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SPORTS Tuesday 24 OcTOber 2017
Big second period

lifts Canucks to 4-1

win over Red Wings

By NOAH TRISTER Anthony Mantha scored
AP Sports Writer the only goal for the Red
DETROIT (AP) — Derek Wings, tying it at 1 late in
Dorsett has helped turn the first. Detroit has lost four
Vancouver’s first trip of the in a row, and coach Jeff
season into a successful Blashill didn’t mince words
one. on a night his team was
Dorsett scored his fourth outshot 37-21.
goal of the trip, and the “It was a brutal effort. I
Canucks used a dominant thought it was an embar-
second period to pull away rassing effort, not even
for a 4-1 victory over the close to the level of com-
Detroit Red Wings on Sun- petitiveness you have to
day night. have,” Blashill said. “We
“He’s been amazing for should be embarrassed of
us,” teammate Sven Baer- ourselves, from me at the
tschi said. “He’s literally do- top all the way on down. Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter (20) blocks Detroit Red Wings left wing Tomas Tatar
(21), of Slovakia, from the puck as Canucks center Markus Granlund (60), of Finland, takes control
ing everything, and it’s fun We got outcompeted, out- of it during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Detroit.
seeing him scoring goals. worked, outdetailed.”
Right now it’s just that Vancouver opened the coming down behind him unable to control the puck more.”
feeling, whenever he has scoring when Bo Horvat’s and going in the goal. entering the Vancouver Sedin’s assist on that goal
the puck and he’s going shot was deflected and Dorsett was coming off zone and ended up knock- brought his career points
down and shooting, it’s just trickled right to Baertschi a two-goal game Friday ing it backward to Daniel total to 990.
that feeling that that puck in front of the net. He stick- night in Buffalo. Sedin, who went the other Detroit had only one pow-
might go in.” handled around goalie “This is obviously a great way on a 2-on-1. Sedin er play, which came in
Baertschi scored twice for Jimmy Howard and back- feeling,” Dorsett said. “The passed to Virtanen, whose the latter half of the third
the Canucks, and Jake handed the puck in. boys are enjoying remind- initial shot was stopped period.“We didn’t have
Virtanen added a goal as Mantha’s equalizer came ing me about what is hap- before he put away the the puck early, so when
well. Vancouver scored on a wrist shot from the top pening, and that’s been rebound .“Howard made you don’t have the puck
three times in the second, of the left circle. fun.” a really nice save, but it it’s hard to attract penal-
outshooting the Red Wings Dorsett gave Vancouver Baertschi’s second goal came right back to me,” ties,” Blashill said. “We were
18-6 in the period. the lead back with his fifth came on a wrist shot from Virtanen said. “It was a late on every forecheck,
The Canucks started the goal in the past five games. the top of the slot, then the lucky bounce for me and we turned pucks over, we
season with four home Horvat found him in front of Canucks added another in a bad one for him. It felt didn’t win any battles in our
games and went 1-2-1. the net with a pass, and the final minute of the pe- good, because I had plen- ‘D’ zone. Whenever we did
They’re 3-1 so far on this Dorsett’s shot bounced in riod. ty of shots tonight. I should have the puck it seemed
five-game trip. the air off Howard before Detroit’s Mike Green was have buried a couple like we threw it away.”q
MLS All-Star Game headed to Atlanta in 2018

By PAUL NEWBERRY “The record is now com- if not the most, impres- Reed said. “We are just “It seems as if everything
AP Sports Writer plete,” Mayor Kasim Reed sive and successful team getting started.” that they planned early
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s said. “We have this amaz- launches in the history of The season isn’t over yet. on has come to fruition,
new stadium has landed ing event coming to the professional sports,” Garber Atlanta qualified for the including their success on
another big event. city of Atlanta.” said. playoffs and will host a the field,” Garber said.
Major League Soccer an- The midseason All-Star United averaged 48,200 knockout-round game “Everything is kind of build-
nounced Monday that its Game features a squad of per game despite having against Columbus on Thurs- ing in a positive and strong
2018 All-Star Game will be the top MLS players against to play the first half of the day night. fashion.”q
held at Mercedes-Benz a leading international season at Georgia Tech’s
Stadium, one day after At- team, which will be an- Bobby Dodd Stadium be-
lanta United set records for nounced later. In this year’s cause of delays in complet-
single-game and season game, Real Madrid defeat- ing the $1.5 billion stadium
attendance. ed the MLS on penalty kicks near downtown Atlanta.
“We’re honored,” United before a sold-out crowd at That easily eclipsed the re-
owner Arthur Blank said Chicago’s Soldier Field. cord set two years ago by
at a news conference at- MLS Commissioner Don the league’s flagship fran-
tended by MLS Commis- Garber said Atlanta beat chise in Seattle.
sioner Don Garber. “We will out three other cities for the United also broke its own
not let you down.” right to host the game. He single-game record with a
Mercedes-Benz Stadium al- declined to name the oth- crowd of 71,874 for its reg-
ready landed the College er bidders, but said United ular-season finale against
Football Playoff champion- was an obvious choice af- Toronto FC on Sunday.
ship game, which will be ter the success of its inau- “There was a passion in the
held in January, as well as gural season. city of Atlanta for this sport
the 2019 Super Bowl and “I can say without hesita- that has literally woven our
the men’s basketball Final tion that the launch of this city together in a way that
Four in 2020. team is one of the most, I haven’t seen before,”