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In the opening days of training camp, Eric Fehr could sense that the Pittsburgh Penguins hadnt had much rest since winning the Stanley Cup in mid-June.That fatigue affected the runner-up San Jose Sharks more than it did the Penguins early on. But both teams are again among the best in the NHL at the quarter mark of the regular season.So much for the Stanley Cup hangover.Theres challenges that come with playing late into last year, but I think kind of the belief and trust and what we need to do and understanding our roles, that part of its there, Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. When you talk about teams that kind of go through that, sometimes its fatigue, other times its maybe your mindset.Fehr said the Penguins mindset is hungry, though unsatisfied is perhaps a better word.The Penguins have the fourth most points in the league, but theyre not terribly happy with parts of their game, including balancing the workload of goaltenders Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury. Carl Hagelin, who was on the 2014 Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers team that started the next season 10-8-4, said the good start by Pittsburgh was due to carving out wins even when the level of play wasnt championship caliber.It happens a lot: You go deep in the playoffs and you kind of have a slow start, Hagelin said. For those first 10 games when we werent playing great but we found a way to get points, I think thats key, especially coming back from winning the Stanley Cup and a lot of people are saying its hard to get points early.The Tampa Bay Lightning were excelling before Steven Stamkos tore the meniscus in his right knee, an injury that will cost him four to six months. Tampa Bay has dropped three in a row, but coach Jon Cooper recently said his team was prepared for life without Stamkos from when the star forward broke his leg in 2014 and missed time last season with a blood clot.I know that feeling three years ago when Stammer went down, we were kind of a rattled group and it took us a little while to find our way, Cooper said. I think the shock value is not as tough as it may have been in the past.Continuity has helped the Penguins and Sharks, even though San Jose has been streaky. Coach Peter DeBoer said his teams formula is being hard to play against with good goaltending and timely offense, and unsurprisingly defenseman Brett Burns, captain Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Logan Couture have led that charge.The Blues traded goalie Brian Elliott to Calgary and lost captain David Backes and right winger Troy Brouwer in free agency but havent floundered despite some inconsistency.Weve had a lot of ups and downs already this year and hopefully as the season goes on well be able to manage the roller coaster ride a little bit better, forward Kyle Brodziak said. When were playing well, we can play with anyone in the league.FAST CATSThe philosophical divide that led to the Florida Panthers firing Gerard Gallant also means theyll play much differently under interim coach/GM Tom Rowe, who preaches a faster pace.This team is built for speed and skill, Rowe said. All you have to do is watch what Pittsburgh did last year -- the way they played and the way they attacked the puck and the way they made every step of the opponent difficult by pressuring is how we want to play. Its a fun way to play, the players like playing that way and thats what the fans want to watch.Florida lost Rowes coaching debut in a shootout at Chicago.GOALIE SURPRISESCarolinas Michael Leighton on Sunday won his first NHL game since Dec. 30, 2010, in his first start since Jan. 27, 2013. Another journeyman, 30-year-old Flames netminder Chad Johnson, is 5-2-0 with a 1.72 goals-against average and .942 save percentage in his past seven starts.I think its just my game has grown from when I first came in the league to where it is now, Johnson said. It just comes down to opportunity. When you play more, people I guess recognize it a little bit more and pay attention a little bit more.STREAKINGThe Columbus Blue Jackets are 8-1-1 in their last 10 home games after beating the Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday.SLUMPINGThe New York Islanders have won just three of their past 10 games. GM Garth Snow has given coach Jack Capuano a so-called vote of confidence.LEADERSGoals, Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), 15; Assists, Connor McDavid (Edmonton), 20; Points, McDavid, 31; Goals-against average, Tuukka Rask (Boston), 1.64; Save percentage, Carey Price (Montreal), 0.947.GAME OF THE WEEKJonathan Toews could be back from an upper-body injury as the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.---Follow Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SWhyno .Fake Football Jerseys . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . 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Fake Football Jerseys From China .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.EDMONTON, Alberta -- Ryan OReilly made Kyle Okposos first game with the Sabres a memorable one.OReilly had two goals and two assists and Buffalo pounded the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Sunday night for their first victory of the season.OReillys four-point effort came alongside new linemate Okposo, a free agent signing who played his first game after missing Buffalos opener with a sore knee.(OReilly) might not get as much recognition as he should, but hes such a heady player, said Okposo, who had a goal and an assist in his Sabres debut. Hes such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him, he makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, hes an easy guy to play with.OReilly said he also felt very comfortable playing with Okposo.Hes huge, a big reason why we won tonight, he said. That was my first time getting to play with him, obviously I enjoy it. He does so much out there, he plays such a strong game and to impact the lineup like he did tonight was huge and thats what we need.Brian Gionta also scored twice, and Matt Moulson had Buffalos other goal. Robin Lehner made 31 saves.Benoit Pouliot and Milan Lucic scored for the Oilers, who had won back-to-back games before the loss.We looked like the Bad News Bears, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. We had guys falling all over the place. We didnt execute. Our passing was poor. From the goaltender to the blue line to the forwards, nobody was ready to play.Cam Talbot stopped 17 shots for Edmonton. Jonas Gustavsson relieved Talbot in the second period and stopped the only shot he faced before exiting with an injury about 10 minutes later.Buffalo started the scoring 2:37 into the first period when Sam Reinhart made a niice feed across to Okposo and he beat Talbot for his first as a Sabre.ddddddddddddThe Sabres went up 2-0 7:14 in. Okoposo made a great pass while on the power play to OReilly at the back door.Edmonton got one back with 2:40 left in the opening frame when the rebound from Zack Kassians shot went off the leg of a hard-charging Pouliot and past Lehner.The Oilers tied the game with 1:00 left in the period when the big rebound from Leon Draisaitls shot came out to Lucic, who scored his first goal as an Oiler and the 400th point of his career.Buffalo got a freebie 3:53 into the second when OReilly took a shot just from Buffalos side of center that Talbot badly misjudged and ended up tipping into his own net.The Sabres restored their two-goal lead midway through the second when Gionta tipped in Johan Larssons point shot, prompting Edmonton to bring in Gustavsson.With Talbot back in net, the Sabres made it 5-2 just 37 seconds into the third. Gionta tucked a shot between Talbots legs on Buffalos 16th shot of the game.The Sabres kept it coming with Moulsons power-play goal four minutes later.Game notesThe Sabres were without a pair of big-name players up front with center Jack Eichel out an expected six to eight weeks with an ankle sprain and forward Evander Kane likely out several weeks with broken ribs. ... Buffalo did get a boost from the return of Okposo, as the free agent signing played his first game after missing their opener with a sore knee. Buffalo defenseman Dmitry Kulikov also made his debut.UP NEXT:Sabres: Travel to Calgary to play Tuesday.Oilers: Host Carolina on Tuesday. ' ' '