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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — can converge.” period for his fourth of the The St. Louis Blues have one of Anaheim came into the game season. the NHL’s worst power-play seventh in the league in kill- Schenn extended St. Louis’ units. Except when it comes to ing penalties but dropped to lead to 2-0 midway through the facing the . 10th after the game. Six of the second period with a shot from The Blues converted on all 12 power-play goals the Ducks the top of the left faceoff circle three of their chances with the have allowed have been to the that beat Gibson while he was man advantage in Wednesday Blues. being screened. Schenn leads night’s 3-2 victory over the “It seems like a moving the Blues with 11 goals, includ- last-place Ducks. target. You plug one hole and ing three against the Ducks. “I thought (assistant coach something else starts leaking,” Comtois got Anaheim on Jim Montgomery) and the coach said. the board with less than six players really broke down Jordan Binnington made 27 minutes remaining in the sec- how we were going to attack saves for St. Louis, which has ond. Binnington got a glove on Anaheim’s kill,” Blues won all four meetings against Troy Terry’s shot, but the puck coach said. the Ducks this year and six of remained loose in the crease, “These low plays around the their last seven dating to last allowing Comtois to crash net were open and they did a season. the net and pounce on the good job and took advantage Binnington returned to the Associated Press rebound. of it.” Blues’ net after giving up four St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) battles with Comtois has six of his team- , Brayden goals in 31 minutes last Satur- Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Comtois (53) during the second leading nine goals in the last 12 Schenn and Zach Sanford each day at San Jose. When he was period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, in Anaheim, Calif. games. had a goal for St. Louis, which pulled, he lost his composure Sanford put St. Louis back on is 6 for 10 with the man advan- and went after three San Jose top by two with 6:52 left after tage against Anaheim this players before leaving the ice. minder had a succinct answer: 18 shots. The Ducks have a scramble in front for his sev- season. Overall, the Blues have “I think he knew coming in “I was (ticked) off.” dropped five straight games by enth of the season. scored on just 17.1% of their after what happened last game “Special teams all around one goal. Rakell brought the Ducks to power plays — which ranks that he wanted to step up and was good tonight. We did “The frustrating things are 3-2 with nine seconds to go. 24th in the NHL. be the leader that he is for our a good job battling. A lot of the one-goal games. We’re The left wing has five points, “It has been a long time com- team and be our backbone. scrambles in front and for the right there and knocking on the including two goals, in his last ing now. Hopefully we can Tonight he got the result and most part went our way,” said door and have to find a way three games. Trevor Zegras, keep this momentum on the played great,” Krug said. Binnington, who snapped a to keep one or two out of our the ninth overall pick in the power play going,” said Torey Binnington’s postgame avail- three-game losing streak. net,” Eakins said. 2019 draft, got an assist for Krug, who assisted on the first ability was the first time he has Max Comtois and Rickard Sundqvist took a pass from his first NHL . He is the two goals. “Our attack mental- spoken publicly since the San Rakell scored for Anaheim, in front, spun third-youngest American-born ity was a lot better. If we know Jose game. When asked what which is 0-6-2 in its last eight around and put in a wrist shot player to record a point for it is coming toward the net we prompted his outburst, the net- games. John Gibson stopped with 5:15 remaining in the first Anaheim at 19 years, 348 days.

