Practice One of the Monaco Grand Prix had to be red flagged after a loose drain cover flew into Jenson Buttons McLaren, badly damaging the car. The session, which Lewis Hamilton dominated, was minutes from its conclusion when Nico Rosberg dislodged the cover just after Sainte Devote, catapulting the piece backwards.It shattered as it took a chunk out the front right side of Buttons MP4-31, while Rosberg also suffered a back left puncture in his Mercedes. It went through the front-wing, suspension and brake intake, reported Button to Sky Sports News HQ. It was an incident that we definitely dont want to see again. We were lucky in a way that it only damaged the car.P1: Hamilton sets stunning pace P1 couldnt be restarted after the incident, and FIA race director Charlie Whiting took a trip around the track following the session to double check if there were any other errant drainage issues.Its unacceptable in many ways because these things should be checked, said Sky F1 pundit Johnny Herbert. They should be welded down.When is the Monaco GP on Sky?At first, the Virtual Safety Car was deployed after Rosberg reported his puncture after the first corner, but the red flags soon came out as it became evident that his and Buttons damage was not the result of an on-track collision.Drain covers are usually welded down on street circuits, though problems have arisen in Monte Carlo before. Back in 2010, Rubens Barrichello had his race ended after a loose drain cover caused a suspension failure in his Williams. Felipe Massa clips the wall at Sainte Devote in Practice session one at the Monaco GP. Button and Rosberg werent the only drivers facing problems in Thursday practice, with a lack of grip catching many out. Felipe Massa crashed into the wall at Sainte Devote, while Jolyon Palmer collided with the barrier out of Tabac.Watch the Monaco GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: P1: Hamilton sets stunning pace When is Monaco on Sky F1? Bianchis family to take legal action WATCH: F1 Report Monaco GP Shareef Abdur-Rahim Jersey . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Dillon Brooks Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. http://www.cheapgrizzliesjerseys.us/?tag=bryant-reeves-jersey . 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Brown, and Valtteri Filppula also scored, and Victor Hedman and Slater Koekkoek each had two assists to help the Lightning snap a three-game skid and finish a 3-3-0 road trip.(Kucherov) is a guy that you want him to have confidence, you want him to get touches early, Lightning captain Stamkos said. Especially coming off that little injury he had. You have a game where you get some points, you start feeling good about your game, its only going to help. He is a huge part of our offense, we are glad that he had a good night tonight.Dennis Seidenberg scored for the Islanders, giving them goals by defensemen in six straight games. Thomas Greiss started in goal and gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first 13:34. He was replaced by Jaroslav Halak, who allowed three goals in the second period and finished with 22 saves.Aint nothing positive, it is what it is, Islanders captain John Tavares said. Got to move on, and get ready for Thursday (against Philadelphia). ... You always try to learn from it. Its a long season and a lot of games still coming up. We just got to put it behind us and get better tomorrow.It was the teams first meeting since the Lightning beat the Islanders in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals last spring.Tampa Bay, coming off a 6-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Sunday, got off to a strong start.Kucherov took a beautiful cross-ice pass from Stamkos on the power play and beat Greiss on the short side to at 3:21.Kucherov doubled the lead with 7:42 left in the first on a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot for another power-play score and his third of the season. Stamkos tip-in 1:16 later made it 3-0 and chased Greiss.Ive been with this group a little while now and when theyve been pushed up against a wall, they usually have pushback, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. I thought it was just a complete effort.Stamkos appeared to have tallied another power-play goal in the first but Islanders coach Jack Capuano challenged and the goal was dissallowed for offside after a review.ddddddddddddThe Lightning outshot the Islanders 14-4 in the first.Boyle lifted a backhand past Halak at 6:17 of the second, Brown converted a short-handed breakaway for his first of the season at 9:30, and Filppula picked up his 149th career goal -- and 49th with Tampa Bay -- with 8:41 remaining in the period to make it 6-0.Seidenberg got the Islanders on the board with a hard slap shot from inside the blue line beyond the right faceoff circle with 30 seconds left in the second.Less than two minutes into the game, Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan laid a big hit on the Lightnings Jonathan Drouin. Ryan Callahan -- playing his second game since offseason surgery -- felt the need to protect his teammate and dropped the gloves with de Haan. Drouin left the game and did not return.You cant get into penalty trouble against good teams, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. Right from the start, we took the penalty and it just snowballed. . Special teams was a huge factor in tonights game for me.Boyle and Travis Hamonic also fought later in the contest.Hamonic said his team did little to quell the Lightning attack and was eager to get to the Islanders next game, a divisional matchup with the Flyers.They just kept coming and we certainly didnt answer, he said. Its certainly a frustrating night for everybody collectively. We have a quick turnaround. Its a long year. Well right back on it.Game notes A week ago, the Islanders had the leagues best penalty-kill at 95.5 percent (21 for 22) over their first six games. Since then, New York has allowed six goals on 16 power plays over four games. ... Casey Cizikas skated in his 300th career NHL game. ... Islanders rookie Anthony Beauvillier played in his ninth career NHL game. Once the 19-year-old plays his 10th NHL game, it will accelerate his entry-level contract by one season. New Yorks other 19-year-old rookie, Mathew Barzal, has only played two games. ... Tampa Bay scratched C Cedric Paquette and D Nikita Nesterov. . Lightning F Slater Koekkoek made his season debut after being recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Monday.UP NEXTLightning: Host Boston on Thursday night.Islanders: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night. Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' '
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