BUFFALO Gordie Howe Jersey , N.Y. (AP) ¡ª The Buffalo Sabres didn¡¯t need overtime, for a change.Jeff Skinner got his 22nd goal of the season, Casey Mittelstadt and Evan Rodrigues also scored and the Sabres beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Thursday night for their second consecutive victory.It was the first time since Nov. 21 that the Sabres won in regulation. Skinner scored the winning goal in Tuesday¡¯s 4-3 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Kings to snap a five-game skid. Prior to that, Buffalo won twice in overtime and once in a shootout while matching a franchise record with 10 straight victories.¡°It was good for us tonight not to extend the game, not to overuse anybody,¡± captain Jack Eichel said.The Sabres (20-9-4) have won eight games in overtime and three in shootouts this season.¡°It¡¯s important for our team to build confidence going into the third knowing that we can close the game out and not have to take the extra time or the shootout,¡± Eichel said.The Sabres scored two early goals and clung to a 2-1 lead for more than 39 minutes before Rodrigues scored an unassisted insurance goal 6:38 into the third period.Rodrigues picked off a drop pass from Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson in the neutral zone, skated around Alex Goligoski and sent a wrist shot past Darcy Kuemper¡¯s blocker.¡°I was in a great spot so I just let it rip,¡± Rodrigues said.Carter Hutton returned after missing Buffalo¡¯s previous two games with an upper-body injury and made 25 saves.The Sabres improved to 11-3-2 at home, matching their win total from last season at KeyBank Center.¡°It¡¯s important to be good on home ice,¡± Eichel said. ¡°All the best teams are.¡±Christian Fischer scored for Arizona and Kuemper stopped 30 shots. The Coyotes have lost four in a row after a four-game winning streak.Turnovers from the defensive pair of Hjalmarsson and Goligoski contributed to all three Buffalo goals.¡°You can¡¯t do that Authentic Gustav Nyquist Jersey , especially on the road against a high-powered team like that,¡± Goligoski said. ¡°When we make mistakes like we did tonight, we are just not going to win.¡±Buffalo took advantage of giveaways by Goligoski to build a two-goal lead in the first seven minutes.Mittelstadt¡¯s goal came 48 seconds into the game. Connor Sheary stole Goligoski¡¯s pass in the neutral zone and dropped the puck off to Mittelstadt for a snap shot from the edge of the left circle.Skinner scored on a rising wrist shot to make it 2-0 at 6:54 of the first. Sam Reinhart intercepted Goligoski in front of the Sabres net and sent a stretch pass ahead to Eichel. Skating up the right wing, Eichel hooked a pass around Hjalmarsson to a wide-open Skinner in the high slot.¡°Some of the veterans, I guess they are taking it upon themselves to make a play,¡± Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. ¡°We¡¯ve just got to manage the game a little better, manage the puck a little better.¡±The Coyotes responded 25 seconds after Skinner¡¯s goal when Fischer beat Hutton with a wraparound backhand that trimmed the lead to 2-1.NOTES: Fischer got a bloody nose and went to the dressing room after he was checked into the boards from behind by Eichel in the first minute of the second period. He returned for the third. ¡­ Reinhart extended his career-best point streak to eight games. ¡­ Coyotes C Alex Galchenyuk missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury. Galchenyuk skated on Thursday and was listed as questionable to play. ¡­ Sabres D Marco Scandella is nearing a return from a lower-body injury that has kept him out for eight games, coach Phil Housley said.UP NEXTCoyotes: Conclude a back-to-back at the New York Rangers on Friday.Sabres: Start a two-game road trip at Washington on Saturday. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ¡ª The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins traded hits ¡ª and, occasionally, goals ¡ª during an intense game with a decided playoff feel.Because the Hurricanes found a way to rally for a victory Womens Henrik Zetterberg Jersey , they moved closer to finally earning some real playoff games.Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout after Justin Williams scored the tying goal with 1:56 left in regulation, leading the Hurricanes past the Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.¡°The fun part is, we¡¯re playing playoff hockey,¡± Williams said, ¡°and it hasn¡¯t started yet.¡±Petr Mrazek stopped all three Pittsburgh shooters in the tiebreaker, and Brock McGinn also scored for the Hurricanes.They won their fourth in five games and earned an important two points in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race ¡ª and perhaps just as important, prevented the Penguins from picking up a second point.Carolina, which remained in wild-card position and moved two points behind Pittsburgh for third place in the Metropolitan Division, has the NHL¡¯s longest active postseason drought and is seeking its first playoff berth since 2009.¡°It¡¯s not like a normal day. We all know where Pittsburgh is, where we are¡± in the standings, Mrazek said. ¡°Everybody¡¯s trying to push hard Jimmy Howard Jersey , and finish checks hard on the ice and play a 60-minute game.¡±Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Kris Letang scored a late goal, Bryan Rust had two assists and Matt Murray made 37 saves for the Penguins, who have earned points in nine of their last 10 games against divisional opponents.But they¡¯ve also lost three straight, the last two coming in either overtime or the shootout after a late lead slipped away. Two nights earlier, Pittsburgh took a 2-1 OT loss to Philadelphia after allowing the Flyers to score the tying goal with 18 seconds left in regulation.¡°We like to believe that we can defend leads better,¡± coach Mike Sullivan said. ¡°We have in the past, and been very good at it. So I know we¡¯re capable.¡±Letang, in his first game back from an upper-body injury that sidelined him for 11 games, seemingly put the game on ice for the Penguins with his 3-on-1 goal with 4:37 left in regulation. But ¡ª with Mrazek pulled ¡ª Williams put in the rebound of Hamilton¡¯s late shot to tie it at 2.Letang took a 2-minute minor for slashing Sebastian Aho with 2:04 left in overtime, then also received a 10-minute misconduct for voicing his objection to that call. But the Hurricanes couldn¡¯t make them pay Jonathan Ericsson Jersey , with Jack Johnson blocking Aho¡¯s late shot into an open net.Hamilton scored in the first round of the shootout, and Mrazek took over after that, stopping Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby and finally Guentzel to end it. He finished with 36 saves and has won seven of his last eight starts.¡°He¡¯s phenomenal. He¡¯s a gamer, right?¡± Williams asked rhetorically. ¡°I love his enthusiasm in there. As a player on the bench when he makes a big save and he gets all jacked up like that, that gets you going. He¡¯s in your corner and he¡¯s a great guy to have there.¡±McGinn broke a scoreless tie ¡ª and scored Carolina¡¯s first home goal against the Penguins this season ¡ª with 10:22 left in the second, snapping the puck past Murray after taking a slick pass from Justin Faulk.That lead lasted only 38 seconds: Guentzel took a feed from Crosby in the slot and blasted the puck past Mrazek for his fourth goal in six games.NOTES: Carolina D Lucas Wallmark rang the crossbar late in the first. ¡­ Penguins RW Phil Kessel skated in his 320th consecutive game to break the club record set by Craig Adams from 2009-14.UP NEXTPenguins: Play at Nashville on Thursday night.Hurricanes: Continue their five-game homestand Thursday night against Tampa Bay.