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No need to overreact with Bump, Grebenkin shows bite and more as Flyers lose

No need to overreact with Bump, Grebenkin shows bite and more as Flyers lose originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Flyers’ prospects weren’t the comeback kids this time.

They fell to the Rangers, 5-2, Saturday night at PPL Center in the second of two rookie games.

The teams split the weekend series. Game 2 was chippy and sloppy.

“I felt like there were a ton of whistles tonight,” AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley head coach John Snowden said. “I didn’t think there was a whole lot of flow in general in the game.”

Ethan Samson and Alexis Gendron provided the Flyers’ goals. Gendron finished with two in the series.

The Flyers rallied to win Game 1 in overtime, 4-3. Nikita Grebenkin, who scored the winner for the Flyers, had two assists in Game 2.

• Alex Bump, arguably the most NHL-ready prospect in rookie camp, went scoreless over the weekend.

That may be seen as a disappoint to some fans who have heard so many good things about him. But it’s important to remember that a pair of rookie games won’t decide a prospect’s fate for main camp.

Two years ago, Tyson Foerster was the rookie camp headliner. He went scoreless in the two games against the Rangers. The Flyers, though, weren’t too worried about it. Foerster went on to make the big club’s roster and had a 20-goal rookie season.

Bump could be one of those complementary guys who gets better around NHL players. And it’s not like the 21-year-old winger looked bad offensively in the rookie series. He showed some of his strengths.

In the first period Saturday, he put a pass through two Rangers and right to Matthew Gard at the doorstep. But Gard was unable to get his stick on it as he streaked to the net.

• Grebenkin impressed in both games.

Not only can he make plays with quick hands and good vision, but he also competes through contact. You can see why the 22-year-old winger played seven games for the Maple Leafs last season before coming to the Flyers in the Scott Laughton trade.

“He plays with a ton of bite,” Snowden, who runs rookie camp, said. “He’s a highly skilled player, but he is not easy to play against at all. He’s going to whack you when you come off the bench, he’s going to crosscheck you, he’s going to stick his nose in there. He wants to take contact and create his space.”

• Coming off a 20-goal year for the Phantoms last season, Gendron knows he has good offensive tools. But he also knows he needs to continue to round out his overall game if he wants to climb to the Flyers.

“Last year, I thought my game grew up a little bit,” the 21-year-old winger said. “I had a chance to play on the PK yesterday and today, so that’s pretty big for me. I’m trying to be more of a complete player — PK, power play, 5-on-5.

“I’m just trying to prove that I can be an NHLer; not just an AHL guy.”

• Samson had another strong game. His second-period goal came on a missile from the circle.

“One of his greatest strengths is his shot,” Snowden said. … “He can score when he gets his opportunities.”

The 22-year-old defenseman could be a call-up option at some point this season. He has steadily improved in two seasons with Lehigh Valley.

“That’s everyone’s goal at the end of the day, to make that jump,” Samson said. “I’ve just got to keep playing my game and doing what they tell me do, and hopefully I can get to the next step.”

• Carson Bjarnason started in net and played a little over half the game, giving up three goals on 17 shots.

The 2023 second-rounder really wasn’t to blame for any of them.

He allowed a first-period power play goal to Scott Morrow, who played 14 games for the Hurricanes last season.

New York struck again in the opening minute of the middle stanza when the Flyers gave up a 3-on-1 rush. Later in the period, the Flyers surrendered a 5-on-3 power play goal.

Camp invite Joey Costanzo finished the game and stopped 12 of 13 shots.

The Rangers’ final goal was an empty-netter.

• Oliver Bonk ended up missing the second rookie game, as well. The 2023 first-round defenseman was out Friday because of maintenance.

“Just getting him ready for main camp,” Snowden said after Saturday’s loss.

One would think the Flyers didn’t feel there was any need to rush Bonk back, but we’ll see how his status trends over the course of early next week.

