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ST. LOUIS -- One of the things Ken Hitchcock values as the coach of the St. Louis Blues is the chance to play against the best teams in the NHL.Hitchcock views those games as a great way to evaluate his team, being able to see how it compares and trying to identify areas where the Blues can improve.Hitchcock will get another chance to do that Tuesday night when the Montreal Canadiens, with the best record in the league, make their only visit of the year to St. Louis.The Canadiens are 17-6-2, and they have one more point, 36-35, than the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.One thing Montreal does that they dont get enough credit for: They use their speed, but they use it to check, and thats why theyre so hard to play against, Hitchcock said. Theyve got speed; every teams got speed. Theyve got quickness; every teams got quickness. But Montreal uses it to put pressure on you to force your mistakes, and thats the difference. Thats why they have a winning record.Theyve got a great goalie; a lot of teams have great goalies. But they make you pay a price to move the puck, and they put a lot of pressure on you, and they use your speed as a checking mechanism. And thats why theyre always difficult and they always will be.As good as the Canadiens have been to start the season, most of their success has come at home, where they are 12-1-1. They are only 5-5-1 on the road but are coming off a big win on Sunday in Los Angeles, where they beat the Kings in a shootout.The Canadiens viewed that game as an evaluation tool of their own and could view the game against the Blues the same way.The team definitely hasnt had a lot of success out here, so to get a win here in LA against a big, strong team who every year competes, its important for us, left winger Max Pacioretty told NHL.com after the game. This is a measuring-stick team ... I think teams come in and try to see what they have when they play against a team like this. It shows a lot about our character.The game against the Blues will conclude a five-city, 12-day trip for the Canadiens. They have split the first four games.The Blues will be without defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday night and will be out at least two weeks. He will be replaced by Joel Edmundson. Center Jori Lehtera, who was a healthy scratch for Saturdays game, also is scheduled to be back in the St. Louis lineup. Jake Allen will get the start in goal.The Blues have been almost as good at home this season as the Canadiens, going 9-0-3 in their last 12 games. They have lost only once in regulation in 15 home games. Air Max From China .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. 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With David Moyes serving a one-game touchline ban, Sunderland fell behind to Dan Goslings goal but Victor Anichebe levelled things up, scoring his first league goal for 546 days. Football Score Centre app Sky Sports customers can watch Premier League goals and highlights every weekend at no extra cost. Things looked bleak for under-pressure Moyes with 30 minutes remaining when Steven Pienaar was shown a second yellow card but Jermain Defoe scored from the penalty spot on 74 minutes. Bournemouth threw everything at the visitors in the closing stages, but goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and his back four stood strong to give the North East club a huge victory. Jermain Defoe (left) scored Sunderlands winning goal from the penalty spot The win moves Sunderland level on five points with Swansea, but they remain bottom on goal difference. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher labelled Lamine Kones performance in the 4-1 defeat against Arsenal not acceptable, but he was not one of three changes made by Moyes, who was watching this game from the stands after accepting a misconduct charge. David Moyes (left) was serving a touchline ban Papy Djilobodji, Paddy McNair and Anichebe replaced John OShea, Jack Rodwell and Whabi Khazri while Eddie Howe was without Andrew Surman and Callum Wilson, who were both missing with minor knocks.Gosling had a chance to impress in Surmans absence and struck to give his team the lead on 11 minutes. Junior Stanislas takes on Paddy McNair Patrick van Aanholt went to sleep and Adam Smith took full advantage of the space. He sprinted down the right flank before sending a ball into the area, which was turned in from close range by the former Everton man. Dan Gosling (right) scored Bournemouths first Bournemouth were carving Sunderland open every time they went forward and Pickford had to be alert to block a Josh King effort after Van Aanholt had switched off again.However, the visitors carried a threat of their own and levelled the match on 33 minutes.Anichebe, on his first start in the Premier League for Sunderland, showed great strength to hold off Simon Francis in the box and he kept his composure to smash home from an acute angle. David Moyes praised the spirit of his Sunderland team as they came back from a goal down With the game in the balance, Pienaar lost his head.ddddddddddddAlready on a booking for a foul on Jack Wilshere, the Sunderland man made a rash, dangerous tackle on Junior Stanislas right in front of referee Mike Dean, who was left with no option but to send off Pienaar.From then on, it was backs against the wall for Sunderland as Howes men pinned the visitors back. It seemed only a matter of time before they would regain the lead, but Wilshere missed from close range on 66 minutes after a neat one-two with Stanislas. Eddie Howe was left frustrated after Bournemouth lost to Sunderland However, with Moyes probably fearing for his job, the 10-men scored an unlikely winner.The all-action Anichebe burst into the box and Smith hauled him down just as he was about to shoot. Steven Pienaar (third from right) is shown a red card by Mike Dean Defoe stepped up and, despite the pressurised situation, he kept his cool to fire powerfully into the net.Sunderland then defended their box with a determination that had been missing in the opening 10 matches.Bournemouth created plenty of openings, but the ball seemed to break Sunderlands way in crucial situations. Victor Anichebe (left) scored Sunderlands first goal When a chance did fall for the hosts, Pickford was there to clear up.With two minutes left, Stanislas hammered a shot from 15 yards that was heading for the top corner until Pickford diverted the effort wide of the post with a spectacular one-handed save. Paul Merson looks back on the 2-1 victory for Sunderland at Bournemouth, the Black Cats first win of the season Player RatingsBournemouth: Boruc (6), Smith (5), Francis (6), Cook (6), Daniels (6), Gosling (6), Arter (6), Wilshere (5), Ibe (6), King (6), Stanislas (6)Subs: Afobe (6), Fraser (6)Sunderland: Pickford (8), Jones (7), van Aanholt (5), Djilobodji (6), Kone (7), Pienaar (4), McNair (6), Ndong (6), Watmore (7), Anichebe (9), Defoe (7)Subs: Denayer (7), Gooch (6), Love (6)Man of the match: Victor Anichebe ' ' '