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PORTIMAO, Portugal - Rookie Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Buemi was quickest in testing for a second day Tuesday, though stormy weather disrupted the pre-season Formula One training at a new circuit in southern Portugal. Jason Pierre-Paul Super Bowl Jersey . Buemi had a time of one minute 34.429 seconds from 48 laps around the 4.687-kilometre Portimao track. The Swiss driver was more than six seconds faster than Mondays best time and more than three seconds ahead of his nearest rival, McLarens test driver Pedro de la Rosa. The testing took place in heavy showers that included a hail storm, allowing Buemi to try out dry, extreme wet and intermediate tires on a single day. Testing at Portimao continues Wednesday when two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is due to test Renaults car for the 2009 season. Patrick Chung Jersey . Jamie Lundmark, Gabriel Bourque, Linus Klassen and Mike Bartlett also scored for the Admirals (12-6-5). Jonas Andersson, Jordan Schroeder and Evan Oberg replied for Manitoba (11-7-3). Vince Wilfork Super Bowl Jersey . FIS course builders arrived in Whistler and laid out the very course athletes expect to see from the starting gate in 2010, just for the Canadian team. Austrian Ski Team members had to peer over the fence, and Swiss skiers showed up at the end of the camp to see a blank hill with any hints of the course covered in a fresh snowfall. Brandon Jacobs Jersey . The former machinist is the owner of F1s newest team. Called Brawn GP, its the former Honda outfit for which he served as team principal last season. The purchase comes at a time when every team is looking to spend less due to the global financial downturn, and only months after Honda pulled out of the sport for that reason. Premier Rob Gronkowski Jersey . NGai Evans also added 14 points for the Raiders (13-7, 6-2 HL), while Johann Mpondo chipped in with seven points and 11 rebounds. The Penguins (7-11, 1-7) were led by Ashen Ward and Devonte Maymon who netted 12 points apiece in a losing effort. Hakeem Nicks Youth Jersey . Some recent struggles by the Wild have helped as well. Los Angeles returns to the Staples Center for the first time in nearly a month to wrap its season series with Minnesota while also looking for some separation from the club in the tight standings.Raffi Torres was the Toast of the Town in Vancouver on Wednesday night. Torres found the back of the net with just 18.5 seconds to play in the third period to give the Vancouver Canucks a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. "I just had to get open," said Torres. "I was fortunate to get in the back of the net." Torres took a nice pass from Jannick Hansen and redirected past Tim Thomas into the back of the net as the fans at Rogers Arena in Vancouver erupted. Ryan Kesler who has been outstanding for the Canucks all playoffs also drew an assist on the goal after stopping the puck at the blue line and feeding the puck over to Hansen. Torres third goal of the playoffs came at a perfect time for the Canucks as overtime seemed almost certain with so little time left. "Its obviously exciting to score with 18 seconds left but saying that weve done a good job of forgetting about the past and moving on to the next game," Kesler said. "We know the next games going to be even bigger." Both Thomas and Vancouvers Roberto Luongo looked unbeatable for most of the game but in the end it was Luongo who came away with the shutout.  "I thought we were going to play all night the way it was going," said Luongo. "It was an exciting way to start the series. It was such a close game. It couldve gone either way, a flip of the coin." Game 2 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final will be played Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Canucks carried the play for much of the third period and had multiple scoring chances as they outshot the Bruins 14-10 in the frame. Everytime the Canucks would get an opportunity it seemed Thomas had the answer though. Thomas stoned Hansen on a breakaway early in the third and later made an even better stop on Maxim Lapierre. "He played unbelievable. You cant say much more about Tim," Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk said. "We need him to play like that." Thomas also had some luck on his side in the third as an Alex Edler wrist shot beat him clean but rang off the crossbar. Thomas finished the night with 33 saves but in the end it was one too few. Luongo looked equally as good for Vancouver stopping all 36 shots he faced to open a series with a shutout for the third time this playoffs. "Youve got two of the best goaltenders in the league," Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault said. "Obviously scoring is going to be a challenge for both teams." Luongo had to be particularly sharp in the first period as Boston piled up 17 shots in the opening frame. Nine of those shots came on an early Daniel Sedin four minute double-minor for high-sticking. The Canucks came flying out of the gate as both Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler had early scoring chances on Thomas but both were denied. Sedin then took the games first penalty when he cllipped Bostons Zdeno Chara with a high-stick. Brandon Jacobs Super Bowl Jersey. Neither team was able to generate much rhythm 5-on-5 after that in the first 40 minutes as the penalties just kept on coming. The first two periods featured a combined 14 penalties for 28 minutes, and 12 power plays. "We knew this was the way they were going to play," Henrik Sedin said after the game. "Were going to have to battle for every inch we get. I thought we did a good job tonight. If we play them 5-on-5 I think we have a better chance." Both the Canucks and Bruins went 0-for-6 on the power play in the game. Boston has now converted on just 7.5 per cent of their power plays in the playoffs. Besides failing to convert on the early four minute advantage the Bruins could also not find the net on a 1:33 5-on-3 power play early in the second. For the Canucks it was the first time these playoffs they have failed to score a power play goal with six or more chances. Vancouver defenceman Dan Hamhuis left the ice in obvious pain during the second period after delivering a hit on Bostons Milan Lucic. Hamhuis, had to crawl over to the Vancouver bench to get to the locker room and did not return. The first period also ended in a scrum with Bostons Patrice Bergeron exchanging shoves with Alex Burrows behind the Bruins net. Replays showed Burrows biting Bergerons glove after Bergeron pushed his hand into Burrows face. "Oh yeah, he did. He cut me a little bit on my finger," Bergeron said. "But Im not going to be here complaining about it. Ill let the league do their job, but he sure did." "When two teams dont know each other that well, then theyre facing each other ... obviously the build-up to this final, theres going to be some strong emotions out there," said Bruins coach Claude Julien. "Both teams obviously reacted to that." For Canucks fans this game marked the end of a 17-year wait for the team to get back to the Final. The Canucks fell to the Mark Messier led New York Rangers in a thrilling seven game series back in 1994. The Canucks also fell short of the ultimate prize in 1982, losing to the New York Islanders in their only other Stanley Cup Final appearance. While the Canucks last played for a Stanley Cup in 1994, it has been an even longer wait for Bruins fans. Boston made its last appearance in the Final way back in 1990. That season they lost in five games to the Edmonton Oilers who also happened to be led by Messier. Bostons last Stanley Cup win was in 1972 with Bobby Orr. Notes: This is the first time the two teams have met in the playoffs... The Bruins won the only meeting between the clubs this season… The team winning Game 1 of the Final has gone on to win the Stanley Cup 77.5 per cent of the time. When the home team wins Game 1 they have gone on to win the Cup 86.3 per cent... Manny Malhotra was not in the lineup for the Canucks. ' ' '

   
   
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