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BOSTON -- Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defence by the New York Rangers. A rare rough day for goalie Henrik Lundqvist certainly helped, too. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in the final period after Johnny Boychuk broke a tie in the second, Lundqvist gave up more than four goals for the first time in 152 games, and Boston beat New York 5-2 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. "Some games youre going to get more goals, some maybe less," Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said, "but the important thing was we were trying to focus on playing hard until the end." New Yorks best period was the second when it outshot Boston 16-9. The Rangers then allowed two goals in the third. "We gave it to them," said Lundqvist, last years Vezina Trophy winner as the NHLs top goalie. "I thought we played great. I didnt think they had to work really hard to get a couple goals there. We just made it really tough on ourselves." Games 3 and 4 in the best-of-seven series will be played in New York on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Rangers played their best period of the series in the second, but Brad Marchand gave Boston a 4-2 lead just 26 seconds into the third. Patrice Bergeron carried the puck in deep on the right side and passed across the crease to Marchand, who had gotten behind defenceman Dan Girardi for a tip-in. "We felt really good going into the third, and to have that type of goal go in -- its just two-on-two -- it hurts you," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "We couldnt generate anything, and then theyre just going to fill the middle and theyre just going to jam you." The Bruins went ahead to stay, 3-2, at 12:08 of the second period when Boychuk, who had one goal in the regular season, shot a 40-footer inside the near post for his third playoff goal. The shot got through several players before it sailed past Lundqvist. "It was definitely a screen," Boychuk said. "All I had to do was hit the net because there were a couple of guys in front of him." Boston never trailed as rookie Torey Krug scored the first goal before Rangers captain Ryan Callahan tied it. Gregory Campbell made it 2-1, and New York pulled even again on Rick Nashs goal, his first of the playoffs after he led the Rangers with 21 in the regular season. Now the Rangers find themselves in a familiar position, down 0-2. They lost the first two games of their first-round series in Washington, won the next two in New York before losing Game 5 on the road. But Lundqvist posted consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 against the Capitals when the Rangers faced elimination. "Weve done it before," Lundqvist said, "but I think we are playing a better team now so its going to be tough to do it." Theres also the matter of his left shoulder that was hit by Daniel Pailles shot in the third period. Lundqvist rubbed it after the game and said, "Well take a look at it." Tuukka Rask was solid again for Boston, stopping 35 shots. "You have to give Tuukka a lot of credit," Julien said. "Turnovers and giveaways in the second period are not something we do too much, and it could have been disastrous." After the second period, "I told guys to play to win," he said. "I dont like our team when we are back on our heels and protecting a one-goal lead that way." Marchand gave the Bruins a two-goal advantage when he scored on a play just like the one that gave Boston a 3-2 overtime win on Thursday night. "It was very similar. I was kind of hanging back there backdoor, and Bergy made an unbelievable pass again," he said. "Its always good to get a couple-goal lead early in the third." Lucic made it 5-2 at 12:39. He skated into the New York end and gave the puck to David Krejci, who was stopped by Lundqvist, but Lucic converted the rebound. The last time Lundqvist allowed more than four goals was March 9, 2011, in a 5-2 loss to Anaheim. In the next 151 games, in the regular season and playoffs, he allowed four goals just 13 times. Tortorella remains confident despite the five goals Lundqvist gave up Sunday "I dont need to evaluate Henrik," he said. "We know what Henrik is." It takes more than consecutive losses to rattle Lundqvist. "Im confident Im going to go home and try to play a strong game in the next one," he said. After a series in which the teams were basically even throughout the first game and the first two periods of the second, the Bruins arent overconfident. "We didnt play our best," Marchand said. "They had a lot of opportunities that if they wouldve converted on, then it would be a completely different story right now. I think especially in the second period, they took it to us, but we were able to bounce back. Its definitely a very even series." NOTES: Lundqvist has started New Yorks last 29 games against Boston. ... The Bruins played their second straight game without injured veteran defencemen Andrew Ference, Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden. ... A Bruins defenceman got a goal or an assist on each of the teams goals. ... The margin of victory was more than two goals for just the second time in 26 games between the Rangers and Bruins. ... In their nine playoff games, the Rangers have scored just twice on 35 power plays. They are 0-for-7 against the Bruins.Raptors Jerseys China . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. 