Denver Barkey had the night off after an excellent game Friday.

• The Flyers are scheduled to have two more days of rookie camp in Voorhees, New Jersey.

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Throwback: Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk Handles Corey Perry In Fight

The Los Angeles Kings received unfortunate news when veteran forward Corey Perry, signed to a one-year contract after spending the past season and a half with the Edmonton Oilers, was injured during a training session.

He has since undergone surgery and is expected to miss several weeks. Even at 40, Perry has proven he can still contribute, scoring 19 goals and 11 assists in 81 regular-season games for the Oilers, then adding 10 more goals in the postseason before Edmonton once again fell to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.

It’s a cruel twist of irony for Perry, who has now been on the losing side in the Stanley Cup Final in five of the last six seasons with four different teams (Dallas in 2020, Montreal in 2021, Tampa Bay in 2022, and Edmonton in 2024 and 2025).

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Detroit Red Wings fans are all too familiar with Perry from his many years with the Anaheim Ducks. He and the Ducks faced Detroit three times in the postseason (2007, 2009, 2013), with the Red Wings winning each of the last two series in seven games.

While Perry has never backed down from dropping the gloves, he likely never would have imagined himself getting handled in a bout against Pavel Datsyuk, a multi-year winner of the Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player. 

The Red Wings hosted Perry and the Ducks in their 2010–11 season opener at Joe Louis Arena, a 4–0 Detroit victory. With the game already well in hand in the third period, Perry’s frustration boiled over as he confronted Pavel Datsyuk along the half-wall.

After landing a few punches, Perry found himself on the receiving end, as Datsyuk fired back and eventually wrestled him to the ice as the sellout crowd roared in approval. 

“I’m not a very big guy to talk about what happened,” Datsyuk explained years later. "What happened, happened. It’s part of hockey, part of the show.

“When you watch a fight from the side, you see how people grab each other and try to protect themselves. So, I was trying to defend myself.” 

Datsyuk, who had already scored a goal with adding an assist, picked up his first and only Gordie Howe Hat Trick of his NHL career with the fight.

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Mets drop eighth straight, waste Brandon Sproat's excellent Citi Field debut in 3-2 loss to Rangers

The Mets blew a 2-0 lead in the final two innings and lost 3-2 to the Texas Rangers on Saturday at Citi Field, extending their losing streak to eight straight games.

Here are the takeaways...

-- The Mets let a 2-0 lead after seven innings get away, as the Rangers rallied for two runs in the eighth, started by a catcher’s interference call, and then scored the go-ahead run in the ninth.

Edwin Diaz, called upon with two outs in the eighth, gave up a game-tying double and then came back in the ninth to give up the lead.

The Rangers’ ninth-inning rally started with a line drive off Francisco Lindor’s glove. It was ruled a hit but looked like a ball Lindor should have caught. After a sacrifice bunt, Diaz gave up a two-out line drive single into right-center by Wyatt Langford to put Texas ahead.

-- Brandon Sproat was outstanding in his second major league start, throwing six shutout innings, attacking with such efficiency that he threw only 70 pitches.

He surely could have gone another inning but Carlos Mendoza was likely influenced by some hard contact Sproat gave up in the sixth inning, and went to his bullpen for Brooks Raley in the seventh.

Sproat pitched with great command, staying mostly on the corners with all of his pitches. He consistently got in on the hands of Rangers’ right-handed hitters with his running two-seamer, and kept hitters off balance with his sweeper and changeup as well.

He allowed no walks while striking out three against this team of mostly contact hitters. In two starts Sproat has a 2.25 ERA.

-- Lindor almost single-handedly manufactured a run to get the Mets on the board in the fifth inning. A good throw from Patrick Corbin might have nailed Lindor, but the throw was wild, allowing the run to score.

