a 2-0 lead. Beckhams was a screamer into the second

The Montreal Canadiens have a chance at securing eight of a possible 10 points on their homestand, but may be without their leading scorer for the finale on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators. You can listen to the action live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal at 5pm et/6pm at. and on TSN Radio 1200 Ottawa at 5:30pm et/6:30pm at. The Canadiens lost Max Pacioretty to an upper-body injury in Thursdays 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks as the forward was hit from behind into the boards in the third period. Pacioretty did not return as he was sent to the hospital for precautionary reasons. Head coach Michel Therrien labeled Pacioretty as day-to-day on Friday, with his status for this game unknown. Pacioretty leads Montreal with 13 goals and 25 points. Patch is very important to our lineup. Hes kind of our biggest offensive threat, a guy that other teams have to be aware of, said Habs forward Brendan Gallagher of Pacioretty. But whether hes out of the lineup or we get him back right away, it doesnt change the way everyone needs to play. I think weve had that next-man-up mentality, and whether he is in or whether hes not, we still have to do all the things we talk about doing. ... It would be nice to have him in there. Montreal had won the first three of its five-game homestand that wraps tonight before the loss to Anaheim. David Desharnais scored and Carey Price made 23 saves. It was a good game. We competed, said Therrien. We had good scoring chances. I liked our work ethic against a first place team. But we just didnt score on the chances we had. The Canadiens, who begin a span of five straight on the road Tuesday, are expected to have forward Lars Eller back in the lineup for the first time since he suffered an upper-body injury on Dec. 5. Ellers return will shift Desharnais from center to the wing on a line with P.A. Parenteau. Price, meanwhile, figures to get the start tonight in the first of four meetings this season with the Senators. He is 16-6-4 versus the club with a 2.35 goals against average, .921 save percentage and three shutouts. The Canadiens are 5-1-2 in their last eight versus the Senators overall and 6-0-2 in the previous eight meetings at home. Ottawa, meanwhile, has begun to turn things around under new head coach Dave Cameron, going 3-1-1 since he replaced a fired Paul MacLean on Dec. 8. The Senators picked up a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, giving the club two straight wins for the first time since Nov. 4-6. Mike Hoffman scored twice in the victory, while Kyle Turris and Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist each. Milan Michalek and Mark Stone added goals and Craig Anderson posted 30 saves. Things went real good for everyone today, said Cameron. When theyre all on their games they all bring different dimensions to the game. Ottawa has not won three in a row since a season-high four-game run from Oct. 11-18 and Cameron could give Robin Lehner the start in net tonight. Lehner is 1-0-2 in four previous meetings with the Canadiens including three starts, posting a 2.83 GAA and .931 save percentage. Cheap Wholesale Air Max Shoes . Catch the game on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Tampa Bay currently holds the last of the Atlantics three automatic bids to the playoffs, but the Maple Leafs are just one point behind. Cheap Air Max Wholesale . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. http://www.cheapairmaxchina.com/ . - The Clippers have signed guard Dahntay Jones to a second 10-day contract. Cheap Air Max Shoes China . Jones, from Winnipeg, built a 3-0 advantage after three ends by scoring two in the second and one in the third. Chinas skip Bingyu Wang cut that lead to 3-1 in the fourth before Canada added another three in the fifth for a 6-1 lead. Cheap Nike Air Max Outlet . "You hate when they score," he said with some distaste at the thought. "You take pride in it. MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Dozier has been everywhere for the Minnesota Twins during a breakout season for the sweet-swinging, slick-fielding second baseman. So it was no surprise that he had his fingerprints all over an eventful ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox. Dozier started a superb double play in the top of the inning that snuffed out Chicagos chances of taking the lead and then delivered the game-winning single in the bottom of the frame to lift the Twins to a 5-4 victory Friday night. "The walk-off hit, it is what it is, but thats probably one of the best feelings Ive had in a while, to be honest with you," Dozier said of his defensive gem. The White Sox had already scored twice off closer Glen Perkins (3-0) to tie the game, and manager Ron Gardenhire decided to walk Gordon Beckham to load the bases with one out. Conor Gillaspie sent a high chopper in Doziers direction, and he had to make a split-second decision whether to come home with the throw or try to start the double play. He zipped a throw to shortstop Danny Santana, who fired a laser to Joe Mauer at first base that ended the inning. "Hats off to Danny," Dozier said. "If he doesnt have an AK-47 attached to his body, we probably dont turn the double play." Kurt Suzuki had three hits and an RBI and the Twins picked up Perkins, who blew his third save in 21 chances. In the bottom of the ninth, Daniel Webb (4-1) walked Eduardo Escobar and Sam Fuld with one out and Escobar beat the throw home with a beautiful slide to win it. The play was confirmed upon review. "I thought there was no way he made the plate, because I felt his hand on my cleat," White Sox catcher Adrian Nieto. "The replay showed he reached back with his right hand. So, he did a great job." Dozier, who is in consideration for the All-Star game thanks to his 15 home runs and stellar defencee, was mobbed by his teammates after the big hit and cheered loudly as he exited the field.dddddddddddd "Hes into the game pretty good," Gardenhire said. "Hes a fun player to watch play baseball." Beckham and Jose Abreu homered for the White Sox. Escobar drove in two runs and Ricky Nolasco gave up two runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings to help the Twins to their second straight win after a five-game losing streak. Hector Noesi gave up four runs, six hits and struck out four in seven innings for the White Sox, who lost for the sixth time in the last eight games. Nolasco got off to an inauspicious start when Beckham and Abreu hit 825 feet worth of home runs off him in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. Beckhams was a screamer into the second deck in left field while Abreus landed in the bullpen in left-centre for his 21st of the season, drawing boos from an impatient home crowd. But the offence picked him up. Escobars 22nd double of the season scored two in the three-run second inning and Suzuki drove in another to make it 4-2 in the third. Nolasco settled down after that, not allowing a runner past first base over the next four innings. But the right-hander who was brought in to stabilize the top of a lacklustre rotation has often run into problems with a big inning later in his starts and Gardenhire didnt take any chances when two hitters reached base with one out in the sixth. "I was lucky to give up just two runs to that lineup with the stuff I had," Nolasco said. NOTES: The White Sox had their 23rd multi-homer game of the season. They are 18-5 in those games. ... Twins RF Oswaldo Arcia returned to the lineup after getting two days off to try and clear his head during a 2-for-32 slump. He went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch. ... RHP Kevin Correia (3-8, 5.29) will take the mound for the Twins on Saturday against RHP Andre Rienzo (4-4, 5.67). ' ' '