Vito Mannone says helping secure Sunderlands survival would be special - just months after he wanted out of the club. The goalkeeper went almost three months without a game under Sam Allardyce and was ready to walk away from Wearside in the January transfer window.But he was recalled for a Boxing Day trip to Manchester City, and despite a heavy defeat it was the Italians rival for the No 1 spot Costel Pantilimon who was sold weeks later. Now Mannone is a fixture in the side as Sunderland aim to pull off a fourth great escape in as many seasons, and they go to Stoke this weekend outside the bottom three on goal difference after three clean sheets in four games. Mannone welcomes pressure Vito Mannone has welcomed the pressure to avoid relegation from the Premier League We are really fighting for each other and you can tell that by watching our performances, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Its working - lets hope its enough to gain the points to survive.Since the manager came in we had a good relationship. He gave me that chance finally before the transfer window when I was really thinking if Im not playing Im going.Its great to be back between the sticks and trying to do the best I can to help the team survive.When youre fighting at the bottom its heavy with the pressure, but if you turn it the other way its nice to do something special for yourself, your family. the club, the fans, everybody involved.Its something we want to achieve and hopefully we can do it. Also See: Mannone welcomes pressure Norwich and Sunderland fined Newcastle have it all to do Sunderland out of bottom three Clearance Running Shoes .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Discount Running Shoes Online . 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Boston outshot the Flyers 47-21.The Bruins (21-10-1) are just 5-5-0 at home this season, but the Hurricanes, who are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference, are just 3-6-4 on the road.The Hurricanes (9-9-4) held a 2-0 lead in New York but were caught and passed by the Rangers, the second-winningest team in the NHL. Carolina, which felt it was a victim of a bad call late, slipped to 0-8-4 in its past 12 games at Madison Square Garden.For two periods we were by far the better team and didnt allow much of anything aside from the one goal and a couple other chances on the break, said Viktor Stalberg, who scored both Carolina goals Tuesday. He played for the Rangers last season. Other than that, they didnt have any zone time. We were putting pressure on them every single shift. Frustrating ending here.The Bruins, who went 8-6-1 in November, did pick up their first point of the season in nine games trailing after two periods. However, they succumbed in the third-longest shootout in team history (No. 2 was also this season).It was Bostons first game without both Zdeno Chara and John-Michael Liles, two of the teams three best defensemen. Chara, who missed the past four games, is still day-to-day with a lower-body injury, while Liles iss out with a concussion he sustained Sunday.ddddddddddddAsked Tuesday if Chara could return as early as Thursday, Bruins coach Claude Julien said, No idea. He could, (or) maybe not. I really dont know right now. I think hes supposed to skate back home. I dont have that news. So well see how he progresses. We want to have him back as soon as possible. But theres part of it that hes got to be medically cleared, and then the players got to feel that hes ready to go.The Hurricanes, 7-5-2 in November, dropped three of their past four and scored just seven goals in the four games.Weve got to continue to learn as we go, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. Obviously, this (loss to the Rangers) is one that I dont think too many guys will be happy the way it unfolded over 60 minutes. I thought we were in good shape at the beginning of the game, played real well and did a lot of good things. We just needed to continue that and sustain quality play for 60 minutes.Boston goalie Tuukka Rask is an impressive 7-3-3 with a 1.89 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage lifetime against the Hurricanes, while Carolina goaltender Cam Ward is just 14-15-3 with a 2.62 GAA and a .918 save percentage against Boston.Strangely enough, the Hurricanes go right back to New York and Madison Square Garden to face the Rangers on Saturday afternoon before hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday.The Bruins move on to Buffalo for a Saturday matinee against the Sabres. ' ' '