-hander threw every 10 to 15 minutes in the batting cage to stay warm, treating the time as if it were a game. Guthrie completed the fourth on six pitches. Ad

DALLAS -- Esa Lindell was surprised when he heard the announcement that hed scored his first NHL goal midway through the second period Friday night.The first one was obviously (Radek) Faksas goal, the Dallas rookie defenseman said about Faksas deflection. Lindell received an assist instead.Six and a half minutes later, another shot by Lindell went into the net, and he was credited with the winning goal in the Stars 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.After the game, Lindell wasnt so sure even that goal would remain his, because teammate Patrick Eaves was in front of the net when the shot beat goalie Ryan Miller.It feels good if it was my goal, Lindell said. That might change. Now it feels good. Its been a long time since I scored.Playing in his 17th game for Dallas, Lindell at first was credited with the goal at 9:32 of the second period that tied it at 1. A scoring change gave the goal to Faksa.I felt a little bit bad, but I need the goal too, you know? Faksa said about his second goal of the season. Im happy that he got the other one out there.Lindell impressed Stars coach Lindy Ruff.The release on both the goals, I dont think he scores unless the release is that quick. Esa did a real nice job, Ruff said.The Canucks Jayson Megna scored his first goal of the season at 5:01 of the first period.Bo Horvat set up Megnas goal by passing behind Dallas defenseman Dan Hamhuis to lead Megna into the right faceoff circle. He skated across the front of the net and put a short backhand past Niemi.Just got a really nice pass from Bo there, Megna said. Kind of caught the D in an awkward position there and was able to get around him (Niemi) and drive the net.After that, Dallas Antti Niemi shut down Vancouver and finished with 30 saves, 14 in the third period. The Canucks had a power play for the final 1:57, and skated 6-on-4 after Miller was pulled with 1:19 remaining.When they started to pinch and got all five guys involved, we needed a couple big saves and we got them, Ruff said.The Canucks had the best scoring chance in a fast-paced third period when Niemi stopped Alexandre Burrows close-range shot at 6:36.We had some chances, especially late there, Vancouver coach Willie Desjardins said. (Niemi) made a couple good saves, but its frustrating when you cant get one in that last bit.Miller made 26 saves.Vancouvers Luca Sbisa and the Stars Antoine Roussel received major penalties for fighting at 11:12 of the first period. They had each others helmets off when the linesmen stepped in to escort them to the penalty box.Game notes Megna was playing in only his fifth NHL game this season, after spending time with Utica of AHL and on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. On Friday, he took the place of LW Sven Baertschi, who was scratched after blocking a shot with a toe in Wednesdays game. ... The Stars assigned D Stephen Johns to Texas of the AHL. ... Dallas F Jiri Hudler missed his 13th game because of an illness, but he had joined his teammates for an optional skate on Thursday. ... Vancouvers last win in Dallas was on Feb. 21, 2013. The Stars have won six straight home games vs. the Canucks. ... Dallas had been 0-7-3 when the opponents scored first.UP NEXTCanucks: Theyll finish a three-game trip Sunday at Colorado.Stars: Begin a four-game trip Tuesday at St. Louis. Monta Ellis Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Tim Hardaway Jersey . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. https://www.cheapwarriors.com/1449o-dangelo-russell-jersey-warriors.html . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Matt Barnes Jersey . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Alen Smailagic Jersey .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. NEW YORK -- Jeremy Guthrie was on a roll -- against the Yankees, no less. Neither hail nor sun shower was going to stop him. No way. Guthrie neatly handled a nemesis and a 59-minute delay to pitch into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat New York 5-1 Monday night. "Tremendous competitor," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said of Guthrie. "He showed it today -- to endure an hour rain delay and go out and throw at the level that he threw." All-Star Alex Gordon, David Lough and Johnny Giavotella each had RBI doubles, and Alcides Escobar added a run-scoring triple to help the Royals end a five-game skid against New York. "Its been tough every year Ive been here to come in and get a win," Butler said. "It means a lot." Guthrie (8-6) gave up