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BUFFALO, N. Charvarius Ward Super Bowl Jersey .Y. -- A castoff in Buffalo, Andrej Sekera is proving to be a big contributor in Carolina. The Hurricanes defenceman scored the go-ahead goal with 10:10 remaining, and added two assists in a 5-3 win over the Sabres on Thursday night, in Sekeras first game against his former team. "You always have memories. I spent seven years here. Its a big part of my life," said Sekera, who was traded to Carolina in June after having difficulty earning a regular role in Buffalo. "At the end of the day, it was a business. I got traded. Im trying to help Carolina win every game. And every win feels good." Sekera is more than doing his part. The goal was his eighth of the season after he combined for 17 in 339 career games with the Sabres. And his two assists upped his points total to 28 -- tops among Carolina defencemen, and one short of his career high. "Its very possible he could be our MVP so far this year," Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said of Sekera. "From Day 1, until now, hes been our most consistent player." Alexander Semin scored twice to give him six goals in four games. Jeff Skinner and Jiri Tlusty, with an empty-netter, also scored in a game Carolina (22-19-9) overcame three one-goal deficits and improved to 8-3 in its past 11. Cody Hodgson, Tyler Ennis and Brian Flynn scored for Buffalo (13-29-7), which dropped to 0-3-2 in its past five games. Sabres captain Steve Ott was disappointed by how Buffalo let up against an opponent playing on consecutive nights, following Carolinas 3-2 win at Philadelphia. "You have a tired team that comes in and you should be the aggressor come the third period," Ott said. "I thought the first two were strong, but the third period I felt like they outworked us. And it shouldnt have been that way." The Sabres appeared to take control in the opening minute of the third period, when Ennis one-timed in a rebound from the left circle. The Hurricanes struck back by scoring twice over a 2:25 span. Semin tied it at the 7:25 mark. It was set up by captain Eric Staal, who out-muscled Sabres defenceman Henrik Tallinder for the puck behind the Buffalo net. Staal fed a pass into the lower right circle, from where Semin sneaked a shot that beat Jhonas Enroth on the short side. Sekeras goal came as he worked the puck across the top and waited for an opening. With teammate Riley Nash parked in front, Sekera blasted a shot that sneaked in through Enroths legs. Hurricanes goalie Anton Khudobin then made sure the lead stood up in finishing with 26 saves. He got his left pad out to stop Ennis low shot with 50 seconds remaining. Khudobins best save came in the first period, when he stuck out his right pad to foil Zemgus Girgensons, who was in alone on a short-handed breakaway. "It was a great comeback," Khodobin said. "Even after they had the third goal right at the start of the third period, it didnt break us. Guys stuck with the plan." Carolina improved to 4-0-1 in its past five trips to Buffalo, and 8-1-2 in its past 11 meetings against the Sabres. Sekera got an opportunity to clarify what some Sabres fans perceived to be a disparaging comment he made about Buffalo in September. He was quoted as saying, "I think everything is better than Buffalo." Sekera said he was referring to the weather, not the city. "Definitely was taken out of context," he said. "I meant that every city is better than Buffalo weather-wise, not living-wise. I spent seven years here so I wont be burying any people in the organization. They brought me in this league. They made me the player I am right now." The weather in the northeast has affected the Hurricanes. Their game at Philadelphia was pushed back a day because of wintry weather. And Carolinas first scheduled game at Buffalo on Jan. 7 was postponed to Feb. 25 because of a blizzard. NOTES: The Sabres are starting to find their offence. They have scored three or more in regulation in each of their past five games for their best streak since doing that in eight straight games from March 19-April 3, 2012. ... Sabres C Phil Varone had an assist in making his NHL debut a day after being called up from AHL Rochester. ... Hurricanes LW Drayson Bowman returned after missing four games with a lower body injury. Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl Jersey . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. The latest from Bob As tweeted by TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie on Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets need to resolve their offseason plans with forward R. Len Dawson Super Bowl Jersey .J. -- While Martin Brodeur wasnt willing to say he stole one for the New Jersey Devils against the Columbus Blue Jackets, almost everyone else was. http://www.thechiefsshoponline.com/Youth-Larry-Johnson-Chiefs-Jersey/ . Edwin Encarnacion carried the torch for two days at Fenway Park this week; Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista have had their moments; lately Anthony Gose has contributed.(SportsNetwork.com) - Barring any setback, Los Angeles Lakers future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant should pass legend Michael Jordan on the NBAs all-time scoring list Sunday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant, a 16-time All-Star and five-time champion, is nine points (32,284) away from passing his idol Jordan (32,292) for third on the list. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) are ahead. Bryant was asked about passing Jordan this week after practice. Its a huge honor to be here in this position. I cant believe Ive scored that many points especially from where my career started, he said. Its a huge honor. It wasnt something I thought about growing up as a kid. It was championships. LAs franchise player continued on the matter. It wasnt a goal that I set out to accomplish. Being in that company with Michael and Kareem and the other great scorers, I think thats most fun part, Bryant said. Being a part of that group I grew up idolizing and learning from and aspiring to be one day, thats the true honor in it. The Lakers received 22 points from Bryant in Fridays thrilling 112-110 overtime triumph against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the opener of a three-game road trip. Nick Young, who went back-and-forth with Bryant in Thursdays competitive practice, stole the headlines when he buried the go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left. I have more confidence in him making those shots when guys are draped all over him, Bryant said of Young, who made 6-of-9 3-pointers. The Lakers sank 12 of their 24 shots from downtown and scored 25 points on 19 San Antonio turnovers. Young finished with a team-high 29 points off the bench, while Jordan Hill had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Carlos Boozer added 14 points and 13 boards off the bench and Jeremy Lin scored 14 as well for Los Angeles, which scored a season-high 61 bench points. Thee Lakers played well in the Alamo City, one day after Bryant ripped his teammates for being soft. Demarcus Robinson Super Bowl Jersey. He compared them to the toilet paper brand Charmin. Los Angeles, which is 4-7 away from home, has won two in a row after losing three straight and will close the trip Monday at Indiana. Minnesota will put an end to its four-game homestand (1-2) Sunday and has lost seven of the past eight games. The Timberwolves defeated Portland Wednesday to stop a six-game slide, but fell back into the loss column with Fridays 111-92 setback versus Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook recorded 34 points, six assists and six rebounds to lead the Thunder. Wolves rookie Andrew Wiggins and Shabazz Muhammad scored 18 points apiece, while Thaddeus Young provided 16 points for Minnesota, which never led during the game. The T-wolves had 16 turnovers converted into 25 OKC points and have failed to reach the 100-point mark in each of the last three games. It seemed like we felt good about ourselves against Portland, said Minnesota coach Flip Saunders. We didnt have that edge and they mauled us. Saunders squad is 3-9 in the Twin Cities and will play two straight and six of the next seven games away from home. Wolves guard Mo Williams (back spasms) is questionable Sunday. Minnesota is still without Kevin Martin, Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic. The T-wolves are 1-16 when allowing 100-plus points and 1-17 when being outshot. However, they have played tough defense with 10 or more steals in 10 of the past 13 contests. Los Angeles and Minnesota are the last two teams in opponents scoring, allowing 110.1 and 108.9 points, respectively. The Timberwolves recorded a 120-119 victory over the Lakers on Nov. 28, as Bryant scored 26 points and Wolves rookie Zach LaVine netted a career-best 28 points. The Timberwolves have won four of the last five meetings in this series. ' ' '