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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Jaroslav Halak took his team record-tying 10th straight win in stride, just as he did the first nine.The New York Islanders goalie wasnt tested much by the Ottawa Senators, but his 16-save performance was enough for his latest victory — 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night.Halak, in his 10th NHL season and first with the Islanders, tied Hall of Famer Billy Smiths run of 10 consecutive wins in 1982.It wasnt an easy game, Halak said. It was a weird game for both sides. It seemed like there was a slow pace to it the whole night.Its a team effort. I think everybody deserves the credit.Halak has allowed only 13 goals during his streak, but was quick to say its not as simple as it appears.Its never easy, he told reporters around his locker. I will give you my gear and you can try it out there.Thomas Hickey made this win possible. He set up Ryan Stromes go-ahead goal in the third period and then won it by scoring his second of the season 3:06 into overtime.I came around the net and theres bodies going to the net, and I just threw it blind, to be honest, Hickey said. Maybe it got a bounce off something.Thats how a lot of goals are scored, just throwing it and getting lucky. A lucky bounce and a big point.The Islanders (18-7) are putting up impressive numbers across the board, including an 8-0 mark in games decided after regulation. They are one point behind Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay.Brock Nelson scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have won seven of eight and 12 of 14.Ottawa used a crisp play to tie it 2-all as Mark Stone, on the goal line to Halaks left, fed the puck in front to Clarke MacArthur for his ninth goal at 11:14.The Islanders took a 2-1 lead 1:07 into the third during 4-on-4 play. Hickey tried to jam the puck past Craig Anderson at the right post. It caromed across the crease to Strome, who stuffed it in on the left side for his fifth goal.Mike Hoffman scored in the first period, and Anderson made 25 saves for the Senators, who have lost five of six (1-4-1). These teams meet again in Ottawa on Thursday.Its good to get a point, but bittersweet to lose in overtime, MacArthur said. It was a carom off a skate for the winner, and thats just the way it happens when youre going well like they are.It took until late in the second for the Islanders to get going, and for a brief moment they thought they might have taken the lead.New York got even at 1 when Kyle Okposo forced a turnover and flung a backhand pass behind his back from the centre-ice boards that Nelson tracked down in the Senators end. He skated in alone on Anderson and beat him with 1:34 remaining for his 11th goal.Then, just as time was expiring in the period, Casey Cizikas fired a rising drive from above the left circle that hit the top corner of the net just as the green light behind it went on to signal time had run out. The officials went to video replay, and before they could announce no goal, the crowd groaned as it saw on the big board that the puck was shy of the line when the clock hit 0.0.Neither team could muster much offence in either of the first two periods. New York had a 15-11 shots edge through 40 minutes. The only two penalty calls in that span came 31 seconds apart in the final minute of the second.The Senators took a 1-0 lead in a lacklustre first period in which the teams combined for only 14 shots — five for Ottawa.Hoffman fired an unscreened shot from a few feet inside the blue line that beat Halak at 10:02. Hoffmans eighth goal came on the Senators third shot.They didnt have many shots but they still were able to get two goals, Halak said. I need to get at least one of those — especially the first one. It shouldnt go in.The guys did a great job coming back and scoring big goals.NOTES: Injured Senators RW Bobby Ryan missed his second game. ... The Islanders were again without Lubomir Visnovsky and fellow defenceman Johnny Boychuk. Visnovsky sat out his second straight game, and Boychuk was sidelined for his third. ... The Islanders lost D Travis Hamonic (upper body) and RW Cal Clutterbuck (lower body) during the game. They are both day to day. Gerson Bautista Jersey .Y. - Major League Soccers independent review panel has taken back the fine and one-game suspension it placed on Toronto FC forward Luke Moore earlier this week. Jay Buhner Mariners Jersey . After a 10-game skid, winning sure feels good. 