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TAMPA, Fla. -- Victor Hedman wanted to make up for an opening 20 minutes of play where he turned the puck over several times.And the Tampa Bay defenseman did that starting in the second. Hedman and Nikita Kucherov both had a goal and an assist, Brayden Point scored his first NHL goal and the Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday night.I think I played a terrible first period, Hedman said. I wanted to be better and it was good to come out and have that start in the second.Brian Boyle also scored for Tampa Bay, and Ben Bishop made 37 saves.New Jersey got a goal from Damon Severson. Cory Schneider stopped 31 shots.We didnt play nearly well enough, Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy said. Our special teams werent special. We need to do better.New Jersey went 0 for 4 on the power play, and allowed one goal on fourth short-handed situations.Hedman put Tampa Bay up 2-1 with 11:33 left in the second from the blue line.Shortly before Hedmans goal, Severson hit the post and Kucherov had his backhander go off the cross bar and then get swept off the goal line by Schneiders stick.Cory, hes been our best player all year, Lovejoy said.Point, in his 12th NHL games, made it 3-1 at 5:01 of the third when he redirected Kucherovs shot during a power play.It was a lucky one, Point said. It just hit by stick and bounced in. Ill take it, for sure.Kucherov added a goal later in the third and has three goals and eight points over his last four games. Boyle tied it at 1 at 2:25 of the second off a cross-ice pass from Hedman, who tied Dan Boyle for the most career assists by a Tampa Bay defenseman with 187.Tampa Bay outshot the Devils 21-8 during the second.Severson scored from the slot at 14:39 of the first. Both of his goals this season have come against Tampa Bay.Tampa Bay has allowed the first goal in eight of 12 games.Its an issue, theres no question, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. Weve got to figure out a way to make sure our starts are better. If Bish isnt being Bish, were in trouble. He kept us in it.Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman went to the locker room midway through the first after a hard check into the boards by Taylor Hall. He returned 7 minutes into the second and assisted on Kucherovs goal.Game notesThe Lightning took two of three in the season series with the Devils that was completed in a 22 day span. ... Tampa Bay LW Jonathan Drouin, who took a high hit Tuesday, has resumed skating but sat out this second straight game.UP NEXTDevils: Complete back-to-back road games Sunday night at Carolina.Lightning: Play at Florida Monday night.Sheyi Ojo Liverpool Jersey . 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Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively.BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Saying his recent off-ice legal problems come with the territory of being a professional athlete, Sabres forward Evander Kane acknowledged Thursday that he needs to be more careful when putting himself in potentially troublesome situations.These things unfortunately happen more often than not, and theyre becoming more and more prevalent each and every day if you look around other sports, Kane said. For me, its trying to stay out of that kind of stuff and kind of picking my spots better.Kane spoke during an eight-plus-minute interview session with reporters after joining Sabres teammates in reporting for the start of training camp. The comments were the first hes made publicly following a tumultuous offseason.He was arrested in July, a month after allegedly grabbing three women by the hair and neck in separate instances during an altercation at a downtown Buffalo bar. Kane, who was forcibly removed from the bar by security staff, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of noncriminal harassment, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of misdemeanor trespass.The 25-year-old is also being sued by a 21-year-old woman claiming he seriously injured her during an attack in his hotel room in December.Last week, Kane filed a counterclaim against the woman saying her suit is meant solely to harass him and calling her allegations a sham. The woman filed the lawsuit four months after prosecutors declined to charge Kane with any crimes following an investigation into a possible sexual assault.They happen to athletes or people in a position such as myself. And those are things you just have to deal with, Kane said. But in saying that, you have to be a little bit more aware and kind of put yourself on a higher pedestal than maybe you think you are.Kane said he has not been distracted by the legal issues.Ive been focused on hockey all summer, he said. I really haventt put too much thought or emphasis on the other stuff.ddddddddddddSabres captain Brian Gionta said Kane must do better because he represents the team.I would hope that he wants to stay a little more low profile around things, Gionta said. Hopefully, hes still maturing as an individual off the ice.Kane said he is maturing.Well, I turned 25 on Aug. 2. Im getting older, he said. Im maturing just as everybody else is. And I think every year and every day you mature as a person.Kane said hes not had any conversations with Sabres management or heard from the NHL about his legal issues.Following his arrest, the league issued a statement saying it will monitor the legal proceedings before determining whether Kane will face disciplinary action. The NHL added that, if necessary, it could direct Kane to the NHL/NHL Players Associations behavioral health professionals for evaluation and counseling.In early July, Sabres general manager Tim Murray said Kane needs to behave better regardless of whether hes cleared of the allegations.Kane also ran into trouble with the Sabres, who suspended him for one game in February after he slept in and missed practice. It happened a day after pictures surfaced on social media of Kane celebrating in Toronto after attending the NBA All-Star Game.The fourth player selected in the 2009 draft, Kane completed his first season in Buffalo after being acquired in a multiplayer trade with Winnipeg in February 2015. He scored 20 goals and had 15 assists in 65 games last season.Game notesKane said he is fully healed from an injury to his left hand that forced him to miss the final nine games of last season. ... The Sabres first on-ice practices are Friday. ... 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