The shortstop led off by dropping a perfect bunt single down the third base line, then made a great read on Pete Alonso’s bloop single — daring as it was — that fell just out of 2B Cody Freeeman’s reach, going to third base on the play. And when the throw caromed off 3B Josh Jung, Lindor gambled again and took off, even though Corbin was backing up the play.

-- Soto’s solo home run in the seventh inning was a bomb into the upper deck in right field, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead. In addition, he became only the third hitter in major league history, along with Barry Bonds and Jeff Bagwell, to hit 40 or more HRs, have 30 or more SBs and 100 or more walks.

With the long ball Soto became the first Met to ever record a 40/30 season, with 40 HRs and 30 stolen bases.

-- The Rangers rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to tie the game. With Tyler Rogers pitching, the rally started when Francisco Alvarez was called for catcher’s interference on a Josh Smith swing, and Langford followed with a double into the left-field corner, putting runners at second and third.

After a sacrifice fly made it 2-1, and then a strikeout, Mendoza went to Diaz for a potential four-out save. But Diaz walkedJung and gave up a double to the right field corner by Rowdy Tellez on a hanging slider, scoring Langford to tie the game 2-2.

-- The Mets knocked Corbin out in the fifth inning, but in scoring just one run against him they really missed an opportunity against a journeyman starter who has been especially vulnerable on the road this season. The Mets had him on the ropes early, but after loading the bases with two outs, Starling Marte took strike three on the inside corner to end the inning.

The left-hander has been mediocre for years: He hasn’t posted an ERA-plus number anywhere near league average since 2019. This season he’s been a serviceable back-end starter for Texas overall, going 7-9 with a 4.36 ERA, but in 14 road starts coming into Saturday he had a 5.63 ERA with a 1.472 WHIP.

-- Brett Baty made his second baserunning blunder this week, getting picked off second base with no outs in the sixth inning, short-circuiting a potential rally when the Mets were leading 1-0.

Baty was picked off first base in the late innings earlier this week in a close game in Philadelphia, with Soto at the plate.

For some reason, Baty didn’t slide going back into second on Saturday. It looked like he may have been safe with a slide.

Game MVP: Brandon Sproat

Even in a losing cause, Sproat’s six shutout innings in his second major league start was a huge lift for the Mets, coming off Jonah Tong’s disastrous start on Friday night.

If nothing else, it offered hope for the future for the Mets.

Highlights

What's next

The Mets and Rangers close out their three-game series with a Sunday matinee starting at 1:40 p.m. on PIX11.

RHP Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.42 ERA) looks to keep his great start to his career going and will match up against LHP Jacob Latz (2-0, 2.91 ERA).

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Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s big game propels Yankees to 5-3 win over Red Sox

The Yankees beat the Red Sox on Saturday night, 5-3, at Fenway Park.

Here are the takeaways...

-Saturday belonged to Jazz Chisholm Jr. who finished with three hits, including a home run, three RBI and a run scored.

Chisholm's first RBI came in the opening inning after Cody Bellinger drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly following a HBP to Trent Grisham to lead off the game, a ground-rule double by Ben Rice, and a walk to Aaron Judge. Chisholm made it 2-0 with a soft single up the third base line fielded by Brayan Bello who had no shot at throwing out the speedster.

Despite loading the bases again with another walk, the Yankees did not score again in the inning.

Chisholm came through again in the third inning. After another walk to Judge and a single by Bellinger, Chisholm grounded one through the gaping hole on the left side of the infield to drive in his second run of the day. 

He waited until the fifth for his hardest and farthest hit ball of the game, smacking a no doubter to right center field for his 29th home run of the year. Chisholm is now one homer away from joining the prestigious 30/30 club.

-On the mound, Max Fried took the ball and pitched well enough to record the win, although the lefty labored through 5.1 innings. He allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks, regularly dealing with traffic on the basepaths. Fried's only 1-2-3 inning came in the third.

The first run Fried allowed came in the fifth by way of Alex Bregman's solo shot. Three straight one-out singles produced a run in the sixth to cut New York's lead to 4-2 and knocked Fried out of the game. He struck out six and threw 105 pitches (73 strikes).

-The Yankees' bullpen following Fried pitched well with Luke Weaver ending the threat in the sixth before Devin Williams pitched a scoreless seventh. The struggling Fernando Cruz let Boston get closer in the eighth after surrendering a solo bomb to Jarren Duran that cut the Yanks' lead to one. Cruz struck out the next two batters he faced.

-New York added an insurance run in the ninth against former Yankee Aroldis Chapman, manufactured with two outs. Judge hit his second single of the night and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Bellinger doubled him home. Judge, Bellinger and Chisholm, 3-4-5 in the lineup, combined for seven hits, five RBI and three runs scored.

-David Bednar got the save with an easy, seven-pitch ninth inning.

Game MVP: Jazz Chisholm Jr.

It was Jazz Chisholm Day at Fenway Park with the second baseman going 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and run scored.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees close out their three-game series with their division rivals on Sunday Night Baseball. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

RHP Will Warren (8-6, 4.22 ERA) will face off against LHP Garrett Crochet (15-5, 2.57 ERA).

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Yakemchuk Shines as Senators Rookies Edge Leafs in Prospects Showdown Opener

Ottawa Senators prospect Carter Yakemchuk wasted no time making his presence felt at the 2025 Prospects Showdown in Montreal. The 19-year-old defenseman scored twice and added an assist as the Senators opened the four-game rookie event with a 4–3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Yakemchuk, Ottawa’s first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft, was a difference-maker throughout the prospects game, displaying the offensive instincts that nearly earned him an NHL job last fall. 

While his first goal was a lucky bounce off a Leafs defender, his second one, which turned out to be the difference in the game, was a thing of beauty. All alone in the slot, he froze everyone with a fake shot on the forehand, then pulled the puck to his left and deposited the backhand into the open net. If you've watched any of his Calgary Hitmen junior scoring highlights from the past, it's obvious that move is a Yakemchuk favourite when he has an attacking lane to the opponent's net.

He wasn’t the only former first-rounder to make an impression. Tyler Boucher, Ottawa’s 10th overall pick in 2021, delivered one of his stronger outings since beginning his injury-plagued time with the organization. Boucher skated with confidence, won some key battles along the boards, and buried the club’s third goal with a quick wrist shot from the top of the circle.

Up front, Xavier Bourgault, also a 2021 first-rounder (Edmonton), was noticeable all day in the offensive zone. Neither Boucher nor Bourgault has been a high-achieving AHL player yet, much less live up to their NHL draft billing, so this is a huge year for both of their pro careers.

Meanwhile, Steve Halliday – Belleville's top scorer last season – also had a productive afternoon, notching a goal and an assist while making smart plays in all three zones. 

In goal, the spotlight belonged to Jackson Parsons. The Embrun native, who was named both OHL and CHL Goaltender of the Year last season with the Kitchener Rangers, played the entire game and turned aside several high-danger chances. Parsons has a chance to battle with Hunter Shepard and Mads Sogaard for AHL goaltending duty this season, and he made a good first impression on B-Sens head coach David Bell, who described Parsons as the difference in the game.

Ottawa-born Luke Haymes had a goal and an assist for the Leafs.

The Senators’ rookies will be back on the ice Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. when they face the Winnipeg Jets prospects in their second and final game of the event. That matchup will close the book on Sens rookie camp, with Ottawa’s management staff set to finalize rookie invitations to main camp, which begins next week. 

By Steve Warne
This article first appeared at The Hockey News-Ottawa

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Logan Webb takes full blame for Giants' missed opportunity in loss to Dodgers

Logan Webb takes full blame for Giants' missed opportunity in loss to Dodgers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO — After an incredible double play to end the top of the second inning and escape a no-out bases-loaded jam, a hyped up Logan Webb belted three words that could be heard loud and clear even just reading his lips through a TV screen.

