SAITAMA, Japan -- European champions Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte received 69.70 points to finish first in the short program. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., trailed by half a point. Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat of France were third on 68.20. "This is definitely where we want to be, in the attacking position of the top spot, because we feel that we put great work into this season especially and we want to end on a high note and put out two solid performances," said Poje. Torontos Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., were 10th with 59.42 points. Alexandra Paul of Midhurst, Ont., and Mitchell Islam of Barrie, Ont., scored 57.68 points for 11th place heading into Saturdays free dance. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, the top-ranked Russians, were forced to withdraw after Soloviev injured his groin in the morning practice. Defending champions and Olympic gold medallists Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States were not taking part. The ice dance concludes on Saturday with the free dance. Japanese teenager Yuzuru Hanyu came back with a brilliant free skate to become the first man in 12 years on Friday to win the Olympic and world figure skating titles in the same year. The 19-year-old Hanyu, who trailed compatriot Tatsuki Machida by nearly seven points after the world championships short program, produced a near-flawless free skate to finish with 282.59 points, just three-tenths of a point ahead of Machida. Javier Fernandez of Spain was third with 275.93. "That was very close," Hanyu said. "I work hard to become a skater who can always end with strong performances. I felt the responsibility to win the event." Hanyu fell twice during the free skate at the Sochi Olympics but had no falls on Friday. Skating to "Romeo and Juliet," he opened with a quad salchow and followed with a quad toeloop. His only deduction came on the triple flip and he got extra points on five straight jumps. The mens Olympic-worlds double was last achieved by Alexei Yagudin in 2002. Machida captured his first major medal with a graceful performance to Stravinskis "Firebird." "I showed everything I have at this moment," Machida said. "I tried to perform without caring about the score or ranking but it got into my head and I had a really tough four minutes." Fernandez, who was fourth in Sochi, was deducted points when he singled a planned triple lutz. "I popped the triple lutz," Fernandez said. "And I didnt do my quad salchow triple toeloop combination, but still it was a good program even though Yuzuru did better than me." Maxim Kotvun of Russia was fourth followed by Jeremy Abbott of the United States. Canadian Patrick Chan, who had won the last three world titles, decided to skip this years competition. Kevin Reynolds of Coquitlam, B.C., was the top Canadian in 11th place. Its been a tough season for Reynolds, who struggled with ill-fitting skates for several months. "The whole season was a giant learning experience, and I can take from that knowing I can still skate my best even though Im not feeling even close to where Id like to be in terms of being comfortable and being ready, being prepared," said Reynolds. "What I can take away from this is that even if Im not feeling 100 per cent, I know that I can still do the job, and that should give me confidence when I do feel good." World junior champion Nam Nguyen of Toronto was 12th while Elladj Balde of Pierrefonds, Que., was 18th. "Skating in front of 20,000 plus people, its amazing," said the 15-year-old Nguyen. "Im not intimidated at all. Im very excited to skate for them. I love to hear them cheer for me. I just want them to skate with me." -- With files from The Canadian Press Nike Air Max Schweiz . Boston is making its first appearance in the ALCS since 2008. 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Theyve won all four games there since with a visit from the struggling New Jersey Devils up next. The Maple Leafs seek a fifth straight home win Tuesday night as they face the Devils for the first time this season. Watch the game live in Leafs region on TSN4 at 7pm et. The game can also be heard live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto. Toronto (13-8-3) appeared lost during a recent three-game losing streak, falling 6-2 at Buffalo on Nov. 15 before a 9-2 thrashing at the hands of Nashville three days later. The teams performance against the Predators was so poor that a fan expressed dissatisfaction by throwing a jersey on the ice. That fan probably feels a whole lot better now, with the Maple Leafs going 4-0-1 and outscoring opponents 20-8 during four straight home wins. We still got plenty to work on, left wing Joffrey Lupul said. Obviously things are headed in the right direction, but we know what can happen if you get complacent. Lupul hasnt had that problem late, scoring three goals and assisting on another in two games. He tallied twice in Tuesdays 5-3 win over Dallas, but coach Randy Carlyle wasnt happy with Torontos sloppy play. Were going to take the two points, but we cant be happy with the sloppiness with which we played, Carlyle said. We cannot continue to play that style of game and think were going to have success. Also producing lately is center Tyler Bozak, who has five goals and three assists during a five-game point streak. He has four goals and one assist in his past seven games with New Jersey, scoring once in a 3-2 road defeat on March 23 that ended Torontos six-game winning streak in the series. The Leafs are 8-0-4 in their last 12 home matchups with the Devils (9-12-4), taking four in a row after winning 3-2 in a shootout on Jan. 12. On the injury front, forward Leo Komarov skated to day but will not play due to concussion-like symptoms while Daniel Winnik, who missed practice on Wednesday, is expected to play. Neew Jersey is trying to snap a season-high five-game slide (0-3-2) after falling 1-0 at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.dddddddddddd. The Devils may have suffered an even greater blow after Jaromir Jagr was hit by the Penguins Robert Bortuzzo late in the second period, forcing him to leave with an undisclosed injury. Jagr will not play tonight due to the flu and Patrik Elias is out with a groin injury. Bortuzzo was suspended for two games by the league for the hit, which was deemed late and violent for hitting Jagr in the head. Totally unnecessary, coach Peter DeBoer said. You know, if one of our guys had done that to (Sidney) Crosby thered be World War Four. Jagr leads the Devils with 15 points and replacing his production will be difficult for a team that ranks among the leagues worst with 2.28 goals per game. New Jersey has scored nine goals in its last five games, tallying four twice during that stretch while being shut out on two other occasions. The lack of offense only increases the pressure on Cory Schneider, who has lost his last four starts despite a 2.25 goals-against average. Hes lost his last two games at Toronto in shootouts, compiling a 1.39 GAA. Maple Leafs Lines Forwards van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Lupul - Kadri - Santorelli Winnik - Holland - Clarkson Booth - Smith - Panik Defence Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Holzer Rielly - Robidas Starting Goaltender Bernier Devils (22PTS) at Maple Leafs (29PTS) - 730PM TOR was 2-1-0 vs NJ last season, winning both in a shootout TOR has won 4 straight at home vs NJ TOR (13-8-3): 4-0-1 past 5 games, 23GF, 5/21 on PP won 4 straight at home, and 8 of past 10, 4 or more GF in 7 of the games Bernier (2-1-0) in career vs NJ, 1.89GAA, .938sv% (both wins in a shootout) Bozak (5G, 3A) 5 game PT streak NJ (9-12-4): 0-3-2 past 5 games, 9GF, shutout twice in past 4 games 1GF in their past 3 road games (0-3-0) 3 or fewer GF in 12 of their past 13 road games (3-9-1) Henrique (2A) past 3 games Schneider is 0-0-2 in career in TOR, 1.39GAA, .943sv% ' ' '