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After the 9-8 win in Philadelphia Thursday, the Winnipeg Jets players all agreed they had to be better defensively, and felt they would be in the very next game. Adidas Originals Superstar 2.0 Sneakers . Coaches hoped the nine goals for would help some players get more confident with the offensive side of the game. Saturday night in Tampa may have been the Jets best game of the season. They created enough to win, defended well enough to win, got outstanding goaltending from Ondrej Pavelec, but in the end the result they wanted was not there. Vinny Lecavaliers power play goal late in the 2nd was the only goal as the Jets are now 1-1 on their road trip. Playing the Lightning can be frustrating. They play a patient 1-3-1 system and gaining the zone is not easy. "We discussed how to be effective but in the future our puck retrieval will have to be better. If you dont retrieve the dump in, you end up chasing," was Coach Claude Noels post game assessment. "The guys gave it their but you have to find a way to grind one through." Dwayne Roloson was very good especially in the third when the Jets outshot the Lightning 11-3. Final shots were 28-27 Jets. In a post game interview with Brian Munz on TSN 1290 Pavelec felt the team played well, especially in the third. "Crazy game. You give up 8 and win, then give up 1 and lose." "We just couldnt get established in their zone," added Blake Wheeler in his post game interview on TSN 1290. "Most of our chances came off the rush. We paid a lot more attention in our own end. Moving the puck d to d gave our guys some time and space. But they are a frustrating team to play against." Wheeler and Brian Little continue to search for their first goal of the season. Each had only two shots on goal, but did a lot of good things in the game. Little took 31 face-offs winning 16. Even with 4.6 seconds left he won a faceoff and the Jets created two more chances as time ran out. Alexander Burmistrov had his point streak snapped at 6. Monday the trip continues against the Florida Panthers (TSN Jets, TSN 1290). Panthers scored two in the final 3 minutes in Buffalo Saturday for a come from behind 3-2 win. Nike Air Max 90 Homme . Parmelee hit a game-ending shot in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame David Ortizs big night to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday. Nike Air Max 90 Vt Marron . The result was a game-winning, power-play goal. Chiasson snapped a third-period tie and lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory on Monday night.The Vancouver Canucks ended a lengthy losing streak in their first appearance after the Olympics. Theyll shoot for another positive result when they host the Minnesota Wild in tonights clash at Rogers Arena. The Canucks went into the NHLs Olympic break mired in an 0-7-0 slump, but halted that slide with Wednesdays 1-0 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues. It had been Vancouvers longest stretch of regulation losses since the 1998-99 season, but goaltender Eddie Lack helped snap the skid with a 20-save shutout performance. "Lack was outstanding," Vancouver head coach John Tortorella said of his rookie goaltender. "Key saves at key times. He calms this team down." Jannik Hansen provided the offense needed for Vancouvers recent win, scoring the games only goal late in the third period. After outshooting St. Louis 28-17 over the first 40 minutes, Vancouver finally broke the scoreless deadlock late in the third when Tom Sestito picked up the puck along the right midboards in his own zone and backhanded a beautiful outlet pass to Hansen. Hansen corralled the disc near the red line and split two defenders near the blue line before skating into the inner half of the right circle and rifling a wrister under the right arm of Jaroslav Halak to make it 1-0 at the 11:13 mark. The Canucks played Wednesdays game without forward Ryan Kesler, who is dealing with a bruised right hand. The American Olympian has been the subject of trade rumours ahead of next weeks deadline and returns to the lineup for tonights tilt. Despite the win on Wednesday, Vancouver was knocked out of a playoff position while idle on Thursday as Dallas moved into the eighth spot in the West with a win over Carolina. New Balance 574 Femme. The Canucks are tied with Phoenix and one point back of the Stars. Lack will get another start tonight while Roberto Luongo sits this one out. Luongo won his second gold medal with Team Canada in Sochi after playing a backup role to Carey Price. Tonights test marks the final test for Vancouver before hosting Ottawa in Sundays outdoor battle at BC Place. The Wild posted a third straight win when they came back from the break to post Thursdays 3-0 victory in Edmonton. Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves for his second shutout of the season to anchor the win. Mikael Granlund, Stephane Veilleux and Dany Heatley scored for the Wild, who will aim for their first four-game winning streak since Jan. 2-9. "I thought that our guys had a real good focus on defending tonight and doing it the right way," Minnesota head coach Mike Yeo said. Kuemper is expected to get the start again tonight. Niklas Backstrom is dealing with an abdominal problem at the moment, but he was able to dress as the backup on Thursday. The Wild, who are seventh in the West and six points ahead of the Canucks, are completing a two-game road trip tonight. Minnesota is 11-14-5 as the away team this season. Minnesota beat the a visiting Canucks team 3-2 in a shootout on Dec. 17, giving the Wild wins in three straight and four of the last six meetings in this series. 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