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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Dany Heatley, Devin Setoguchi and Mike Yeo sure enjoyed their first game with the Minnesota Wild. The fans had a good time, too. This team has a much higher entertainment potential than theyve seen in years. Heatley didnt take long to make an impact in Minnesota, giving his new team a power-play goal and an assist in a 4-2 season-opening victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. "Everyones talking about our system. Weve done a good of trying to play that way, quickly," Heatley said. "I think it makes our team looks faster. The D are moving the puck well. Guys are in position." Heatley, acquired in a summer trade with San Jose, gave the Wild a 3-0 lead when he one-timed a pass threaded into slot traffic by Pierre-Marc Bouchard midway through the second period, drawing the loudest cheer of the night from the sellout crowd of 19,040. After a defensive lapse later in that frame, when Derek Dorsett beat him to the crease and found Aaron Johnsons rebound to knock in the puck for the first score for the Blue Jackets, Heatley responded less than a minute later. He zipped a perfect cross-ice pass to Devin Setoguchi, another key acquisition from the Sharks, for a textbook two-on-one goal and a 4-1 Wild lead. Like Jeff Carters arrival with Vinny Prospal to join Rick Nash on the first line in Columbus, Heatley has given Minnesota its best first line in franchise history, with Setoguchi and captain Mikko Koivu. Yeo was just as pleased by the way they played defence and away from the puck. "If they can continue to do that, then the results are going to be there. Those guys are dynamic players," he said. Even the coach let his guard down after a satisfying first night on the ice. Walking into the interview room with a serious look, Yeo flashed a smile as he approached the podium. "I was going to try to play it cool, but it feels pretty good," Yeo said. Fast-paced and aggressive is the way Yeo wants the Wild to play, and they spent a lot of time in the opposing zone, controlling most of the first two periods and prompting the Blue Jackets to pull goalie Steve Mason at the second intermission for Curtis Sanford. "It was a little sloppy at times, but were going to get better and better," Setoguchi said. "Thats just a given. But its a good start. Its a good building block for us." Defenceman Marco Scandella scored his first career goal on a power play in the first period after Matt Cullen put the Wild on the board just 70 seconds into their season on an assist by Bouchard. Mason and the Blue Jackets were beaten at home in their opener the night before, 3-2 to the Nashville Predators. The Calder Trophy winner for the leagues top rookie just a few years ago, Mason has struggled the last two seasons. He made 19 saves in this game. "We kind of hung Mason out to dry early, and when youre playing against good teams and you give them a lead like that, especially in their barn, its tough to come back," said centre Derek MacKenzie. Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves, letting in a late rebound goal by Maksim Mayorov, but the Blue Jackets misfired often on their best scoring chances. R.J. Umbergers backhander on an open net in the second period hit the post. When Backstrom played volleyball with a rebound that fluttered in front of the goal mouth, Nash charged forward but was unable to make contact with the puck before Backstrom gloved it for good. Mayorov and Antoine Vermette had a two-on-one in the third period that Vermette blew by sending his shot sailing over the net. The Blue Jackets played hard until the end, holding a 12-3 shots advantage in the final frame, but they couldnt come closer than two goals. "We definitely werent good enough," Nash said. "We dug a hole and that four-minute power play was our shot to get out of it." The Blue Jackets went 0 for 6 on the power play, including a four-minute advantage after Bouchards double minor penalty for high sticking. Theyve failed to score on their last 40 power-play chances against the Wild. "We were as flat as flat can be," coach Scott Arniel said. The Blue Jackets had won four of their last five games against the Wild, the expansion team that joined the league with them 11 years ago, but the Wild are 15-4-2 against them at home in their brief history. The Blue Jackets, whove made the playoffs only once, compared to a mere three for the Wild, werent ready to kill the buzz that Carter, Wisniewski and Prospal brought this summer. But two losses in two nights was not the start they were looking for. "I dont see any reason to panic or anything," Mason said, adding: "We had a great pre-season, and we just need to stick to what weve doing." 