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ST. JOHNS, N.L. -- Eric ODell recorded the third hat trick of his American Hockey League career on Saturday to lift the St. Johns IceCaps past the Providence Bruins 5-1. ODell scored his second, third and fourth goals of the season as St. Johns dominated from start to finish, racking up 40-plus shots for the second straight game. Jerome Samson had a goal and two assists for the IceCaps (1-0-1) and Brenden Kichton scored his first pro goal and helped on another. Ben Chiarot, Kael Mouillierat and Will ONeill each had two assists. Joe Morrow scored the lone goal for the Bruins (1-1-0). Eddie Pasquale stopped 36 shots, including 28 in the final two periods. Malcolm Subban, making his professional debut for Providence, allowed four goals on 40 shots in the loss. St. Johns opened the scoring with ODells power-play goal at 12:32 of the first period. Kichton added to the IceCaps lead on another power play to make it 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. Samson made it 3-0 for the hometown team with his first goal as an IceCap midway through the second period. ODell picked up his second goal of the night early in the third period, and capped off the hat trick with eight seconds left on the clock. Morrow put the Bruins on the board at 5:48 of the third period, beating Pasquale with a wrist shot from the blueline. St Johns went 2 for 3 on the power play while Providence failed to score on four chances with the man advantage. Discount NFL Jerseys 2020 . After the loss, White refused to make good on the bet, instead offering Hoyt tickets to a Bears game. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . The win puts the final playoff berth in Group A in question. If the Czechs beat Slovakia on Tuesday, they will go through. If they lose, Germany will get the last quarter-final berth. https://www.nfljerseys2020.com/ . -- With the Memphis Grizzlies struggling to find their offensive rhythm, O. 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Bryants injury was diagnosed last week, his second major one of the season. He didnt play his first game until Dec. 8 after nearly eight months away while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. Then he got hurt again Dec. 17 at Memphis while playing his fourth game in five nights. "I was fortunate that it was not a meniscus," he said. Initially, Bryant didnt think he was seriously hurt against Memphis. He went down late in the third quarter, but returned to finish out the victory in which he logged a season-high 21 points in 32 minutes. "I didnt know it was fractured," he said. "I was expecting a bone bruise more than anything else. I thought (the doctor) was joking when he told me." Bryant has been limited to riding a bike; he isnt supposed to put any pressure on hiis knee.dddddddddddd "Its just been slow in terms of laying off it and letting it heal," he said. "When you dont have activity, you got to watch the other parts like nutrition." Typical of Bryants attention to detail, he said hes been reading critical comments that suggest he wont return this season. "Its the same old tune, just being sung a little more loudly now," he said. "These type of things just help me lock in more." Asked if theres any chance he wont be back, Bryant replied, "Not that Im aware of." Los Angeles signed the 35-year-old guard to a two-year, $48.5 million contract extension in November. James, along with other NBA players, tweeted out well wishes to Bryant, although the two superstars havent talked. "Especially games like today, you want to have the best guys out there," James said. After the Achilles injury, Bryant expressed rare self-doubt. He hasnt felt any this time. "The knee is not really a concern to me," he said. "The biggest question was would the Achilles respond to my game. It felt fine. It was strong." Bryant was looking forward to playing against the defending NBA champions as a way to see where he was physically with his Achilles. "This was a really big measuring stick," he said. Instead, he sat at the end of the bench wearing a black suit and print T-shirt. "My spirits are fine," he said. "I feel more locked in now than my entire career." ' ' '