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KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- A stolen deuce in the ninth end was the back-breaker for Saskatchewan Tuesday night at the Canadian mens curling championship, as Alberta claimed a share of the lead going into the home stretch. But Saskatchewan (4-2) skip Steve Laycock says they had no one to blame but themselves at the Tim Hortons Brier. "Odds were still stacked against us even tied up coming home," he said after losing 8-6. "The real problem was we had lots of chances in that ninth end to set up a two and just heavy on a few hit and rolls and taps and stuff." Until then it had been a horse race, although Laycock was clearly the underdog. "We expected a close game all the way," said Koe, who advanced to 6-1 along with John Morris of B.C. "I was a little surprised with that steal of two in nine." Perhaps he shouldnt be, since hes at the top of the list when it comes to shotmaking by skips at this event, although Brier rookie Greg Balsdon of Ontario sits just below him with the same overall percentage of 86. Balsdons numbers got a big boost Tuesday night Eddie Mackenzie from Prince Edward Island (3-4) didnt bother to throw his last rock in the eighth end as he dropped 8-3 to Ontario (4-2). Balsdon is still very much in the hunt but knows he has his toughest games ahead. "Weve got a tough stretch coming up," he said. "Weve got Johnny Mo (Morris), Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba our next four games. If we could even split those games and end up 6-4 going into the last draw I think wed take it." Jean-Michel Menard of Quebec (3-3) was down early, came back and forced an extra end, but still lost 10-8 to James Grattan of New Brunswick (2-5). Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories-Yukon (2-4) defeated winless Jamie Murphy of Nova Scotia 7-4. Laycock says theyd be satisfied just to know theyre in the playoffs, but theyre not giving up hope of finishing in the top group. "We know we can beat these teams when it comes crunch time, weve just got to play better than we did tonight." Koe says it would be nice to stay on top of the leader board instead of having to work his way into the final through the 3-4 game. "Im not too worried about who were tied with at the top as long as you keep going and start looking at who plays who and probably where youre at Thursday." Manitobas Jeff Stoughton was another favourite heading into the Brier and he recovered from a 9-7 loss in the morning Tuesday to steal one in the 10th and beat Nova Scotia 8-6 in the afternoon. But a clutch shot through a narrow port even had his own team covering their eyes. Nova Scotia skip Murphy was light on his last-rock draw attempt to force an extra end. The Manitoba skip agrees he and third John Mead havent been as sharp as they need to be. "Both John and I need to make better shots," Stoughton agreed. "Weve just got to clean up the little mistakes." He says their draw weight is good but their hits and peels are a little off. "Were really close and were working hard." Newfoundland and Labradors Brad Gushue retained at least faint hope of making the playoffs with an 8-5 win over Grattan. But after dropping a morning game 7-6 to Saskatchewan, the 2006 Olympic champion said there is no room left for more losses if they want to stay alive. "Yeah, that fourth loss this morning was a punch in your gut," said Gushue. "You know your backs against the wall and you cant afford to lose any more. And its not only winning for more in the round robin, its probably winning a tiebreaker, the 3-4 game, semifinal and final against some world-class teams." The odds are long and it may not be entirely up to him, he admits. "Ive seen 7-4 get in the playoffs, Ive seen 6-5 get in the playoffs. But most of the time it probably doesnt. 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Frederik Andersen made 28 saves for the Ducks, who improved to 4-2-0 on their eight-game homestand. Mark Scheifele had a goal with one assist and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 39 shots for the Jets, who have lost three of four. Winnipeg, which finished 0-for-6 on the power play, failed to build on its 4-2 at the outset of the third. After killing the penalties, Kyle Palmieri started the rally when he whipped a backhander past Pavelec during an Anaheim power play at 6:25. Rakell tied it off a behind-the-net pass from Patrick Maroon with 2:03 remaining. We had a really good start to our game, said Jets coach Paul Maurice. I thought we comppeted pretty darn hard, right straight through, even though things got away from us a little bit in the third period.dddddddddddd Evander Kane, playing his second game after missing five with an injury, scored Winnipegs first goal off a rebound 7:47 into the game. The Ducks tied it on a power play 46 seconds later when Rakell pounced on a loose puck around the crease and fired it past Pavelec. Winnipeg moved back in front just over a minute later. Zach Bogosian buried a feed from Michael Frolik after he got his own rebound. Another juicy rebound by Andersen led to a goal by Scheifele with 5:24 remaining in the first period. The Ducks closed within 3-2 on a goal by Tim Jackman with 6:22 left in the second period, but Andrew Ladd tapped in a Blake Wheeler pass on a 2-on-1 four minutes later. Game Notes Selanne is the Ducks all-time leader in goals (457), assists (531), points (988) and games played (966) ... Anaheim set an NHL record for the most consecutive home wins by a one-goal margin with 11 ... Rakell tied a franchise record for the most points by a rookie in a game ... Ladd has four goals and four assists during a six-game point streak ... Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien earned his 200th career assist. ' ' '