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The New York Rangers returned home Sunday with a bad taste in their mouth. Cheap Nike Shox Retro . Unable to hold a two-goal lead on three occasions in their 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings, the Rangers had plenty to rue in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final at Staples Center on Saturday night. But they were especially upset at a non-call early in the third period when Dwight King scored to pull the Kings to within one at 4-3. As Justin Williams moved the puck to Matt Greene at the point, the six-foot-four 230-pound King headed to goal as he had done all night. Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh engaged him at the top of the blue paint and soon King, McDonagh and goalie Henrik Lundqvist were tangled together like a three-headed octopus. King somehow managed to tip Greenes shot from the point as Lundqvist was unable to move. Marian Gaborik scored 5:38 later to tie it at 4-4 and Dustin Browns tip-in of a Willie Mitchell shot ended the drama at 10:26 of double overtime. On the wrong end of two overtime contests, the Rangers trail two games to none going into Game 3 Monday at Madison Square Garden. Asked it was goalie interference on the King goal, a tight-lipped Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said: "Ask the NHL." Goalie interference is not reviewable under the current rules. Lundqvist was clearly unhappy, throwing his arms up in disbelief after the goal as he was pinned under King and McDonagh. He talked to the referee during a TV timeout soon after, seeking an explanation. Lundqvist said after the game that he just wanted consistency, pointing to a goalie interference penalty to Rangers forward Benoit Pouliot in the second period. "If they dont call that, you cant call that they called in the second period," said Lundqvist, who thought Pouliot had been pushed into Jonathan Quick. "We have the same play and they score. Like I said, I dont think its a penalty but youve got to stop the play if the goalie cant move in his crease. And its not like Im outside the crease. I play pretty deep. Just be consistent with it." Kings forward Jeff Carter was called for goalie interference in the first overtime period, after contact with Lundqvist that left the New York goaltender taking his time to get his equilibrium back. Still Rangers forward Derek Stepan also didnt like what he saw on the King goal. "I dont really want to get myself worked up right now," he said. "From my point of view, I think that their (Kings) goal shouldnt have even happened. But Im not the one making the calls, Im the one playing. Im not the one that saw what he saw and we go from there." King was a thorn in the Rangers side all night, screening Lundqvist on Willie Mitchells second-period goal. Vigneault tried to look at the positives. "Both games we had opportunities," he said. "We didnt get it done. Were going home in front of our great fans. Were going to be ready for the next game. " The non-call was just one of many talking points. Like the Kings, the Rangers were punished for mistakes. And they had chances to score, with Jonathan Quick stopping Brad Richards at point-blank range in the third and Chris Kreider hitting the post in overtime. Lundqvist pointed to the razor-edge margin in the first two games. "Its just one bounce here and there and its a different score. We came up short in two games. Now we have to go home to New York and turn this around." Stepan said the goal for New York was simple. "Just relax and play. Weve got to make sure we take care of ourselves, get home and get that Garden rocking." Los Angeles was judged to have yielded 33 giveaways Saturday, to 15 from New York. Thats 51 giveaways from LA in two games, compared to 25 for the Rangers. Kings centre Anze Kopitar is expecting a Rangers pushback at Madison Square Garden. "We can play better hockey. And weve done it before. Everybody knows that were going to have to do it at MSG because their building is going to be loud," Kopitar said. "Im sure theyre going to be very desperate. Theyre going to throw everything at us that theyve got and were going to have to match all of the above." The Rangers loss came despite leading 4-2 after 40 minutes. That snapped their 10-0 record when leading after two periods this post-season. Forty-eight teams have taken a 2-0 series lead since the Stanley Cup final went to the best-of-seven format in 1939. Of those clubs, 43 (89.9 per cent) have gone on to win the Cup, including the 2012 Kings. Home teams sweeping Games 1 and 2 of the Cup final have gone 32-3 (.914 per cent). But two of the exceptions were recent with Pittsburgh (2009 against Detroit) and Boston (2011 against Vancouver) rallying to win the Cup. Cheap Nike Shox Online .C. - The Panthers will be without starting defensive tackle Star Lotulelei for Saturday nights NFC divisional playoff game against Seattle after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a broken bone in his foot. Cheap Nike Shox Australia . He has spent much of his adult life trying to give back to his native South Sudan, the war-torn African nation the Cavaliers forward and his family fled when he was a young boy.(SportsNetwork.com) - The New Orleans Pelicans will try for a fourth straight win when they resume a six-game homestand Monday versus the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pelicans opened the stay with a 109-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, as All-Star Anthony Davis provided 28 points and 10 rebounds for the victors. Davis is averaging 27.3 points and 10.1 rebounds in his last seven games. Tyreke Evans also had a double-double with 24 points and 12 assists, while Ryan Anderson netted 18 points off the bench. Omer Asik added 10 points and 11 boards for New Orleans, which made 50.6 percent for the game and improved to 14-5 in the Big Easy. We talked about how if we can beat a team like this it would be a big step for our program, Pelicans head coach Monty Williams said. New Orleans has won three straight and six of its last seven home games, and will also welcome Denver, the LA Clippers, Atlanta and Oklahoma City to Smoothie King Center. The Sixers are mired in a five-game losing streak and feell to 1-7 in the past eight games with Saturdays 101-83 loss at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies. Nike Shox Discount. . Jerami Grant and Michael Carter-Williams scored 16 and 10 points, respectively, for Philadelphia, which made 38.3 percent for the game and have failed to score 100 or more points in each of the last 21 games. The 76ers are last in the NBA with 89.8 ppg. Memphis was Memphis in the second period, Sixers coach Brett Brown said. (The Grizzlies) are men. They are physical. Browns squad turned the ball over 24 times for 17 Memphis points and is averaging an NBA-high 17.8 turnovers. Philadelphia is winless in its last four road games and has a 5-18 record away from home. The Sixers will host Detroit and Minnesota next. The 76ers recently defeated the Pelicans, 96-81, on Jan. 16 in south Philly and were paced by Carter-Williams, who scored 22 points. Davis rested in that game for New Orleans, which had a three-game winning streak in this series come to an end. Wholesale China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Nike Basketball Jerseys Hockey Jerseys China Supply Baseball Jerseys Football Jerseys Sale Authentic College Jerseys MLB Jerseys China Stitched Soccer Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Jerseys ' ' '



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