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Michael Cheika denies compromising the Wallabies lineout with the surprise selection of Ben McCalman for Saturday nights Rugby Championship clash with the All Blacks.McCalmans inclusion as blindside flanker - not his specialist position - comes at the expense of the ever dependable Scott Fardy and leaves Australias back-row short of genuine jumpers.Fardy secured an equal-best 12 lineout throws for the Wallabies during last years tournament and, at 198cm, gave the back-row important height to complement shorter ball-pilfering dynamos Michael Hooper and David Pocock.At 192cm, McCalman brings a different skill set, chiefly strength and mongrel, and Cheika has no doubts the rugged performer will step up at the set piece too.Bens performed really well in the lineout, the coach said.Weve been working on a few things there and hes shown his quality there and we know that New Zealand are the best lineout defenders in the game.So were going to have to be on our money tactically in what we do there and then each one in his role, Ben included, when the games on in the heat of battle, really clear on what their job is inside of our lineout.Cheika admits McCalman will likely pack down at the back of the scrum sometimes to allow Pocock, picked again at No.8 to accommodate fellow openside specialist Hooper, to serve as a second flanker.Theyre pretty interchangeable now, the three lads. 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Listen to the game live on TSN 1050 and TSN 690, tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt.You can also chat and get updates from TSNs hockey personalities with TSN.cas Game Night blog on the TSN GameTracker. Horton aggravated a shoulder injury early in the first overtime of Game 1 and did not return. Horton left during the first overtime period after jostling with Chicago defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson in front of the net. The winger reportedly has been dealing with a left shoulder subluxation since the regular season. Despite the injury, Horton has not missed a game this postseason and is Bostons second-leading scorer in the playoffs with 18 points. He has seven goals and 11 assists in 17 games, placing him behind only David Krejci, who is leading all NHLers in goals (9) and points (23). After beginning the Stanley Cup Final with a memorable triple-overtime battle, the Bruins and Blackhawks have a tough act to follow. The Blackhawks grabbed a 4-3 decision in the opener on Wednesday, but not before erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period against the visiting Bruins. Andrew Shaw ultimately ended the game, scoring with 7:52 to play in the third overtime session to stake Chicago to a 1-0 lead in this best-of- seven series. The victory improved Chicagos home record in this postseason to 10-1, while the Bruins, who will host Game 3 on Monday, fell to 5-3 as the visiting club. Boston led 2-0 after a pair of Milan Lucic goals and the Bruins were ahead 3-1 after Patrice Bergeron scored at 6:09 of the third period. However, Dave Bolland scored 1:51 later to cut the deficit to 3-2 and Johnny Oduya evened the score with 7:46 left in regulation. Both teams had plenty of chances to win it before Shaws tally ended the epic contest late in the third OT. Michal Rozsival got the puck at the right point and flung it on net. Bolland deflected it in thhe slot, and the puck then went off the right knee of Shaw to get past Tuukka Rask for the win.dddddddddddd "This is something you dream of as a kid and you have to seize the opportunity when its there," said Shaw of his winner. "It was luck." Shaws winner ended the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history. Game 1 of last years final round between Los Angeles and New Jersey also ended in OT, marking the first time since 1934 and 1935 that consecutive Cup Final openers went to an extra session. Corey Crawford turned aside 51-of-54 shots in the win for Chicago, while Rask made 59 saves in a losing effort. "Crowe was great, he kept us in there," said Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville about his goaltender. "He made several all-alone plays and saves. Had some odd-man breaks, some dangerous looks. He was great. Found the puck, challenged. A lot of pucks at the net, a lot of bouncing pucks with traffic, and a big penalty kill as well." Boston fired just 14 shots on net over the second and third periods on Wednesday, but they outshot the Blackhawks by a 29-24 margin in the overtime sessions. "I thought that in overtime we got better, we got a little stronger," said Boston head coach Claude Julien. "We had some great looks, some great opportunities, we just didnt bury them. Eventually somebody is going to score a goal as fatigue sets in. Not disappointed in our effort. Theres certain things youre going to want to fix for next game. But as far as the game is concerned, it was a hard fought game." Lucic added an assist in the loss to give him a three-point night, while his linemate David Krejci notched a pair of helpers. This series marks the first time Original Six franchises have met in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1979, when Montreal defeated the New York Rangers in five games. The Bs and Hawks also have won Stanley Cup titles recently, with Chicago beating Philadelphia for the championship in 2010 before Boston downed Vancouver in the following years matchup. ' ' '