“Let’s f–king go.”

A few hours later, Webb was in a much different mood speaking in a much different tone after the Giants’ 13-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Oracle Park.

The Giants ace couldn’t answer any of the media’s questions without blaming himself for the loss and acknowledging he must be better.

Webb gave up 10 hits and six runs (six earned) while striking out five and walking two through 4.0 innings before being pulled after facing his second bases-loaded jam. He also gave up one solo home run to Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Webb called his performance “unacceptable.”

“Not great,” Webb said of his outing. “I really let the team down today, but yeah. Just bad overall.”

But “great” is exactly how the Giants were feeling early in the game, when the offense got off to a strong start and scored four runs on Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw.

While San Francisco’s offense has let Webb down on multiple occasions this season, it did its part early to lay out the red carpet for a vintage Webb gem.

This time, however, Webb was the one unable to hold up his end of the bargain.

“The feeling was good,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said postgame of the team’s start. “We kind of had our way with us and got him on the run early. Scored four after giving up a run in the first. You feel pretty good about our chances, especially with Webby on the mound.

“But he just didn’t have his great stuff today. Some ground balls found some holes and then they hit some balls harder in the gaps, and next thing you know, he’s out of there after four innings. It went from a pretty good feeling to, I mean, they had 17 hits tonight, so it was tough holding them down.”

Webb had his moments, though, that seemed to have the making of a momentum push. He struck out Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy in back-to-back at-bats, and was just one out away from limiting the damage after previously giving up the homer to Ohtani to begin the inning. But Teoscar Hernandez’s RBI double brought Los Angeles within one.

By that time, Webb already had given up three runs and eight hits.

He returned in the fourth inning and escaped with no damage done, but then got himself back in a bases-loaded jam to begin the fifth before his day was done.

“Once he struck out Muncy and Freeman, we felt pretty good about where he was going from there,” Melvin said. “And then gave up the double in right center field and it just got away from him a little bit. You want to be patient with him because you want him to be able to figure it out and keep us in the game. Unfortunately it just didn’t happen today.”

Webb admitted he was overthinking a little and “trying to be cute” with his stuff, again confessing he has to be better the next time he takes the mound. And he, nor Melvin, denied the elephant in the room.

The Giants had an opportunity to move into a playoff spot with a win on Saturday after the New York Mets’ collapse continued with an eighth straight loss earlier Saturday afternoon. The Mets’ game was wrapping up just as the Giants took the field to warm up about three hours before their matchup with the Dodgers. But they were keeping tabs, and once the Mets lost, they knew what was at stake.

“Everybody knew what was going on today,” Melvin said. “We had our hitters meeting today. The game was just finishing up. Everyone knows. But we’re trying to stay pretty simple and just keep riding this momentum that we have and let’s go out and play our best game today and move on to the next day.”

Webb, too, acknowledged San Francisco’s missed opportunity.

“Obviously, it’s hard to hide from it,” Webb said. “Everyone knows what’s going on. I know about it, but I got to be better. … With that team losing, it was kind of in our hands, and I did a bad job today.

“We just got to try and go out tomorrow and, for me personally, just cheering on guys as much as I can to try and help us win a series.”

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Sharks Pull Off Miraculous Comeback, Defeat Kings 8-5 at Rookie Faceoff

Day two of the Golden State Rookie Faceoff is in the books, as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon. The Sharks’ portion of the event in Irvine has come to a close, as the only remaining game will be between the Kings and the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow afternoon.

Entering the games, the Sharks made a few changes from the night before. Cam Lund is day-to-day with an upper-body injury following a controversial hit late in the game against the Ducks. Meanwhile, Joshua Ravensbergen and Luca Cagnoni were taken out of the lineup as healthy scratches. Jack Bar and Noah Beck entered the lineup, giving the Sharks 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Meanwhile, between the pipes, Matt Davis got the start but split the time with Christian Kirsch.

