stage for Riley in the sixth while in the eighth, he chased down an Altuve smash and picked it out of the air just before it hit the wall to end the inning.

“That could have changed the whole game right there. Eddie’s been unbelievable since he’s been here, doing it with the glove and the bat,” Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman told Sportsnet colleague Hazel Mae during a post-game interview.

Meanwhile, Soler, batting in the pitcher’s spot during the seventh inning, complemented his leadoff homer in Game 1 with his second longball of the series to deliver the winning margin.

TRUMP AND THE CHOP

Back in April, when Major League Baseball moved the all-star game from Atlanta after Georgia passed a bill that put several restrictions around the state’s voting process, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump called for a boycott of MLB.

The former president of the United States is now urging a boycott of our national pastime. pic.twitter.com/sunb82hYOf

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) April 3, 2021

Six months later, he called MLB and asked to attend Game 4, Atlanta club CEO Terry McGuirk told USA Today Sports, adding that, “We were very surprised. Of course, we said yes.”

The opportunity to grab attention at a marquee event is an obvious explanation for his sudden change of heart about the American pastime, and he sadly stayed on-brand by participating in the Tomahawk Chop, no doubt in a wink to his supporters.

Former President Trump doing the chop at the World Series pic.twitter.com/zUkj9bMjxu

— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) October 31, 2021

Since everything seems to get boiled down to binary politics in the United States right now, let’s be clear that the chop isn’t a liberals-versus-conservatives issue, but a matter of decency and respect toward an Indigenous population at bare minimum deserving of that.

The chop and accompanying chants “are racist and perpetuate racial stereotypes of Indigenous peoples,” Jennifer Adese, a Canada Research Chair and associate professor at University of Toronto, Mississauga, told Sportsnet colleague Donnovan Bennett in this highly recommended discussion of the issue.

Continuing to deny that is a deliberate burying of heads in the sand, something commissioner Rob Manfred did with his comment that in the Atlanta market, “taking into account the Native American community, (the chop) works.”

As for Manfred and MLB welcoming Trump to Truist Park mere months after being attacked by him, they’ll never miss an opportunity to build political goodwill to help maintain their prized anti-trust exemption.

SHORT HOPS

• The Astros were lucky to avoid further damage in the sixth on Riley’s RBI single. Yordan Alvarez fielded the ball and unwisely threw home in an attempt to get Rosario, allowing Riley to advance to second and put two men in scoring position. Catcher Martin Maldonado cut the ball off near the mound, but his throw to second was a tick late. Maton bailed out Alvarez when he struck out Travis d’Arnaud after an intentional walk to Joc Pederson.

• Kyle Wright allowed five hits, one of them a groundball single up the middle to Greinke. He’s the first pitcher with a hit in the World Series since Corey Kluber singled for Cleveland in 2016. This may be the last Fall Classic in which pitchers hit as the universal DH could become part of the next collective bargaining agreement.

• At a time when velocity is king, Greinke continues to show that pitching still matters, as he averaged 90.2 m.p.h. on his fastball, topped out at 91.5 while allowing only four hits in his four innings, with three strikeouts. He also induced two double plays.

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Canadiens hold team meeting following disappointing loss to Kings - Sportsnet.ca

LOS ANGELES — Alex Iafallo had two goals and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings ended a six-game losing streak by beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday.

Arthur Kaliyev and Rasmus Kupari each scored on the power play, Anze Kopitar and Matt Roy each had two assists, and the Kings won for the first time since their season opener. Cal Petersen made 26 saves.

Josh Anderson scored for the second straight game, but the Canadiens were unable to post consecutive wins for the first time this season. Jake Allen allowed five goals on 38 shots.

After scoring just six goals in the second period through seven games, Los Angeles got two against Montreal, with special teams putting them in front after being largely absent during the winless skid.

Kaliyev buried a powerful wrist shot from the left circle to put the Kings ahead 2-1 at 12:19. It was his second career goal and first on the power play.

The Kings tied it up at 1-all when Viktor Arvidsson beat Allen with a wrist shot from the right circle at 4:31.

