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NEWARK, N.J. -- Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked in the face by New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall on Tuesday night.The Canucks said Larsen was awake and responsive when he left the ice. He was taken to a hospital for further evaluation.Larsen fell on his back in the second period after taking a very hard hit from Halls shoulder behind the net and did not seem to move. It appeared a loose stick hit Larsen in the head as he lay on the ice.The 27-year-old was treated by trainers before a stretcher was wheeled on the ice and Larsen was strapped in place.No penalty was called. It appeared Hall got Larsen with his shoulder and possibly elbow.The game had turned nasty late in the first period.Devils center Travis Zajac left late in the opening period after falling face first into the end boards following a shove from Vancouver center Michael Chaput. Zajac was cut, and there was a patch of blood on the ice.Chaput was not penalized. Zajac returned in the second period with a full face shield. Adidas Schuhe Schweiz . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Adidas Schuhe Kaufen Schweiz . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. CTV Edmonton also says Pocklington gave a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the conditions of his bail, and that he will be out on bail until his appeal is heard. http://www.adidasschuheschweiz.ch/ . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Adidas Outlet Schweiz . -- Aldon Smith believes he is on the path to being sober for good. Adidas Schuhe Sale Bestellen . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings bounced back on the power play and shut down the Dallas Stars when they had an extra skater or two.Anthony Mantha scored the go-ahead goal with the man advantage midway through the second period, and Detroit beat Dallas 3-1 on Tuesday night.Dylan Larkin also scored and Petr Mrazek stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who are 3-0-1 in the last four games for their best stretch in more than a month.If we play the way weve played the last three, four games, youll see some wins coming our way, Larkin said.Mantha and Larkin scored on the power play, ending the Red Wings 0-for-14 drought with an extra skater over the previous five games.The chemistry is coming along and we proved it the last few games that we can score goals, Mantha said.The Stars, meanwhile, didnt score on any of their five power plays, including a 5-on-3 opportunity that lasted 46 seconds midway through the third.That was a specialty teams win and our goalie was real good, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. Weve said youve got to win games on specialty teams lots in the league.Kari Lehtonen made 17 saves for the Stars. He was pulled for an extra skater with more than 2 minutes left, and the Red Wings took advantage when Steve Ott scored an empty-net goal to make it 3-1 with 1:03 remaining.Dallas, playing the second of back-to-back games on the road, has dropped two straight and won just three of its last nine overall.Were going to win a lot of games if we play that way, coach Linndy Ruff said.ddddddddddddThe Stars got off to a strong start, scoring 16 seconds into the game when Esa Lindells shot was redirected off the right skate of Detroit defenseman Mike Green. But they couldnt get the puck past Mrazek again.He stood on his head, Larkin said.Detroit made it 1-all with a goal off a Dallas player when Larkins shot went off one of Jordie Benns skates with 39 seconds left in the opening period.On the road, youve got to win the special teams battle, Stars center Jason Spezza said. We found a way to lose. We have to find a way to win. The power play has to capitalize and we had a two-man advantage. I had two good looks.Game notes Dave Strader, the Stars TV play-by-play announcer, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, attended the game and announced the teams lineup in the locker room beforehand. ... Dallas made its final scheduled appearance at Joe Louis Arena, which will be replaced by a new arena next season. ... Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay dropped the ceremonial puck before the game. ... Detroits Tomas Jurco made his season debut, returning from offseason back surgery. ... Dallas D Stephen Johns, called up Sunday, went off late in the game with a towel over his face to try to stop bleeding.UP NEXTStars: Dallas stays on the road, playing Thursday night at Pittsburgh.Red Wings: Detroit hosts Florida on Thursday. ' ' '