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Defensive lapses and sub-par goaltending have proved costly during the Vancouver Canucks longest losing streak of the season. Jimmie Foxx Jersey . Theyll try to clean things up and end the skid tonight when they host the Dallas Stars, who have won the last five meetings. Catch all the action on TSN Radio 1040 in Vancouver starting at 5pm pt. Vancouver (18-10-2) was tied for first in the Western Conference on Dec. 4 but has since dropped four straight. The latest defeat came Saturday, when the Canucks gave up three goals in the first 6:46 and lost 5-1 at home to the New York Rangers. Vancouver has limited opponents to one power-play goal on 15 chances during the slide, but its been susceptible to giving up goals in spurts. The Canucks surrendered two goals in spans of fewer than two minutes twice in a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Dec. 6, then gave up three straight goals during an 8:05 stretch of a 4-3 overtime defeat in Ottawa on Dec. 7. Theres no excuse for that. We know that weve got to be better than that, coach Willie Desjardins said. Sometimes theres nights like this. Theyre never acceptable, but the only thing we can do is get better. We have no choice. The only choice we have is to get better. Vancouver has allowed 17 goals during the losing streak and Ryan Miller has posted a 4.11 goals-against average in dropping four of his last five starts. Eddie Lack will be in net for the Canucks tonight. Youre going to go through a season, youre going to have to find a way to dig out of things, Miller said. This is our first opportunity to have to dig out of a hole thats a little deeper than usual. Miller has allowed 4.35 goals per game in five straight losses to Dallas, the latest a 6-3 road defeat Oct. 21 that came despite the Canucks holding a 46-28 shot advantage. He was pulled in the second period after allowing five goals on 13 shots. The Stars Erik Cole scored twice in that game and has 12 goals and three assists in his last 10 meetings with Vancouver, though he has one goal in his last 14 games overall. Dallas (11-13-5) was in danger of blowing another lead Saturday but held on for a 4-3 win over New Jersey, its second in three games. The Stars squandered a 2-0 edge by allowing two goals in the first 7:46 of the second period, but Trevor Daley and Shawn Horcoff scored to put Dallas up by 2 again entering the third. The Stars, who led in 12 of their 18 losses, won despite being outshot 11-3 in the third period. That seemed to be the way its been going, but we feel if we work hard, were going to get results, Daley said. Tonight was one of those games. Tyler Seguin, who scored his 23rd goal to easily lead the league, has four goals and seven assists in his last five meetings with Vancouver. The Stars are trying to end a four-game road losing streak as they open a three-game trip. Theyve allowed five power-play goals in 21 opportunities over their last four away from home. It really is one game at a time. Lets move on to the next one, coach Lindy Ruff told the teams official website. ... Weve got to get back to playing good hockey on the road again. Before its most recent victory in the series, Dallas had held Vancouver to one goal each time in the previous four wins. 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Toronto had built a 2-0 lead on goals by Frazer McLaren and Peter Holland, but Texas charged back with a wild rally late in the second period to spark its trip to the Calder Cup final. http://www.officialredsoxfanstore.com/authentic-david-ortiz-red-sox-jersey/ . Pinch-hitter Tommy Medica singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in their first home game since Gwynn died of cancer Monday.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Billy Beane considers Jon Lester a proven ace who can carry a pitching staff through the playoffs, just like he did last fall. The general manager acquired Lester to make sure Oakland gets there first. The baseball-leading, small-budget As won the mighty Lester sweepstakes Thursday, acquiring the left-hander and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. "Once again players like this really dont come along too often," Beane said. "When you get a guy whos a legitimate No. 1 starter in the middle of the season and we currently sit in first place, were excited. ... Theres no looking ahead. The way the playoff system is now, you want to win the division." Oakland, with the best record in baseball at 66-41, also received cash from Boston in another blockbuster deal by Beane. The Red Sox also receive a draft pick. "I believe that the deliberations leading to the two trades we did today were deeply analyzed, thoughtful and value-added," As owner Lew Wolff said in an email. "The best trades are when all parties have potential benefits, and what Billy accomplished is an example of such a win-win. The calls I have received from other owners were very complimentary." Lester is 10-7 with a career-best 2.52 ERA in 21 starts in another outstanding season. He has allowed seven earned runs in his last eight games with 54 strikeouts and nine walks. But the Red Sox put him on the trading block because he can become a free agent after the season -- and Beane isnt ready to commit to re-signing the lefty. Lester, 30, was sought by many teams, including Pittsburgh and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The three-time All-Star originally was scheduled to start Wednesday night for the slumping Red Sox, who instead scratched Lester ahead of Thursdays non-waiver trade deadline. After winning their third World Series in 10 seasons last year, with Lester getting two of the four wins with a 0.59 ERA against St. Louis, the Red Sox are last in the AL East with a 48-60 record. They had Thursday off after losing for the eighth time in nine games to drop 13 games behind first-place Baltimore. While the Red Sox look to next season, the As are determined to take the next step after losing in each of the past two Octobers in five-game division series to Detroit. Oakland was off Thursday before returning home to begin a weekend series with Kansas City on Friday night. Lester is scheduled to start Saturdays game against the Royals. "Well I am awake," Friday starter Sonny Gray posted on Twitter when the trade news broke early Thursday. Oakland later sent lefty Tommy Milone to the Twins for outfielder Sam Fuld, who wiill help fill a void in centre field with Coco Crisp and Craig Gentry sidelined. Steve Pearce Jersey. Beane believes in starting pitching depth, and the As sure have it. Lester joins Gray (12-3), Scott Kazmir (12-3) and recently acquired Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, obtained in a July 4 trade with the Chicago Cubs. Gomes, a fan favourite who grew up in nearby Petaluma, provides a veteran presence who was invaluable during the As run to the AL West title in 2012. He also was a respected clubhouse leader in Boston, which signed him as a free agent before last season. He is hitting .234 with six homers and 32 RBIs in 78 games. For Boston, this marks another big move of a starting pitcher to the Bay Area after Jake Peavy was traded to San Francisco on Saturday for two pitching prospects. The Red Sox traded John Lackey to St. Louis later Thursday. The 28-year-old Cespedes won the past two Home Run Derby titles at the All-Star game. The Cuban left fielder is in the third season of a $36 million, four-year contract he signed before spring training 2012. Cespedes is batting .256 with 17 homers and 67 RBIs. "Hes a tremendous talent, weve had a tremendous amount of success since hes been here," Beane said. "It is difficult. But if youre going to separate yourself from everybody else and try to get a player like Lester, you have to do something thats unique." Speculation had centred on the Red Sox seeking prospects to add to their already deep farm system. That would have given them more young players to use in another deal for an established player, possibly a power-hitting outfielder. They got that in Cespedes, whose 17 homers is the exact number hit this season by the nine Red Sox players who spent time in the outfield. And Gomes six were the most. Lester has said leaving the Red Sox doesnt rule out a return to the team next season. He had said he would take a hometown discount to stay in Boston, but the teams four-year, $70 million offer in spring training fell far short of what he could get on the open market. Lester leaves his only pro baseball organization. The Red Sox drafted him in the second round in 2002. He made his major league debut June 10, 2006, and got a no-decision in a 7-4 loss to Texas. In his nine major league seasons, Lester is 110-63 with a 3.64 ERA. Hes also a proven post-season star with a 3-0 record in his two World Series. He pitched 5 2-3 shutout innings against the Colorado Rockies in the clinching fourth game in 2007. 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