EDMONTON - The fourth line answered the bell for the Edmonton Oilers in a showdown of the leagues two worst clubs on Thursday.Anton Lander and Matt Fraser each had a goal and two assists as the Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2. Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers (13-27-9), who have won three of their last four and now sit four points ahead of last-place Buffalo. The Oilers are now 6-5-2 since interim head coach Todd Nelson took over as full-time head coach.Nelson, who has spent plenty of time watching Landers progress in the American Hockey League, is thrilled to see him start to shine at the NHL level.Thank goodness Anton Lander had the game that he did tonight. He was exceptional, by far the best player on the ice, Nelson said. I think he feels really comfortable and more confident when he looks behind and sees me. Ive been working with him every year since he came over from Europe, so I think that helps. Hes really improved his game. He has earned the opportunity. I thought he was outstanding tonight.Lander shrugged off his personal best three-point performance.I think we played all right, we can still get better, he said. You dont have to play great all the time, but if you get a win thats the most important thing. Its nice to get wins here the last couple of games. Its a good thing we have going on now, we have to keep it going.Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for the Sabres (14-31-3), who have lost a franchise-worst 13 games in a row and only have one win in their last 18.The defence were involved, but it wasnt a 60-minute effort for all of us, said Sabres centre Torrey Mitchell. We play the first two periods well or we score the first goal, and get off to good starts and we just cant build on it right now.It is clear the frustration level is running very high for the Sabres at the moment.We had our chances, said Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan. With this team we need everyone, we cant afford two or three guys not playing well or not giving what they have to give. It seems like the same ones over and over again, but we only have 20 players, who else are you going to put in?I think we need to stay positive and just keep approaching every game like were going to win the game, added goalie Jhonas Enroth. We cant go into every game thinking were going to lose the game. We have to stay positive and still believe that we can win games.The Sabres started the scoring just 2:22 into the first period as Mitchell won a battle behind the net and dished the puck out in front to Myers, who slipped a shot under the arm of Ben Scrivens— on a play the Oilers goalie would likely want to have a second chance at. It was Myers second goal of the season.Edmonton tied the game 1-1 with seven-and-a-half minutes left in the opening frame when Lander fed a puck from behind the goal line to Fraser, who beat Sabres starter Enroth with a slap shot for his sixth of the year.The Oilers surged ahead with five minutes to play in the first as Lander sent a backhand pass to Klefbom at the top of the circle and the young defenceman blasted his first goal of the season into the Sabres net.Scrivens was forced to make a couple timely kick saves in an otherwise uneventful and scoreless second period.Edmonton outshot Buffalo 24-16 through 40 minutes.The Oilers were down a defenceman six minutes into the third period as Buffalos Zemgus Girgensons directed Nikita Nikitin into the boards and the Edmonton blue-liner left the game clutching his shoulder.Edmonton took a 3-1 lead eight minutes into the third as a turnover allowed a two-man breakaway with Teddy Purcell feeding Lander for his first goal in 65 games- also giving him his first three-point game of his career. Fraser picked up an assist on the play, also giving him three points in the game.Buffalo closed to within a goal with 2:02 remaining as Ristolainen followed up on the play to bang home a rebound through Scrivens legs.However, the Sabres took a late penalty and couldnt complete the comeback, allowing the Oilers to run out the clock. Tobias Harris Jersey . According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, Brodeurs agent Pat Brisson has spoken to six teams so far regarding the veteran goaltender. Custom Clippers Jerseys . According to Yahoo! Sports, the team has reached a five-year deal to play their home games on the roof of the Plaza Hotel and Casino. http://www.clippersnbateamshop.info/lou ... rs-jersey/. It took five games, but the Celtics finally helped Stevens earn his first NBA victory. 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The four-time MVP finished with 22 points, one night after setting a club record with a career-high 61 against Charlotte. He acknowledged before Tuesdays game that he was "extremely tired" and that he spent most of the day sleeping. James had 19 points by halftime, but appeared to drag at times in the second half and spent the first half of the fourth quarter on the bench. He was 1 for 7 after the break. "I fought through it in the first half. Second half it just wasnt there for me," James said. "Got out of rhythm." Still, the Heat cut their deficit to three when Michael Beasley hit a 3-pointer with 21.2 seconds left. Harden threw the ball away after that, and Howard accidentally hit James in the face when they both went up to try to grab a long pass. James lay on the court holding his broken nose for a few seconds before getting up and slowly walking to the bench. He has been wearing a protective mask to protect his nose. James remained in the game after a timeout, then missed the desperation 3 with Howard in his face. "I knew I had to put up a heave over top of him," James said. "I felt like I got a good look -- just a little long." The Rockets used the word composed repeatedly after the game to describe their play. "Theres no need for us to get worried," Howard said of the teams mindset after Beasleys 3. "Situations like that, the best thing we can do is stay composed. If we point our finger or put our heads down, it gives the other team confidence. Thats something weve been trying to work on all year." Dwyane Wade had 24 points for the Heat after sitting out Monday night. Beasley also scored 24, a season high. Miami never led, but tied it twice in the fourth quarter. Houston used an 11-2 spurt to take a 104-95 lead with less than 3 minutes remaining. 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Shane Battier had a basket for Miami after that, but Houston reeled off six straight points to extend the lead to 68-56. An airball on a 3-point attempt by Wade was one of three missed shots by the Heat in that span. The Rockets were up by nine soon after that when Harden launched a long alley-oop to Howard, who barely grabbed it in time to sail over Chris Bosh for the dunk. Howard picked up a foul with about 5 minutes left in the first half when he ran into James as he was driving to the basket, causing him to lose control of the ball, which bounced off James mask. A reverse layup by James and a free throw by Wade in the last 20 seconds of the first half cut Houstons lead to 53-52 at halftime. The Rockets jumped out to a 7-0 lead and were up 39-32 at the end of the first quarter. 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