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EDMONTON - The fourth line answered the bell for the Edmonton Oilers in a showdown of the leagues two worst clubs on Thursday.Anton Lander and Matt Fraser each had a goal and two assists as the Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers (13-27-9), who have won three of their last four and now sit four points ahead of last-place Buffalo. The Oilers are now 6-5-2 since interim head coach Todd Nelson took over as full-time head coach.Nelson, who has spent plenty of time watching Landers progress in the American Hockey League, is thrilled to see him start to shine at the NHL level.Thank goodness Anton Lander had the game that he did tonight. He was exceptional, by far the best player on the ice, Nelson said. I think he feels really comfortable and more confident when he looks behind and sees me. Ive been working with him every year since he came over from Europe, so I think that helps. Hes really improved his game. He has earned the opportunity. I thought he was outstanding tonight.Lander shrugged off his personal best three-point performance.I think we played all right, we can still get better, he said. You dont have to play great all the time, but if you get a win thats the most important thing. Its nice to get wins here the last couple of games. Its a good thing we have going on now, we have to keep it going.Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for the Sabres (14-31-3), who have lost a franchise-worst 13 games in a row and only have one win in their last 18.The defence were involved, but it wasnt a 60-minute effort for all of us, said Sabres centre Torrey Mitchell. We play the first two periods well or we score the first goal, and get off to good starts and we just cant build on it right now.It is clear the frustration level is running very high for the Sabres at the moment.We had our chances, said Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan. With this team we need everyone, we cant afford two or three guys not playing well or not giving what they have to give. It seems like the same ones over and over again, but we only have 20 players, who else are you going to put in?I think we need to stay positive and just keep approaching every game like were going to win the game, added goalie Jhonas Enroth. We cant go into every game thinking were going to lose the game. We have to stay positive and still believe that we can win games.The Sabres started the scoring just 2:22 into the first period as Mitchell won a battle behind the net and dished the puck out in front to Myers, who slipped a shot under the arm of Ben Scrivens— on a play the Oilers goalie would likely want to have a second chance at. It was Myers second goal of the season.Edmonton tied the game 1-1 with seven-and-a-half minutes left in the opening frame when Lander fed a puck from behind the goal line to Fraser, who beat Sabres starter Enroth with a slap shot for his sixth of the year.The Oilers surged ahead with five minutes to play in the first as Lander sent a backhand pass to Klefbom at the top of the circle and the young defenceman blasted his first goal of the season into the Sabres net.Scrivens was forced to make a couple timely kick saves in an otherwise uneventful and scoreless second period.Edmonton outshot Buffalo 24-16 through 40 minutes.The Oilers were down a defenceman six minutes into the third period as Buffalos Zemgus Girgensons directed Nikita Nikitin into the boards and the Edmonton blue-liner left the game clutching his shoulder.Edmonton took a 3-1 lead eight minutes into the third as a turnover allowed a two-man breakaway with Teddy Purcell feeding Lander for his first goal in 65 games- also giving him his first three-point game of his career. Fraser picked up an assist on the play, also giving him three points in the game.Buffalo closed to within a goal with 2:02 remaining as Ristolainen followed up on the play to bang home a rebound through Scrivens legs.However, the Sabres took a late penalty and couldnt complete the comeback, allowing the Oilers to run out the clock. NMD CS1 Australia . Colorado came up big against Chicago last spring, and repeated that performance Tuesday night. Varlamov stopped 36 shots and Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche in a 5-1 victory over the Blackhawks. Wholesale NMD . Dallas also Monday recalled defenceman Aaron Rome from his conditioning assignment with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League and assigned goaltender Jack Campbell to the AHL squad. http://www.nmdaustraliasale.com/nmd-cs2-shoes-australia.html . 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Sure the Cavs were without All-Stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, then traded key bench piece Dion Waiters after starting lineups were introduced, but a win is a win for Philly. It means a lot. Its our first home game win, said Michael Carter-Williams. Were really excited, we really put the pieces together at the end of the game. We came back in the fourth, and we did all of the things we needed to do at the end of the game. Trailing 86-76 with 6:07 to play, Philadelphia went on a 12-2 run to tie the game. The Cavs reclaimed a one-point lead when Clevelands Matthew Dellavedova missed two free throws with 20.6 seconds remaining. Sixers guard Tony Wroten made a driving layup at the other end to put the Sixers in front. Love was unable to tip-in Dellavedovas missed layup and Philadelphias Robert Covington made two free throws with 0.3 seconds to go. Wroten ended with 20 points and eight assists for the Sixers. Carter-Williams tallied 18 points, 13 assists and six rebounds in his return to the lineup.dddddddddddd He missed the final game of their lengthy road trip against the Clippers with shoulder soreness. The Bucks have lost two of their last three, but have won four straight on the road. On Tuesday, Milwaukee fell at home to the Phoenix Suns, 102-96. Brandon Knight paced the Bucks with 26 points, and Giannis Antetokounmpo totaled 16 with 12 rebounds in Milwaukees fourth straight home loss. The Suns scored 12 of the first 16 points of the fourth quarter to take an 83-76 lead and stayed in front the rest of the way. Khris Middleton, whose buzzer-beating 3-pointer topped the Suns back on Dec. 15, hit from deep with under two minutes left to pull the Bucks within 94-92. Phoenix, however, answered with the next six points to cement the win. We were in the game. We had an opportunity against one of the hottest teams in the league and we just couldnt get the ball to bounce our way, Bucks head coach Jason Kidd said. After Wednesdays tilt, the Bucks play five of their next six in Milwaukee. The Bucks beat the Sixers by 12 in Milwaukee on Halloween. That gave the Bucks three straight and six of eight wins in the series, although the Sixers are 5-2 in their last seven at home versus Milwaukee. ' ' '