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That opens the door for Bendik, who started 33 games for Toronto last season.TORONTO -- Canadas Milos Raonic strolled into the post-match interview room at Rexall Centre and immediately looked over at the television monitor beside his seat. He watched the screen intently as Roger Federer and Marin Cilic squared off on the stadium court before sitting down to discuss his 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Julien Benneteau at the Rogers Cup. Raonic will next meet Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals but the possibility of another semifinal showdown with Federer -- just a month after they met in the final four at Wimbledon -- has Canadian tennis fans drooling. So, is a potential rematch with the Swiss star in the back of his mind? "No, I just enjoy to watch tennis," Raonic said with a grin. Federer ended Raonics run at the All England Club before losing to Novak Djokovic in the final. It was a career-best performance at the Grand Slam event for the 23-year-old Canadian, but his performance against Federer left him disappointed and frustrated. Raonic responded last week by winning in Washington and he has maintained the momentum this week, although he has been tested in both of his matches. The No. 6 seed from Thornhill, Ont., barely got by American Jack Sock in his opener before getting another stiff challenge from Benneteau on Thursday night. The hard-serving Raonic controlled the early pace with his powerful ground strokes but the Frenchman picked up two breaks in the second set to pull even. Raonic broke Benneteau at love to open the third set and was never threatened after that. "Today I was (in) much more (of) a comfort zone -- created my opportunities," Raonic said. It was a day of upsets at the US$3.78-million Masters 1000 series tournament as three of the top four seeds were eliminated. South Africas Kevin Anderson got things started in the morning by knocking off No. 3 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-6 (8), 7-5 and No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win over top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia. In the evening, Lopez pulled out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. The second-seeded Federer held off Cilic, the No. 15 seed from Croatia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4. With a near-capacity crowd cheering him on, Raonic had little trouble in the opening set. He was pushed to deuce at one point but a volley winner and 221-km/h service winner gave him the hold and a 4-3 lead. In the following game, Raonic landed a scorching forehand in the corner to set up a break point and took the game when Benneteau made an unforced error. He closed out the set when the ball struck the net tape and softly landed on Benneteaus side. Benneteau appeared to get more of a read on Raonics serve in the second set but he couldnt match up in the third. The Frenchman fought off threee match points in the penultimate game before Raonic closed things out in one hour 47 minutes.dddddddddddd Earlier, Djokovic was unable to settle into his usual rhythm and it proved costly against Tsonga, who needed only 63 minutes to complete the straight-sets victory. "Just nothing was going," Djokovic said. "No baseline, no serve, no return. So (it was) just generally (a) very bad day, very poor performance. (I) couldnt do much." Tsonga had eight aces and Djokovic continually struggled to keep his service returns in bounds. Tsonga closed out the victory when Djokovic returned a serve wide. A visibly elated Tsonga did some shadow boxing and jumped up and down before waving to the receptive crowd. "Its not every day you get the rewards of what youre doing every day during the year," he said. "You leave your family, practise every day hard, suffer a lot on the court. And when you win a match like this, you just feel good." Djokovic barely got by Gael Monfils of France a day earlier, needing a third-set tiebreaker to avoid a loss in his tournament opener. He came into Thursdays match with 11 straight wins over Tsonga, but was nowhere near adding a 12th. The three-time Rogers Cup champ said he didnt feel comfortable in either match on the fast hardcourt. "I wasnt hitting the ball clean and a lot of unforced errors," Djokovic said. "Its maybe (a) lack of matches on this surface and well, it takes time. Lets just say its going to be better, Im sure." Tsonga will play No. 8 Andy Murray of Britain in the quarter-finals. Murray advanced when Richard Gasquet of France withdrew due to an abdominal strain. Djokovic planned to maximize his time on the practice court over the next few days as he gets ready for next weeks tournament in Cincinnati ahead of the U.S. Open at the end of the month. "Obviously Im disappointed that I lost this early in the tournament, but on the other hand I had a tough draw yesterday and today again. Tsonga played (at) a very high level, great quality shots. "All I can say is well done and I have to move on." Federer will next play fifth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain, who defeated Ivan Dodig of Croatia 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Anderson will face seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who beat No. 17 Tommy Robredo 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. Notes: Benneteau received a warning midway through the second set for a time violation between points. He had some critical words for chair umpire Damian Steiner at the next changeover. After the match, Benneteau explained that he would have appreciated a soft warning beforehand. ... 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