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DALLAS | The Canadian, who had lost in his previous three games, was looking to return to Montreal with a record of .500 during those seven away games. Despite the challenge from the Stars, one of the best teams in the Western Association, the Habs accomplished their mission. A first since the 2018-2019 season.

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Martin St-Louis' side quickly endured a chaotic start to the game which saw the locals score first in the 11th second and ultimately win 4-3.

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But it was time for an end. The visitors saw their rivals, the best team still trailing, score two goals in the final four minutes to move within a point. It smelled burnt.

It was four minutes in which the young Canadian team could learn. And since you learn better from winning than from losing, everyone left the American Airlines Center with a smile on their face.

Slafkovsky is confident

The Habs owe this victory primarily to the commitment of their attackers. As the evening progressed we saw them heavily involved in forechecking and defensive retreats. This efficiency allowed them to cause numerous turnovers at their own blue line and launch a quick attack.

In some of them, Juraj Slafkovsky was the focus. Furthermore, it was his hard work reaching Sam Steel that laid the foundation for Jordan Harris' first goal of the season.

“We should give him voluntary support,” said the defense attorney at the end of the meeting.

If this first game of 2024 is synonymous with what awaits Slafkovsky this year, that's a good omen. In the morning, St-Louis reiterated that the Slovakian was getting more and more involved with the opposing goalkeeper and that he knew how to take advantage of the moments when he was there.

On the Canadian's first goal, Nick Suzuki's, the 19-year-old athlete put in a great performance, using his size to attack the top of the slot and provide his captain with a precise relay.

The big forward is gaining confidence and that can only be good news for his linemates Suzuki and Cole Caufield.

Barely

The performance of the first trio should also be highlighted. Suzuki led the team with a goal and an assist, while Cole Caufield celebrated his 23rd birthday by scoring a goal for the third straight game. This is an indication that he may have found his touch again.

The Canadian players can therefore build positively on the start of 2024. The Habs also managed to stop the second-most offense on the Bettman circuit…for 56 minutes.

Thanks to Samuel Montembeault, who stopped the always dangerous Joe Pavelski twice in the third period.

In short, the Canadian returns to Montreal with seven points out of a possible 14.

“If we end this trip with a win, we will come back with a .500 record. If you had given us that before we left, we would have told ourselves it would be a success,” the Canadian head coach explained after his team’s morning training.

We succeeded, but only just. After collecting five out of six possible points, things got even worse later. However, it has to be said that the quality of the opponents was significantly higher than that of the opponents before Christmas.

Alianza Lima continues to prepare for the start of Liga 1 in 2024. However, this is a footballer who has not yet defined his future and has not yet been seen in training Carlos Zambrano. That's why we ask ourselves: What does the defender do while the blue and white team prepares for the season in Matute?

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Carlos Zambrano travels as Alianza Lima continues its pre-season preparations

via social networks, Carlos Zambrano He usually shares his daily life via Instagram. For example, in these weeks he published some postcards and videos of his separate training with a trainer.

Zambrano's future in Alianza is not yet clear. Photo: Instagram.

However, in the last few hours he surprised by posting a video in which he took a plane ride. Although there is no concrete information about his continuity in the blue and white team, everything indicates that he will not continue for the 2024 season.

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The small group even shared a photo from training earlier in the year. However, neither Zambrano nor Santiago García were in the picture.

The hard training of Carlos Zambrano. Photo: Instagram.

Which clubs did Carlos Zambrano play for?

Carlos Zambrano began his career abroad. Specifically, Germany was the country where he made his professional debut and went on to have a long career with various European clubs.

• Schalke 04
• St. Pauli
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• Ruby Kazan
• Dynamo Kyiv
• PAOK
• Basel
• Boca Juniors
• Lima Alliance.

How many titles has Carlos Zambrano won in his career?

Carlos Zambrano won titles in Germany, Greece, Switzerland and Argentina. In addition, he hosted the 2023 Apertura tournament with Alianza Lima.

• German Cup (Schalke 04)
• Greek Cup (PAOK)
• Swiss Cup (Basel)
• 2 trophies of the first division in Argentina (Boca Juniors)
• 2 Argentine League Cup (Boca Juniors)
• 1 Argentine Cup (Boca Juniors)
• Apertura Tournament 2023 (Alianza Lima).

CLEVELAND – Max Strus scored 24 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers had their highest-scoring game of the season as they beat the Washington Wizards 140-101 on Wednesday night to open a two-game set.

Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points in 24 minutes, helping Cleveland snap a two-game losing streak. Caris LeVert added 21 points in 23 minutes and Jarrett Allen had 17 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists.