The Kings got off to a hot start, with Koehn Ziemmer scoring just 15 seconds into the game. Just over a minute later, Parker Berge scored on another odd-man rush, extending the Kings’ lead to 2-0 within two minutes of puck drop. Kirill Kirsanov’s shot from the point off a Faceoff made it 3-0 just under halfway through the first period. Kenta Isogai joined the Kings’ goal-scoring party with just over five minutes remaining in the first frame.

It was clear right out of the gate that the Sharks were fatigued, both mentally and physically, due to the quick turnaround between games. As a result, decision-making was off, which created multiple chances for their opposition. The well-rested Kings were also a step quicker, and it was an overall struggle for the Sharks in the first period.

The Sharks had an opportunity to turn things around with 3:09 remaining in the period, as they got their first power play of the night. Isaiah Saville made a couple of saves for the Kings during the penalty kill, and the Sharks failed to convert on their man advantage.

The second period instantly started out with more grittiness than the first. There were a couple of scrums early, then Braden Hache was given an interference penalty for a late, heavy hit on Berge. Less than a minute after the penalty, Quentin Musty dropped the gloves with Henry Bruzstwicz after Musty threw a big hit along the boards, which earned him a boarding penalty. As a result, the Kings had a two-man advantage for over a minute.

The Sharks killed off the 5-on-3, and the remaining power play would be cut short as Kaleb Lawrence would be called for cross-checking, giving the Sharks a power play of their own after a few seconds of 4-on-4 play. Saville denied a Michael Misa one-timer with a great post-to-post save, preventing the Sharks’ second-overall pick from scoring his first goal with his new organization.

The Kings would kill off the penalty before Haoxi (Simon) Wang dropped the gloves with Lawrence. Both were given ten-minute misconducts along with their five-minute fighting majors, and went directly down the tunnel for the remainder of the period. Halfway through the period, both teams swapped goaltenders; Kirsch took over for Davis on the Sharks’ side, while LA-native Mattias Sholl entered the game for the Kings.

Kasper Halttunen got the Sharks on the board off a pass from Misa, making it a 4-1 hockey game. Moments later, Filip Bystedt added another, making it 4-2. Halttunen and Bystedt’s goals came on the first two shots that Sholl faced after entering the game, less than a minute apart.

Dawson Kerwing would get called for high-sticking Max Heise, giving the Sharks power play another opportunity. The Kings would kill it off. Musty would draw another penalty late in the penalty, and after massive chaos in front of the Kings' net, the puck would find its way to Sam Dickinson, who put it behind a sprawling Sholl to make it 4-3 with just a second remaining in the period.

After a scrum at the end of the second period, the third started with some 4-on-4 hockey. Misa’s hunt for a goal continued throughout the night, as he was once again denied in spectacular fashion when he had a two-on-one with Musty six minutes into the third.

A few moments later, the Sharks had a similar chance; this time Teddy Mutryn hit Sholl directly in the mask with his shot. The Sharks drew a penalty on that play, and on the ensuing face-off, Halttunen was high-sticked, giving the Sharks nearly two full minutes of 5-on-3 hockey. Collin Graf ripped a one-timer from Dickinson past Sholl, tying the game at 4-4.

Minutes later, Graf would make it five unanswered goals as shortly after the penalty expired, he shot from the right face-off circle, beating Sholl and making it 5-4 in favor of the Sharks. Misa’s hunt for a goal came to an end when he found the back of the net with 8:04 remaining in the game, off a pass from Musty.

The Kings got one back with 4:19 remaining, when Aatu Jamsen scored a gritty goal in the crease, making it a one-goal game once again. Mattias Havelid put away his second of the tournament, restoring the Sharks’ two-goal lead with just over two minutes remaining. Carson Wetsch added one more for the Sharks, who walked away with an 8-5 victory when all was said and done.

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