three hits over six innings, albeit to a Yankees lineup that had only four players that were with the team on opening day. Leading 5-1, closer Greg Holland was needed in the ninth when Lyle Overbay walked and Luis Cruz singled to start the inning against Luke Hochevar. Holland gave up a hit to Chris Stewart to load the bases. But Holland struck out Eduardo Nunez, Brett Gardner and Zoilo Almonte to end it for his 21st save. "Hollys been lights out for us," Yost said. Guthrie twice struck out the newest member in pinstripes, Travis Ishikawa, before Overbay homered pinch hitting for the first baseman who was claimed off waivers from Baltimore on Sunday. Overbays 10th of the year was New Yorks first long ball in six games. "Not an easy lineup to pitch, too," he said. "Obviously they have their injuries now and are missing a lot of keys so you go out there and try to attack them as best as you can." Entering 4-9 with a 5.15 ERA against the Yankees in 17 appearances -- 15 starts -- Guthrie left with runners on first and third and two outs in the seventh. Tim Collins relieved and struck out pinch-hitter Nunez to protect a 3-1 lead. Aaron Crow relieved Collins in the eighth with two on, two out and got Vernon Wells to ground out to second. The Yankees have lost two in a row after a season-best six straight wins. With the sun reflecting off the windows of a building beyond centre field, rain and hail sent fans scurrying for cover in the bottom of the third inning. The quick moving cloud was gone before Phil Hughes (4-8) threw his first pitch of the fourth. Hughes retired three straight with the faintest of rainbows arcing over the scoreboard, then the rain returned. After Guthrie got an out with his 37th pitch, crew chief Dana DeMuth called for the tarp. As "Singin in the Rain" blared over the PA system, the grounds crew struggled to cover the increasingly muddy infield, getting stuck halfway then pulliing the huge sheet off and starting again.dddddddddddd The biggest cheer of the night -- until Overbays homer in the seventh -- came when the crew finished the job. Guthries previous outing was delayed by rain at the start for over 2 hours, 30 minutes, then for 12 more minutes in the seventh by a power outage. He was better prepared for the break this time. "After last game I was trying treat it a little bit different, be a little more focused," he said. The right-hander threw every 10 to 15 minutes in the batting cage to stay warm, treating the time as if it were a game. Guthrie completed the fourth on six pitches. Adam Warren replaced Hughes to start the fifth. Hughes gave up two runs and four hits in his abbreviated outing. "He had already thrown a lot and with him coming back second, it would have been an hour-and-15-minute break for him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I wasnt real comfortable bringing him back after an hour or so." Hughes wouldve liked to stay if only because he finally felt as if he had got in a groove after the second. "Its tough. I felt like I really found something," he said. In the third and fourth innings I felt pretty good, but thats baseball." Passed over for the Home Run Derby last year at the All-Star game in Kansas City by AL captain Robinson Cano, Butler sent a drive the opposite way to right field leading off the second. Fans relentlessly booed Cano at Butlers home field during the competition last July. Captain of the AL home run team again this year, Cano again did not choose Butler -- the Orioles Chris Davis and Detroits Prince Fielder were his first two picks announced Monday. But it would be hard to object this time. Butlers long ball was only his seventh -- and hes not on the All-Star team. An out later, Mike Moustakas lined an opposite-field double to left, and Lough made it 2-0 with a shot that just landed fair down the third base line for a double the opposite way. Royals centre fielder Jarrod Dyson helped preserve the 3-0 lead in sixth when he made a diving catch of Almontes sinking liner in right-centre with Gardner on first. "I think the game was won with the Dyson play," Guthrie said. Giavotella drove in a run in the seventh, and Gordon and Escobar had back-to-back RBIs in the ninth. NOTES: When asked if SS Derek Jeter (broken ankle) could return to the Yankees this weekend, manager Joe Girardi said, "Theres always a chance. You just have to see how he does the next three or four days." Jeter went 0 for 2 with a walk and a run scored in five innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday night. ... The Royals are moving Bruce Chen (3-0, 2.41) into the starting rotation and shifting Luis Mendoza (2-5, 4.87). Chen will start Friday against Cleveland. ' ' '