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Sebastian Vettel was the surprise pacesetter in second practice for the Mexican GP ahead of Mercedes Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton set laps 0.004 and 0.013 seconds shy of Vettels early benchmark but was unable to dislodge the Ferrari from the top of the timesheets.Ferrari havent won a race in over a year and had only previously headed a Friday timsheet this season at the Chinese GP in April. We had a very good day, Vettel told Sky F1. Lewiss lap didnt look particularly good so I think he has more in the pocket, so tomorrow we need to be realistic.But perhaps more significantly world championship leader Nico Rosberg, who will secure the title if he wins this weekend and Hamilton finishes 10th or lower, struggled and was almost half a second slower than Vettel and Hamilton on his qualifying simulation.Earlier in Practice One, Rosberg had been nearly eight tenths slower than his Mercedes team-mate and championship rival when they both ran on medium tyres and Hamilton was fastest from Vettel. This years event is only the second Mexican GP staged since the race returned to the calendar twelve months ago after a 20-year absence.The track is feeling better than it did last year and I feel a lot more comfortable in the car than I did the first time we came to this circuit, said Hamilton.Rosberg narrowly avoided hitting the wall when he ran wide during his first Practice Two supersoft lap but had already been slower than both Vettel and Hamilton in the first sector.We have a lot of homework to do tonight, the German admitted. Ferrari seemed very quick, so they will be a big threat.Mexican GP talking pointsThe session saw a large divergence on tyre strategy as the field grappled with the tricky Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. Although featuring a series of long straights, the tracks corners are almost invariably slow, a configuration which appears to have at once both highlighted the weakness of the Red Bull package and nullified its aerodynamic strength.Having emerged as Mercedes closest rivals since the summer break, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen lacked the pace of both the Silver Arrows and Ferrari and ended the day just fifth and seventh respectively, split by the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg. The lap time of the Renault-bound Hulkenberg was all the more impressive for being set on soft tyres and nearly a second better than the best effort of his team-mate Sergio Perez.On an afternoon to forget for the two Mexicans in the field, Perez was just 15th while compatriot Esteban Gutierrez, fighting to keep his seat at Haas for 2017, was last. For McLaren, still aiming to end the year as the fourth-fastest team, Fernando Alonso just snuck into the top 10, two places ahead of Jenson Button. The Formula 1 Gossip column All the latest rumour and speculation in the paddock Mexican GP Practice Two timesheet1. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:19.702. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, + 0.0043. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 0.4354. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, + 0.4695. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, + 0.6586. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, + 0.7847. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, + 0.8298. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, + 0.8399. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1.18410. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, + 1.21311. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, + 1.40312. Jenson Button, McLaren, + 1.40813. Felipe Massa, Williams, + 1.53614. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, + 1.65215. Sergio Perez, Force India, + 1.78916. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, + 1.99517. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, + 2.19018. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, + 2.20719. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, + 2.24720. Romain Grosjean, Haas, + 2.31521. Esteban Ocon, Manor, + 2.50822. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, + 2.618* All times set on supersoft tyres except for Hulkenberg and Perez on softs. 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Wennberg took a pass from Foligno and slammed it past Capitals goalie Braden Holtby. It was Wennbergs third goal of the season.The goal was confirmed after a video review. It was the Blue Jackets second power play goal of the game.Alex Ovechkins ninth goal of the season midway through the second period gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead, but the Blue Jackets tied it 14 seconds into the third period on Brandon Dubinskys second goal of the season.PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2, SONEW YORK -- Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout to lift Florida over New York.James Reimer made 33 saves and two more in the shootout, backing goals from Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad for Florida.This is the first time this season the Rangers have dropped back-to-back games after losing to Columbus on Friday. Its the first time Florida has beaten New York at Madison Square Garden since April 18, 2013.Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his 700th start. He is only the fifth goaltender in NHL history to play 700 games with one franchise.Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York.KINGS 3, DUCKS 2ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Jeff Carter scored twice and got his 600th career point, Peter Budaj made 28 saves and Los Angeles beat Anaheim.Carter assisted on Drew Doughtys score eearly in the second period and then added power-play goals 71 seconds apart to make it 3-0.dddddddddddd. The first goal got him to 600 points.Antoine Vermette and Rickard Rakell scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson made 26 saves.FLAMES 3, RED WINGS 2DETROIT -- Mikael Backlund scored with 7:46 left in the third period to give Calgary a victory over slumping Detroit.Garnet Hathaway got his first career goal and Matt Stajan also scored for Calgary. Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton had three assists, and Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots.Tomas Tatar and Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.Backlund broke a 2-all tie when he slammed Michael Froliks pass from the left circle past Howard and into the open side of the net. It was Backlunds second goal.HURRICANES 3, JETS 1RALEIGH, N.C. -- Victor Rask got his eighth goal of the season and 19-year-old Noah Hanifin scored his first, helping Carolina beat Winnipeg for its fourth straight win.Elias Lindholm also got his first goal this season in the first period, and the Hurricanes kept up the pressure from there, challenging goalie Connor Hellebuyck with 40 shots.Rask made it 2-0 on a power play early in the third, and after Mark Scheifele got his 11th goal for the Jets, Hanifin put it away with a power-play score with 1:43 left.Cam Ward had 28 saves for Carolina, which finished 4-1-0 on this homestand. ' ' '