Los Angeles carried the momentum into the third, with Kupari scoring for the second straight game to make it 3-1 1:53 into the period.

Iafallo extended the lead to 4-1 at 5:37, and he got the Kings' third power-play goal at 14:16.

It was the Kings' first game with multiple power-play goals since defeating Vegas on opening night, and the 3-for-5 outburst came after going 2-for-21 over the past six games.

The Canadiens took a 1-0 lead at 18:22 of the first period on Anderson's wrist shot from the right circle. Despite being outnumbered, Anderson and Christian Dvorak were still able to beat the Kings off the rush, with Anderson finishing over a sprawling Phillip Danault.

Anderson has two goals and one assist in his past two games.

Ben Chiarot scored with 2:20 remaining in the third to make it 5-2.

GAME NOTES

It was Kopitar's third multi-point game. The Kings captain had not collected a point in his previous three games. ... Kings D Olli Maatta got his 100th career assist. ... Kings F Lias Andersson made his season debut after missing the first seven games because of a groin injury. ... Kings F Brendan Lemieux returned after missing six games while in COVID-19 protocol.

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Canadiens: Visit the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

Kings: Host the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings – Game #9 Preview, Projected Lineups & TV Info - Maple Leafs Hot Stove

Goaltender Petr Mrazek will return from injury against his former team and Justin Holl will watch from the press box in the Maple Leafs’ first meeting against an American divisional rival since March of 2020 tonight on Hockey Night in Canada (7 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC).

There are some early signs that the Detroit Red Wings, who have collected points in six of eight games, are a team that’s coming together as a much more competitive outfit this season. Currently top 10 in expected Goals and shot share (albeit much lower in shot attempt share), how hard the Wings are competing came through loud and clear last night when this rousing defensive sequence was followed by a late goal from Pius Suter a few minutes later to force overtime against the 8-0-0 Florida Panthers:

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— big heatdaddy (@DanyAllstar15) October 30, 2021

The integration of recent top-10 picks Lucas Raymond (eight points in eight games) and Moritz Seider (seven points in eight games off the blue line) has breathed new life into the lineup, in addition to stability in net with Thomas Greiss (now in tandem with Alex Nedeljokvic) and a hot start to the season offensively from Tyler Bertuzzi (six goals, nine points in seven games), who will not play tonight due to a vaccination status that prevents him from crossing the border.

The Leafs have given up far too many quality looks of late to the other team’s top offensive threats with Muzzin-Holl on the ice, a once-highly-dependable pairing that has struggled with opponents getting in behind them free and clear either due to turnovers or just flat out getting beat in one-on-one situations. Keefe will turn to a veteran pairing of Muzzin-Brodie as a solution tonight up against the Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond line, which has been a handful for the opposition in the first few weeks of the season with its speed and skill, albeit they will have Robby Fabbri on their left wing in place of Bertuzzi tonight.

On the Leafs‘ blue line, Holl will sit out as a healthy scratch tonight in an attempt to reset his game via the perspective of the press box, which would’ve been inconceivable before the season started given how many important minutes he has played against top competition under Keefe.

With Brodie and Morgan Rielly split up, Travis Dermott will join the Leafs‘ new $60 million man in what will be a big opportunity to play expanded minutes inside the top four on the right side of the ice.

Dermott’s opportunities to grow his responsibility within this Leafs defense corps have been limited outside of a few short runs in the top four next to Justin Holl when Jake Muzzin has been out. He has not played a role on either side of special teams this season and has averaged just 13:39 per night. Holl’s underperformance has provided a golden chance for Dermott to make his case for a bigger role if he can take steady shifts on the right side inside the top four. Keefe was clear this morning that there have been no guarantees that Holl will re-enter the fold right away and that open competition would be a welcome development.

The key for Dermott will be not overextending himself, with fellow lefty-who-plays-his-offside in TJ Brodie (or the 2020-21 version of him) as his model in terms of complementing Rielly’s game effectively — i.e. provide a situationally-aware defensive conscience, gap up well off the rush, solid stick-on-puck defending, take care of your own net, and move the puck safely.