The teams will meet again on Friday evening in Cleveland.

Cleveland had a 62-36 rebounding advantage, with Tristan Thompson scoring nine points and Georges Niang scoring eight points and 15 points off the bench. The Cavs shot 53.5% and made 20 3-pointers.

Kyle Kuzma scored 16 points for Washington. The Wizards have the third-worst record in the NBA at 6-27 and have not won consecutive games since February 28 through March 2, 2003.

Daniel Gafford, Mike Muscala and Corey Kispert each added 12 points.

Allen, a 6-foot-11 center who made the East All-Star team two years ago, is averaging 21.2 points, 16.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists over the last five games.

The Cavaliers are 6-3 since learning they would be without point guard Darius Garland (broken jaw) and power forward Evan Mobley (left knee surgery) until February.

There were 14 lead changes in the first 10 minutes, and neither team had a double-digit lead until Mitchell beat the halftime siren with a 3-pointer to give Cleveland a 67-55 lead. Strus had 21 points and all five of his three-pointers came in the half.

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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships are still underway, but the cities that will host the popular annual tournament in 2026 were announced Wednesday.

According to multiple sources, including The Athletic, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota were actually the big winners. An official announcement will follow on Friday, at the end of the current issue.

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Therefore, the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Wild, and the 3M Arena at the University of Minnesota will be the two arenas used for the occasion.

The United States had been chosen to host the event and cities such as Tampa and Las Vegas were considered, but Seattle was reportedly the other finalist in the selection process. This is the third time the competition has been held in Minnesota, following 1982 and 2005.

As a reminder, the 2024 edition will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 2025 event will take place in Ottawa.

Martín Cauteruccio, Sporting Cristal's brand new signing, is denounced by Argentina's Independiente. According to journalist Nelson Lafit, the Argentine team will demand $5 million, which corresponds to his release clause.

Independiente will sue Martín Cauteruccio, the club recently founded by Sporting Cristal

This Wednesday, January 3, Sporting Cristal presented its new signings from abroad: Gustavo Cazonatti, Santiago González and Martín Cauteruccio. By the way, it became known that the Argentine striker is being sued by the King of Cups because he “believes that he unilaterally breached his contract.”

Martin Cauteruccio is denounced by Independiente. Photo: X

Likewise, as the communicator announced, Independiente will demand the $5 million in accordance with the exit clause. “The club claims to have paid the debt owed to the footballer in Agremiados on time,” he wrote on his Twitter account.

What did Martín Cauteruccio say after his presentation at Sporting Cristal?

During a press conference, the 36-year-old striker assured that it was a privilege to be part of the Sporting Cristal family. Likewise, he said that he spoke to Jorge Cazulo before joining the Rime cast.

“It's an honor to be part of this team,” said the Argentine, who was accompanied by Joel Raffo, president of the club, Gustavo Cazonatti and Santiago González, Rímac's latest reinforcements.

It's only been two weeks since Jacques Martin took over as manager of the Ottawa Senators, but the Franco-Ontarian's frustration is already starting to set in, especially given performances like those on Tuesday night.

At the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the “Sens” allowed five goals in the first period and lost 3:6. The damage was quickly done and the late comeback was of no use.

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It's a scenario repeating itself for the Ottawa team, which has also missed comfortable leads since Martin took over on Dec. 18. The interim coach tries to limit the damage with a 3-4-0 record, but he's slowly having enough.

“It's a lesson we've learned about the level of competitiveness we need to have. We just have to do things faster. […] “We win a game and then we are the team we were before,” he explained at a press conference.

“At a certain point in the season or in your career you can no longer make excuses,” the 71-year-old continued about his team. They have to decide what they want to be. It's not like there are a lot of first years on this team. They've been through this before, so I think they need to make a change. Above all, they must change their state of mind.

Constancy

The frustration is at least shared by the other team members. In Martin's opinion, it's not one or two players who need to give more, but most of them.

Quebecer Thomas Chabot is not to blame, he is perhaps the best of his team since returning to play on December 31st. The defender picked up three points and maintained a +3 lead in two games.

“You’re not going to win a game in the National Hockey League if you allow five goals in the first period,” he said. It's clear and simple. Especially not against a team like Vancouver, which has had a lot of success this year.”

“It's really frustrating at the moment, but I believe in this group,” Claude Giroux continued. We have the potential to win ten times in a row if we work throughout the game, if we are consistent and if everyone participates. I fully believe in it.”

Against the Canucks, Anton Forsberg allowed four goals on nine shots before giving way to Joonas Korpisalo with four minutes left in the first period. The Finn gave in a minute later.