NHL Restrictions help players appreciate hockey more By Stephen Whyno Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom said AP Hockey Writer the activities vary to pass the time alone in hotel rooms: “There’s video games, Instead of going out to dinner with his movies, stuff like that. You’ve just got to fiancee after coming home from practice, adjust to it, I think, for now.” takes his dogs on long Adjust but not complain. McDavid and walks to get out of the house and enjoy Giordano said there will be none of that, some fresh air. given the havoc the virus has wreaked “It’s nice that I can still do those on life and work around the globe. And things,” the Boston defenseman said. the focus on hockey isn’t such a bad thing NHL players and their families are lim- with so many games packed into a con- ited in what things they can do this sea- densed schedule. son by coronavirus protocols designed to “We’re so busy with games every other keep them safe and games on track, and day, so a lot of the times we’re just try- those rules go further than other leagues. ing to prepare for that next one and get- There aren’t NHL-approved restaurants ting your body rested and recovered,” to frequent on the road like in the NBA, Johnson said. “Even if we could be doing and players are limited to their home or stuff, I don’t know how much we really the team hotel and the rink except for would be.” emergencies, so there isn’t much to do NO ROAD BLUES outside of playing hockey. Associated Press The St. Louis Blues have won eight of “Hockey’s our life, for sure,” Philadel- St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug, center, skates with the puck as their first 10 road games. Defenseman phia’s Kevin Hayes said. “It’s what we Anaheim Ducks left wing Sonny Milano, left, reaches in and Ville Justin Faulk said even though players get paid to do. It’s how we make a living. Husso watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, in haven’t being able to enjoy a postgame But now that you actually can’t do any- Anaheim, Calif. “soda” together and hang out away from thing else, it definitely makes you appre- the rink, the on-ice product is working. ciate it more.” “It’s tough, a little bit, but we’re so ing and have their eyes on the prize this “Our team’s comfortable being on the It has never been easier for players to lucky to be able to come into the rink and season. road,” Faulk said. “It doesn’t bother us. say they’re doing it for the love of the do what we love to do and be working,” “You definitely miss the moments, … You’re very limited on what you can game, especially given that 20% of their Edmonton captain and league-leading especially with new guys, of being able do, but we’re still trying to enjoy our time paychecks are being held in escrow and scorer Connor McDavid said. “We don’t to go out to dinner, have a couple drinks around each other and try to create as 10% deferred to future years because of forget about that.” and just interact with their spouses, much of team chemistry as we can on the pandemic revenue losses. Already strict It’s still an unnatural existence, con- as well,” Carlo said. “That’s definitely road with what we’re limited to.” protocols were updated in February to fined to the rink and the hotel on the road missed and it’s been a hard adjustment, SCUFFLING SABRES “strongly recommended that household and encouraged not to leave home much but for the most part during the year, I The are in yet another members limit their discretionary activi- the rest of the time. Though, as Stanley feel like we’re pretty dialed in to hockey seemingly annual tailspin, and no one ties outside of the home” and encourage Cup-winning Tampa Bay forward Tyler and we kind of just want to get our rest appears to have an explanation of how things like grocery and food delivery to Johnson pointed out, “This is way better when we can. On those days off, it defi- they might escape it. reduce public contact. than the bubble life” that was required to nitely becomes longer.” “I don’t have a cliché answer for you,” Restricting some personal freedom, complete the 2020 . Calgary captain Mark Giordano said, captain Jack Eichel said Sunday, after the players say, is a worthwhile price to pay Now, it’s more of a balancing act for “Trying to find ways to break up your Sabres dropped back-to-back 3-0 shutouts to get to earn a six- or seven-figure salary. players, who know what they’re miss- day is the No. 1 challenge” this season. to the last weekend. Classifieds EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

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ern Conference action on March 19. staff. “That’s coming up quick. I never Edwardsville’s streak of nine oys feel prepared,” Martin said. “My only straight postseason appearances, B Football hope is that it’s all relative and we’re including a second-round appearance Continued from Page B1 Continued from Page B1 in better shape than our opponent.” and 8-3 record last year, will have to Preparing for the fall season after wait until next season. maximum of six hours of contact per practicing throughout the summer The Tigers will play each South- the Tigers. week. and trying to do the same in the western Conference team once, start- “Shaun is a big part of our team. He Edwardsville was also busy last spring are two different things, espe- ing with Alton on March 19, before plays big and screens and rebounds summer before the traditional fall cially coming off the ninth coldest playing a final game against a league and has a similar role to what Nic Hem- season was moved to the spring of February since 1899. team to be determined by the final ken had for us last year, which was an 2021 on July 29. Martin said there’s a lot of work standings with the top two teams extremely valuable part of our offense,” Martin saw good and bad out of still to do after watching his kids run going head-to-head in a conference Battas said. using the contact days to prepare his through the first practice. championship game. “He’s skilled and he can score in the team for the upcoming season. “We’re not in game shape yet,” Following the Week 1 game against post, but he’s also a great passer. We “It’s a fine line,” Martin said. “Any Martin said. “This whole year has Alton, the Tigers will host Belleville have some