The Leafs will catch the Wings tired in the second half of a back-to-back after a hard-fought 64-minute contest against Florida last night. Alex Nedeljokvic started last night’s overtime loss, which means the Leafs will face Thomas Greiss — off to a 3-1-0 start with a .917 save percentage — at the other end opposite Petr Mrazek.

Game Day Quotes

Sheldon Keefe on the competitiveness of the Red Wings early in the season;

There is going to be no surprise for us. We have been watching closely. They are full marks for the results that they have had to date. They are in every game. They are carrying play in a lot of games. They are getting their share of scoring chances. They just seem like they’re a committed group that is playing hard, wants to have a great season, and wants to push to win and compete in games.

It has been flying around that sequence they had last night. We used it with our group this morning just as a really quick snapshot of the type of mindset that Detroit has in terms of how they play — a ton of urgency, and they are competing at a very high level early in the season. They are not going to make it easy on us.

Keefe on the process of helping Jake Muzzin get his season back on track:

For a guy who has been so good for so long, you have confidence he is going to find it. It is just talking through it, reassuring him, pushing him, challenging him. He doesn’t need too much of that because he is a very self-aware guy and takes a lot of pride in his game and the role that he plays for us.

Part of it is just allowing some time to sort some things out, pointing some things out, giving him some guidance, and using some time we have in practice away from games to address the things that we think can help him.

Keefe on the team’s need to improve defensively in five-man units:

Our forwards have to help out the cause here. That is a big piece. When we looked at the improvements we made last season defensively, our D for sure played a great role in that, but our forwards were contributing greatly. Any team that defends well does it in groups of five.

We have some defensemen that haven’t played to the level we would like them to be or have come to expect, but at the same time, they don’t have the same level of support, either. We have to get far more connected as a team defensively.

Keefe on the decision to sit Justin Holl and provide Dermott more opportunity:

We want to give [Dermott] an opportunity. Justin Holl is not going to play tonight, and he is a guy who is an important part of our team. We feel like taking a step back today made more sense to just give him yesterday’s practice and today to clear his head and get some work in. As opposed to reducing his role and his minutes, we thought, “Let’s shock the system a little bit here and get him some time.” But we need to build him back up. He is an important player for us and has played at a really high level.

As a result, we have moved things around. Part of it is Holl’s situation and part of it is getting different looks and chemistry in the back. We are just going to watch and see how it goes, whether it is a one-game thing or if we stick with it.

I haven’t made any guarantees to Hollsy in terms of whether he is going to come back in the next game. We are just going to watch and play. If this turns into a healthy competition on our backend, that will be good for everybody.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines

Forwards
#58 Michael Bunting – #34 Auston Matthews – #88 William Nylander
#15 Alex Kerfoot – #91 John Tavares – #16 Mitch Marner
#47 Pierre Engvall – #64 David Kampf – #25 Ondrej Kase
#20 Nick Ritchie – #19 Jason Spezza – #24 Wayne Simmonds

Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #23 Travis Dermott
#8 Jake Muzzin – #78 TJ Brodie
#38 Rasmus Sandin – #37 Timothy Liljegren

Goaltenders
Starter: #35 Petr Mrazek
#36 Jack Campbell

Extras: Justin Holl
Injured: Ilya Mikheyev

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Forwards
#14 Robby Fabbri – #71 Dylan Larkin – #23 Lucas Raymond
#90 Joe Veleno – #24 Pius Suter – #11 Filip Zadina
#92 Vlad Namestnikov – #27 Michael Rasmussen – #73 Adam Erne
#37 Carter Rowney – #22 Mitchell Stephens – #89 Sam Gagner

Defensemen
#65 Danny DeKeyser – #53 Moritz Seider
#2 Nick Leddy – #17 Filip Hronek
#18 Marc Staal – #70 Troy Stetcher

