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The atmosphere has improved around the Toronto Maple Leafs and finding some more success on the power play would only bolster the upbeat mood. The Maple Leafs are looking for their re-tooled power play to help get a five-game homestand off to a strong start against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. You can listen to all the action on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto starting at 5pm et. Jontathan Bernier will make his fifth straight start for Toronto. Justin Peters will start for the Capitals. Toronto (11-8-3) has earned five points over its past three games, a vast improvement after drawing the ire of fans while being outscored 17-5 during a three-game slide. That losing streak included a 6-2 defeat at Buffalo on Nov. 15 before a 9-2 home loss against Nashville three days later - a dreadful performance that led one fan at Air Canada Centre to toss his Maple Leafs jersey on the ice. Coach Randy Carlyle believes things have picked up since then with Toronto scoring 12 goals in three games. Its a dramatic change, but you cant hide from the fact that what happened in our own building with the loss to Buffalo was pretty demoralizing to our group, he said. It put a lot of pressure on everybody involved. We responded with more of a workman-like attitude, but in this market you better be prepared to roll with the punches. The Leafs delivered a gutsy effort Wednesday, rallying twice before eventually falling 4-3 in overtime at Pittsburgh. However, the power play continues to be a concern after it failed on three chances to drop to 1 for 23 over the last six games. Carlyle is planning to make changes, but didnt go into specifics. When you make adjustments to power-play units, to top offensive units, you try to do it in the mindset that youre going to stimulate something a little different, he said. Thats all were trying to do. We think there are options available to us. Leo Komarov could be one of those options after finding the net twice against the Penguins, giving the center three goals and an assist in the past two games. His four goals on the season match his total as a rookie from 2013-14. Toronto has dropped three of four meetings with Washington (10-8-4), but won 2-1 in a shootout on Nov. 23, 2013, in its only home matchup over that span. The Capitals, playing four of their next five on the road, are coming off a 3-1-1 stretch. They blew a two-goal first-period lead before doing the rest of the scoring in a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday, two days after falling 3-2 in overtime in the opener of the home-and-home set. You go into this obviously looking for four points when you play someone, and we got three, coach Barry Trotz said. We gained a little ground, but importantly, we didnt lose any ground. Star right wing Alex Ovechkin has been helping with four goals in as many games, matching his total from the previous 15. 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"Hes certainly got a history and knowledge and a high baseball IQ," general manager Terry Ryan said.CHICAGO - Alexei Ramirez is finding different ways of helping the White Sox earn dramatic victories. Ramirez scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a throwing error and the Chicago White Sox edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on a frigid Tuesday night. Tied at one, Red Sox reliever Burke Badenhop (0-2) allowed a one-out single to Ramirez. After Tyler Flowers struck out, Chris Capuano replaced Badenhop. Capuano walked Adam Eaton to move Ramirez to second. Then with a 3-2 count, Marcus Semien hit a grounder to Xander Bogaerts at shortstop, who one-hopped his throw to first baseman Mike Carp. Carp wasnt able to scoop the throw and Ramirez, who was already running on the pitch never stopped when rounding third and scored without a throw. "There were two outs so I was going all the way with two outs, so my idea was to go ahead and get to home plate regardless of what happened," said Ramirez, who also beat the Cleveland Indians with a two-run homer in the ninth inning on Sunday. Bogaerts was disappointed with his throw to Carp. "Its cold weather, but thats no excuse for that play. Thats a ball I shouldve thrown right at the chest to him," Bogaerts said. "I knew it was going to bounce, it took a weird bounce, but I should have thrown it at his chest to Carp and gone into extra innings." The Red Sox didnt think Semien checked his swing on a 2-2 pitch that wouldve sent the game into extra innings. "Yes. The check swing from the open side clearly looked like — given some of the other check swings that were called here tonight — it was more extensive than some other ones. But we dont get the call, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. White Sox reliever Daniel Webb (1-0) got one out in the ninth for the victory. The temperature at first pitch was 40 degrees. All the players except for White Sox starter Erik Johnson and Eaton wore long sleeves under their jerseys and the upper deck was closed because of ice on the ramps. Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox, who have won four of their past five games and two straight in their final at-bat. The White Sox are off to a surprising 8-6 start after losing 99 games last season. Dunn is pointing to their patience at the plate as one of the reasons. "For the most part all year, weve had really good at-bats. I think thats why. It seems like were in (teams) bullpens seems early in each and every game. That take a toll," Dunn said. Daniel Nava homered for Boston, which has lost three straight. First baseman Mike Napoli left in the top of the ninth inning after injuring his left ring finger sliding into second base. With two outs, Napoli advanced to second on Donnie Veals wild pitch. Napoli slid head first into second and dislocated his left ring finger against the base. X-Rays on Napolis finger was negative. "Yeah I really dont do it often. But on a play like that when I dont know what kind of throw or whats going to happen and I see Alexei coming across.dddddddddddd Its my first instinct to try and get to the bag as quick as possible," Napoli said. Red Sox starter Jake Peavy allowed one run and three hits in six innings on 113 pitches against his former team in his third straight no-decision. He struck out eight and walked four. Johnson pitched 6 2-3 innings and struck out a career-high nine in his eighth career start. The 24-year old right-hander allowed one run and three hits with two walks. Before the game, the White Sox paid tribute to the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. The White Sox players wore "Boston Strong" T-shirts during pregame and there was a video montage along with a moment of silence. In the second inning, White Sox manager Robin Ventura challenged a call by first base umpire Cory Blaser. Ventura challenged that Napolis foot was off the base when he fielded Bogaerts throw to get Jose Abreu. The replay was ruled inconclusive so Blasers call was upheld. Dunn followed with his third homer of the season. "Obviously it is fun to compete against a guy like that," Dunn said of facing Peavy. "A lot of times you will be on the short end of it, but its fun stuff." Peavy actually heard Dunns bat break on the home run. "His bat broke. We broke his bat. Normally youll take your chances when that happens. Most people arent as strong as he is. He always used to say this ballpark played big to fair. "Im going to go on record and have fun with him tonight and tell him in big to fair ballparks, a broken-bat homer doesnt get out," Peavy said. "A good hitter getting a pitch he can get up in the air and thats what he does. He hits the ball out of the ballpark." David Ortiz was called out on strikes in the fourth inning on an appeal to third base umpire Doug Eddings. Ortiz was livid after Eddings ruled that the slugger didnt check his swing. Farrell had to intervene to prevent Ortiz from being thrown out of the game. With two outs, Nava tied the game with a solo shot to right. It was his second homer of the season. NOTES: Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia hopes to be back in the lineup on Wednesday night. Hes been out with a sore left wrist and received a cortisone shot on Monday after MRI tests came back negative. He entered the game as a pinch-runner for Napoli in the ninth and stayed in the game at second base. ... Red Sox closer Koji Uehara threw a bullpen session before the game and is expected to throw another bullpen session on Wednesday. Farrell expects to have Uehara available on Thursday. ...Red Sox OF Shane Victorino is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with one of the clubs minor league affiliates later this week. ... White Sox 2B Gordon Beckham, who is with Double-A Birmingham on a rehab assignment for an injured oblique, was 0 for 6 with a walk and a run in a doubleheader. 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