plays where we treat him time you are practicing and you’re been unusual. I’m just grateful that East on March 26 and East St. Louis almost like a guard and have him play on working on technique, skill and your we have an opportunity and the on April 2 and goto Belleville West on the perimeter where he can make some assignments, it’s going to make you kids have an opportunity. It’s been April 9 and O’Fallon on April 16 with threes.” better but it’s also a lot of practices strange. There are a lot of things we the final game scheduled for April 23. As a sophomore, Pacette got limited without the reward of games. You don’t control.” Martin said the team will start varsity playing time, mostly when Hem- can make football boring.” A shortened season with just six focusing on the Redbirds next week. ken or other players were in foul trouble. That reward is coming with Week 1 regular-season games and no post- “This week will still be about us,” This year, though, Battas feels that less than two weeks away when the season is just an example of things Martin said. “Next week, we’ll start Pacette has taken his game to a new level. Tigers travel to Alton for Southwest- out of the control of the EHS football focusing on Alton.” “We had a limited summer, but Shaun got the most out of it and he’s gotten a lot better,” Battas said. “He already has the intangibles down, like working hard and setting screens. Things like shooting and time. passing are skill stuff that he will con- “We felt like we were tinue to get better at.” irls going to win last time, so we For the most part, Pacette gives himself G had to come out and play a passing grade as he makes the adjust- Continued from Page B1 really hard and try to shut ment to varsity basketball. down their best players,” But he knows that his effectiveness and beat O’Fallon 67-62 said Dowell, who scored a probably won’t be judged by thunderous in , the Panthers career-high 25 points in the dunks or a barrage of 3-pointers. watched a 13-point lead last meeting between the two “The pace of the game is faster, and the two minutes into the third teams. athleticism of the opponents is a lot bet- quarter shrink to 32-26 after Knolhoff added, “holding ter, but I think I’ve made a pretty good Macy Silvey knocked down them to only 16 points in a transition,” Pacette said. “For guys like a 3-pointer in the corner with half was pretty impressive.” Brennan and Gabe (James), I try to set 4:36 left in the third. Harris finished with a them up with assists from the top of the O’Fallon, though, game-high 18 points for the key.” answered with a 14-1 run Tigers. She was the only Battas, in his third year as Edwards- that included five of Aubrey Edwardsville player in dou- ville’s , was a longtime Mister’s team-high 15 points ble figures. assistant under former head coach Mike to take a commanding 46-27 Silvey had seven points Waldo. lead with 6:08 remaining in and Evans added six points. During that time, he has seen plenty of the game. Jeff Helmkamp | The Intelligencer The Tigers shot 16 of 48 players like Pacette, whose biggest contri- Edwardsville missed eight Edwardsville’s Sydney Harris scores in traffic on an (33 percent) from the field, butions to the team can’t be measured by straight shots from the field offensive putback in the first half against O’Fallon on including 3 of 19 from statistics alone. and turned the ball over four Wednesday. 3-point range after hitting 10 “He reminds me a lot of some other times during the stretch. of 17 in Thursday’s win over Tiger guys we’ve had over the years “They do a great job of have been inching closer and O’Fallon hit four of its first the Panthers. because he does a lot of the dirty,” Battas scoring in transition. They closer the past three years. six. Joining Mister in double said. “(Senior) Jalil Roundtree gets a lot turned us over and just beat “This means a lot for us. “Their shots fell early and figures for the Panthers of credit for assists, but Shaun deserves us down the floor. Mister hit We’ve been preparing for ours didn’t,” Happe said. were Dowell, with 15 points, some credit for getting guys open. He’s a couple of shots that were them because they are our “We do a lot of shooting from Lovelace, with 12 points, and not afraid to throw his body in there.” daggers when we went to biggest rival,” Dowell said. the perimeter and they didn’t Bell, with 11 points. In a year marked by the COVID-19 help and she was wide open. “Once we saw we could hang fall here tonight.” O’Fallon made 23 of 42 pandemic, there will be no state series for That’s what a senior does,” with them, it became less Tyana Lovelace scored (54.7 percent) shots from the the 2020-21 season and the regular season Happe said. intimidating. We knew we eight straight points for her field. will end on March 13. It was cruise control from could beat them. The past team in the first quarter, “It’s a matter of … who It may not be the season that Pacette there for the Panthers, who few games against them have helping them take a 15-8 lead wants it more and who and his teammates wanted, but they are led by as many as 20 points given us more and more con- after eight minutes. knows their stuff a little bit thankful to be able to play. (51-31) down the stretch. fidence.” A 3-pointer from Sydney better,” Happe said. “We “It’s crazy to think that three weeks It was the first regular- The finish was just as Harris and lay-in from Elle have to be more confident in ago, we didn’t know if we would play a season win for O’Fallon over tough as the start for the Evans pulled EHS to within what we do. We were 10-0 game, and now we’re 10 games into the Edwardsville since Jan. 13, Tigers, who fell behind 8-2 19-14 with 2:49 to go in the going into this game and you season with two weeks left,” Pacette said. 2003 — last year’s came in five minutes into the game. second, but the Panthers would have never known “It’s been a strange year, but finally get- the Class 4A Pekin Sectional Edwardsville missed four closed the half on an 8-2 run that going into the start of ting to play basketball is a lot of fun.” semifinals — but the Panthers of its first five shots, while to take a 27-16 lead into half- this game.” Locate a Lawyer Your guide to local attorneys in every area of expertise

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