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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Raptors are paying Rudy Gay a visit on Wednesday night when they head into the Sleep Train Arena to take on the Sacramento Kings. You can catch all of the action on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto beginning at 10pm. The Raptors have won two of three on their western trip and four of five overall. Toronto won at Denver, lost in Portland, then toppled the Utah Jazz on Monday. Newly minted All-Star DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points to lead the Raptors to a 94-79 win over the Jazz in Salt Lake City. Jonas Valanciunas netted 18 points with nine rebounds and Amir Johnson recorded an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double for Toronto, which has won four of five on the road. Kyle Lowry injured his knee in the third quarter and never returned, scoring only two points. Then it was DeRozans turn as the All-Star scored nine in the final quarter and the Raptors netted 13 of the games final 16. "I just pick and choose. I try and be aggressive. Try and rebound, try to pass to my teammates. I dont just try and go out there to score every time down," DeRozan said. Lowry is listed as questionable for Wednesday. The Kings have won the last three meetings with the Raptors and five of the last six. Sacramento has taken three straight as the host in this series. The Kings ended a seven-game losing streak last time out and will try to build a winning streak Wednesday night. The Kings hadnt won since Jan. 21 at New Orleans until Monday night when they walloped the Chicago Bulls, 99-70. It was Sacramentos second-largest margin of victory this season after a 44-point demolishing of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jan. 12. DeMarcus Cousins returned from a six-game absence because of a sprained ankle and had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas netted 19 points and Rudy Gay added 14 points and six rebounds and Jimmer Fredette chipped in 11 points for the Kings, who snapped a three-game home losing streak. "The key was rebounding and making them make tough shots," Gay said. The Kings squashed the Bulls on the glass to the tune of 53-30 and dominated the shooting statistics. Sacramento shot 52.2 percent from the floor and held Chicago to 28 percent field-goal shooting and just 20 percent from beyond the 3-point line. The Kings will begin a four-game eastern trip after Wednesdays game with stops against the Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. Jordan Akins Texans Jersey . However, it wasnt a problem on Monday night. Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for his 56th career shutout in the New York Islanders 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. Martinas Rankin Jersey . Not bad for a defenceman. The goal, that is. Although the shuffling dance steps werent bad, either. 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"Rob brings a wealth of coaching experience, having worked both in Canada and overseas in player development," Canada Soccer technical director Tony Fonseca said in a release.TAMPA, Fla. - Buffalo goalie Michal Neuvirth was so impressive, he earned the games No. 1 star in defeat.Steven Stamkos scored his 22nd goal to break a third-period tie and the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the stumbling Sabres 2-1 on Friday night.Stamkos took a pass from Jonathan Drouin during a 2-on-1 and lifted a shot with 5:18 to play over Neuvirth, who was under siege the final two periods and finished with 45 saves.No doubt he was the best player on the ice, Stamkos said. Regardless, we still found a way to get a couple past him. Thats all we needed tonight.Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 51-36 in the third period this season.Its really disappointing, the result, Neuvirth said. We were so close to get at least a point here. We were working hard. Its tough to swallow right now, but I thought we did our best.Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Lightning, who have won seven of eight.The Sabres, losers of seven in a row, got a goal from Cody McCormick. Buffalo has scored eight goals during the skid.Neuvirth stopped all 27 shots he faced during the second period, including a lunging in-close save on Ryan Callahan less than a minute after McCormick tied it at 1. Later in the period, the goalie stopped Nikita Kucherovs breakaway backhander and had a terrific diving glove save on Brett Connolly, a play that appeared to be so certain a goal that the red light was turned on and the celebration horn went off.I thought he was sensational, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. A couple of big saves that he made, and that one that the whole building thought it was in the net when he made that glove save on iit.dddddddddddd. It was a good sign to see him play the way he did.The 27 shots set a Tampa Bay record for most in a period.It is frustrating, for sure, Stamkos said. We just have this calming influence in the (locker) room heading into third periods that were going to stick with our structure and its going to work.Buffalos penalty killing unit, which entered last in the NHL in road success, got its fifth short-handed goal this season when McCormick skated down the slot alone and put a shot past Ben Bishop 50 seconds into the second. McCormick stopped a 36-game goal drought dating to April 5 against Pittsburgh.Bishop stopped 20 shots.We had our chances, but were not going to kid ourselves, Nolan said. We had our chances, but their skill set and their skill level really took it to us.The Sabres NHL-worst power play gave up a short-handed breakaway to Cedric Paquette with 7 minutes left in the third, but Neuvirth again came up big, turning aside the scoring chance.Filppula opened the scoring at 3:51 of the first with a rebound goal.I thought the guys played well, Bishop said. A full 60 minutes. Found a way to win.NOTES: Callahan has one goal in his last 19 games. He did assist on Filppulas goal. ... Buffalo RW Drew Stafford rejoined the team following the birth of his child. ... The Sabres have been outscored 37-15 in the first period, and 57-30 during the third this season. ... Buffalo D Tyler Myers was minus-2 and had two of the Sabres four penalties. ... Tampa Bay C Tyler Johnson (four goals, eight points) and LW Ondrej Palat (eight assists and nine points) both had their four-game point streak end. 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