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SAN FRANCISCO - Giants right-hander Tim Hudson has undergone surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the same one he injured during the 2013 season with Atlanta that sidelined him for the final two months.The expected recovery is eight weeks, and the defending World Series champions expect him to be ready by opening day.Hudson hopes its much sooner — sometime during spring training. Giants pitchers and catchers report to spring training Feb. 18, with the first workout a day later.Recovering well, Hudson said by text message Tuesday. I feel very confident about being ready in time for spring.San Francisco assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Tuesday that Hudson had the procedure Friday. The 39-year-old pitcher has said the 2015 season will likely be his final year playing. He signed a $23 million, two-year contract before last season, when he reached and won the first World Series of his 16-year career.Tim started experiencing increased discomfort as he was ramping up his off-season work outs and we decided it was best to take care of this now so he doesnt have to deal with this during the upcoming season, Evans said. We expect Tim to be ready to go opening day.Hudson started Game 7 of the World Series at Kansas City before Jeremy Affeldt and Madison Bumgarner took over to close out the teams third championship in five years.While Hudson posted his first losing record this year at 9-13 with a 3.57 ERA, he provided a key veteran presence in the rotation, became an All-Star for the fourth time and returned from the serious ankle injury to make 31 starts over 189 1-3 innings.Hudson, with 214 career wins, said in November during a charity event at Auburn that winning the World Series brings some solid closure to it.In 2013, Hudson was 8-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 21 starts for the Braves before getting hurt and undergoing surgery for a broken right ankle. Hudsons season ended on July 24 that year in New York when the Mets Eric Young Jr. inadvertently stepped on the back of his lower right leg while Hudson covered first base.Hudson will be part of a talented rotation featuring Bumgarner, Jake Peavy, Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, who is working back from elbow surgery that cut short his 2014 season. Jrue Holiday Jersey .B. -- Canadian pairs skaters Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford went from elated to frustrated in the span of a few minutes. New Orleans Pelicans Jerseys . -- The Windsor Spitfires were left with just one goaltender Tuesday after having their starter walk out on them midway through Game 3 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff matchup with the London Knights. http://www.shoppelicansonline.com/Customized/ . Cilic cruised to victory, beating the seventh-seeded Seppi 6-1, 6-3 in just 72 minutes. He faced only one break point, winning 24 out of 29 points played on the first serve. Anthony Davis Pelicans Jersey . 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Nashville went ahead by a goal on Mike Fishers power-play tally with 3:18 left to play in the third before Jeff Carter tied the contest for the Kings, one-timing a feed from Anze Kopitar with goaltender Ben Scrivens on the bench and 36.7 seconds left on the clock. Nashville, though, scored just 10 seconds later as Fisher sent a shot that Scrivens got a piece of but couldnt prevent from crossing the goal line. The play was reviewed and the goal call on the ice stood. "They got one late, we tried to get another one late, but we gotta be better five-on-five," said Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin. Scrivens stopped 28 shots for the Kings, while Kopitar had a power-play goal. Carter, meanwhile, has five goals and five assists over his last eight games. Rookie Martin Jones could get the start tonight for Los Angeles after losing for the first time in nine starts last Monday versus Dallas. He gave up four goals on 23 shots, falling to 8-1-0 with a 1.31 goals against average and .953 save percentage. Los Angeles did not have much luck on its side when it visited Chicago for the first time this season on Dec. 15, falling in defeat 3-1.dddddddddddd It marked the first meeting between the clubs since the Blackhawks knocked off the Kings in five games during last seasons Western Conference finals. The Blackhawks got first-period goals from Marian Hossa, Kris Versteeg and Patrick Sharp as well as 21 saves by rookie Antti Raanta in besting the Kings for the third time in the past four regular-season meetings. Chicago has also won eight of its last 11 at home versus Los Angeles in the regular season. The Blackhawks come into this meeting 4-0-2 in their last six games but also off a tough 6-5 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Chicago failed to hold a pair of two-goal leads and allowed the Blues to force bonus time by scoring twice during a 1:17 span late in the third period. Raanta made 20 saves, but was beaten three times in the shootout. "Great hockey game. Great intensity. It was good for the sport, tough for us," said Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, whose club is 13-3-3 in its last 19 overall. Patrick Kane picked up a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, while Sharp, Andrew Shaw, Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook all lit the lamp in defeat. Kane has a point in 14 straight games, amassing eight goals and 16 assists over that run, and in 27 of his last 28 contests. The forward is among the league leaders this season with 23 goals and 53 points. Sharp, coming off a hat trick in Fridays win over Colorado, has six goals in his last three games. Injured Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford may return from a lower-body ailment by the end of the week, meaning Raanta may yet get the call again tonight to face the Kings for a second time. The rookie is 9-1-3 with a 2.38 GAA in 14 games (12 starts) this season. ' ' '