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WINNIPEG -- Zach Bogosian thanked the electric atmosphere in the MTS Centre on Saturday for his goal and two assists in the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Cheers filled the arena for most of the game as fans rooted for their Jets, but also for Ducks forward Teemu Selanne, who made his much-anticipated return to Winnipeg. "You just feed off the crowd," said Bogosian, who scored his second goal of the season. "Even though they were cheering for him, obviously they were behind us and it was a great atmosphere." Selanne started his illustrious 19-year NHL career in Winnipeg, setting rookie records with 76 goals and 132 points in a 1992-93 season Jets fans have never forgotten. "It was something that I could never imagine," said Selanne, who threw two of his sticks into the crowd after the game. "It was so special tonight. It was a tough loss, but I was really excited every second." He was cheered early on when he touched the puck and his teammates were booed. Kyle Wellwood had a goal and an assist while Blake Wheeler, Alex Burmistrov and Andrew Ladd also scored for the Jets (15-13-4). Dustin Byfuglien added two assists. Corey Perry scored a pair of goals for Anaheim (9-18-5) and Niklas Hagman added another. Selanne and Ryan Getzlaf contributed two assists. Chris Mason turned away 33 shots for Winnipeg, while Dan Ellis stopped 26 shots for the Ducks. When Selannes assists were announced, he was also cheered. The 41-year-old Finn leads the Ducks in points this season with 10 goals and 23 assists. "It was cool to be a part of and it was classy by the fans to cheer for him and classy for him to kind of come out there and salute the fans," Bogosian said. Fans were chanting Selannes first name before the national anthems were played, but the Ducks forward didnt have much to smile about early in the first period. By the time a video tribute to the Finnish Flash was shown on the scoreboard about eight minutes into the game, the Jets had already jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the goals by Wellwood and Wheeler. Hagman scored Anaheims first goal and Perry evened the game 2-2 with his 13th goal of the season when he beat Mason with less than two minutes to play in the opening period. "I was happy we won the game and thought they gave us all we could handle," Jets coach Claude Noel said. "Certainly from a physicality stand point their big line was really difficult to handle. You can see how when youre dealing with an MVP in the league last year (in Perry), and you can see why. "They did a lot of things that it didnt matter who we put out against them they struggled to handle both their weight and their press-up game." Burmistrov gave the Jets the 3-2 lead just 31 seconds into the second period and Ladd padded the score to 4-2 with his 10th of the season with 1:40 left in the period. Bogosians long shot went through Ellis pads at 2:49 of the third. Winnipeg forward Chris Thorburn was sent to the penalty box for tripping at 10:18 of the third, and Perry tipped in his second of the game eight seconds later. Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau thought Ladds goal, which went off his foot, should have been reviewed for goalie interference, even though his player knocked a Jet into Ellis. He was also lukewarm on Ellis play between the pipes. "The fifth goal shouldnt have gone in," said Boudreau. "There was a couple others where I didnt think the goalie did a good job of keeping us in the game when he needed to keep us in the game. They gotta make those saves." The Jets were 1-2 on the power play and the Ducks 1-4. Winnipeg plays its fourth game of a six-game homestand Tuesday when they host the New York Islanders. 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Boston is planning to activate Aaron Cook from the 15-day DL to start Sunday against the Braves.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kurt Busch has lost his second crew chief in three seasons. Penske Racing confirmed Tuesday that crew chief Steve Addington has left the organization. He joined Penske before the 2010 season after spending two seasons working with Buschs younger brother, Kyle. Addington guided the 2004 NASCAR champion to four victories and spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship the last two years. "Steve Addington is no longer with our organization," Penske team President Tim Cindric said in a statement. "We appreciate the successes we experienced together and wish him the best in his future endeavours." Although the split had been rumoured for months, Addington had repeatedly declined to discuss his future with Busch or address speculation he planned to go to work for three-time champion Tony Stewart in 2012. Stewart crew chief Darian Grubb confirmed Sunday night after their championship-clinching victory that he had been told he wouldnt be back with the team next season. Its not clear if that will change since Stewart won the title, but Stewart-Haas Racing has several competition openings that Addington could fill. Addington has been on the receiving end this season of many of Buschs verbal assaults, including an infamous in-race meltdown in May over team radio. News that Addington had officially left the team came the same day a video shot by a fan emerged on YouTube of Busch verbally abusing an ESPN reporter during Sundays season finale at Homestead. NASCAR called Buschs language in the video "disappointing," but noted the driver was frustrated because an early transmission issue had knocked him out of the race.dddddddddddd. "Clearly, Kurt was frustrated with what happened with his car that early in the race, however his choice of language at the time was disappointing," spokesman Kerry Tharp said. Busch also was caught during the live broadcast making an obscene gesture inside his car as he drove his wounded Dodge into the garage. Busch apologized in a statement, and blamed his behaviour on his poor race. "Unfortunately, our result in the season-ending race at Homestead on Sunday was not what we had hoped for as a team," he said. "In my frustration with the loss of my transmission early in the race, I let my emotions get the better of me. I regret having done this and apologize to the sponsors of Penske Racing, to NASCAR, its fans, to the media and in particular, Dr. Jerry Punch." Penske Racing apologized in its own statement and said the incident was being reviewed internally. "Penske Racing extends its apologies to Dr. Jerry Punch, our media partners and our sponsors and fans for Kurt Buschs inappropriate actions in Homestead on Sunday," the statement said. "These actions do not represent Penske Racing and are inconsistent with the companys standards for behaviour, respect for others and professionalism." ESPN said the network and Punch would have no comment. Busch lost crew chief Pat Tryson after the 2009 season, when Tryson left Penske to work for Michael Waltrip Racing. He made his decision to leave right before the Chase began. Busch won two races this year and finished 11th in the final Sprint Cup Series standings. ' ' '
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