Goaltenders
Starter: #29 Thomas Greiss
#39 Alex Nedeljokvic

Unvaxxed: Tyler Bertuzzi
Injured: Jakub Vrana

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Blackhawks' sexual abuse victim Kyle Beach meets with NHL execs: A timeline of the case and its fallout - CBS Sports

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Fallout from the Chicago Blackhawks' sexual abuse scandal has only grown since the team's 107-page investigation report released Tuesday, most recently with Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville resigning after a Thursday meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Quenneville -- who coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup championships over 11 seasons -- and five other Blackhawks senior staffers failed to take immediate action against a former video coach who sexually assaulted a player in 2010, according to the report. Former first-round pick Kyle Beach came forward as the victim on Wednesday.

Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman and senior senior director of hockey administration Al MacIsaac stepped down two days before Quenneville, and Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff -- Chicago's assistant general manager in 2010 -- is expected to meet with Bettman on Monday. The NHL fined the Blackhawks $2 million for their mishandling of the allegations. Here's a chronological look at the case and what to expect next.

May 8-9, 2010 -- The assault on Beach

Former Blackhawks center Kyle Beach and video coach Brad Aldrich engaged in a sexual encounter during the team's Western Conference finals series against the San Jose Sharks. Aldrich told investigators the encounter was consensual, but Beach said it was "entirely non-consensual." According to the report, Aldrich told Beach he would never play in the NHL or walk again if he didn't "act like he enjoyed the sexual encounter." Aldrich then forced himself upon Beach.

May 12-19, 2010 -- Beach confides in skill coach

Later in the Sharks series, Beach told Blackhawks skill coach Paul Vincent about the incident with Aldrich. Vincent -- according to Beach, not the investigators -- reported Beach's claims to the Blackhawks' front office, but Aldrich kept his job through the team's Stanley Cup run. Beach described Vincent as an "amazing man" who "tried to do everything he could do back then." The Blackhawks' inaction after discovering the allegations, however, made Beach "feel like I didn't exist."

May 23, 2010 -- Blackhawks' senior staff meeting

MacIsaac learns of the alleged sexual encounter between Aldirch and Beach from an employee. After the Blackhawks' series-clinching win over the Sharks, MacIsaac joined president John McDonough, Bowman, executive vice president Jay Blunk, assistant general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, Quenneville and team counselor Jim Gary to discuss the incident. Bowman recalled McDonough and Quenneville brushing the issue aside, with the former hoping to avoid bad publicity during the team's Stanley Cup run and the latter wanting to ensure his team had no distractions.

June 10, 2010 -- Aldrich assaults Blackhawks intern

A day after the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup win, Aldrich allegedly made sexual advances toward a 22-year-old team intern. Aldrich "physically grabbed" the intern during the encounter, according to the report.

June 14-16, 2010 -- Human resources gets involved

McDonough told Blackhawks' human resources about the allegations against Aldrich and the senior managers' May 23 meeting on June 14. Two days later, Aldrich met with the director of human resources. Aldrich neither confirmed nor denied his role in the incident with Beach, forcing the director to give him an ultimatum: an investigation or resignation. After choosing to resign, the Blackhawks gave Aldrich a severance, playoff bonus and championship ring. Aldrich also had his name engraved on the cup, spent a day with the Stanley Cup and attended the team's banner-raising ceremony the following season.

Fall 2012 -- Aldrich assaults two at Miami (Ohio)

Aldrich sexually assaulted two men while serving as Miami (Ohio) University's director of hockey operations. Miami found Aldrich assaulted a Miami student who worked at the rink and a summer hockey camp intern, both after inviting them to sleep on his couch. Aldrich resigned from Miami later that year.

March 2013 -- Aldrich assaults high schooler

While serving as a volunteer hockey coach for a high school team in Houghton, Michigan, Aldrich allegedly sexually assaulted one of his teenage players after a post-game party. Aldrich admitted his sexual advances toward the teen to police shortly after.

September 2013 -- Blackhawks HR stonewalls Houghton Police

Houghton police contacts the Blackhawks' director of human resources for information on Aldrich. The director refused to offer any information on Alrdrich -- other than his resignation -- without a subpoena. Aldrich was eventually convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student.

Feb. 13, 2014 -- Aldrich sentenced to jail

Aldrich was sentenced to nine months in Houghton County Jail for his sexual assault on the high school player. Upon his release, Aldrich was required to register as a sex offender, serve five years of probation and pay restitution.

May 7, 2021 -- Beach files lawsuit against Blackhawks

Beach, who was then unnamed and referred to as "John Doe 1," filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks for their failure to punish Aldrich after his alleged assault in 2010.

June 2021 -- Blackhawks begin independent investigation

Chicago hired former federal prosecutor Redi Schar to conduct an "independent investigation" into Beach's allegations. The investigation released Tuesday and found the Blackhawks violated their own sexual harassment policy by waiting three weeks before taking action (Aldrich's forced resignation), a sharp turn from the team's commitment to investigating such issues "promptly and thoroughly."

"The failure to promptly and thoroughly investigate the matter and the decision to take no action from May 23 to June 14 had consequences," the report read. "During that period, Aldrich continued to work with and travel with the team. Aldrich engaged in an unwanted sexual advance on a Blackhawks intern—physically grabbing the intern in a sexual manner. And Aldrich continued to participate in team activities and celebrations, in the presence of John Doe. Even after the allegations were finally reported to the Director of Human Resources, still no investigation occurred, and Aldrich was permitted to resign his position and to continue participating in Stanley Cup victory events."

Oct. 26, 2021 -- Bowman and MacIsaac step down

The Blackhawks announced Bowman and MacIsaac, the lone members of the May 2010 senior meeting that remain with the team, stepped down from their respective roles. Vice president of hockey strategy and analytics Kyle Davidson took over as Chicago's interim general manager.

"The report is both disturbing and difficult to read," said Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz, who added the team's senior executives didn't take adequate action in 2010. "It speaks for itself. (Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz) and our leadership team reviewed the report and we have had important and difficult conversations about how our organization will move forward."

Later that day, the NHL announced it was fining the Blackhawks $2 million for their "inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response in the handling of matters related to former video coach Brad Aldrich's employment with the Club and ultimate departure in 2010." The NHL and Blackhawks agreed to send $1 million of the fine money to Chicago organizations dedicated to supporting or assisting survivors of sexual and other forms of abuse.

USA Hockey also announced Bowman stepped down as the team's general manager for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Oct. 27, 2021

Beach comes forward as the "John Doe" in the Blackhawks' sexual assault case. The 31-year-old who is currently playing in Germany told TSN "it was a day of many emotions. I cried, I smiled, I laughed, I cried some more. My girlfriend and I, we didn't really know how to feel, we didn't really know how to think."

Oct. 28, 2021 -- Quenneville resigns

Quenneville resigned after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in New York to discuss his involvement in the Blackhawks' sexual assault case. Andrew Brunette will serve as the team's interim head coach. Bettman said in a statement after Quenneville's resignation that the coach wouldn't receive any further punishment from the league -- unless he tries to re-enter it.

"Should he wish to re-enter the league in some capacity in the future, I will require a meeting with him in advance in order to determine the appropriate conditions under which such new employment might take place."

Beach also took to social media to thank fans for their "endless love and support" but admitted "my battle is really just beginning as the Blackhawks continue to attempt to destroy my case in court." He hopes to "promote safety, as well as the health and well being of society as a whole" through his lawsuit.

Oct. 30 -- Bettman speaks with Bettman, NHLPA head Donald Fehr

Bettman met with Beach to discuss how to prevent further sexual misconduct within the league. Susan Loggans, Beach's attorney, told the AP that Bettman conveyed his "sincere regret" over Beach's experience and offered the league's physcological services. Beach also met with NHL players' association executive director Donald Fehr via a video conference call later that day.

Nov. 1, 2021 -- Cheveldayoff meets with Bettman

Cheveldayoff, the Winnipeg Jets' general manager, is slated to meet Bettman on Monday. The NHL has yet to announce any punishment for Cheveldayoff.

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