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TOKYO -- The rowing and canoeing venue for the 2020 Olympics should either be moved to a site hundreds of miles (kilometers) away in northern Japan or downgraded to a temporary facility in Tokyo, a city government cost-cutting panel said Tuesday.The recommendation came as officials of the International Olympic Committee, Tokyos city government and other key parties gathered to review the cost of the games.The panel has said the cost of the Tokyo Olympics could exceed $30 billion -- four times the initial estimate -- unless drastic cuts are made.In a final report presented to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, the panel said another option is to stick with the original plans for the Sea Forest venue in Tokyo Bay but to find ways of cutting the costs.Last month, the panel came up with the option of moving rowing and canoeing to the Naganuma site in Tome city, 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Tokyo. That came after the projected cost for the Sea Forest venue soared to nearly 50 billion yen ($480 million), seven times the initial estimate.On Tuesday, the panel of academics and business consultants hand-picked by Koike said moving to Naganuma would be the most cost-efficient solution. Panel chairman Shinichi Ueyama said the Naganuma site is the only realistic out-of-town alternative to the Sea Forest venue, considering the time needed for additional construction and other preparations.The relocated venue would require up to 20 billion yen ($190 million) in construction costs to meet Olympic standards. Additional costs related to security, transportation and other infrastructure could add up further. An earlier cost estimate for the Naganuma site was 35 billion yen ($330 million).Downgrading the Sea Forest venue to a temporary facility could bring the estimated construction and running costs down to 45 billion yen ($430 million), the panel said. Alternatively, continuing with the permanent Sea Forest facility could cost about 70 billion yen ($670 million), even with further cost-cutting efforts, the report said.Koike was to present all options in the report to the officials from the IOC, Japanese organizers and the central government during the four-party talks beginning Tuesday. The officials are expected to hold several rounds of talks before reaching a conclusion.We have to decide by the end of November at the latest, considering the time needed for revisions to the design and construction of the venues, Koike told reporters. We must make sure to get everything ready in time.The Naganuma site is part of the area still recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which Koike says fits the theme of the regions reconstruction from the disaster.The IOC, as well as international and Japanese rowing and canoeing organizations have opposed moving the venue outside of Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach, who was in Tokyo last month, supported further cost-cutting measures, however.The city panel also proposed scaling down planned new venues for two other sports -- volleyball and swimming -- with an alternative plan of moving volleyball to the nearby city of Yokohama.There is a demand for good facilities, but who takes care of them after the event? We have to think carefully if they serve positive legacies, Ueyama said.Gaining tax payers understanding is crucial for a successful Olympics, he said, criticizing secrecy among Japanese organizers and bureaucracy.Tokyo organizers have yet to formally disclose the total cost for the games and breakdowns. 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Michal Neuvirth replaced him to start the second and finished with 12 saves on 14 shots.CANADIENS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1MONTREAL -- Shea Weber scored a power-play goal in the third period, lifting Montreal to its seventh straight victory.Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Montreal, which is 8-0-1 and the only NHL club without a regulation loss this season.Nazem Kadri scored for the Leafs, who were coming off a 3-2 win Thursday over Florida.Toronto outshot Montreal 37-31, but Carey Price made 37 saves for the Canadiens. Frederik Andersen had 29 stops for the Leafs.WILD 4, STARS 0ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Devan Dubnyk stopped 29 shots for his third straight shutout and 22nd of his career to lift Minnesota.Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, Eric Staal and Tyler Graovac scored for Minnesota, which improved to 6-2-1.Kari Lehtonen made 11 saves for Dallas, which has just four goals in its last four games.Dubnyk didnt have to make any spectacular saves in establishing a new personal best scoreless stretch of 180 minutes. The last goal he allowed was in overtime last Saturday.SHARKS 4, PREDATORS 1SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels scored 17 seconds apart and San Jose went on to beat Nashville in a rematch of last seasons seven-game, second-round playoff series won by the Sharks.Joonas Donskoi also scored and Joe Thornton added an empty-netter as the Sharks picked up where they left off last spring from that all-home team series against the Predators. Martin Jones made 27 saves to help San Jose finish off a 3-0 homestand.James Neal scored the lone goal for the struggling Predators. Nashville has lost six of its last seven games and is winless in five road contests this season. Pekka Rinne made 23 saves.BRUINS 1, RED WINGS 0DETROIT -- Tuukka Rask made 23 saves for his 31st career shutout with Boston.Tim Schaller scored for the Bruins, who snapped a three-game losing streak and ended Detroits six-game winning streak.It was Rasks first game back after missing the previous three with a lower-body injury.Jimmy Howard stopped 35 shots for the Red Wings, who lost at home for the first time.BLUES 1, KINGS 0ST. LOUIS -- Jake Allen stopped 27 shots and Jaden Schwartz scored early in the third period, leading St.dddddddddddd Louis over Los Angeles.It was the first shutout for Allen this season and the 12th in his career.Schwartz got the first goal by a Blues forward in 169 minutes, 22 seconds. 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Vancouver has lost five straight, including two consecutive shutouts before Saturdays loss.Jacob Markstrom was impressive in his fifth start this season despite the loss, making 30 saves.DEVILS 3, LIGHTNING 1NEWARK, N.J. -- Adam Henrique and Damon Severson set each other up for first-period goals and New Jersey ended a five-game losing streak against Tampa Bay.Cory Schneider had 32 saves following a rare night off and Devante Smith-Pelly got his first goal of the season, helping New Jersey rebound from an overtime loss to Chicago on Friday. Henrique scored his 100th career goal.Tyler Johnson scored in the third period for Tampa Bay, which has lost two straight. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 20 saves and lost for the first time in three starts this year.SABRES 3, PANTHERS 0BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Anders Nilsson made 33 saves in his second NHL shutout and Buffalo beat Florida.Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Johan Larsson and Kyle Okposo also scored. The Sabres snapped a four-game winless streak and earned their first home victory of the season.Roberto Luongo stopped 22 shots for Florida. The Panthers have lost five of six and are winless in the first three of a four-game trip.Nilsson, starting his third straight game in place of Robin Lehner, made 13 saves in the third period. Floridas Vincent Trocheck shot wide on a penalty shot with 57 seconds left in the third period.AVALNACHE 3, COYOTES 2GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Duchene scored twice and Colorado held on to beat road-weary Arizona.Rene Bourque also scored for the Avalanche, who got 23 saves from backup goalie Calvin Pickard.The Coyotes, just back from a 1-5 road trip, took the lead on Radim Vrbatas goal barely five minutes into the first period but the Avalanche scored the next three before Tobias Rieder made it a one-goal game with 4:04 to play.Louis Domingue had 31 saves for the Coyotes. ' ' '