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WINNIPEG Ivan Provorov Jersey , Manitoba (AP) — Conor Sheary and Carter Hutton gave the surging Buffalo Sabres another full two points in the standings.Sheary scored in the seventh round of a shootout, Hutton stopped 25 shots and the Sabres beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.Sheary beat Laurent Brossoit with a shot over the goalie’s glove.“It should give us some confidence,” Skinner said when asked about the last two wins over the Jets and Tampa Bay Lightning. “It definitely gives us some confidence in Hutts (goalie Carter Hutton). I don’t think we wanna ask that much of him every night, but he’s been huge the last two games.”Buffalo improved to 11-6-2.“I think we just gave them a little too much respect,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “We settled in the second, got our legs underneath us. We starting shooting pucks Jakub Voracek Jersey Kids , getting pucks to the net and it created a lot for us.”Jeff Skinner tied it at 1 for the Sabres on a power play early in the third period. He extended his goals streak to four games with his 14th of the season.The Sabres went on a power play with 19 seconds left in the second period after forward Brandon Tanev was called for holding. They capitalized 53 seconds into the third when a rebound bounced around a scramble in the crease and Skinner put in a backhander.“I thought we carried the play most of the way and they potted one and it gave them a bit of a surge, some momentum,” Brossoit said. “We weathered the storm and then both teams played good defense.”Kyle Connor scored for the Jets in the second period. He has three goals and two assists in the last four games.“I think each game I’ve grown and really taking strides to be a more consistent player day in and day out,” Connor said. “I think that’s what makes great players in this league great, bringing it every single night.”NOTES: Brossoit made 31 saves. … Winnipeg captain Blake Wheeler had his points streak end at 11 games.UP NEXTSabres: At Minnesota on Saturday night.Jets: At Vancouver on Monday night. CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — After fading down the stretch last season Youth Jordan Weal Jersey , the Calgary Flames are determined not to let it happen again.Mikael Backlund scored 15 seconds into overtime Tuesday night to give the Flames a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Calgary (33-13-5) heads into the All-Star break as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, six points up on San Jose.“It’s good that we take the time early on to completely shut hockey off and just relax and then the closer we get to coming back, we’ve got to get the minds ready,” Backlund said.“Most guys were here last year and we learned a lesson from last year when we weren’t as good after the break. We know what to do this time and what not to.”Calgary went 12-18-2 after Feb. 1 last season and missed the playoffs.Oliver Kylington and Mark Jankowski also scored Tuesday for the Flames, who finished 9-1-1 in January. David Rittich made 33 saves to improve to 8-0-2 in his last 10 starts.All-Star representative Sebastian Aho tied it for Carolina with 44 seconds left in regulation. Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Hurricanes (23-20-6), who are trying to work their way into the wild-card race in the East.Peter Mrazek stopped 22 shots and denied the Flames on several prime chances.“He enabled us to at least hang in there and get a point out of this game http://www.officialflyersproshop.com/authentic-adidas-nolan-patrick-jersey ,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said.“The positive is you came in here against one of the best teams and in my opinion, we could have had that game.”It was the first game between the teams since Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Hurricanes after four seasons and was hired by the Flames in April 2018.Carolina led 26-11 in shots on goal after two periods but trailed 2-1.Jankowski scored 4-on-4 at 6:40 of the second. Backlund dished T.J. Brodie’s cross-ice pass to Jankowski lurking at the corner of the Hurricanes net, where he batted the puck over Mrazek.Hamilton drew the Hurricanes even at 15:48 of the first when he wristed a drop pass from Brock McGinn by Rittich.Kylington darted out of the corner and beat Mrazek’s glove with a backhand at 1:58 of the opening period. The Hurricanes challenged for goaltender interference, but were denied.After scoring 12 power-play goals in 10 games this month, Calgary was blanked on four chances thanks in large part to Mrazek’s acrobatics.The Flames didn’t get a lot of sustained pressure in Carolina’s zone until the third period.“I don’t think we played our best game, but again Scott Laughton Jersey , we found a way to win and I think that’s a big key,” Backlund said“That was one of our weaknesses last year. We couldn’t find ways to win and this year, it’s the opposite. Good teams, they find ways to win.”The All-Star break and bye week will provide an eight-day breather for the Flames, with the exception of All-Star participants Johnny Gaudreau and Peters.“Going into the break it’s important to go in with a good taste in your mouth,” Peters said. “I like the direction which we are trending and the contributions throughout the lineup.“We played the best when the game was on the line in the third and I thought we had some great looks that made Mrazek make some big saves for them. … We’ll take the two points heading into the break and we’ll come back refreshed and ready to go.”NOTES: Gaudreau was kept off the scoresheet for the first time since Dec. 29. … Hamilton and forward Micheal Ferland also played their first game in Calgary since they were dealt to the Hurricanes for right wing Elias Lindholm and defenseman Noah Hanifin at the 2018 draft. Ferland didn’t finish the game because of an upper-body injury Womens Sean Couturier Jersey , Brind’Amour said.UP NEXTHurricanes: Finish their three-game road trip Wednesday night at Vancouver.Flames: Off until Feb. 1 against the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals before a rematch with the Hurricanes in North Carolina two days later.