VANCOUVER a€“ Everyone around the National Hockey League knows what Derek Dorsett can do with his gloves off. Carlos Gonzalez Jersey . But the abrasive forward believes he can help the Vancouver Canucks with his gloves on, too. And the goal he scored to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead in Mondaya€?s preseason game against the Arizona Coyotes is a prime example of how Dorsett plans to bring a spark to the hockey club. After Linden Vey set up Chris Higgins for a one time blast from the right circle that handcuffed Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, Dorsett shook of the check of Arizona defenseman Zbynek Michalek, beat him to the goalmouth and banged home the loose puck as it lay sitting in the crease. a€?I just want to make sure Ia€?m getting to the net and getting my nose dirty and sometimes theya€?ll go off you and in and sometimes theya€?ll just be sitting there for you,a€? Dorsett said following the Canucks 4-2 loss on home ice. a€?There are no pictures on the scorecard so Ia€?ll take a€?em any way I can get a€?em.a€? Dorsett was given an opportunity Monday night to skate on what amounted to the Canucks third line. The 6a€?0a€? 192-pound winger finished the game with a goal, two shots and a hit in 13:56 of ice-time. Last season with the New York Rangers, the 27-year-old averaged 11:01 of ice-time per game scoring four times and setting up four others. However, three seasons ago with the Columbus Blue Jackets Dorsett scored a career-high 12 goals (while spending 235 minutes in the penalty box). And he believes double-digits are again a possibility in his first season with the Canucks. a€?You always want to score, but it doesna€?t always happen that way,a€? he says. a€?Ia€?m going to work my hardest to get to the net. Youa€?ll get good breaks if youa€?re going hard to the crease. Ita€?s hard to get points in this league not being on the power play. You have to work hard for it to get to the dirty areas and win the battles in those areas and thata€?s what Ia€?m going to try to do. And that year I scored a dozen, thata€?s where a lot of my goals came from.a€? While Dorsett was thrilled to chip in offensively on Monday, he knows that in order to earn more opportunities to play he has to show head coach Willie Desjardins he can hold his own in the defensive zone, as well. And in the loss to Arizona, Dorsett and his linemates were on the ice for three of the four Coyotes goals including the dagger with less than two minutes remaining that ended any hope of a Canuck comeback. So there is still work to do for Dorsett and the Canucks with just two exhibition games remaining before they start playing for keeps on October 8th in Calgary. And the regular season cana€?t get here quickly enough for the Kindersley, Saskatchewan native. While hea€?s enjoyed his first few weeks getting to know the city of Vancouver and his new teammates in the Canucks organization, Dorsett finds it difficult to prove his true value to his new hockey club a€“ and its fans a€“ in preseason games that, to this point, have lacked emotion and intensity. Thata€?s why hea€?s counting down the minutes until the regular season puck drops. And therea€?s a pretty good chance Dorsetta€?s gloves will drop that night, too. a€?Obviously you dona€?t want to be going out there and fighting too much and risking injury,a€? he says of the preseason so far. a€?I think everyone knows that Ia€?m willing and can drop the gloves, but I dona€?t necessarily need to go out there and do it for no reason. The intensity will pick up as numbers get down and teams start trying to send some messages for the regular season and the way wea€?re going to play. So I expect the intensity to crank up a little bit.a€? Dorsett got a taste of the ultimate in hockey intensity last spring when he and the Rangers competed for the Stanley Cup. Weeks later, at the draft in Philadelphia, he was dealt to the Canucks. Hea€?s been in Vancouver for a month now and says he feels more comfortable in his new hockey home with each passing day. And with the start of the regular season in sight now, Derek Dorsett is excited to start the next chapter of his NHL career. a€?I feel confident around the guys with the way I can play and thata€?s a huge plus going into the season,a€? he says. a€?So Ia€?m just excited to get it going here.a€? Whether ita€?s sticking up for teammates or sticking the occasional goal in the back of the net, Derek Dorsett is looking forward to making his mark with the Vancouver Canucks. Jonathan Lucroy Jersey . 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Jason Carters 3-pointer capped a 7-0 Texas Southern run to give it a 53-52 lead, and his bucket the next possession helped push the game to overtime. Texas Southern (2-8) hit 12 free throws in the extra session to record its second win of the season. Chris Thomas led all scorers with 22 points for the Tigers, while Malcolm Riley added 20 off the bench. The Spartans (8-4) got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Matt Costello, and Denzel Valentine chipped in 15. Michigan State was just 4-of-21 from long distance. What we are trying to do is be all in every possession, said Tigers coach Mike Davis. Every possession we need to block out. I thought that tonight we did that. I thought Michigan State just came out and kind of played. They missed some shots early, and they just kept missing shots. After Carters layup with 29 seconds left, the Spartans were given a great opportunity to win the game in regulation. However, Javon Bess only made 1- of-2 at the line, and the game went to overtime after the Tigers turned the ball over as time expired. Michigan State made more shots from the floor in overtime than Texas Southern, but the Tigers hit enough free throws to build up a lead that got as large as nine points. The Spartans never led in overtime and sshot just 30. Jon Gray Jersey. 8 percent from the field. I have to give Mike Davis all the credit in the world, said Spartans coach Tom Izzo. His kids played harder than us, they shot better than us, they rebounded the ball not quite as well as us, they turned us over more, they made big plays, they made their free throws. The Spartans led by as much as eight in the first half but both times they took that eight-point lead, Thomas responded with a bucket on the other hand. Thomas led all scorers at the half with 10 points as Michigan State took a 30-25 lead into the locker room. Gavin Schilling hit both of Michigan States first two baskets in the second half with the second giving the Spartans a 34-27 lead 2 1/2 minutes after the break. The Tigers proceeded to go on their biggest run of the game to tie it up at 34. David Blanks shot from long range started the 7-0 run, and Madarious Gibbs jumper tied the game for the first time. Valentines triple at the 8:00 mark of the second half extended Michigan States advantage to eight again, but the Spartans would only hit one more shot the rest of regulation. Game Notes Michigan State falls to 2-1 in the all-time series ... Texas Southern was averaging being outscored by 17.4 points per game ... The Tigers are now 1-8 on the road ... The Spartans outrebounded Texas Southern 40-28 ... Michigan State will try to get on track Monday against the Citadel while Texas Southern plays another road game Tuesday at Auburn. 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