Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork. Philadelphia Phillies Pro Shop .com) - Patrik Elias reached 1,000 career points with a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Tuesday night. Elias scored his 399th career goal in the first period and picked up assists Nos. 600 and 601, becoming the 82nd player in NHL history with at least 1,000 points. Jordin Tootoo, Travis Zajac and Mike Cammalleri also scored for the Devils, who won the last two games of a three-game homestand for their first back-to- back victories since Nov. 11 and 14. Cory Schneider made 20 saves in his NHL-leading 37th start of the season. Mikhail Grigorenko scored for the Sabres, who have lost five in a row and nine of their last 10 games. Jhonas Enroth surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the loss. Elias scored his sixth goal of the season on a redirection 3:44 into the game off Cammalleris pass into the slot from the right boards. Hes smart and hes skilled and hes experienced, so he knows where to be at the right time, Schneider said of Elias, who has only played for the Devils in his 19-year NHL career. He still plays the game at a high level. Thats allowed him to be creative and score a lot of goals and get a lot of assists. Tootoo made it 2-0 at 9:49 of the first period with a wrist shot from above the left circle that made it past two Buffalo defenders and beat Enroth high on the far side of the net. Elias 600th career assist found Zajac near center ice, leading to a breakaway and a short-handed goal for a 3-0 lead with 5:21 remaining in the first. It boils down to mental preparation, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. Weve got to be mentally ready to start. Weve got to be mentally ready to know our assignments. Weve just got to be prepared. I mean, this is the National Hockey League. Grigorenko got Buffalo on the board during a power play 6:40 into the second period with a one-timer from the slot that hugged the ice to beat Schneider. It remained 3-1 until Cammalleris empty-net goal with 3:04 remaining in the game. Elias received an assist on the play. Game Notes The Devils are 4-0-2 in their last six homes games against the Sabres ... New Jersey plays at Boston on Thursday ... The Sabres continue a four-game road trip on Thursday against Carolina ... Elias is trying to become the 91st NHL player with 400 goals. Cheap Phillies Jerseys . The Detroit Tigers slugger fell short in his bid to become the first player to win the Triple Crown in successive seasons. Stitched Phillies Jerseys . Scolari says that although Brazilians have the right to complain about the government and demand improvements, perhaps the protests wont be coming at the "right time. https://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.us/ . - Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the NFL has told the team it will not be docked a pick in this years draft for coach Mike Tomlins foray onto the field against Baltimore last November. Brad Jacobs and his Canadian rink outlasted China for a 9-8 victory in extra ends on Sunday, ending round-robin play in the mens curling tournament at the 2014 Olympics with six straight wins. The Canadian team clinched a spot in the semifinals earlier in the day with an 8-6 win over the United States. After starting 1-2 in the tournament, Jacobs has reeled off six straight wins to finish the round-robin portion at 7-2, and will finish in second place behind Sweden (8-1). In a match that went back and forth, Jacobs stole points in the eighth and ninth ends to open up a two-point lead heading into the 10th. Chinese skip Rui Liu and his rink struggled down the stretch, allowing Jacobs to get back into the match with China up 6-3 after six ends. Jacobs survived a sloppy 10th end which allowed China to score a double, forcing an extra end. Canada only had ffive minutes and 35 seconds to complete the 10th end – if Jacobs ran out of time before throwing his final rock, Canada wouldve forfeited the match. Custom Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys. It forced Jacobs to rush his final two stones, missing both takeouts, which gave Chinese skip Rui Liu an easy draw to tie the game. But Jacobs came through with his final shot in the 11th end, making a perfect draw to the button facing two Chinese stones for the win. Canada could face China in the semis, depending on the outcome of the Chinese rinks match against Great Britain to close out the round-robin section on Monday. China can finish no lower than fourth, and will either play Canada or Sweden in the semifinal round. Great Britain needs a win over China or a loss by Norway to ensure a semifinal berth. Both semifinals are on Wednesday at 10 a.m. (CBC, CBCSports.ca). ' ' '