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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Patrik Laine isnt nearly as excited to play against his boyhood idol as he used to be. Discount Jordan 4 Motorsport .The rookie Finnish phenom will line up against Alexander Ovechkin for the first time in his NHL career on Tuesday night at the MTS Centre, but its safe to say the excitement level is down considerably from last spring when he was so excited to be body-checked by Ovechkin at the world championships and joked about never washing his Team Finland jersey.Maybe he was tired, maybe he was down after losing to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, or maybe he was just playing possum. But Laine shrugged off the game as if it was any Tuesday night game in the middle of February.Ive played against him a couple of times. I dont really care. It doesnt matter to me. Hes a good player. One of the best goal scorers, he said.Contrast that with last May after the Finns beat the Russians to advance to the gold medal game against Team Canada.I wont wash this jersey ever because (Ovechkin) hit me, Laine said. It was nice to play against him, too, and its nice to know that top of the world players arent so far.The two players also met in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto in September, a game won by the Russians.Laine, the No. 2 overall pick last spring in the entry draft, has been compared with Ovechkin by pundits on both sides of the Atlantic for more than a year. He has six goals and eight points in nine games.(Ovechkin) was a good goal scorer. I just started watching players who can score. He was just so good and one of the best, Laine said. Now, Im just trying to be me and play my game. But Ive watched him a lot over the years.The Capitals arrive in Winnipeg with a two-game winning streak after two losses -- their record sits at 5-2-1 for third in the Metropolitan division -- and forward Marcus Johansson wants to keep the good times rolling.We never want to lose two in a row. You never want to lose at all, but its big for us to come back and get those points, Johansson said. Were never happy with losing and especially not when were not playing well. Thats two big wins for us and well just take it from there and move onto the next one. Were not happy yet.Goalie Braden Holtby said nobody in his dressing room was happy with the result in Edmonton last Wednesday -- a 4-1 loss -- but they took solace that the score flattered the Oilers. They rebounded Saturday against the Canucks for a 5-2 win.We had a couple good days in Vancouver. We played a really good game (there) and a really good back-to-back road game (in Calgary), he said of his teams 3-1 victory.Both the Jets and Caps will fly out after Tuesdays game in preparation for the rematch in Washington on Thursday. Cheap Jordan 4 China . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. Discount Jordan 4 Royalty .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. The game started the same way the Vancouver game started the night before, with the Jets taking the first two penalties of the game and killing off the first, but the Oilers getting on the board first, scoring on the second man-advantage. http://www.wholesalejordan12.com/discoun...-wholesale.html . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Funny things tend to happen when Iowa and Iowa State get together.This years matchup was a record-setting rout for the Hawkeyes -- and it ended with a wedding engagement for one of Iowas biggest stars.C.J. Beathard threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns and 16th-ranked Iowa throttled Iowa State 42-3 on Saturday night, its biggest win over the rival Cyclones in 18 seasons under coach Kirk Ferentz.Matt VandeBerg had 129 yards receiving and a touchdown for the Hawkeyes. But VandeBergs performance will likely be his second favorite memory of a night he finished by proposing to his girlfriend, who said yes.Asked if he wouldve popped the question had Iowa lost, Vandeberg joked that we didnt lose, so I dont have to answer that question.Losing never seemed like an option for Iowa.LeShun Daniels rushed for 112 yards and a TD to help the Hawkeyes (2-0) beat Iowa State in consecutive seasons for the first time in six years.Beathard put the game out of reach with the three TD passes in the first half -- including a brilliant 12-yard toss to a heavily defended VandeBerg.Certain games, when you get a couple of completions and you get in a groove, said Beathard, who was 19-of-28 passing. The guys were making the plays that needed to be made.By jumping out to a big lead, the Hawkeyes negated Iowa States efforts to get star back Mike Warren going after a rough opener. Warren, who led all freshmen nationally with 1,337 yards a year ago, had just 28 on seven carries.Joel Lanning was 8 of 20 for 86 yards and an interception for Iowa State and was pulled late in the third quarter for Jacob Park, setting up a potential quarterback controversy just two games into the season.I think well sit down and figure that situation out and really make the best decision as we move forward, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said.THE TAKEAWAYIOWA: The Hawkeyes offense has the potential to be one of the best that Ferentz has ever had. Iowa did basically whatever it wanted in the first half, gaining 153 yards in the air, 113 on the ground and scoring 28 points. Cheap Jordan Shoes China. Beathard and VandeBerg, both seniors, hooked up for a number of tough receptions in tight windows and Daniels and Akrum Wadley -- who had a rushing and receiving TD -- combined for their second straight strong performance. Its a lot of hard work. Everyone was doing an excellent job of executing on the offensive side of the ball, Daniels said.IOWA STATE: Former coach Paul Rhoads said in his final press conference that the Cyclones would go to a bowl in 2016. That looks highly unlikely -- and its only the middle of September. Iowa State was hoping to pull off an upset over the favored Hawkeyes like it did in 2012 and 2014. But by the middle of the first quarter, it was clear they didnt have a chance.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Hawkeyes could potentially move up a few spots -- simply because theyve done what they were expected to do while other teams have stumbled.NOTABLESIowa State had a fourth-down and 1 at the Iowa 36 late in the first half down 28-3. The Cyclones were flagged for an illegal formation, and Lanning was sacked to end the half. Iowa State was also called for two ineligible receiver penalties in three plays in the fourth quarter. ...Allen Lazard had 111 yards receiving in a losing effort.THE LAST WORDFalse start. Everybody but the center, Referee Mike Defee said after penalizing Iowa in the first quarter. The flag didnt matter though, as the Hawkeyes opened the scoring two plays later on Beathards TD pass to George Kittle.UP NEXTIOWA: The Hawkeyes will host five-time defending FCS national champion North Dakota State next week in their final nonconference game. The Bison beat Eastern Washington 50-44 on overtime Saturday.IOWA STATE: The Cyclones open Big 12 play on the road against TCU. The Horned Frogs likely wont be a happy bunch either after falling to Arkansas at home, 41-38, in double overtime.---Online: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '