MONTREAL -- The Toronto Maple Leafs had quickly fading playoff hopes when they last faced the Montreal Canadiens. Just over a month later, their precipitous drop through the Eastern Conference standings mercifully came to an end. Torontos seventh straight season without a playoff berth ended Saturday night with a 4-1 loss in Montreal. "Its disappointing," Toronto defenceman John-Michael Liles said. "We had ourselves in a great position but at the same time I think we can take some lessons out of it and hopefully put it to good use in the future." The Maple Leafs were sixth in the Eastern Conference on Feb. 6 with a 28-19-6 record for 62 points after a 6-3 win over Edmonton before their free-fall out of the playoff picture. Ron Wilson was fired on Mar. 3 with the Maple Leafs in the midst of a 1-9-1 skid that dropped them to 12th place in the conference. Randy Carlyle made his debut behind the bench with a 3-1 win over the Canadiens at the Bell Centre, but the Maple Leafs were well on their way out of a playoff spot by then. "This is akin to an 18-wheeler going off a cliff," Toronto GM Brian Burke said at the morning press conference announcing the coaching change. The desperate move failed to gain any traction as the Leafs lost their next five games under Carlyle, who finished with a 6-9-3 mark. Toronto finished 13th in the East with a 35-37-10 mark and 80 points. "These players have to commit to a higher level of intensity, conditioning, and all out work ethic, and thats not something thats going to be taken very lightly," said Carlyle, who guided Anaheim to the Stanley Cup in 2007. "Were going to maintain that there is more for this group to give and were going to ask more and they better be prepared to bring more." The last of six season meetings in the NHLs longest-running rivalry was as anticlimactic as could be imagined with Montreal locked into a last-place finish in the East. Ben Scrivens made his fourth straight start in the finale after posting a 2-0-1 record in his three previous outings, including wins over Buffalo and Tampa Bay. "It was a big confidence booster for me to have the coaches decide to go back with me against Tampa Bay, and again here tonight," said Scrivens, who will rejoin the Toronto Marlies in time for the AHL playoffs. "Its a good feeling." Toronto had a glorious opportunity to get off to a fast start 3:11 in when Montreals Josh Gorges was called for delay of game when his clearing attempt sailed over the glass with Blake Geoffrion already in the box for boarding. The Leafs, never ones to make things easy on themselves, were instead the victims of a rare goal against while on a 5-on-3 power play. Centre Tomas Plekanec raced down the ice and left the puck to slide through Scrivens for an unassisted short-handed goal at 3:20. Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf scored his 12th goal early in the third to draw Toronto within 2-1 between goals by Max Pacioretty and Erik Cole, Montreals two 30-goal scorers. Canadiens forward Brad Staubitz scored into an empty net with just under two minutes remaining. "We definitely have got to play to a higher level to have success," said Phaneuf, who confirmed that he would play for Canada at the world championships in Finland and Sweden. "We didnt win enough games after the all-star break and thats why were not going on to the playoffs. "The bottom line is we didnt play well enough, we didnt raise our game to the level that it needed to be going down the stretch when teams really step up a level." Toronto all-star Phil Kessel failed to record a point as he finished with 37 goals and 45 points for 82 points. 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Susanna Tapani had the lone goal for the Finns. Chicago Bulls Jersey . Two people with knowledge of the decision confirmed Sunday night that Kelly is passing up a chance to coach in the NFL to remain with the Ducks.(Sports Network) - It took six touchdown passes, but Aaron Rodgers may have finally calmed the fears that the Green Bay Packers offense was in trouble. The reigning MVP will look to lift his club to consecutive wins for the first time this season today when the Packers wrap a three-game road trip against the St. Louis Rams. Watch Packers vs. Rams on TSN2 today at 1pm et/10am pt. Green Bay had one of the more dangerous offenses a season ago, leading the league with 560 points while ranking third in the NFL in total offense (405.1 YPG) and passing offense (307.8 YPG). However, the Packers went into last weekends meeting with the Houston Texans averaging just 22.4 points and 338.0 yards per game, and more importantly, under .500 at just 2-3 on the season. Rodgers did his best to get his unit on track, matching a franchise record with six touchdown passes in a 42-24 rout of the Texans. Three of those scoring strikes went to wide receiver Jordy Nelson, while fellow wideout James Jones hauled in two touchdown throws. "This was an important game for us. Weve had a couple not go our way, games we should have won," Rodgers said. "Two and four would have been very difficult. Weve got a tough stretch still to play." Green Bay rebounded from a loss to the Indianapolis Colts that opened its three-game swing, the clubs first trip of that length since 1998 as Rodgers matched Matt Flynns single-game club record for touchdown passes set in last seasons regular-season finale versus the Detroit Lions. Scoring has been an issue for the Rams over the past few weeks, with the club averaging a mere 14 points a game over the last four outings. St. Louis has managed to go 2-2 in that time, but couldnt post a third straight victory last weekend due to a 17-14 defeat at the Miami Dolphins. The Rams were held to just a pair of field goals through the first three quarters before quarterback Sam Bradford finally found the end zone on the ground with 8:30 to play. He then hit running back Steven Jackson with a pass for a successful two-point conversion, but Miami was able to eat up some clock and then come up with a big sack late in the game to set up a 66-yard field goal try by St. Louis Greg Zuerlein. Zuerleins attempt was no good, his third miss of the game and the Rams came up short despite logging season highs of 462 total yards and 162 on the ground. "Any time you are able to move the ball like we did and accumulate that many yards and only score six points, its probably one of the most frustrating things there is," Bradford said. St. Louis also fell to 0-3 on the road this season and will try to rebound Sunday and keep its perfect mark at home intact. However, the Rams have lost three straight and six of their last eight in the regular season to the Packers. Green Bay has won three of four in St. Louis during the regular season since the franchise relocated from Los Angeles. WHAT TO WATCH FOR The Packers didnt miss a beat through the air despite No. 1 wideout Greg Jennings missing his second game in a row due to a groin issue, with Nelson and Jones stepping up in the veterans place. Nelson matched a career high with his three touchdown grabs, while Jones became the second player in franchise history to haul in two scoring catches in three straight games. He joined Don Hutson (Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 1943) and his seven TDs on the season led the NFL and already match a career high set through 16 games last season. "I think were pretty deep, first of all, in that group," Rodgers said of his wide receivers. "When you can have Jennings and Nelson and James&nbbsp;Jones and Randall Cobb as your top guys there and Donald (Driver) with his experience, when you lose a guy, the expectation is the next guy up is going to play well.dddddddddddd And they have, in this case." St. Louis secondary faces a tough task, but does come into this game ranked fifth in passing defense. The Rams are yielding 210.7 yards per game through the air and also rank fifth in the NFL with 18.5 points allowed per game. Cornerback Cortland Finnegan leads the team with three interceptions, one returned for a score, and defensive end Chris Long logged his fourth sack of the season in last weeks loss. Fellow end Robert Quinn will also try to pressure Rodgers this weekend and add to his team-leading six sacks this year. "Well, theyre talented. I think they do a very good job with attacking the line of scrimmage from alignments and even their personnel," Packers head coach Mike McCarthy noted of the Rams defense. "So, it really starts up front with them. I really like their corners. Cortland Finnegans been a good player in this league for a long time and (CB Janoris) Jenkins, hes off to an excellent start as a rookie, too. So, its a group thats definitely going to be a challenge." Injuries are continuing to mount for the Packers, who went into last game minus running back Cedric Benson and nose tackle B.J. Raji. Benson is on the injured reserve/designated for return list. Middle linebacker D.J. Smith was lost for the season due to a knee injury suffered versus the Texans, with Brad Jones, Robert Francois and Jamari Lattimore candidates to replace him in the starting lineup. Outside linebacker Nick Perry is also likely to miss some time due to a knee injury sustained versus the Texans and Jennings was unable to practice on Wednesday. Cornerback Sam Shields may miss this game as well. Green Bays issues at linebacker could open up some holes for Rams running backs Jackson and Daryl Richardson. The duo combined for 128 rushing yards on 23 carries, including 76 by Richardson. Though Jackson is a former Pro Bowl back and can also make plays in the receiving game, Richardson could continue to see plenty of work. He owns the two longest runs by a Rams player this year at 53 and 44 yards, the latter coming versus the Dolphins. "I think hes getting more and more comfortable," offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told the Rams official website of Richardson. "You see less mental errors in practice. Hes playing faster. You see all the little detail things that you want him doing, with little calls and stuff that hes making. Thats exciting to see. "Daryl is a great change of pace. Were going to try to keep people off balance." OVERALL ANALYSIS The Rams have yielded 16 points over their last two home games, but those wins came against lackluster offenses belonging to the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals. St. Louis struggled in containing Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III in a Week 2 win at home, so the defensive unit could be in for a long day against a confident star like Rodgers. Rodgers has thrown for 585 yards and five touchdowns to just one interception in two previous meetings with the Rams. That includes a trio of scoring strikes, including one each to Nelson (93 yards) and Jones, in a 24-3 win last season. If the Rams can control the clock with a solid run game they may stand a chance, but the Packers are riding a big wave from last week and once again look like one of the NFCs best. Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Packers 27, Rams 13 ' ' '

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