Johnson scored twice in the third period

MONTREAL — Tyler Johnson and the Syracuse Crunch were hardly intimidated by playing a road game in one of hockeys liveliest arenas. Justin Tucker Black Jersey . Johnson scored twice in the third period to lead the Syracuse Crunch to a 4-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in American Hockey League play at the Bell Centre on Friday night. Mike Angelidis and Philip-Michael Devos also scored while Dustin Tokarski made 13 saves for Syracuse (7-1-2). “Were doing everything we need to do,” said Johnson, who scored goals 2:57 apart midway through the third. “Weve started to play a full 60 minutes, that was huge. We just werent doing that at the beginning of the season but we are finally putting some things together. Theres obviously a lot to work on but were looking good right now.” Steve Quailer scored for Hamilton (4-4-2), which lost its second in a row, and Robert Mayer stopped 27 shots. Bulldogs forward Blake Geoffrion left the game and was sent to a hospital after a first-period hit by Crunch defenceman Jean-Philippe Cote. Geoffrion was caught with his head down by Cote as he drove along the boards. He was bleeding and holding his hands to his face when he skated off the ice to go to the dressing room. Hamilton coach Sylvain Lefebvre said he believed Geoffrion was injured when he fell to the ice. “Its a head injury,” Lefebvre said. “Hes under surgery right now and its not life threatening.” Geoffrion had successful surgery for treatment of a depressed skull fracture. His condition is stable and he remains at the intensive care unit at the hospital. He is out indefinitely, and the medical staff is expecting a complete recovery from his injury. Cote was not penalized for his devastating but clean hit on Geoffrion, though he did get a fighting major for scrapping with Bulldogs forward Mike Blunden, who came after him right after the hit. “To be honest, I didnt even really see the hit,” Blunden said. “I was yelling, Heads up, Boomer! and then when I saw he got smoked I just went after the guy. “Were a team and we stick together and Boomers been a big part of our team. Its unfortunate what happened and hopefully he gets well soon.” The Bulldogs, who are the Montreal Canadiens AHL affiliate, had the hockey-starved Bell Centre crowd of 18,582 chanting “Lets go, Bulldogs!” as Hamilton trailed 2-1 in the third period. “It was definitely really cool,” Hamilton forward Brendan Gallagher said. “Obviously we would have liked to have given them a better game and a better result, but we really appreciated them coming out and supporting us, and when we do get the opportunity to come back hopefully we take advantage of it a little better.” Devos gave Syracuse a 1-0 lead in the first when he deflected Dmitri Korobovs shot past Mayer for his first goal of the season. Quailer also scored his first of the season 2:07 into the second to tie the game at one. He carried the puck on the right side on a two-on-one with Gabriel Dumont and snapped a wrist shot past Tokarskis glove from the faceoff circle. Angelidis restored Syracuses one-goal late in the second when he beat Mayer between the legs from the goalmouth for his fourth goal of the season. Johnson increased the Crunchs lead to 3-1 at 7:58 of the third, finishing off a quick passing play with Richard Panik and Ondrej Palat. Panik picked up his second straight assist at 10:55 when Johnson got credit for his second goal after Paniks shot went in off his leg. Anquan Boldin Womens Jersey . Alex Schwazer said Wednesday he bought the blood booster EPO in Turkey and kept it in a box of vitamins in a refrigerator. Schwazer had hoped to replicate his feat in the 50-kilometre event in London but was tossed from the Games Monday after testing positive. Anquan Boldin Super bowl Jersey . He plans to run through them — and the Giants — Sunday. The Browns rookie running back is aware the Philadelphia Eagles piled up 191 yards — 123 by LeSean McCoy, who got 121 in the second half — last week in a 19-17 win over the Giants. http://www.theravenssportsstore.com/arthur-jones-jersey/ . With a suffocating defence and finally having some short scoring drives, the Cowboys won 16-10 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday despite again being far from perfect and still unsure of their real identity. Ray Lewis Limited Jersey . Its been a cast of rotating heroes that have been the most impressive with the Los Angeles Kings. Ray Rice Jersey . The Raptors announced Wednesday that they have signed the seven-foot centre rookie contract. WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have retained the services of centre Jim Slater, signing the centre to a US$4.8-million, three-year contract on Wednesday. The 29-year-old native of Lapeer, Mich., played in a career-high 78 games for the Jets last season, scoring 13 goals and adding eight assists. He played for the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship. Slater was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. “I told my agent right from the beginning that Winnipeg was definitely tops of my list and if everything seemed to work out then thats the place I wanted to be,” Slater said. “I think both sides were very, very fair in the dealings and it just worked out the way it did, and Im glad it did.” Slater was drafted in the first round, 30th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2002 NHL draft. He has 60 goals, 61 assists and 322 penalty minutes over 449 career games with the Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise. He said loyalty between himself and the only NHL franchise he has ever played for was a significant factor in his decision to stay in Manittobas capital. Michael Oher Jersey. “That was one of the biggest things for me going into contract negotiations,” he said. “I have commitment in this organization and the Winnipeg Jets, and having them give me a three-year deal definitely shows commitment right back.” Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff praised Slaters work ethic, his faceoff skills and even the way he ensures he stays in condition after the season ends. “Weve talked a lot within the group with respect to the type of person that Jim is, what he brings to the table, his work ethic,” said Cheveldayoff. “Hes someone that we feel very, very comfortable about bringing into our fold on a longer-term basis. He showed the commitment to us. He could have taken his opportunity to go to free agent, which players covet, and we showed the commitment to him.” Cheveldayoff said they could have traded him last year at the trade deadline but decided he was too valuable and they would try to retain him. “Hes a true professional that works hard on his game on and off the ice.” ‘ ‘ ‘

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