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Hoodies Womens , N.J. (AP) It didn¡¯t take Tomas Tatar long to get
going with the Vegas Golden Knights.Three games into his tenure, Tatar got a
winner with his first goal and Vegas avoided its first four-game losing streak
with a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, handing the Devils their
third-straight loss.¡±It¡¯s a big goal after getting traded and it¡¯s a big one to
get the monkey off the back, but the even bigger thing is it helped us win the
game,¡± said Tatar, who was acquired in a trading-deadline deal with the Red
Wings last Monday. ¡±It¡¯s a good start for our road trip.¡±Deryk Englland and
David Perron also scored for the Golden Knights, which is starting a five-game
road trip.Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped a half-dozen excellent chances in the
first period, made 33 saves, including a last-second shot by Kyle Palmieri to
win for the 22nd time in 33 games.¡±We didn¡¯t give up near as many chances as we
did the last couple of games,¡± Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said of the recent
0-2-1 skid. ¡±I felt we played a better defensive game and `Flower¡¯ (Fleury) was
really good in the net for us. He made a great save with one second left in the
hockey game.¡±Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for New Jersey to extend his
points streak to a league-best 19 games. He has a point in the last 25 games he
has played. He missed three games with an injury, so the personal streak is
longer than the league-recognized run.¡±It¡¯s hockey so you are going to lose some
games,¡± Hall said of the Devils¡¯ recent ups and downs. ¡±You are going to go
through rough patches. No one has gone 82-0. It¡¯s a hard league and there is so
much parity there are no easy games.¡±After a scoreless first period, there were
five goals in the second
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providing the winner with his 17th of the season.Tatar, who was acquired for
three high draft picks over the next four years, gave Vegas a 3-1 lead with 2:17
left in the period when slid a rebound of Perron¡¯s blast that Schneider could
not hold under the goaltender for a power-play goal.Schneider felt he had the
puck between his pads. He didn¡¯t.¡±I was just trying to get down on it and
whoever it was just speared into the pads and knocked it through,¡± said
Schneider, who is now 0-2 since returning from hip and groin injuries. ¡±They
called it a good goal and we didn¡¯t challenge it. You just have to live with
it.¡±Tatar said his teammates made a nice play off the faceoff and Perron had a
hard shot.¡±He was walking down main street and I tried to help him so that he
could have the best shooting lane,¡± Tatar said. ¡±The puck dropped there and I
poked it in.¡±Hall reduced the lead to a goal 12 seconds later with his
career-best 30th goal. He collected a puck that Golden Knights defenseman Colin
Miller mishandled behind his own net and came quickly came out in front and beat
Fleury.¡±I¡¯d give it all up for a couple of wins,¡± Hall said of his streak.Perron
opened the scoring at 4:39, putting the rebound of a deflection by Tomas Hyka
into an open net.Sami Vatanen tied it a little more than four minutes later with
a power-play goal from the left circle. Hall set it up with a cross-ice
pass.Engelland put the Golden Knights ahead to stay at 11:17 with a rising shot
from the right point past a screened Schneider. It was his first goal in 35
games and fourth of the season.NOTES: Devils F Brian Gibbons will skate with the
team this week for the first time since breaking a thumb on Jan. 20. ¡ Perron¡¯s
59 points are a career high. ¡ Vegas scratched F James Neal and Oscar Lindberg
and D Luca Sbisa and Nate Schmidt with injuries. ¡ Devils rookie F Jesper Bratt
was a healthy scratch. ¡ D Jon Merrill, who Vegas took from New Jersey in the
expansion draft, got an assist on Perron¡¯s goal. ¡ Patrick Maroon, who the
Devils acquired on a trading deadline deal, has three assists in three games.UP
NEXT:Golden Knights: At Columbus on Tuesday night.Devils: Host Montreal on
Tuesday night.¡ª BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ducks forward Adam Henrique was still kicking
himself for losing a faceoff in his own end that led to Anaheim giving up the
tying goal with 15 seconds left in regulation.Henrique felt much better a few
minutes later when he scored 1:36 into overtime for a 4-3 win over the Buffalo
Sabres on Tuesday night.¡±They tie it up late and it¡¯s a tough one, but you¡¯ve
got to rebound right away and put it behind you
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O¡¯Reilly beating him on the draw and then scoring to tie the game. ¡±I felt like
I kind of owed us one there.¡±It was Henrique¡¯s 12th goal and fifth game-winner
in 30 games since being acquired by the Ducks in a trade with New Jersey on Nov.
