IBARAKI, Japan -- Shanshan Feng shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take the TOTO Japan Classic lead, putting the Chinese star in position to close the Asian swing with consecutive victories.Feng birdied the final two holes for a one-stroke advantage over Ariya Jutanugarn, the 20-year-old Thai player who leads the LPGA Tour with five victories and would wrap up the player of the year award with a victory.I still missed a few shots, but I think right now my confidence level is really high, so I know how to score, Feng said. I think that the reason that I struggled in the first half of the year, I was actually hitting the ball really well, but I just didnt know how to score. Now my putting is working and even if I leave myself a 15-footer, I feel comfortable to make it. I feel a lot more comfortable and confident on the course.Jutanugarn had a 68 on another chilly day at Taiheiyo Club in the tours first tournament in the Tokyo area since 1991.Im just going to try to have fun and enjoy tomorrow, Jutanugarn said.Feng won last week in steamy conditions in Malaysia. She has finished no worse than a tie for fourth in her last six events. She started the run with the Olympic bronze medal in Rio, tied for fourth at Evian in France, opened the Asia trip at home in China with a fourth-place tie, was second in Taiwan and tied for third in South Korea before winning. After winning Sunday, she took off Monday and Tuesday.I went to Tokyo, Feng said. I love Japanese food, so I went to my favorite restaurant and went shopping. I spent some money on Monday, so I think thats why I have to try hard on the weekend to make my money back.The five-time LPGA Tour winner two-putted for birdie on the par-5 17th, then capped the bogey-free round with a 10-footer on the par-4 18th that caught the left edge, circled the cup and fell in to get her to 11-under 133. She birdied three of the first six and had three in a row on Nos. 12-14.Im happy about the score, but theres still one day to go, Feng said. Im not going to do anything different. Im going to stick to the game plan and, hopefully, its another good day.She lost a playoff to Momoko Ueda in 2011 at Kintetsu Kashikojima, the tournament venue from 2006 to last year.The second-ranked Jutanugarn had six birdies and two bogeys. She has a 13-point lead over Lydia Ko in the player of the year standings, with each playing one more event.I played good today, Jutanugarn said. Front nine was really good and on the back nine I just missed some tee shots. Front nine, I made a lot of putts, but back nine putting was not that good. But overall the day was pretty good.She praised the Japanese fans who have packed the course.Theyre very very nice, Jutanugarn said. I never have all the spectators be nice like this.The top-ranked Ko was tied for 52nd at 1 over after a 71.I putted better today, but it wasnt overly great, Ko said. I was able to get back from the two bogeys that I had in my first two holes.Norways Suzann Pettersen (66) and South Koreas Soo-Yun Kang (69) were 9 under on the pine tree-lined Minori Course.Good setup today. Some fun holes, said Pettersen, second in Malaysia.The 15-time LPGA Tour winner got the last spot in the final group to complete a major champion threesome.Im playing some good golf these days, Pettersen said. I felt really comfortable on the greens and gave myself a lot of good chances. I just tried to keep the card clean and I managed to do so. 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Sometimes we forget that we need the will and the skill to work together. I made a lot of changes, even for my standards in some way, but at the same time, the players that have played well are going to move up and get an opportunity. You never know.The Capitals points leader is left winger Marcus Johansson, with seven goals and five assists for 12 points. He is followed by left winger Alex Ovechkin, with seven goals and four assists for 11 points.They are backstopped by goaltender Braden Holtby, with a record of 7-3-1 in 11 games. He has a 2.16 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage and sits 10th in the leaggue in save percentage (minimum 10 games played).ddddddddddddAlthough the Blue Jackets penalty-killing unit allowed four goals on five power-play opportunities in their last game, their power play still sits atop the NHL with a 33.3 power-play percentage. The Capitals convert 12.5 percent of their man-advantage opportunities and sit 24th in the league.Neither the players nor head coach John Tortorella left the arena happy after Saturdays 8-4 win over St. Louis, much of the discomfort due to their sloppy play.The team held an intense practice Monday, in order to keep them from becoming complacent despite a decent start to their season.Its been a struggle with our coverages because we dont initiate the contact and win the one-on-one battle and it allows (an opponent) to play (in our end) and brings in different kind of coverages, sometimes we have to switch, Tortorella said to the Columbus Dispatch.It causes too many problems when that initial battle isnt won and we havent won enough of those.Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to make his 13th start in 14 games against the Capitals. He has a record of 7-4-1, with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage and sits 6th in save percentage in the NHL (minimum 10 games played).No lineup changes appear to be imminent for the Blue Jackets for Tuesdays game against the Capitals. ' ' '