CEDAR PARK, Texas -- Marlies goaltender Drew MacIntyre put on an impressive display on Friday, but he gave his Toronto teammates credit for making his job simple. Mikel Arteta Jersey . MacIntyre stopped 49 shots and the Marlies defeated the Texas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of the American Hockey Leagues Western Conference final. "I felt in control, so that was nice," MacIntyre said. "Then our guys were awesome. Blocking shots, I say it every game. These guys are fun to watch, its awesome and they made my night a lot easier." After stopping 12 shots in the first period, the 30-year-old goalie stopped 17 in the second and was continuously under siege in the third period -- where he faced 21 shots. "I knew that the (shots) number was going to get up there," MacIntyre said. "We all knew they were going to come in third period. Theyre a good team and they showed it." MacIntyres performance impressed Toronto head coach Steve Spott. "(MacIntyre) is a guy who is now starting to do what I think he needs to do to be an NHL prospect," Toronto coach Steve Spott said. "And I dont care what his age is. Hes a guy that is playing the best hockey of his career in a very, very good league. I think he should open up some eyes from not only our club, but 29 other clubs." Although the Stars applied consistent pressure, Toronto broke the game open in the second period when T.J. Brennan and Peter Holland scored 13 seconds apart. Brennan scored on the power play 7:15 into the second period when he fired a wrist shot past Texas goalie Cristopher Nilstorp. On the very next shift Holland forced a Stars turnover and beat Nilstorp to give Toronto a 3-0 lead. Brandon Kozun, Sam Carrick and Jerred Smithson also scored for Toronto, while Chris Mueller replied for the Stars. Game 2 is Monday at the Cedar Park Center, where Toronto can extend its playoff unbeaten streak to 9-0. Texas had been a perfect 4-0 at home in the playoffs before the loss. "I think their whole team played well," Stars coach Willie Desjardins said. "I think we had to be better early, once you get behind youre going to generate a lot and we had to come after them a they outplayed us and give them credit." MacIntyre was tested early and often by Texas -- the AHLs regular-season champions -- but helped Toronto stay undefeated in the post-season with a couple dazzling stops. Late in the first period he was caught behind the net while battling for a rebound. The puck kicked out to Stars forward Brett Ritchie in front of the net, but MacIntyre scrambled back to make the save. Toronto played with the lead for most of the night after Kozun scored 3:11 into the game. Kozun collected a pass from Trevor Smith in the neutral zone, skated between a pair of Stars defencemen and fired a wrist shot over Nilstorps shoulder. Texas finally broke MacIntyres shutout bid with 4:27 remaining when Mueller scored on the power play. Two minutes later Carrick scored into the empty net, followed by a short-handed empty-net goal by Smithson to give Toronto a 5-1 lead. Nilstorp stopped 14 of 17 shots for Texas in the loss. The Swedish goalie also spent almost half of the third period on the bench after Desjardins pulled his goalie with 8:50 remaining while down 3-0. Theo Walcott Arsenal Jersey . The two will meet Saturday in the mens Olympic Trials curling semifinal to determine who will play Brad Jacobs on Sunday in the final for the coveted spot on the Olympic team. Kieran Gibbs Arsenal Jersey .C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes continued their solid play on their homestand by handing the Colorado Avalanche their first road loss of the season.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Phoenix Suns have lost two of three games following a four-game win streak and look to get back on track Sunday versus the visiting Orlando Magic at US Airways Center. The Suns split a home-and-home series with the Denver Nuggets and dropped a 122-97 decision at the Pepsi Center Friday night. Arron Afflalo led seven Denver players in double figures with 22 points, while the Suns were paced by 16 points from Eric Bledsoe and never held a lead. Gerald Green had 12 points for the Suns, who shot 38.8 percent and made eight of their 23 shots from 3-point range. Denver killed Phoenix on the glass to the tune of 58 rebounds to 34. We were soft to rebounds, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. If you can get away with pushing in the back then go ahead. Thats what they were doing and nobody was cracking anybody to get them out of there. P.J. Tucker, Archie Goodwin and T.J. Warren each scored 11 points in defeat. Phoenix posted a 120-112 victory over the Nuggets on Wednesday. Suns reserve guard Isaiah Thomas missed both games against the Nuggets with a bruised ankle and is questionable Sunday. Thomas, in his first season with Phoenix, is aaveraging 15. Nacho Monreal Jersey. 5 points per game. The Suns will also host Indiana on Tuesday and are 5-3 at home. The 10-7 start is the best mark through 17 games since a 14-3 record in 2009-10. Orlando has lost four in a row and opened a six-game road trip with Fridays 98-83 setback in Indiana. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and seven rebounds, and both Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo netted 14 points. Ben Gordon scored 12 points for the Magic, who shot 44.3 percent and turned the ball over 18 times for 20 Indiana points. The Pacers dominated the glass with 53 rebounds to Orlandos 32 boards. They had 17 offensive rebounds and the Magic grabbed only two. They played better defense, thats the bottom line. They killed us on the boards from the time the game started. We need to stick to our game plan. We need to play defense, play defense then offense, Harris said. The Magic are 4-7 on the road and will also visit Golden State, the Clippers, Utah and Sacramento. Phoenix took both meetings with Orlando last season, but the Magic have a 7-3 record in the last 10 games in this series. The Suns, though, are 9-2 in the past 11 matchups at home. wholesale jerseyscheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