30.Corey Perry, Rickard Rakell and Ondrej Kase also scored for the Ducks, who
ended an 0-2-1 slide. Anaheim (26-19-10) kept pace in the Western Conference,
where the Ducks began the day among five teams separated by one point in
competing for the final playoff spot.Ryan Miller stopped 30 shots in facing his
former team for the fourth time since the Sabres traded him to St. Louis during
the 2013-14 season.Miller allowed 12 goals in his previous four games, including
a 7-4 loss at Toronto on Monday night.¡±I¡¯ve had a couple of rough outings, and
I¡¯ll take anything I can get tonight,¡± said Miller, who has been filling in with
starter John Gibson recovering from a lower-body injury. ¡±I appreciate the
opportunity to come back and try and make a difference tonight and get the
win.¡±Jack Eichel had a goal and assist, and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for
Buffalo. Robin Lehner stopped 29 shots.Bad breaks continued to hurt the Sabres,
who dropped to 0-3-1 in their past four games.Aside from Henrique¡¯s shot
deflecting in off the stick of defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, the Sabres fell
behind 3-2 with 8:30 left in regulation when O¡¯Reilly inadvertently scored into
his own net while attempting to clear the puck.¡±It¡¯s a stupid play by me,¡±
O¡¯Reilly said after his attempt to shoot the puck behind Buffalo¡¯s net hit
Lehner¡¯s stick and caromed in. ¡±I feel bad. Lenny stands on his head all season
for us and I kind of put one in off him.¡±On the upside, O¡¯Reilly contributed to
Buffalo earning a point by beating Henrique on the faceoff and one-timing
Eichel¡¯s pass into the slot.¡±Good to see him bounce back and tie it
up
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Sabres coach Phil Housley said. ¡±It¡¯s a difficult place to be. I¡¯ve been there
before. You try to battle back mentally. But it was a credit to him.¡±Housley was
unhappy with Ristolainen¡¯s performance, noting the defenseman¡¯s errant pass
intended for Eichel was the turnover that eventually led to Henrique¡¯s goal.¡±I
just think it¡¯s just focus, bearing down at critical times,¡± Housley said.At
14-29-10, the Sabres sit last in the Eastern Conference standings. Their home
record dropped to 6-15-4, tied with Arizona for the fewest home wins in the
NHL.Girgensons opened the scoring with his second short-handed goal in three
games by banking in his own rebound off Miller¡¯s pad 3:22 in. Eichel put Buffalo
ahead 2-1 with 2:12 left in the second period by converting Sam Reinhart¡¯s feed
through the crease.Rakell put the Ducks on the board with a power-play goal 21
seconds into the second period, when his shot hit the right post and then
caromed in off Lehner. Kase tied the game 1:57 after Eichel scored.NOTES:
Eichel¡¯s goal was his 50th point of the season. He joined Gilbert Perreault,
Rick Martin, Phil Housley and Christian Ruuttu in becoming the fifth Sabres
player to score at least 50 points in each of their first three seasons. ¡ With
an assist on Rakell¡¯s goal, Getzlaf reached 300 career power-play points. Only
Teemu Selanne (410) has more in Ducks history. ¡ Sabres D Jake McCabe played
only one shift in the second period before leaving the game. He appeared to be
hurt late in the first following a collision with Getzlaf.UP NEXTDucks: Host the
Edmonton Oilers on Friday.Sabres: Complete a five-game homestand against the New
York Islanders on Thursday.¡ª