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Patrice Bergeron had four assists, two on the power play and another short-handed, to help the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Monday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Milan Lucic got the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Marco Sturm scored short-handed midway through the third for a two-goal cushion on Boston's 20th shot against Chris Mason.
Blake Wheeler and Mark Recchi also scored for the defending Northeast Division champions, who are 11-8-4. They had twice won consecutive games this season before beating St. Louis for only the third time in 18 meetings since 1996-97.
Bergeron was one assist shy of his career best at Ottawa on Dec. 19, 2006. He almost got a goal in the third but was thwarted by Mason's spectacular glove save.
Defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo had a goal and an assist, and Keith Tkachuk scored on a deflection for the Blues, who failed in an attempt for their first three-game winning streak. St. Louis had won consecutive games for the first time since taking a pair from the Red Wings in Sweden to open the season.
Boston has points in eight of its last nine games and got a strong game from backup goalie Tuukka Rask, who made his third start in place of Tim Thomas (lower-body injury). Marc Savard returned after missing 15 games with a broken left foot.
Boston had three one-goal leads before Sturm's short-handed goal.
NOTES: Tkachuk, a native of Melrose, Mass., has 33 points (15 goals, 18 assists) in 26 career games against Boston. He also scored his 200th goal with St. Louis. ... David Backes has a 16-game goal drought and Paul Kariya's is at 14 for the Blues. ... The Bruins are 3-13-2 against the Blues since 1996-97. ... The Blues have had eight sellouts in 14 home games.
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Last Friday, Manny Pacquiao returned home to the Philippines after defeating Miguel Cotto in 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas.
Since his days in the Philippine amateur leagues, the “Pacman” has always had a strong following in his native country. And as he secured another record-breaking win; his name is becoming more and more famous across the globe.
A sea of fans welcomed Pacquiao in the airport.
After winning six world titles in six separate divisions, what’s next for the Pacman?
All signs point to a welterweight showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, says that their camp is ready to set up a fight against the former world champion.
However, Pacquiao down played the build-up. He said: “We are not forcing a fight with him. It is right that he is the one challenging me, because my fights score more on pay-per-view.”
Pacquiao’s past three fights have been against top caliber boxers (i.e. Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and Cotto).
On the other hand, Mayweather recently made went back into the ring from retirement and scored a comfortable win over Juan Manuel Marquez.
For the time being, Pacquiao said that he will take a vacation with his family. He also plans to pursue a career in Philippine politics during the upcoming years.
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After all the speculation, the New York Knicks have decided not to pursue Allen Iverson.
Donnie Walsh, the team president, says that the team will not make any roster additions despite sporting a woeful 2-9 win-loss record. Walsh said that the decision to pass on the former MVP had nothing to do with Iverson. He says that integrating Iverson into the roster can affect the young players that the Knicks are trying to develop.
The 34-year-old was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies last Tuesday to send him to the free agency pool.
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