The Atlanta Dream cant control its own destiny in the hunt for the fourth seed in the WNBA Playoffs, but it certainly cant afford to lose focus and slip down the standings with just two games to play in the regular season.The Dreams first order of business is to win on Tuesday against the San Antonio Stars at Philips Arena in Atlanta.San Antonio has already secured the leagues worst record and has been eliminated from the postseason for weeks.However, the Stars arent playing like also-rans. They gave the Minnesota Lynx, the top-seed in the playoffs, a scare on Sunday before coming up short in an 81-76 defeat. Moriah Jefferson, the Stars second-leading scorer averaging 13.5 points per game, put up 26 points and eight assists in the losing effort.Atlanta (16-15) is tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, but would have to settle for fifth place because the Fever owns tiebreakers against both the Dream and the Sky.Why is the fourth seed so important? The top four teams earn first round byes in the playoffs while the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth finishers will have to play each other in a one-game elimination round.The Dream will be without Angel McCoughtry, its leading scorer, on Tuesday. McCoughtry was suspended by the WNBA on Monday for one game after receiving her seventh technical foul of the season.McCoughtry, who is averaging 19.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, picked up her sixth and seventh technicals with 3:13 remaining in the second quarter during Atlantas 86-75 loss Sunday at the Phoenix Mercury. Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points in the defeat for Atlanta.San Antonio (6-25) has lost six straight games and nine of its last 10. The Stars have won just once in the eight games theyve played since the WNBAs month-long break for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.The Dream and Stars split their first two meetings this season, both in San Antonio, as the Dream won 73-63 in overtime in the season opener on May 14 and lost to the Stars 73-69 on June 25. Salomon Outlet NZ . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Salomon Sale New Zealand . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a gd goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (gd goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? 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The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils pick up their Hudson River rivalry Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, meeting for the first time since Feb. 23.These Metropolitan Division foes are headed in opposite directions.The first-place Rangers won two straight, three of four and already have 19 victories and 39 points through the first 29 games this season.The Devils, on the other hand, are struggling mightily in all facets of their game the past few weeks. After a surprising 9-3-3 start, New Jersey won three times since Nov. 17, posting a 3-6-3 record. The Devils are in the bottom three in the division with 30 points.Facing a rival like the Rangers just might be the tonic New Jersey needs at this point to cure some of its ills. It has almost always been the case that the Rangers bring out the best in the Devils, who won three of four games against New York a year ago.When you play the Rangers, obviously with the rivalry, its always a motivational game, Devils coach John Hynes said. Were going through a tough time right now, but well lk to be a better team against the Rangers (Sunday).New Jersey struggles on the road, posting a 4-8-4 record away from the Prudential Center. Sundays contest is the start of a four-game road trip for the Devils, and part of a stretch in which they play six of nine on the road.In their most recent road outing, the Devils allowed a season-high 49 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. They followed that up on Friday with their first regulation home-ice defeat this season, 4-1 at the hands of the St. Louis Blues.We have to acknowledge why we havent played well and make sure we turn this around as quick as possible, said veteran Devils forward Michael Cammalleri, who appeared in his 800th NHL contest on Friday.While the Devils lost their last two games, the Rangers earned back to back road victoriees, 2-1 over the Jets in Winnipeg on Thursday and 1-0 in overtime over the Chicago Blackhawks 24 hours later.ddddddddddddackup goaltender Antti Raanta started both those games and earned his fifth career shutout Friday in Chicago against his former team. Raanta has been terrific for New York this season, winning seven of his eight starts while posting a 1.83 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in 10 appearances.However, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault did not commit to a third consecutive start for Raanta on Sunday, nor did he reveal if Henrik Lundqvist would return between the pipes. Lundqvists play has been inconsistent as his 2.55 goals-against average and .912 save percentage attest.In this league, the way things are now, every team needs two goaltenders to have success, Vigneault told reporters Friday night. Were very fortunate that we have two goaltenders that can do a gd job for us.The Rangers will again play without three injured forwards Sunday. Mika Zibanejad is out with a fractured fibula, while rkie Pavel Buchnevich has a back problem and Rick Nash suffered a groin strain earlier in the week.Missing so many important players means the Rangers need others to step up, and that is a key to the Rangers success. The latest examples came in the last two games when the struggling Kevin Hayes, who has one point in his last seven games, scored the game-winning goal late in the third period against Winnipeg and defenseman Nick Holden netted the overtime winner the next night in Chicago.I like the fact that everybodys been contributing, captain Ryan McDonagh said. For us, its about being gutsy, t, competing hard for pucks, and coming out with the two points. And weve been doing that pretty consistently all year. ' ' '