SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Mercedes locked out the front row for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg claimed pole position on Saturday, qualifying ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Cheap New Orleans Saints Jerseys . Rosbergs time of 1 minute, 33.185 seconds at the Bahrain International Circuit was a quarter of a second faster than Hamilton, who had to abandon his final flying lap after running wide at the first corner. It was Mercedes third straight pole to start the Formula One season but the first for Rosberg, who equaled his father Keke with five career poles. Rosberg leads the championship on 43 points, 18 ahead of Hamilton. "It has just worked well through the weekend, finding my way, making progress and getting through some issues," Rosberg said. "I have good memories of this track, winning the GP2 championship and starting my first race in F1. I enjoy coming here and again today its suited me." Rosberg and Hamilton have a win each from the opening two races of the season and Mercedes also dominated the three practice sessions leading into qualifying, both in day and night conditions, with Sundays race to be held at night for the first time. The only surprise was Rosberg taking pole ahead of Hamilton, who usually thrives in the one-lap format. "I locked up in the last lap but generally I am happy for the team," Hamilton said. "Nico did a great job and naturally Im happy my teammate is there and not someone else." Defending four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel did not even make the final session of qualifying and will start from 10th on the grid -- promoted one spot as his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who qualified third, gets a 10-place grid penalty from the previous race in Malaysia. Vettel paid the price for a session-ending spin in pre-qualifying practice which prevented him from getting valuable data on how to set up the car on the soft-tire, low-fuel setting. He also complained of a downshifting problem. "The final run for some reason was a bit more difficult, the rears were locking up," Vettel said. "We had been playing around with it for quite a while, we are still not where we want to be but I dont want to blame it on that. There was a little bit more in the car which I couldnt get to, so I am not happy with today." Williams driver Valtteri Bottas and Force Indias Sergio Perez qualified fourth and fifth respectively and, with the one-place promotion, both equaled their best career starting positions. Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen qualified sixth, four places ahead of Fernando Alonso, to take the qualifying honours over his teammate for the first time this season in what is expected to a year-long fight between the two former world champions. Alonso said the car was down on power in the final part of qualifying, though he felt the teams starting grid positions of fifth and ninth were "more or less what we expected to be honest." "Q2 we were down a little bit and Q3 we lost more," Alonso said. "Still, we didnt miss out on the possibility of pole position because we are not in that kind of position. Its just a couple of places that hopefully tomorrow we can recover." McLarens Jenson Button, contesting his 250th grand prix, qualified in seventh and his teammate Kevin Magnussen was ninth, separated by Felipe Massa of Williams. Aside from Vettels early elimination, the main surprise of Q2 was Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg qualifying in 12th, having been fastest of all drivers in Q1 and showing strong pace during the practice sessions. Saubers Adrian Sutil was hit with a five-place grid penalty for impeding Lotus Romain Grosjean in the first session of qualifying, sending him to the very back of the grid. Cheap Carolina Panthers Jerseys .twitter.com/pktadV04iu — Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) August 20, 2014 Splash Brothers #NBAMovies pic. Mets #31 Mike Piazza Green Salute to Service Stitched MLB Jersey . -- Josh MacDonalds second goal of the game kept his team alive as the Peterborough Petes edged the host Kingston Frontencas 6-5 in overtime on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.VANCOUVER - Corey Perrys scored the shootout winner as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in NHL action Thursday night.Perrys goal on Anaheims first shootout attempt was the only one the Ducks needed. They got another one from Jakob Silfverberg that proved meaningless after Vancouvers Radim Vrbata and Nick Bonino failed to score on their attempts.The Ducks (12-4-5) earned their first win in five games while the Canucks lost for the second time in three contests. Anaheim also avenged a Nov. 9 home shootout loss to Vancouver. The Canucks (13-6-1) lost their first one-goal game this season, becoming the last in the NHL to do so.Rookie Bo Horvat, with his first NHL career goal, Jannik Hansen and Radim Vrbata scored for the Canucks in regulation time.Andrew Cogliano, Ryan Getzlaf, and Matt Beleskey had the goals for the Ducks.Former Canucks centre Ryan Kesler played his first game in Vancouver since being traded to the Ducks in the summer. Fans showed little reaction at the start of the game as he was pictured on the scoreboard screen with the caption Welcome back Ryan. He was booed in the second period, overtime and the shootout.The Canucks outshot the Ducks 28-26, but Anaheim held a 5-1 edge in overtime.Anaheim led 2-0 after 20 minutes, but the Canucks scored three consecutive goals in the second.The Ducks were blanked on three power plays. It did not register a shot on the second and third man-advantage opportunities. Vancouver only had one power play as a result of a cross-checking penalty to Kesler, Anaheims only infraction, at the end of the first period.The Canucks got off to a rough start as a wide-open Cogliano tucked in a loose puck, after it caromed ooff skates, only 37 seconds into the game. Blues #91 Vladimir Tarasenko White 2016 All Star Stitched NHL Jersey. It was Anaheims first shot. On the second one, Lack was forced to stop a Getzlaf one-timer and watched as the Canucks made a series of defensive lapses. Then, with the game barely a minute and a half old, the Canucks lost defenceman Dan Hamhuis to a leg injury after he clipped skates with teammate Daniel Sedin.Getzlaf put the Ducks ahead 2-0 at 13:10 of the first as he roofed a backhand following a give-and-go with Patrick Maroon.As the first-period horn sounded, Kesler scuffled with Canucks winger Derek Dorsett and Horvat.The two Canucks then teamed up offensively at 3:08 of the second period, reducing Vancouvers deficit. Acting as the trailer, Horvat scored on a one-timer from the slot off Dorsetts nifty backhand pass. The goal was also Horvats first NHL career point. The 19-year-old Rodney, Ont., native played his seventh game of the season and can suit up in two more before the Canucks must activate his contract or return him to junior.Vancouver turned their deficit into a 3-2 advantage midway through the second period as Hansen, on a slapshot, and Vrbata, with a backhand deke, scored 30 seconds apart.Beleskey created a 3-3 tie at 11:52 of the third period as he jammed in his own rebound.Notes: Canucks winger Alex Burrows missed the game due to an undisclosed injury. … Earlier Thursday, the Ducks traded defenceman Bryan Allen, a former Canuck, to Montreal for winger Rene Bourque. … The Canucks also made a trade, completing a swap of centres as minor-leaguer Kellan Lain went to Edmonton in exchange for Will Acton. … Ducks defenceman Hampus Lindholm, 20, is one game away from 100 for his NHL career. 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