DENVER - There was a time when an early two-goal deficit wouldve deflated the Colorado Avalanche. Andrelton Simmons Jersey .That was so two weeks ago, though. This is a way more confident group, especially with a healthy Semyon Varlamov in goal.Nathan MacKinnon broke a second-period tie and Varlamov stopped 37 shots, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday.Erik Johnson, John Mitchell and Matt Duchene also scored as the Avalanche won for the fifth time in six games to leapfrog Dallas in the Central Division standings.Our top guys have been playing good hockey, said Colorado coach Patrick Roy, whose team bounced back from a 2-0 deficit after the first period.MacKinnons score with 8.4 seconds left in the second was part of a three-goal period for the Avalanche. They came out fast to start the third, too, with Duchene scoring just 12 seconds into period. It was Duchenes first goal since Dec. 11.We stayed with it and Varly made big saves the rest of the way, Duchene said.The pivotal play of the game was early in the third when Tyler Seguin, the NHLs leading goal scorer, was stuffed on a breakaway by Varlamov. The save kept Colorados lead in tact as the crowd chanted Varly, Varly.I made a quick move on net, but (Varly) made the save, Seguin said.Varlamov improved to 6-2 with two shutouts in eight starts since returning from a groin injury. Hes stopped 127 of 132 shots over his past three games.I thought that he was focused, Roy said. He was capable of regrouping.Brett Ritchie, Colton Sceviour and Ales Hemsky had goals for the Stars, who have dropped five straight in Denver.The Stars pulled Kari Lehtonen with about 1:20 remaining and had a great chance to tie the game, only to have Jason Spezzas shot from down low clang off the post.We played well enough to win — hard enough, well enough, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said.Colorado erupted for three goals in the second period to turn around a game the Stars were dominating. MacKinnons goal that gave Colorado the lead was upheld after a lengthy review.The play started when Maxime Talbot intercepted a pass near the blue line and sent it over to MacKinnon. The teenager tried to push the puck past Lehtonens left pad. The referee signalled good, the horn blew and the Avalanche celebrated.It was reviewed for several minutes, with one replay appearing to show the puck just barely creeping over the line. The officials said the play was inconclusive and the goal stood.Regardless of the wait, I got the result I wanted, MacKinnon said.Asked what he thought of the call, Ruff said, doesnt matter what I think. I know what they called.Lehtonen was cruising along with a 2-0 lead in the second period, making pad save after pad save, until the Avalanche finally got something by him. It started with Johnson, who backhanded a shot that trickled past Lehtonens left skate and into the goal.Lucky goal, Ruff said.Just the way things have been going this season for Johnson, who was selected to his first All-Star game on Saturday. Johnson has a career-high 12 goals this season.I think hes been doing a super job, Roy said.Just 1:25 after Johnsons goal, Mitchell sent a low liner from the blue line into traffic that got by Lehtonen to tie the game at 2.The Stars caught Colorado napping in the Avalanches only home afternoon game of the season, scoring 27 seconds into the game.Seguin was originally credited with the goal after he turned and lined a shot on Varlamov. But it was given to Ritchie, who redirected the puck. Ritchie has three goals since being recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League on New Years Eve.NOTES: Stars LW Erik Cole was a late scratch because of an illness. ... Dallas players have their fathers and mentors on the trip. ... Duchenes goal 12 seconds into the third was the fastest goal by Colorado to start a period this season. ... LW Alex Tanguay was limping after the game. He caught a slap shot in the right leg during the third period. ... 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Hello Kerry, After watching Nino Niederreiter clobber Alex Burrows with an open-ice hit on Wednesday, do you think he should have gotten more than the two minutes for interference.TORONTO - Forty-eight hours after a disheartening loss in Brooklyn, and moments after their bounce-back victory at home over the Pistons, a collection of Raptors players and coaches gathered in the locker room to watch the tail end of the Nets one-point victory over Miami. With less than 20 games remaining and a postseason berth all but locked up, the scoreboard watching is well underway. The red-hot Nets pulled within three games of Toronto for top spot in the Atlantic Division on Monday. In defeating the defending, two-time champion Heat Wednesday - for the third time this season - they continue to keep pace with the Raptors, breathing directly down their necks. As Dwane Casey and his players watched Brooklyn close out its seventh victory in eight games, the Raptors coach delivered a strong message to the troops. Dont look back. "We can watch that but if we dont take care of our business its not worth a crap," he said after his team did just that, defeating the Pistons 101-87 at home Wednesday evening. "Im more concerned about what we do and how were playing and how weve got to make up for Patrick (Patterson) being out and losing leads more so than anything else." The Raptors, despite Mondays loss, still control their own destiny and they sure looked like a team in the drivers seat against an inferior opponent in the reeling Pistons. Detroit is a befuddling case of disjointed talent. Despite swinging for the fences over the summer - signing Josh Smith and trading for Brandon Jennings - Joe Dumars and company have struck out this season. Chemistry is a hard thing to quantify in a team sport like basketball, as the post-trade Raptors can attest to. You either have it or you dont. When the Pistons began to come apart - as they tend to do - in the third quarter and then again in the fourth, the Raptors came together. "I thought [the bigs] were battling and our guards came back in, what we call cracking down, and cracked down to help the bigs" said Casey. "I thought that was huge. Its a five-man job." Torontto was paced in scoring by DeMar DeRozan, who had a game-high 25 points, as well as Amir Johnson and Kyle Lowry, chipping in with 20 and 19 respectively. Cheap Angels Jerseys China. Still, it was as much a collective effort as Casey could have hoped for, especially with the injured Patterson out resting an elbow sprain. With the intimidating frontcourt duo of Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond to contend with, the Raptors had four players pull down eight or more rebounds, including reserves Greivis Vasquez and Chuck Hayes. The Pistons came into the game ranked first in offensive rebounds, first in paint points and second in second-chance scoring. "We had to box out," said Johnson, who grabbed nine boards on the night. "We looked at all the stats and that was definitely the key, to get all those guys off the boards. They definitely have a big lineup and thats what we did." The Raptors "cracked down" - as Casey says - in the second half, besting Detroit 29-13 on the boards, holding the visitors to one offensive rebound. They also outscored the Pistons 24-14 in the paint and 15-0 in second-chance points over the final 24 minutes. On a night in which Brooklyn stole headlines with an impressive win over an elite team, the division-leaders took care of business. The Raptors have heeded their coaches warning, at least to this point. They havent looked back. With 11 wins in its last 12 games against opponents with records south of .500, Toronto continues to hold serve. Theyre not looking for style points so long as they come away with the prize. "A lot of our guys havent been there," Casey reiterated. "Like Ive always preached, its a different animal. I hope theyre enjoying it but yet still [understanding] how hard it is, getting there first and then after you get there it gets even harder." "Its good, its exciting, its great for our fans," he continued. "Its something our fans havent been through in a while but again, weve just got to take care of our business." Cheap Diamondbacks Jerseys Cheap Braves Jerseys Cheap Orioles Jerseys Cheap Red Sox Jerseys Cheap Cubs Jerseys Cheap White Sox Jerseys Cheap Reds Jerseys Cheap Indians Jerseys Cheap Rockies Jerseys Cheap Tigers Jerseys Cheap Astros Jerseys Cheap Royals Jerseys Cheap Angels Jerseys Cheap Dodgers Jerseys Cheap Marlins Jerseys ' ' '