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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizonas offence was disjointed, the shots werent falling, the free throws clanging one after another. Playing without injured forward Brandon Ashley for the first time, the second-ranked Wildcats looked out of sorts on the offensive end, leaving them in jeopardy of their first losing streak of the season. Good thing they know how to play defence, particularly when the game is on the line. Digging in over the closing minutes, Arizona overcame a rough shooting night to win in their first game without Ashley, grinding out a 67-65 victory over Oregon on Thursday night. "Our defence down the stretch is what we rely on," said Nick Johnson, who led Arizona with 18 points. "We have all year." The Wildcats needed it against Oregon. Coming off its first loss of the season, Arizona (22-1, 9-1 Pac-12) laboured offensively without Ashley, who is out for the season with a foot injury suffered last Saturday in a loss at California. The Wildcats went 4 for 16 from three-point range, missed 16 free throws and had a tough time even getting into their set plays. They turned up the pressure with the game on the line and, as they have for much of the season, found a way to make the big plays when they needed to. Point guard T.J. McConnell missed seven of his first eight shots before dropping in a three-pointer with 90 seconds left to give Arizona the lead. Johnson went 5 of 16 from the field, but kept fighting his way through it and hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 47 seconds. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson provided the Wildcats with a big lift, too, finishing with 14 points, 10 rebounds and all kinds of not-in-the-box score contributions with his hustle in his first start in place of Ashley. "Our offence was a little out synch play-wise, but we battled back," McConnell said. "Weve done that so many times this year, been in games like that before, so I think were a battle-tested team." Oregon (15-7, 3-7) held its composure in one of college basketballs toughest road arenas, keeping the Wildcats at bay well into the second half. When Arizona turned up the pressure and the fans in the McKale Center turned up the noise, the Ducks had no answer. Oregon had a couple of key turnovers late and missed 3 of 4 free throws while shooting toward the raucous Arizona student section in the final 23 seconds. Joseph Young and Jason Calliste had 14 points each and Damyean Dotson added 12 for the Ducks in another oh-so-close loss. "Theyre hurting," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "This is their third two-point loss. I just told them weve got to be resilient. It hurts having an opportunity and not being able to finish." Arizona had to shuffle its lineup with Ashley out, moving Hollis-Jefferson into the starting lineup and long-range shooter Gabe York into his sixth-man role. The new-look rotation was solid early, dropping in 3-pointers and flying in for dunks while Kaleb Tarczewski had his way inside for 10 points and five offensive rebounds. After that, it was a struggle. With the Ducks double-teaming Tarczewski in the post and McConnell out with his third foul late in the first half, Arizona could only find an offensive rhythm in stretches. The Wildcats didnt help themselves at the free throw line, either, making 11 of 19 in the first half. Arizona got off to a slow start in the second half and trailed most of the way as the shots continued to bounce away. The Wildcats have proven to be strong-minded most of the season -- their only loss was on a last-second shot by Cal -- and again found a way to pull out a not-so-pretty victory. "Tonights game is a real tribute to the team that we have in that it took a lot of resiliency on our part, a lot of belief and toughness because things werent going our way," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. Oregon, the defending Pac-12 tournament champion, has been in a downward spiral since conference play started, losing five straight after being ranked as high as 10th. The Ducks bounced back with two wins in their previous three games, but still needed to start winning to have a chance at returning to the NCAA tournament. After a slow start, Oregon started dropping in shots to lead 38-37 at halftime. The Ducks pushed the lead to seven points midway through the second half, but faltered down the stretch. Oregon fell behind by four after a shot-clock violation and a wild three-point attempt by Young, yet still had a chance in the closing seconds. The Ducks pulled within 64-62 on Dominic Artis shot in the lane, but he missed two free throws and Calliste hit 1 of 2 as Arizonas fans waved wildly in the background. "I thought we were in pretty good shape, but didnt finish it," Altman said. Arizona did, just as it has most of the season. 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Catch all the action on TSN Radio 1040 in Vancouver and TSN Radio 690 in Montreal, with coverage starting at 5:30pm et/2:30pm pt. After a 16-5-1 start, Montreal has scored 13 goals on a 1-5-1 stretch, including Saturdays 4-1 loss in Dallas to cap a 1-3-0 trip. If Mondays practice was any indication, the Canadiens (17-10-2) will deploy center Alex Galchenyuk, Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher on the top line. Pacioretty, who had spent the entire season with center David Desharnais, leads the team with 12 goals and is tied with Tomas Plekanec at 20 points. Pacioretty doesnt have a point in three games and is OK with the shuffling. At times during the season, things just go stale, Pacioretty told the teams official website. Thats whats happening right now. Weve got to try to change things up and find a spark. Hopefully with the new lines, everyone can contribute. Moves like these give you that fresh feeling. You come to the rink and you feel like its Day 1 of training camp. ... I think everyone in the room has a little bit of a spark right now, and hopefully it can translate into the game. Pacioretty has scored five goals in his last three games against Vancouver and has eight points on a five-game streak. One of those goals came in a 3-2 overtime loss in Vancouver on Oct. 30. Montreal, though, has won six of eight matchups. The Canucks (18-8-2) are making their final stop on a seven-game trip that has thus far produced a 3-2-1 rrecord.ddddddddddddAfter Sundays 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa, theyre in danger of dropping three straight for the first time. Settling for a point against the Senators certainly wasnt what the Canucks planned on after building a 3-0 lead on Brad Richardsons goal early in the second period. Richardson has emerged in the last six games with four goals and four assists after managing seven points in the first 22. Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist and Kevin Bieksa also scored, but the Canucks went on the penalty kill seven times and lost all momentum. Its a lesson, Bieksa told the teams official website. We were in control. We were doing all the right things, then penalties and the next thing you know, we werent getting pucks deep, were turning pucks over, our D zone was a little bit sloppy, our forecheck was non-existent at times. All the things that have made us successful, we stopped doing. You cant take the little things for granted. Eddie Lack made 41 saves and is 2-0-2 with a 1.77 goals-against average in his last six games, while Ryan Miller has struggled lately. The first-year Vancouver starter has a 4.60 GAA over a 1-2-0 span. In Montreal, though, hes posted a 1.50 GAA on a 4-1-0 stretch. Montreals Carey Price played in all four games on the trip and posted a 3.05 GAA, but hes 5-1-0 with a 1.67 GAA in the last month at home. Price suffered the overtime loss earlier this season against Vancouver but is 5-1-2 with a 2.34 GAA in nine career matchups. The Canadiens will be without defenseman Mike Weaver, who suffered a concussion against Dallas. Center Lars Eller is dealing with an upper-body injury, and defenseman Bryan Allen has missed practice time with the flu. Canucks center Shawn Matthias missed the Ottawa game with a head injury and is day to day. ' ' '