OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Samuel Fagemo scored again to help Sweden beat defending champion Finland 3-2 and take bronze at the world junior hockey championship on Sunday.

Fagemo, the leading scorer of the tournament, scored his eighth goal to tie the game at 2 in the middle period before Linus Oberg netted the winner at Ostravar Arena in the eastern city of Ostrava.

Rasmus Sandin also had a goal for Sweden with Fagemo adding an assist.

Patrik Puistola and Matias Maccelli had a goal each for Finland.

Canada will face Russia in the gold medal game later Sunday.

In ringing this fresh decade, here's my round up of a dozen NHL fantasy predictions for 2020 - some more bold than others. Wishing you a happy new year and the best fantasy fortune through the next months and beyond.

Nikita Gusev soars What a difference a few weeks and a key lineup move makes. Finding his NHL footing and flourishing on a second line with Travis Zajac and Blake Coleman, the former KHLer has 12 points in 14 December matches, and two goals and seven assists in his past seven games (plus an astounding improvement in Corsi). Rostered in only 16.4 of ESPN.com leagues, Gusev could prove to be a top fantasy steal in this campaign's latter half.

Tampa goes on a tear That's more like it. Winners of four-straight - averaging 4.5 goals per game not including Tuesday's empty-netter - Tampa's talented skaters are finally resembling what we thought they were. Look to potentially available top-six forwards in your own league such as Ondrej Palat, Anthony Cirelli, and if you're really lucky, Alex Killorn. This club feels poised to break out in challenging their Atlantic Division rivals in Boston and Toronto.

Dylan Larkin gets his act together While Detroit's perennially top player won't finish with 70-plus points like last year, he also won't wrap up with the 50 for which he's on pace. Recently speaking about a boost in confidence experienced by the team as a whole, Larkin appears resolved to make the most of what portends to be another disappointing season in Detroit. He's also due to enjoy a pronounced bump in his 7.0 shooting%. This might be a fine occasion to volley a trade for Larkin with a potentially frustrated fantasy manager.

Max Pacioretty scores 25 (more) goals Only two skaters - Alex Ovechkin and Nathan MacKinnon - are averaging more shots per game than the Knights' sniper (4.00), yet Pacioretty has just 16 goals to date, compared to the 24 earned by each of the aforementioned scoring heavyweights. That he potted only two on 57 shots in October partially explains the discrepancy. Skating on a dynamic line and power play with the ever-dangerous Mark Stone, Pacioretty is in position to erupt this second half.

Nino Niederreiter averages near a point per game (from now on) Carolina's patience with playing Niederreiter on the Hurricanes' top line and secondary power play is paying off. Alongside Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen, the former Wild winger has 10 points in 11 games, including six with the extra skater. And remember, different team in Minnesota, sure, but he got off to a slow start last year before wrapping up with a bang in Raleigh. Give Niederreiter a look if you need a fantasy lift up front.

David Rittich burns out He's been great for the Flames to date - really good. He's also appeared in 32 games already, trailing only Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck (33). For someone who has a contemporary history of struggling in the season's second half, it's concerning. Particularly since Rittich has yet to exceed 45 contests in his limited NHL career. Tell you what, I'm wary if Calgary's starter is on my own fantasy roster. We could see a lot more of Cam Talbot - who's been excellent this December - soon.

Stars go on a tear following their Winter Classic win Did you catch post-game coverage at the Cotton Bowl? These guys are jazzed, from goalie Ben Bishop on out. Beyond the fantasy favorites (Tyler Seguin etc), look to other less conventional assets on Dallas' roster - such as re-invigorated rookie Roope Hintz - as this inspired club charges up the Central Division standings.

Alex DeBrincat re-discovers his scoring touch His current 8.5 shooting% is, fortunately, unsustainable, considering the way this young guy plays. A natural goal-scorer on a top-six line and No. 1 power play, DeBrincat won't match last season's sum of 41, but I wouldn't be the least surprised if he does double the damage in the second half, at minimum, in collecting another 20. Even in re-draft leagues, his fantasy managers should coolly reject any and all seemingly reasonable trade offers.

Marcus Johansson stays healthy and logs (another) 30 points A sudden fixture in the Sabres' top six and on the No. 1 power play - due in large part to Jeff Skinner's injury and Casey Mittelstadt's demotion to the minors - the 29-year-old versatile forward is seeing heavy minutes and ample scoring opportunities. Barring injury, and he seems fit at present, Johansson will contribute to Buffalo's scoresheet more games than not. He's overwhelmingly available in ESPN.com leagues.

Kevin Hayes enjoys a career year in Philly Serving as the Flyers' current second line center, Hayes' chemistry with winger James van Riemsdyk is palpable, as supported by his four goals and four assists in eight recent games. Alongside JVR and Travis Konecny, the 27-year-old could conceivably reach the 60-point mark for the first time. Which adds up to 37 (minimum) more points between now and early April. And Hayes is available in two-thirds of ESPN.com leagues.

Elvis Merzlikins struggles as the Blue Jackets' starter Perhaps not the brashest of predictions, but Tuesday's admittedly impressive 36-save victory over the Panthers could suffice in charming some goalie-needing fantasy managers. Not me. Merzlikins hasn't been near good enough altogether in his first NHL season, and that Jackets' lineup is significantly banged-up otherwise. It could get ugly in Columbus before the much-better Joonas Korpisalo returns from a knee injury in early February.

Neil Pionk leads the Jets' blue line in points Meaning the ex-Ranger betters Josh Morrissey in the production department, which few, including yours truly, would've predicted to start the season. Playing the point on the Jets' top power play, Pionk has 12 assists in December, including eight with the extra skater. Morrissey has eight points that same 13-game stretch, with only two counting on the power play. And guess which of the two might be available for the low fantasy cost of a mouse click in your own ESPN.com league?

That 2012 NHL draft still stings a little when you look at the top of it. First overall was Nail Yakupov, who is currently plugging away in Russia. Ryan Murray was second overall, and while he's a regular in the NHL, he still isn't logging an average of 20 minutes per game. Then there's Alex Galchenyuk, who went third overall.

He's currently on his second chance with his third-chance team - if that phrasing makes sense.

In six seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, he got to 30 goals in his fourth season, 2015-16. It looked like he was on the verge of becoming something, but the goals dried up over the next two years. And when he scored 19 but was a minus-31 in 2017-18, the Habs shipped him out to the desert.

Surely, the Arizona Coyotes was where Galchenyuk was really going to break out. There was minimal competition for power-play opportunities and ample offensive roles to go around. Nope. Instead, Galchenyuk's ice time dipped to an average of 15:44 by the end of the season and he finished with 19 goals again.

Ah, but the Pittsburgh Penguins needed to save some coin, so they flipped Phil Kessel for Galchenyuk this offseason and tabbed him to play next to Evgeni Malkin. But Malkin was hurt to start the year, and Galchenyuk had his own nagging injuries that kept the two apart. Galchenyuk didn't do much offensively and was unable to force himself onto the power play. He's played fewer than 10 minutes on several occasions this season. When Sidney Crosby was hurt, Galchenyuk was not in the mix for a promotion up the lines, and he had to watch as Malkin, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust became one of the best lines in hockey.

But after Guentzel plowed into the boards after scoring the winning goal on Monday, Galchenyuk is getting another shot with the Penguins. And it will be an extended one, as Guentzel will be gone for the remainder of the regular season.

Galchenyuk should be more comfortable in his new surroundings this time, and he started to subtly get his game going in the latter part of December. He had three points in three games prior to his promotion.

But the most important part of Galchenyuk becoming a thing for fantasy will still be the power play, where his above-average shot can do more damage. Jared McCann was given more time with the top unit in the Penguins first post-Guentzel game on Thursday, but it was Galchenyuk who helped set up a pseudo-power-play goal (the penalty had just expired, as Patric Hornqvist scored). We should see even more Galchenyuk on the power play in the Penguins next outing.

