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Max Verstappen labelled his aggressive defensive manoeuvre on Lewis Hamilton was all good after turning in an impressive drive to second at the Japanese Grand Prix.Verstappen held off the charging Hamilton late in the race by getting a good exit out of the final corner so the DRS advantage was not enough to drag the Mercedes close enough on the main straight. Hamilton attempted to pass on the inside of the final chicane on the penultimate lap but Verstappen moved across, forcing Hamilton to take evasive action and bail out across the corner.When asked if he thought Hamilton had more to lose than he did, Verstappen replied: To be honest I never really thought about both of those things, I was just doing my race. The car was feeling quite good, I was trying to follow Nico a bit and I think in general we did a great strategy so the car was working well.After being forced wide by Verstappen, Hamilton complained over radio that the teenager had moved under braking. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have made similar complains this season but Verstappen feels there was nothing wrong with the move and pointed out that he was never going to do anything crazy with a driver challenging for the title.Of course Lewis was closing up a lot and at the end of the race he was pushing me hard. I know hes fighting for the world championship so youre not going to do crazy things, of course, but I think in the end it was all good. I managed to keep my tyres alive and to come home in second. Of course thats also a great result for myself and I think also one of my best races so far, but also for the team and the constructors it was a very good result.You [can] see him coming in the mirrors. Already on the laps before he was closing in quite a bit there. I saw already out of Turn 14 that he had a good exit so I was using a bit of energy and defended into the last chicane, so all good.Hamilton refused to dwell on the incident in the post-race press conference, simply saying: Well, it doesnt really matter now. It has happened and we move forwards. Jayson Tatum Celtics Jersey . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Robert Parish Jersey . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record. http://www.authenticcelticsproshop.com/John-Havlicek-Jersey/ . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Bill Russell Celtics Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. John Havlicek Jersey . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. BOSTON -- The Colorado Avalanche jumped ahead early and got yet another win in Boston -- this time to end a recent skid.Matt Duchene scored his 10th goal and John Mitchell got his first, lifting the Avalanche over the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Thursday night.The Avs had lost four straight and five of six, but again came out winners in Boston, where theyve won 10 times in their last 11 visits.We were off to a good start in the first period. We got a couple quick ones and we rode that, said Nathan MacKinnon, whose short-handed goal 12:57 into the game put Colorado up 2-0.The last time the Avs lost a game in Boston was March 30, 1998, when MacKinnon was just 2 years old.I had no idea. I know weve been hot here my first three years, MacKinnon said. Thats cool.Matt Duchene, John Mitchell and Carl Soderberg also scored for the Avs. Duchenes goal 5:30 into the game was the first of three unassisted tallies for Colorado, which shut down Boston in the third period after David Pastrnak scored twice in the second to pull the Bruins within 3-2.The Avs hadnt won since beating Columbus 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 21.We found a way to score first, which was nice, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. We havent done that much lately, especially on this losing streak.Boston, coming off an overtime loss the night before at Washington, ended a streak of six straight games with a point. The Bruins are 4-1-2 in their last seven.Anton Khudobin had 18 saves for Boston, which fell behind 3-0 for the second straight night. The Bruins rallied Wednesday with three unanswered goals to force overtime before the Capitals won it 4-3. The Bruins didnt seem to have the energy for another comeback Thursday, getting just eight shots on goal in the third period.Until you can find your legs, youve got to be smart, and we werent, Boston coach Claude Julien said. We gave up some soft goals and certainly dug ourselvees a hole.ddddddddddddPastrnaks goals 1:20 apart in the second period briefly revived Boston, but the Bruins didnt score again despite outshooting Colorado 31-22 for the game.Calvin Pickard made 29 saves for the Avs.I think the second period we could have tidied it up a little bit. We lost some momentum, Duchene said. I think there is still lots of room for improvement but a start like that -- you get out to a 3-0 lead -- its pretty tough to blow that. Youve got to really play poorly and we played really solid in the third and especially in the first.Colorado led 2-0 after the first, then Mitchell made it 3-0 after forcing a turnover at the Colorado blue line and taking it the other way for a wrist shot that beat Khudobin on the stick side.It was only the 11th shot of the game for the Avalanche, who took an early lead on Duchenes 10th goal of the season and went up 2-0 when MacKinnon scored at 12:57.Pastrnak got Boston on the board with a breakaway goal just after getting out of the penalty box, then struck again on a slap shot from above the circles, the 18th goal of the season for Bostons 20-year old rising star.Game notes Avs RW Jarome Iginla played in his 1,499th career game, tying Mike Modano for 16th on the NHL career list. ... Colorado LW Gabriel Landeskogs return from a lower-body injury was delayed by an illness. Ladeskog missed his 10th straight game. ...Pastrnak and Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby are tied for the NHL lead in goals. ... Pastrnak extended his points streak to five straight games, scoring five goals and getting two assists during the span. ... Boston fell to 1-4 this season in the second of back-to-back games.UP NEXTAvalanche: Travel to Montreal for a game Saturday night.Bruins: Host the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. ' ' '