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Sunrise, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Nick Bjugstad scored the eventual game- winner in the closing seconds of the second period as the Florida Panthers downed the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, on Saturday. Brad Boyes and Tomas Kopecky also scored, and Aaron Ekblad assisted on all three of Floridas goals in the clubs fifth straight win over Buffalo. Roberto Luongo, who shut the Sabres out on Oct. 17, stopped 26-of-28 shots, while Michal Neuvirths 34-save effort went for naught. Drew Stafford and Brian Gionta accounted for Buffalos offense. Boyes took a cross-ice pass from Jussi Jokinen and ripped a wrister over Neuvirths left shoulder with 6:55 remaining in the opening period. Stafford, who missed the previous three games with a lower body injury, evened things at the 11:02 mark of the middle stanza off a nice pass from Cody Hodgson, but Kopecky answered 1:53 later with his first goal of the season. I knew he tipped it, but Im not sure how though, because it was a knuckle ball on my end, Ekblad said of Kopeckys goal. Giontas tip-in of a Mike Weber shot tied it again, but Bjugstad found the back of the net with 16.2 seconds left in the second. The Sabres recorded 10 shots on net in the third period but did not get anything through Luongo en route to their second straight loss. We definitely had our chances to tie it up, but it didnt happen, Sabres forward Marcus Foligno said. Game Notes Neuvirth was making his first start since Nov. 18 ... Buffalo went 0-for-2 on the power play, while Florida did not score on its only chance with a man advantage. Nolan Ryan Jersey . Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, James Harden was in the building. CJ Wilson Jersey . Her return engagement begins tonight as TSN presents Day 1 coverage of the 2015 event from Melbourne. Watch Eugenie Bouchards opening round match at the Australian Open live tonight on TSN5 at 3am et/Midnight pt. http://www.baseballangelslockroom.com/za...-angels-jersey/. The Mavericks avoided a season sweep by the Nuggets, who ran away with a win in Denver two weeks ago to hand Dallas its longest losing streak at three games. Dallas (42-28) got a boost in the playoff race when Miami rallied from seven down in the last 3 1/2 minutes to beat Memphis 91-86 Friday night. Fred Lynn Angels Jersey . -- Kansas City Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar will have Tommy John surgery that will sideline the pitcher for the season. Cam Bedrosian Jersey . Mesoraco hurt his hamstring while scoring from second in Friday nights 5-4 loss at Atlanta. Chapman was hit by a line drive during an exhibition game on March 19, breaking his nose and a bone above his left eye. The left-hander looked strong while throwing 43 pitches in batting practice before Saturday nights game against the Braves.ASPEN, Colo. - Kevin Hill of Vernon, B.C., grabbed the lead on the first turn and went on to capture the gold medal in the mens snowboard cross Friday at the Winter X Games.X-Games was at the top of my list to win and to take the gold here means the world to me, Hill said. Its been my No. 1 goal for a long time.It was the second medal in a week for Hill. He was second in a snowboard cross event last Friday at the FIS world snowboard championships.Hill was with the pack for about 15 seconds when he pulled ahead for good as he soared off the second jump. Omar Visintin of Italy was second while American Nate Holland took third in the six-man final.It was the best feeling ever to be able to get an early lead and take the race from start to finish, Hill said. Ive never felt so fast and confident on my snowboard.Dominique Maltais of Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., was second in the womens race. American Lindsay Jacobellis finished first while Frances Nelly Moenne Loccoz was third.Maltais, a two-time Olympic mmedallist, bounced around between first, second and third before Jacobellis took control about three quarters down the course.ddddddddddddI had a really good start but I got stuck in traffic, said Maltais. I stuck to my line and stayed aggressive throughout the run.Closer to the end I think Lindsay drafted me a little bit which allowed her to pass me. I tried to pass her but ran out of time.In the adaptive snowboard X for riders with a disability, Alex Massie of Barrie, Ont., won the bronze medal and Paralympian John Leslie of Arnprior, Ont., was fourth.Olympic slopestyle bronze medallist Mark McMorris of Regina scored 88.00 combined points to win gold in the big air final. McMorris scored 47 points on his top run and 41 on his second best for the combined score.Montreals Max Parrot took silver with 82 points and Yuki Kadono of Japan placed third with 66. McMorris was also the top qualifier in the slopestyle competition while Montreals Sebastien Toutant ranked fourth. The final is Sunday. ' ' '