MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens are expecting Alex Galchenyuk to step up his production this season and the gifted forward ch

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens are expecting Alex Galchenyuk to step up his production this season and the gifted forward chose pre-season overtime to give a taste of what he can do. Mike Witt Jersey .Galchenyuk stepped around Tyson Barrie just after a power play ended and whipped a shot past Reto Berra 3:28 into the extra period to give the Canadiens a 3-2 victory the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.Christian Thomas was cutting to the middle of the blue-line and I was calling for it he made a nice play to drop it to me, Galchenyuk said of the game-winner. I saw an opening in the middle. I think I walked in quite well and had an open shot. Lucky for me it went in.Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban also scored for Montreal, which improved to 2-0 in the pre-season while outshooting a Colorado side with 11 NHL players dressed by 35-27.Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog replied for Colorado in a fast-paced, end-to-end game.The two teams meet again Friday night in Quebec City. Galchenyuk, the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, spent most of his first two NHL seasons playing left wing, but is being given a look at centre in camp. He got 16:09 of ice time and had three shots on goal.I tried to make some plays, the 20-year-old said. There were some turnovers, but thats part of the game. I still have to get better and adjust to it.Thomas was not slated to play, but got in a second straight game when winger Dale Weiss developed stiffness in his neck and sat out. He responded with another strong game, using his speed to create several chances.Coach Michel Therrien was impressed, even if the five-foot-nine son of former NHL sniper Steve Thomas remains a long shot to make the team.He competes, he makes things happen, said Therrien. You notice him on the ice.Its still early in camp, but we like what weve seen of him.Colorado opened the scoring at 12:59 of the first frame when Nathan MacKinnon won a battle behind the net with Alexei Emelin and fed Barrie in the slot for a quick, high shot over Carey Price.Pacioretty wristed in a high shot on a power play 8:07 into the second, but Landeskog tied when he finished a tic-tac-toe play from MacKinnon and Jesse Winchester at 10:18.Subban tied it again with a bullet from the point during a two-man advantage at 17:42.Price allowed two goals on 10 shots before giving way to Peter Budaj, who stopped all 17 shots he faced. Berra went the distance for Colorado and faced 35 shots.Montreal went 2 for 7 on the power play, although they failed to score on a two-man advantage in overtime.Were tryig to get better as the days go on, said Pacioretty. We hadnt worked on power plays at all before (Thursday) morning when we went over it a bit, so its nice to click.The Canadiens announced that prospect Michael McCarron will be out six weeks with a shoulder injury suffered Tuesday against Boston. Trevor Cahill Angels Jersey . Left back Layvin Kurzawa put Monaco ahead in the 36th minute with a low shot after being set up by midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, sweeping the ball in after running onto Kondogbias cross from the left. Garret Anderson Angels Jersey . The question all fans want to know heading into this light heavyweight affair is will Rua display his true potential. Working with UFC welterweight fighter Demian Maias team in Sao Paulo Brazil and having training partners such as fellow UFC stand outs Fabio Maldonado and Daniel Sarafian, the 32-year old feels very well prepared for Friday nights encounter. https://www.cheapangels.com/1133j-dean-chance-jersey-angels.html . -- All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham and the New Orleans Saints met Tuesday for arbitration on his contract.San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Patty Mills scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter as the San Antonio Spurs got a late spark from their bench to beat the Phoenix Suns 100-95 on Friday night. Mills and the Spurs reserves scored 30 of the teams 41 points in the fourth quarter, leading them back from 10 points down over the final 12 minutes to cap what was a roller coaster game. Earlier, the Spurs led by 11 in the first quarter and by as much as 14 points in the second. The Suns used a big run spanning halftime to take a 12-point lead in the third quarter. Danny Green had 20 points to lead the Spurs and Tim Duncan scored 12, but only four after the first quarter. Cory Joseph added 11 off the bench, including nine in the fourth, and Tiago Splitter had a game-high 14 rebounds in the win. Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker scored 19 points apiece to lead the Suns, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. It was only their third loss in the last 13 games. Goran Dragic added 17 points, Gerald Green scored 16 off the bench and Alex Len had 12 rebounds. The Suns acquired center Brandan Wright from Boston on Friday in exchange for a protected 2015 first-round draft pick. Wright appeared in just eight games for the Celtics after being acquired from Dallas in the Rajon Rondo deal last month. The Spurs went 3-1 on a four-game homestand, the only loss coming Tuesday when they led Detroit by 18 but were beaten on Brandon Jennings last-second shot. They shot better than 59 percent in the fourth quarter against Phoenix and erased a 10-point deficit by outscoring the Suns 17-5 over a six-minute span. The run was keyed by two 3-pointers by Matt Bonner and onne from Mills, who scored five during the flurry. Los Angeles Angels Shirts. It gave the Spurs a 79-77 lead. We were just out there competing, said Joseph. We buckled down. Gerald Green knocked down a 3 at the other end to give the Suns their final lead with five minutes remaining, but Joseph hit a pullup jumper after that and scored five in a row for the Spurs, who hung on down the stretch. The Suns made it easier on them. Tucker and Markieff Morris were both whistled for technical fouls with 1:57 remaining, leading to two Mills free throws that pushed San Antonios lead to five. Several Phoenix players, including Morris and Tucker, are among the NBA leaders in technical fouls. Were tired (of it), said Suns coach Jeff Hornacek. The coaches have talked about it all year. Were just going to take them out whenever they get technicals from now on. Its as simple as that. The Spurs never trailed in the first half. Duncan scored eight points in the first quarter and the Spurs led by as many as 11. They led by as many as 14 points twice in the second quarter after an 8-0 run sparked by consecutive 3-pointers from Danny Green. But the Suns cut their deficit to six by halftime and had an eight-point lead by the middle of the third quarter following an extended 24-3 run spanning the break. Tucker had 11 points during the surge and Phoenix later went ahead by 12 on Gerald Greens alley-oop dunk from Isaiah Thomas. Game Notes The teams combined for 35 turnovers, including 20 by the Suns ... Phoenix will finish a four-game road trip in Memphis on Sunday ... San Antonio starts a three-game road trip on Saturday against Minnesota. ' ' '