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The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season.OTTAWA -- Jack Eichels painful scream was so loud, it could be heard throughout the rink.It occurred during the Buffalo Sabres final practice of the preseason, on Oct. 12, when he suffered a high ankle sprain. The injury forced the 20-year-old forward to miss the first 21 games of the season. Without him, the Sabres wobbled out of the gates at 7-9-5, dead last in the Atlantic.Eichels return Tuesday night helped the Sabres to a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. He scored a goal and added an assist and finished the game with five shots and a plus-1 in 17:08 of ice time.It was anxious getting out there before the game because I havent played in a while, the 2015 No. 2 draft pick said.It was a solid first step for Eichel and the Sabres. He was rusty, but thats understandable given the injury. He worked hard to get back and wanted to have an immediate impact -- which he did -- but his full recovery will be a slow process.Positionally, he was sound. He didnt have his normal explosive first stride, at least on every shift, but that will return in time. His biggest impact came on special teams -- both of his points came on the power play within the first 10 minutes of the game -- which the Sabres have missed most.He adds a big dimension to our team, Sabres coach Dan Bylsma?said. Theres speed and, right from the beginning on the power play, theres a different level of execution, a different level of speed.Theres a trickledown effect and a better balanced lineup when Eichel is healthy and productive. Offseason transactions by Sabres GM Tim Murray -- signing right winger Kyle Okposo, for instance -- were intentionally made to complement Eichel and the rest of the young talent on the team, so when he went down, it was a difficult way to begin the season.After Tuesdays game, Eichel admitted he hit a wall in the second period but was able to settle down again in the third. He said the ankle felt good, but he expects to feel discomfort in the morning and in the foreseeable future.A high ankle sprain is one of the worst injuries for a hockey player. A broken bone would be better in some ways, rather than dealing with the sprain because of the location of the injury. The natural skating motion is not conducive for these types of injuries to heal properly. When a player uses his inside edge to dig in, hes putting direct pressure on that injured ligament. The mechanics of skating put repeated stress on the ligament. Plus, unlike a knee injury, a player cant put a brace on an ankle to prevent the stress that comes with skating.One longtime NHL trainer said ligaments often take eight to 12 weeks to fully heal.During 2009-10, then-Boston Brruins forward Milan Lucic dealt with a high ankle sprain the entire season and was limited to 50 games.dddddddddddd He had pain and weakness pushing off the entire season and was never right until he had time to rest and rehab during the offseason.Even though Eichel is coming back, its going to take him many months to get back to the player he was before the injury, said the trainer.If this injury had occurred during the postseason, Eichel could have had a cortisone shot as a short-term fix, but since it happened before the season, the team thought it best to rehab with strength training. Eichel has been able to maintain his fitness during this process, but it will take time to get his powerful stride back to 100 percent.Its possible he will retweak it again, the trainer said. He could set himself back, maybe not to Square 1, but you definitely set yourself back again. You see a lot of players with these injuries come back after six or seven weeks, maybe a little too early, tweak it again and be out for another month. They limp through the season. Eichel will likely limp through the rest of the season with this.Its common for a forward to return from this type of injury sooner than a defenseman or goalie would. For goalies its especially worse, given the constant up-and-down motions of the position, particularly the butterfly. Case in point: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop suffered a high ankle sprain during the Eastern Conference finals last spring. At the time he said he thought he had broken his leg because the pain was so severe.Eichel will have to deal with this for the remainder of the season.Its something you kind of have to get used to, Eichel said. Talking with guys that have had it before and went through it, its not going to be 100 percent where you can completely forget about it.Its a matter of maintaining it and preparing properly in order to be effective. Theres a bigger picture here, more than just one game. Were talking about the development of a franchise player.In the Golden Age of young talent in the NHL, Eichel is in the class of future elite players, joining the likes of the?Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid, Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau, Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele, New York Rangers Jimmy Vesey and Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews. Eichels return is timely for a number of reasons.The Sabres need him. The NHL needs him.It was almost impossible to hear his jubilation after his first goal of the season Tuesday night, but you can bet it was just as loud as his painful scream seven weeks ago. ' ' '