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He finally got one in the eighth inning, but not before hitting two two-run homers to power the Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night, giving Chicago back-to-back wins for the first time this season.With elite wrestling skills and a sledgehammer for a left hand, Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks represents a real threat to UFC champion Georges St-Pierre. "Ive never fought anybody like him. But hes never fought anybody like me," St. Pierre told The Canadian Press. "So were both unique. Were going to clash and see whos the best man." For those who have followed the career of the MMA star from Montreal, its a familiar refrain. As is St-Pierres comment that while the No. 1 contender poses a lot of problems, the champion has the solution. "Im ready. Im very well-prepared. Im at my best. Im the best I can be," said St-Pierre. The world will find out Nov. 16 in Las Vegas when St-Pierre (24-2) meets Hendricks (15-1) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will mark St-Pierres 10th title defence. He lost the first, knocked out by Matt (The Terror) Serra at UFC 69 in April 2007, but reclaimed his championship belt by beating Serra two years later at UFC 83. Since then, he has defeated Jon Fitch, B.J. (The Prodigy) Penn, Thiago (Pitbull) Alves, Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields, Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit and Nick Diaz. St-Pierre has won 11 straight since that 2009 loss to Serra and currently ranks second in the UFCs pound-for-pound rankings, behind only light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones. That record and reputation has made GSP a 2-1 favourite to beat Hendricks, odds more respectful of the challenger than in many of the Canadians previous fights. A southpaw, the 30-year-old Hendricks has won six straight since dropping a decision to Rick (The Horror) Story in December 2010. And three of those wins (T.J.Waldburger, Jon Fitch and Martin Kampmann) were emphatic first-round knockouts. A former NCAA champion wrestler at Oklahoma State, Hendricks registered just three takedowns in the five fights after Story. With three of those fights being short, he did not need to dig deep into his arsenal. But last time out, he landed 12 of 15 takedowns in neutralizing the striking game of Condit. According to FightMetric, St-Pierres numbers are much better than Hendricks. The champion is accurate on a UFC-record 76 per cent of his takedowns (compared to 50 per cent for Hendricks) and is successful defending them 86 per cent of the time (63 per cent for Hendricks). St-Pierres significant striking accuracy rate is 55 per cent (50 for Hendricks) while his striking defence rate is 75 per cent (58 for Hendricks).dddddddddddd Both men have beaten Josh Koscheck, a fighter who has also has good wrestling and power in his hands. Hendricks won a decision in May 2012 while St-Pierre earned decisions in August 2007 and December 2010. "They are similar but different," said St-Pierre. "He (Hendricks) is a leftie, he has a different style and different game. Its going to be a good fight. I look forward to it." Last time out against Koscheck, St-Pierre literally broke his face with a punishing jab and landed four of nine takedown attempts. St-Pierre landed 110 significant strikes to just 16 for Koscheck. The champion has prepared for Hendricks in his native Montreal. It has gone smoothly although his camp was forced to deny reports that he might be thinking of retirement after the fight. Trainer Firas Zahabi said his comments were misconstrued. Asked about the issue, the 32-year-old St-Pierre said he is planning his next fight rather than his retirement. "I always take it one fight at a time but Im happy with my life right now." He says there will be no shortage of challenges after Hendricks. "There are always going to be challenges," he said. "Im not above the sport. "Everybodys beatable and I always have to keep my head straight and stay humble and train hard." St-Pierre knows from experience. After dethroning future Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at UFC 65 in November 2006, his first title defence followed a truncated training camp marked by distractions that included family illness. He was knocked out by Serra in a shocking upset. St-Pierre has never made the same mistake again. As his training goes, so does his fighting. It has been a rough year for champions with Anderson Silva, Junior dos Santos and Benson Henderson losing their title within the last 12 months. "It makes you remember no matter how great you are, no matter how good youre doing, one mistake and you lose everything," St-Pierre said. He is realistic about the target on his back. "Ive been the target since I became champion because everyone wants what you have," St-Pierre said. "And its OK. "Its hard to become champion, its even harder to stay champion. I like the challenge every time. Im very motivated." cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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