PHILADELPHIA -- After making 29 saves and picking up his first NHL victory,
Anthony Stolarz said he never gave much thought about becoming the first New
Jersey native to tend goal in the NHL.
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is winning, Stolarz said after Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 victory over the Calgary
Flames on Sunday night. Being able to win your first start is huge for me and my
confidence.The 22-year-old native of Edison was backed up by goals from Michael
Raffl, Jakub Voracek, Chris VandeVelde, Wayne Simmonds and Roman Lyubimov. The
Flyers snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 10-10-3.T.J. Brodie,
Matthew Tkachuk and Alex Chiasson scored for the Flames. They are 10-13-1
overall, and 3-2-0 on a six-game trip that will end Monday night against the New
York Islanders.Its the worst we played from the start all season, Flames coach
Glen Gulutzan said. I give them credit, too. They outworked us, they outplayed
us, they were hungrier in all areas and they outpaced us. Were sitting where we
should be on this road trip.Stolarz was drafted by the Flyers in the second
round in 2012 and had been recalled six other times before making his NHL debut
as the tallest goalie (6-foot-6) in Flyers history. He said more than 30 family
and friends made the 60-mile drive to see his first NHL game.Stolarz allowed a
short-handed goal on the second shot he faced, but stopped the next 23 shots and
saw the Flyers take a 4-1 lead into the third period.I didnt want to give up
that first goal, but it happens, he said. I guess it was good to get it out of
the way early. I calmed down a little bit and the jitters went away and I was
just able to go out and play.The Flames grabbed an early lead when Brodie lifted
a short-handed backhander under Stolarzs catching arm for his first goal of the
season. It was Calgarys league-leading fourth short-handed goal.The Flyers tied
it at 17:42 when Voracek swung around the back of the net and fed Raffl for his
fourth goal of the season. Voracek gave the Flyers their first lead of the game
52 seconds into the second period with his first power-play goal. Voraceks
intended pass for Wayne Simmonds deflected off Flames defenseman Mark Giordano
and over Johnson for his eighth goal of the season.The Flyers made it 4-1 on
goals by VandeVelde and Simmonds 24 seconds apart. VandeVelde parked in the slot
and redirected a pass from Lyubimov past Johnson for his fourth goal of the
season. Shortly after the ensuing faceoff, Simmonds broke away from the Calgary
defense and put a backhander past Johnson for his team-high 11th goal.The most
disappointing part of tonight is we got out of the first and they came out in
the second and scored a bunch of goals in a short amount of time, Giordano
said.Its a disappointing loss, but we have back-to-back games and weve got to
finish this trip off on the right note. If we win tomorrow (in New York) its a
4-2 trip and thats a good trip.The Flames drew to 4-2 8:05 into final period on
Tkachuks sixth goal of the season, but Lyubimov restored the Flyers three-goal
lead with his fourth goal of the season off a Michael Del Zotto rebound.Chiasson
scored the Flames second short-handed goal of the night with 1:50 remaining.To
be honest, I think (the Flames) were a little bit tired and we took advantage of
it, Voracek said. (Stolarz) made a key save in the second period when it was
2-1. It was good to see him get his first win.Gulutzan, whose team played its
fifth game in eight nights, said there are no excuses for his players
performance.Theres no system for being outworked, he said.Game notes Flyers C
Claude Giroux moved into 10th on the Flyers all-time scoring list with his 536th
point, an assist on a second-period goal by Voracek. . Flyers D Brandon Manning
sat out with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Michael Del Zotto. ...
Flames RW Kris Versteeg returned to the lineup after missing 10 of the previous
11 games.UP NEXTFlyers: Host Boston on Tuesday night.Flames: Visit the New York
Islanders on Monday night.
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the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the
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George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled
back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. NEW YORK -- Americas pastime
might be poised to make its strongest push toward establishing a footprint in
the United Kingdom.Major League Baseball is discussing playing a two-game series
in London in 2018, and the news was met with excitement by members of the Great
Britain team competing in this weeks World Baseball Classic qualifier in
Brooklyn.British manager Liam Carroll is strongly hoping the plan comes to
fruition, and he believes such an event could be a significant step in raising
the profile of the sport in the UK.It would be amazing, Carroll said. Its
something were really hoping for. There had been rumors that it would happen as
soon as 2017. Then [the story] kind of went cold. So to see the story of the
London mayor, Sadiq Khan, coming out to New York and meeting with MLB has got us
really excited for that again.Khan threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a New
York Mets game on Sunday, and the Evening Standard reported that he met with MLB
commissioner Rob Manfred to discuss bringing major league games to London in
2018.?Im keen to make London the sporting capital of the world, Khan told the
Standard. Ive been really encouraged by my discussions with the MLB. Ive told
them there are huge baseball fans in London, all around the UK and in
Europe.Carroll said he has heard soccer stadiums discussed as possible host
venues, but its his understanding that the renovated Olympic Stadium is the
likely destination. He estimates that venue could accommodate about 50,000
spectators when configured for baseball.Longtime MLB relief pitcher Trevor
Hoffman, who serves as bullpen coach for the British WBC team, sees MLB games in
the UK as a logical step toward expanding baseball awareness abroad.I think it
would be great, Hoffman said. I know Liam and the staff has put in a lot of time
to try and develop the grass roots and bring baseball to the forefront as a
sport. Its something thats going to ttake time, but I think it would be great to
go over to Europe and show off the game of baseball.
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Barry Larkin, who is managing the Brazilian team at the WBC qualifier, echoes
the sentiments about growing the game but said the process of playing abroad is
a difficult one for athletes who already play a 162-game schedule in a 181-day
window.I think it would be fantastic in terms of growing the game
internationally, Larkin said. But logistically, thats a long, long way to go to
play some baseball games.Larkin said the most realistic scenario would be
similar to what MLB did when it opened the 2014 regular season in Sydney,
Australia. That year, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers were
given several days off before and after playing two games abroad. Both teams
then resumed the regular season a week later after several exhibition games.As a
member of the San Diego Padres, Hoffman played regular-season games in
Monterrey, Mexico, in 1996 and 1998, and in Hawaii in 1997. He was also with the
Padres when they played an exhibition series in China in 2008. He understands
the difficulties involved in holding such events but believes the benefits far
outweigh the negatives.I think you have to have that growth mentality, Hoffman
said. You re growing the game in different parts of the world. I understand it
does conflict with some guys routines, but I think having done it and looked
back, its the opportunity of a lifetime.Ultimately, if the myriad details can be
worked out, MLB games in London would signify a landmark event in the mind of
Great Britain second baseman Richard Klijn, who grew up in Cark, Cumbria.That
would be something for English people to really think baseball is more than just
a hobby, Klijn said. It would be huge. ' ' '