Is this finally going to be the chance Galchenyuk seizes?

Maybe not, but he's a free square in fantasy right now, so pick him up to see what happens.

It is, after all, Galchenyuk revenge week with the Penguins in Montreal on Saturday and in Arizona next Sunday.

Fantasy Forecaster: Jan. 6 to Jan. 12

It's a decently busy week in the NHL, with 50 games scheduled. Every team plays at least three times with the lone exception of the Minnesota Wild, who only play twice.

Eight teams play four games, so a slight edge can be had by leaning on players from the Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets.

In particular for head-to-head leagues, the Jets play three of their four games on the less-busy nights next week (Monday, Wednesday and Sunday). If you can add Jack Roslovic to your roster, it could go a long way toward swinging your H2H matchup.

For those new to the forecaster chart, here are some explanations: "O" (offense), which is on the left for each game, and "D" (defense), on the right, matchup ratings are based upon a scale from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup) and are calculated using a formula that evaluates the team's season-to-date statistics, their performance in home/road games depending on where the game is to be played, as well as their opponents' numbers in those categories. The "Ratings" column lists the cumulative rating from 1 to 10 of that week's offensive ("O") and defensive ("D") matchups.

In the notes below, the focus every week will be mainly on players that are available for potential use. Ownership below 50 percent of ESPN leagues is a good generalized cutoff. I'll try to also include players below 10 percent ownership whenever possible to cater to deeper formats.

Team notes

Montreal Canadiens: Brendan Gallagher leaves a gaping wound in the Habs lineup for as long as he will be out with a concussion. Gallagher, Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault have been one of the best 5-on-5 lines in the NHL this season. In the meantime, Nick Cousins was given a crack at Gallagher's spot on Thursday and he responded with an assist (while not playing with his new 5-on-5 line; it was a pseudo-power-play goal that Jeff Petry scored). Given the circumstances and the four-game schedule, I do think Cousins could help in the short-term.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Go grab Elvis Merzlikins right away. Joonas Korpisalo will miss "weeks," according to coach John Tortorella. The Blue Jackets have found a system to drive wins and limit the scoring chances of their opponents, so it almost doesn't matter who is in net. It's not like Korpisalo was some prodigy waiting in the wings to lock down the Jackets crease this season; he's just a good goaltender in a great system. Natural Stat Trick shows the Blue Jackets are second best in the league at limiting their opponents high-danger scoring chances and tied for best in the league at limiting goals from high-danger chances. Merzlikins just needs to make the routine saves, as Korpisalo did before him, to be a fantasy difference-maker.

Player notes

Joonas Donskoi, W, Colorado Avalanche: We'll see how long it lasts, but Donskoi will be a thing again for as long as the Avalanche have him on the top line. Coach Jared Bednar dropped Mikko Rantanen to the third line to shake things up on Thursday, and it worked gangbusters in a 7-3 crushing of the St. Louis Blues. That means Donskoi could get a few more games alongside Nathan MacKinnon.

Adam Boqvist, D, Chicago Blackhawks: If you've been looking for help with your defense, go grab Boqvist. It's been three games since he was anointed the new power-play quarterback for the Blackhawks. While the results haven't been great, they've been no worse than when Erik Gustafsson was running point. Boqvist had a power-play helper on Thursday. He's young, but he has next-level offense to his game if he can translate it to the NHL. In his one season of OHL action, he potted 20 goals and 60 points in 54 games last year.

Kailer Yamamoto, W, Edmonton Oilers: With two points in two games, Yamamoto is off to the start I had envisioned for him last season. This 21-year-old never got the engine going last season, but has had a solid start to his AHL campaign this year. It resulted in a promotion to the NHL and a chance on a line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl this week. I've always been a big fan of the skill and the situation for Yamamoto and I am watching this time with heightened interest.

Chelsea put in a vintage performance worthy of their retro kits and cruised into the FA Cup fourth round after a dominant 2-0 win against Championship side Nottingham Forest.

The impressive Callum Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring for the hosts early on after a delightful team move.

Ross Barkley then doubled the advantage, dabbing home a close-range rebound after another sharp effort from Hudson-Odoi was only parried by goalkeeper Jordan Smith.

Forest had a penalty decision and second-half header from Ryan Yates overturned for offside but they were second best throughout and can have few complaints.

The result maintains Chelsea's 100% FA Cup record against Forest, with five wins from five -- including a 2-0 victory in the third round last season.

It also marks a return to winning ways at home for Frank Lampard's side, who suffered defeats to Bournemouth and Southampton over an inconsistent Christmas period, that also saw fine wins on the road at Tottenham and Arsenal.

The hosts were playing in retro kits to mark the 50th anniversary of their notorious 1970 FA Cup win against Leeds, remembered for its brutal challenges and vicious play.

But there was nothing crude on display 50 years on, with slick interplay from the hosts seeing Pedro spread the ball to Hudson-Odoi early on, who cut in from the right and fired home in some style.

Hudson-Odoi was the architect of Chelsea's second as well, again cutting in from the right and forcing a smart save out of Smith but Barkley was on hand to score in at the back post.

Forest were initially awarded a penalty in the first half when 17-year-old Alex Mighten was adjudged to have been brought down by Fiyako Tomori, only for VAR to ultimately rule out the decision after the most marginal of offsides was spotted in the build-up.

Michy Batshuayi had great chances to make it 3-0 either side of the break, first dragging a header wide after a dinked cross from Reece James then completely misjudging a pinpoint cross from Hudson-Odoi.

Barkley also could have increased the lead but his weak header hit the post on the hour.

Forest did have the ball in the net in the second half but Yates' header was correctly ruled out for offside.

Lucas Moura's header rescued Tottenham from an FA Cup upset in a 1-1 draw against Championship side Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Former Manchester United man Ashley Fletcher opened the scoring for the hosts in the second half but Moura scored the equaliser 11 minutes later to force a replay.

It is the first time a Jose Mourinho side has failed to win their opening FA Cup match at the first attempt.

There were very few chances in the first half but Paulo Gazzaniga made two fine saves from a goalmouth scramble.

The second half sparked into life when George Saville played in Fletcher who slotted the ball past Gazzaniga to shock the Premier League side.

Spurs responded well and equalised when Serge Aurier produced a fine cross for Moura to head home.

Spurs had chances to win the game late on but Erik Lamela's strike was saved by Tomas Mejias and Aurier smashed over from close range.

Rory Burns is expected to miss England's tour of Sri Lanka due to injury. Burns, the opening batsman, sustained a severe injury to his ankle ligaments when he landed awkwardly while playing football in training the day before the second Test in Cape Town.

He is set to see a specialist in the next week, who will determine whether he requires surgery. Only after that decision is made can an estimate be given on a likely return date but, as things stand, the England management do not expect him to be available for the two-Test series in Sri Lanka which starts on March 19.

The news is a cruel blow for Burns and England. He averaged 47.22 in his five Tests before the injury, with one century and three half-centuries, and was arguably the first opener to establish himself in the side since the days of Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook.

If he is deemed unfit to tour Sri Lanka, it will increase speculation that England could hand a recall to Keaton Jennings, who played his last Test a year ago in the West Indies but scored a century in Galle during the 3-0 whitewash in 2018-19.

As a result of the injury to Burns, the England coach, Chris Silverwood has banned the playing of football as a warm-up activity.

England 269 and 218 for 4 (Sibley 85*, Root 61) lead South Africa 223 all out (Anderson 5-40) by 264 runs

Joe Root said in the days before England arrived in New Zealand at the end of last year that he wanted his batsmen to "be prepared to play some attritional cricket" after batting "in fast-forward" under Trevor Bayliss. On the third day of the Newlands Test, it appeared his top order had taken that message to heart, as they ground out a substantial lead thanks primarily to Dom Sibley's unbeaten 85.

England had seized the Test by the scruff of the neck during the dramatic end to the second day, when South Africa lost five wickets for 58 runs to turn 157 for 4 into 215 for 8, and James Anderson took the two remaining wickets in just 14 deliveries to finish with a five-wicket haul.

And after Zak Crawley's frenetic 25, Sibley went about blunting a lacklustre South African attack, putting on partnerships of 73 with Joe Denly and 116 alongside Root to give England an imposing 264-run lead by the close with six second-innings wickets remaining.

Anderson made short work of the tail in the morning, removing Kagiso Rabada with a textbook outswinger with the first ball of the day and enticing Anrich Nortje into prodding at a ball outside his off stump to give England a 46-run lead.

That dismissal was statistically significant, too: it gave Stokes his fifth catch of the innings, making him the first England outfielder to complete that feat, and put Anderson out in front of Ian Botham as the man with the most five-wicket hauls for England, with 28. Anderson's now has 102 wickets at 20.67 since his 35th birthday, and was the first 37-year-old to take a five-for for England bowling seam-up since Freddie Brown in 1951.

The early stages of England's second innings were dominated by a fiery duel between Zak Crawley and Rabada. After overpitching twice in his first over and being punished by England's rookie opener, Rabada began to steam in, as though he had taken the boundaries personally, and smacked Crawley on the helmet via the bicep in his third over having struck him in the ribs in his second.

Two balls after that blow, Rabada appeared to offer some choice words on Crawley's technique after a 91mph back-of-a-length ball which thudded into the splice, and did so again following his next delivery, a sharp bouncer which struck the batsman on the shoulder.

And while Crawley clipped another full toss to the boundary, it was Rabada who had the last laugh, pushing an outswinger slightly wide of the off-stump channel and drawing an edge as the batsman looked to unfurl his cover drive.

But that battle aside, South Africa looked a shadow of the fit, fierce attack that got the better of England at Centurion, with Maharaj resorting to leg-theory early on in his spell and the seamers failing to extract much life from the pitch. It was suggested that the cooler, cloudier conditions meant the crack that had opened up outside the right-hander's off stump from the Wynberg End had less effect, but Faf du Plessis' uninspired captaincy contributed to the tameness of the effort.

Sibley started slowly, playing primarily through the leg side and digging in to reach 29 off 93 balls before first bringing out his cover drive off Rabada in the 34th over. He found support in Joe Denly, whose innings of 31 was characteristically stubborn, albeit lacking in any real fluency.

Denly again faced 100 balls - only Marnus Labuschagne (10 times) has done so more often than Denly (eight) since the start of 2019 - and set up the innings for England's middle order. A lofted four down the ground off Maharaj aside, he was largely subdued as his partnership with Sibley sucked the life out of the hosts' attack, and it came as something of a surprise when he swatted a Nortje bouncer down the throat of Dwaine Pretorius at long leg.

Sibley batted with growing confidence alongside Root, as the pair started to score more positively after tea. Particularly strong off his pads and against anything short, Sibley crunched Maharaj for four through point to push the lead past 200 - given his struggles against left-arm spin in his career to date, it was the sign of a man starting to feel at home in an England shirt.

Root was delicate, sweeping, paddling and nudging his way past fifty while looking in fine touch, and it took a ball that bounced sharply out of the crack and found his outside edge from Pretorius in the final half-hour to dislodge him; it was the third time in this match that the allrounder had struck with the new ball imminent.

One wicket soon brought another, as Nortje removed Dom Bess for a pair. Nortje's bouncer from round the wicket brushed the nightwatchman's glove on its way through to Quinton de Kock, confirmed on review, to offer South Africa a flicker of hope, but seemed only to further expose the underuse of the fastest bowler in the match by du Plessis.

The AFC divisional round is set for the 2019 NFL playoffs. For the first time since 2009, it won't include the New England Patriots.

The Tennessee Titans, having knocked off the Patriots on Saturday at Gillette Stadium, next have a more difficult task: traveling to Baltimore to take on the top-seeded Ravens. The Houston Texans, meanwhile, get a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Here's a first look at the games, with the NFC wild-card matchups set to take place on Sunday:

(6) Titans at (1) Ravens

8:15 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 11, CBS | Preview | Tickets
Opening line: BAL -8.5 (48)

ESPN Football Power Index projection: BAL, 81.8% (by an average of 11.9 points)

What to watch for: An old-fashioned run fest. The Ravens (3,296) and Titans (2,223) finished the season ranked No. 1 and No. 3 in rushing yards, respectively. We know what they like to do. The Ravens want quarterback Lamar Jackson to do his thing with read options and designed runs. The Titans like to use running back Derrick Henry, the league's leading rusher, to wear down opponents. No secrets there.

How the Titans win: They must withstand the Ravens' typical early onslaught. During the regular season, the Ravens had the NFL's best first-quarter point margin (plus-97). The Titans can't fall behind early if they intend to ride Henry in the second half. If they can reverse the Ravens' trends -- and be in a position where they don't need to pass to catch up on the scoreboard -- the Titans will have a chance for a big upset.

How the Ravens win: It's likely that they can win using their usual formula. Jackson threw eight touchdown passes in the first quarter of games this season, tied for fourth most in the NFL, which helped his team get out to big leads. If the Ravens can do that, Jackson & Co. are good enough from a personnel standpoint to roll from there.

X factor: Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill. We know the Titans are going to ride Henry, but at some point they will -- like all teams -- need a play or two from their quarterback to advance to the AFC Championship Game. Tannehill was one of the NFL's top five quarterbacks in the second half of the season, making tough and accurate throws with regularity, but the postseason is an entirely different animal. He converted some big third downs on Saturday against the Patriots, both through the air and on the ground, but he also dropped the snap on a crucial failed third-down play.

(4) Texans at (2) Chiefs

3:05 p.m. ET Sunday, Jan. 12, CBS | Preview | Tickets
Opening line: KC -9.5

ESPN Football Power Index projection: KC, 81.5% (by an average of 11.8 points)

What to watch for: What seems like many moons ago, we saw the Texans go into Arrowhead Stadium and take it to the Chiefs in Week 6. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was hobbled by an ankle injury then, but the Texans will go to Kansas City knowing that they have done this before.

How the Texans win: They'll need quarterback Deshaun Watson to produce a repeat of his Week 6 performance. In that game, he ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third. The Chiefs gave up 5.0 yards per rush to quarterbacks this season, which ranked 25th in the NFL. There is an opening for Watson to do significant damage on the ground if he is up to it.

How the Chiefs win: Ride Mahomes against a Texans defense that has at times been gashed by the pass. Houston gave up 33 touchdown passes this season, tied for fourth most in the NFL, and opposing quarterbacks compiled a 60.8 QBR against them, sixth highest in the NFL. It sounds simple, but things set up perfectly for the Chiefs to win with their QB -- even with the return of Texans defensive end J.J. Watt.

X factor: Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu. A season-ending knee injury to fellow safety Juan Thornhill will put extra pressure on Mathieu, who was named last week to the All-Pro team. Mathieu will play the mental battle against Watson all game. Can he cause a turnover and/or take away the middle of the field from receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills?

The inaugural Most Valuable Player Award, bestowed by the American League in 1922, was won by a first baseman, George Sisler, who hit .420 for the St. Louis Browns. Nine years later, in 1931, the baseball writers jumped into the awards business, and since then, first basemen have been preeminent in the MVP voting. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, more MVPs have been won by first basemen than at any of the other eight positions.

First base: 29
Right field: 25
Left field: 23
Pitcher: 22
Center field: 19
Third base: 19
Catcher: 16
Shortstop: 15
Second base: 11

But almost a decade has passed since a first baseman finished first in the voting -- Joey Votto in 2010 -- just one indication of how differently teams use the position than in the past.

TULSA, Okla. — Popular open-wheel racer Brady Bacon picked up his fourth career Tulsa Shootout victory on a night that also saw five first-time winners as the 35th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout wrapped up at Tulsa Expo Raceway Saturday night.

Picking up his first Outlaw Non-Wing Golden Driller, Bacon charged from seventh to add to his legacy with his fourth Tulsa Shootout triumph.

Trey Marcham to the early lead, the race for second was all over the track the first few laps with Cannon McIntosh finally getting ahead of the battle. Railing the cushion with Thomas Kunsman in tow, the pair began reeling in the No. 32x before the caution flew on lap five.

Battling on the restart, McIntosh ripped the cushion to the lead on lap seven with the caution following soon after.

Under caution again a couple laps later, a new challenger was up as Bacon set his sights on the No. 51. Rolling wheel to wheel, McIntosh held off the charge, but it was not in the cards as the engine let go on lap 19, handing the lead by Bacon with Johnny Boland nipping on his heels. Working all over the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Boland with Kris Carroll in tow missed the line on lap 25, moving the No, 3k into second.

Caution with four laps to go, Carroll gave it his best shot, but it was Bacon by 0.291 seconds at the line. Carroll in second was, followed by 15th-starting Dylan Kadous. Daison Pursley crossed fourth with Johnny Boland fifth.

Thomas Kunzman took the early lead in the Outlaw feature with Jonathan Beason in second. Glued to the bottom, Beason stayed close to Kunzman as the field worked into traffic on lap 19. Bobbling on the exit of turn four, the misstep allowed Beason to sneak by on the bottom.

Caution on lap 20, Kunzman was collected by the spinning No. 61 of Eli Bookout. On the restart, Beason pulled away. Racing to the mid-point of the feature, the cushion started to come into play as the remainder of the top five moved to the top. Starting to match speed with Beason, the No. 721 worked into traffic on Lap 31.

Slowed again on lap 34 as fourth running Anton Hernandez flipped and collected Kyle Spence, the restart saw Emerson Axsom on the hunt, getting the lead on lap 40.

Putting distance on Beason, the closing laps saw the bottom come back into play with Beason taking a shot at the lead in the closing laps, but without the speed to pull it off, Axsom adjusted his line and won by 0.262 seconds. Harley Hollan, from 12th, finished third, followed by Layden Pearson and Blake Hahn.

In Stock Non-Wing, Pennsylvania’s Alex Bright sailed to his first Tulsa Shootout victory.

Trailing the first pair of laps, a restart on lap two saw leader Daison Pursley drop to the deck to block the charge of Brian Carber in turn three, only to leave the cushion open for Bright to shoot past the pair off the fourth turn.

Bright held a 1.139-second advantage at the finish as Pursley fought back to a runner-up finish. Curtis Jones crossed third with Kyle Spence and Cannon McIntosh completing the top five.

Picking up his second Golden Driller, and first in A-Class, Kyle Spence led start to finish in the winged division. Untouched the first third of the race, Spence found traffic on lap 11 with a 3.001-second advantage on Joe B. Miller as the caution came on for Miller who stopped in the second turn.

Spence survived a green-white-checkered finish to win by .465 seconds with Robb second.

Emerson Axsom, Brian Carber and Frank Flud, who started 18th, rounded out the top five.

Dedicating her victory to her mother, Jade Avedisian picked up her first Tulsa Shootout victory in the Restricted A-Feature.

Avedisian charged from third to the lead when leaders Brenham Crouch and Ryan Timms tangled on lap 19. She cruised to a 0.566-second victory over Crouch, with Timms finishing third. Mason Daugherty and Gauge Garcia made up the top five.

In Junior Sprints, Jett Barnes picked up his first Golden Driller.

Starting from the front row, Barnes battled Cash Lovenburg throughout and won by 0.181 seconds. Garett Benson, Levi Hillier, and Lathe Griggs completed the top five.

Taking the win in the 600cc Modifieds, Chad Dugan dominated to win his first Golden Driller.

Dugan took the checkered flag 1.403 seconds ahead of Timothy Estenson.

The 35th Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout officially received 1,397 entries with 1,364 of those entries checking in among 608 drivers.

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