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NEWARK, N.J. -- With a four game road trip looming, the New Jersey Devils knew how important two back-to-back, home-and-home sets would be. Kyle Quincey said the teams goal was to win all four games.New Jersey went out and did just that.Nick Lappin and Kyle Palmieri scored in the second period to lead the Devils to a 4-2 victory over the Sabres on Saturday night, beating Buffalo for the second straight night. Earlier in the week, New Jersey beat Carolina twice in three nights.When you look at the wins, its a combination of very good effort by the players, making smart decisions, making right decisions, making good plays, playing with passion, playing with purpose and having some mental toughness, Devils coach John Hynes said. I think when you look at this past week weve had those things more times than not, and thats why weve been able to find a way to win.Quincey and John Moore also scored for the Devils, and Cory Schneider stopped 21 shots. Taylor Hall, Adam Henrique and Damon Severson had two assists each.Marcus Foligno and Matt Moulson scored for the Sabres, who have lost four straight. Robin Lehner finished with 23 saves.Lappin gave the Devils a 2-1 lead at 6:11 of the second as he took a pass from Hall on a 2-on-1 and fired a shot past Lehner for his second career goal.Hes one of the most skilled players in the league so when I see him get the puck there I have a pretty good feeling its going to end up on my stick if hes passing it, Lappin said. I was just waiting for it and he made a great play and I was able to get it in.Palmieri made it 3-1 from the right circle with 8:47 left in the second for his third of the season. The goal withstood a video review after the Sabres challenged for an offside call.Moores shot off a pass from Henrique on a 2-on-1 trickled by Lehner 6 1/2 minutes into the third to give the Devils a three-goal cushion.The goal came during 4-on-4 play. Buffalos Evander Kane was sent to the penalty box for hooking Vernon Fiddler at 5:32. However, the Devils power play was short-lived as Severson was whistled for cross-checking the Sabres Johan Larsson 42 seconds later.Moulson capped the scoring at 9:43 of the third period with William Carrier getting his first NHL point on the play.Quincey scored his first goal with New Jersey for a 1-0 lead 4:01 into the game as his slap shot from right in front of the blue line found the back of the net.The Sabres tied it 3:41 into the second period as Brian Gionta picked off a pass by Jacob Josefson and found Folingo, who had a clear path to the goal.We had that push back, we were able to tie it up and when they are able to stop the momentum and create one of their own, Brian Gionta said. Its tough.Game notesThe Devils went 0 for 4 on power play, extending their streak to 20 straight man-advantage situations without a goal. ... New Jersey signed its third-round draft pick, 19-year-old forward Brandon Gignac, to a three-year, entry level contract. Gignac has five goals and 11 assists through 14 games with the QMJHLs Shawinigan Cataractes this season. ... The Devils acquired Petr Straka from the Flyers for a conditional seventh round pick in the 2017 or 2018 NHL Draft. Straka will report to Albany (AHL). ... The Devils wore camouflage jerseys in warm-ups for Military Appreciation Night. ... This was the second of three games the teams will play this season. The final game is Feb. 6 at Prudential Center. ... This was the second of the Sabres league-high 19 back-to-back sets this year.UP NEXTBuffalo: At St. Louis on Tuesday night.New Jersey: At Dallas on Tuesday night.Air Max 95 Cheap Authentic . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. 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Cheap Air Max 95 China . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in.LAWRENCE, Kan. -- David Beaty had to stop for a moment, lower the microphone from his face and wipe away a tear.His first win at Kansas meant that much to him.Ive never been through what we went through last year, the second-year coach said shortly after a 55-6 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday night. Personally it was very difficult. I got emotional with those guys. Its just so hard, so obviously Im overjoyed for them.Montell Cozart threw three touchdown passes, Ryan Willis had two more and third-string quarterback Carter Stanley also tossed one as the Jayhawks (1-0) won for the first time since beating Iowa State on Nov. 8, 2014 -- a span of 665 days that included the programs first 0-12 record a year ago.Last year, everybody knows the story, said Cozart, who learned he would start at QB just before the kickoff. Its special for all of us and we know its special to our coach.The Rams (0-1) were held to 219 yards of offense by a Kansas defense that gave up at least 40 points eight times last season. Wes McKoy was 6 of 29 for 43 yards with a touchdown and an interception.Rhode Island has never beaten a school from the Football Bowl Subdivision in 14 tries.There were some ugly things that happened out there and well try to find the positives out of it and see where it goes from here, Rhode Island coach Jim Fleming said. We played very poorly for what were capable of and as a result, we got spanked a little bit.Beaty has been slowing trying to rebuild the downtrodden Jayhawks, and there was little evidence of progress last season. But an infusion of touted freshmen and high-profile transfers -- LaQuvionte Gonzalez came from Texas A&M, for example -- gave a decent opening crowd reason to be optimistic.So did the scoreboard: Kansas piled up its most points since routing Nebraska 76-39 on Nov. 3, 2007, when Mark Mangino was still on the sideline. The Jayhawks are on their fourth head coach since then.Its our first win in my time here, Beaty said, but man, theres been so many victories weve shared leading up to this. Its just the first time its come to fruition on the scoreboard.Gonzalez caught seven passes for 78 yards and a touchdown. Steven Sims Jr. hauled in a couple of touchdown grabs. Taylor Martin and Keaun Kinner also ran for scores.But the big questionn surrounding Kansas on Saturday night was who would be under center.ddddddddddddCozart was the starter before a season-ending injury a year ago, and Willis took over the rest of the way. The two battled until the final week of training camp and Cozart won the right to take the first snaps of the game, though both played a significant amount of time.Cozart wound up going 18 of 25 for 199 yards, while Willis was 7 of 9 for 144 yards.We just knew all week if we trusted out coaches everything would fall into place, Cozart said. We just had to handle the routine plays and everything would take care of itself.Still, there were times they looked like the same old Jayhawks.Late in the first half, Kansas failed to convert third down, got called for illegal substitution and missed a field-goal attempt. Cozart threw a pick in the end zone midway through the third quarter, while Derrick Neal botched a punt return midway through the fourth quarter.But for the most part, it was easy to look good against the Rams.The Football Championship Subdivision bottom-dweller also muffed a punt that led to the Jayhawks first touchdown, then had their only extra-point attempt blocked in the second quarter.We were looking to come in and win. We were looking to come in and execute and play cleanly, Fleming said, and we did none of the above.TRAINERS ROOMRhode Island running back Harold Cooper, arguably their biggest playmaker, hurt his ankle early in the game and never had a carry. T.J. Anderson carried 16 times for 59 yards in his place.THE TAKEAWAYRhode Island: The Rams chances were ruined in part by three turnovers, including a pair of fumbles that were recovered by the Jayhawks. Both of them turned into eventual touchdowns.Kansas: Gonzalez has star potential. The speedy wide receiver had to sit out last season under NCAA transfer rules, so he was playing in his first game since Dec. 29, 2014. He had an awesome night, Willis said. I felt like of all the guys he had the best night.UP NEXTRhode Island: Plays its home opener against Albany next Saturday.Kansas: Ohio visits Memorial Stadium next Saturday.---AP College Football site: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '