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DALLAS -- The bouncing puck helped the Dallas Stars end the Philadelphia Flyers long winning streak.Adam Cracknell scored the tiebreaking goal on a rebound early in the third period to lead the Stars to a 3-1 victory Saturday, snapping the Flyers 10-game win streak.Radek Faksa and Jordie Benn also scored for the Stars and Antti Niemi stopped 31 shots, including three during a Flyers power play in the closing minutes.Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov also hit a goalpost during the late power play for the second time in the third period.When we went down by one, we had confidence to make plays, Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. We didnt get a positive bounce on any of those plays.I dont think I learned anything (about the team) through the winning streak. I think it was just a continuation of our group showing up and working hard.Cracknell broke a 1-1 tie at 2:27 of the third. Flyers goalie Steve Mason stopped a shot by John Klingberg, but the puck rebounded to Cracknells feet and he put it on his stick and sent a wrist shot into the net for his fourth.He really does the little things, said Ttker Seguin, who also had an assist on Cracknells goal. Hes always making smart plays.Benn, whose penalty gave Philadelphia its only power play with 2:58 left, scored into an empty net with 18 seconds to go.A week earlier, Philadelphia had come back from a 2-1 deficit with three power-play goals in the final 4 minutes. The Flyers lead the NHL with 28 goals with the man advantage.We learned from our last game in Philly that we had to keep that team off the power play, Cracknell said. We had a great kill, and then (Benn) ends up with the empty-netter to seal the game for us.Faksas fourth goal also was on a rebound. He assisted on Benns goal and played most of the penalty kill.(Faksa)s just become a big part of the team, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. The kill was great.Tyler Leier scored his first NHL goal in the first period for the Flyers, also on a rebound.You look at (the first) three goals in the game, theyre all identical, Ruff said.Mason finished with 25 saves to end a personal eight-game winning streak.Niemi improved to 7-2-1 at home this season, and 5-1 against Philadelphia in his career.Dallas entered the game ranking 29th in goals against average (3.11). In the last eight games, beginning with a shutout at Colorado, the Stars have gone 4-4 and allowed only 2.00 goals per game.When youre the worst in the league at goals against, something has to change, Ruff said. We made a big change going into Colorado, and since then I think its really helped our defense. With that has come some confidence. Since that point, we look like a team that can win every night.During the Flyers streak, they outscored opponents 36-22.Dallas also had only one power play, during which the short-handed Flyers had the only shot on goals.The games only two other penalties came 1:53 into the second when the Stars Jason Spezza and Flyers Brandon Manning went off for fighting.Each team had good scoring chances in the first period. The Flyers struck first with 3:16 left. Nick Cousins fired a wrist shot at Niemi from the top of the right faceoff. The goalie made the save but the puck went out to Leier, who wristed it in from just outside the paint.Dallas tied it at 4:48 of the second. Antoine Roussel shot from the left faceoff dot. Mason made the save, but the puck rebounded to Faksa in the slot and he buried a wrist shot.Game notesDallas C Cody Eakin served the first game of a four-game suspension for charging Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist on Thursday. ... LW Curtis McKenzie returning after missing two games with an upper-body injury.... Leiers goal came in his 11th NHL game. He had his first assist on Wednesday at Colorado. ... The Flyers winning streak was their longest since a team-record 13-game streak from Oct. 19 to Nov. 11 in 1985.UP NEXTFlyers: Host Nashville on Monday night.Stars: Host St. Louis on Tuesday night in the fourth game of a five-game homestand.Cheap Custom Avalanche Jersey . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Wholesale Custom Avalanche Shirts . 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Byrds Belmont Bruins received 16 of 24 first-place votes from the leagues coaches and sports information directors in a poll released Wednesday with the leagues media day.I dont like preseason polls at all, I dont like preseason all-conference teams, Byrd said. Nobodys earned anything. If we dont get better defensively, were not going to get where we need to get.Belmont ranked 312th out of 346 Division I teams allowing 78.4 points per game last season when the Bruins (20-12) lost to Georgia in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.Byrd, going into his 31st season with 731 career wins, describes himself as an offensive-minded coach but plans to base playing time more on defense than in years past.One Bruin who will log a lot of minutes is reigning OVC Player of the Year Evan Bradds, also the preseason player of the year.The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 17.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game last season. The senior led Division I in field goal percentage the past two years, including 71.4 percent last season.Evan, maybe more than any other player weve ever had at Belmont, has this gift and knack for scoring the basketball inside, Byrd said. He has great touch scoring it around the basket, over bigger guys, under bigger guys, through bigger guys. So all we do is throw it to him and get out of the way.Belmont returns 12 players, including senior guard Taylor Barnette, junior forward Amanze Egekeze and junior guard Austin Lake.While the Bruins are favored to winn the East Division, Murray State is picked to win the West.dddddddddddd The Racers have won the West the past four seasons, including a 17-14 mark last season when they lost in the OVC tournament quarterfinals.I really like our team, Racers coach Matt McMahon said. We have three seniors back who played huge role for us last season. All three have gotten much better as players and as leaders in the offseason, so I think all three are ready to take a step forward.Senior guards Bryce Jones (12.7 points and 4.2 assists), Damarcus Croaker (9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds) and Gee McGhee (9 points, 4.7 rebounds) give Murray State an explosive backcourt.Austin Peay was the leagues surprise last season as the first No. 8 seed to win the OVC tournament, upsetting four teams in four days.Our guys have got to understand that theyve got a target on their back, Austin Peay coach Dave Loos said. They also need to understand that we need to put that in the rear-view mirror.OVC tournament MVP Chris Horton graduated, but the Governors return 10 players, including three starters. Guards Josh Robinson (16.9 points) and Jared Savage (record 19 3-pointers in tournament) will lead the way for Loos, who returns for his 27th season.Tennessee State is picked to finish second in the East under Dana Ford, last seasons OVC Coach of the Year.If we compete as a unit consistently from the start of the game to the end and we stay healthy, I like our chances to play anybody in the league, said Ford, whose Tigers improved by 15 wins to 20-11 last year.Online:More AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '