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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The offensively challenged Buffalo Sabres finally found their scoring touch on Monday night. Theyll look to do so again against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday in order to pick up their second three-game win streak of the season.The rare offensive burst from the lowest-scoring team in the NHL came thanks to a lack of discipline by the Calgary Flames on Monday. The Sabres scored three power-play goals in a span of 1:41 in the second period on their way to a 4-2 victory. The Sabres had not scored more than two goals in any of their previous 10 games.I could tell we were just champing at the bit for the floodgates to open, and that second period was huge for us, said Sabres defenseman Tyler Fedun, who had two assists. Everybody was able to take a bit of a deep breath when we started to score some goals.Kyle Okposo, Johan Larsson, Matt Moulson and Marcus Foligno all scored for Buffalo in the victory.Its a lot of goals in a short amount of time for our team, Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma said. It was a couple of great plays on all three of the power-play goals to get us goals and much-needed goals.The Sabres (7-8-4) could get some additional help on offense as well in time for the game against the Red Wings. Center Ryan OReilly participated in an optional skate on Tuesday and is getting closer to returning to action. The Sabres expected OReilly to return sometime this week.We tested him a couple different ways with some faceoffs and battle drills there, Bylsma said, according to the Sabres team website. I thought he shot the puck particularly well, if thats any indication. I thought he looked pretty good out there.Goaltending has been strong in recent games for the Sabres. Robin Lehner has a save percentage of .920 on the season and backup Anders Nilsson has been a pleasant surprise. In five games, Nilsson has a save percentage of .951. He made 46 saves in a 2-1 shootout win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.Buffalo will have a good chance to keep its win streak alive against the struggling Red Wings (8-10-1). The Red Wings have lost four in a row and nine of their past 11 games after starting the year with a solid 6-2 start.Guys are sick of the way things are going, center Dylan Larkin said Tuesday, according to the Detroit Free Press. If you want to make a change, it starts with looking in the mirror and seeing what you have to do to help the team.Weve got to realize where we put ourselves. The good thing is it is still early, but we have to stop the bleeding. The other good thing is we know we can put a streak together, we have done it before this year. But we have got to realize we have to start playing here soon, or it is going to be too late.Each of Detroits last three losses have come by one goal. Like the Sabres, Detroits biggest problem is scoring. Through 19 games, the Red Wings were 24th in the league in scoring (2.32 goals per game). Christian Dvorak Jersey . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Christian Dvorak Coyotes Jersey . 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Watt and the Houston Texans last faced the Kansas City Chiefs the defensive end was so badly hurt he only made it a little more than halfway through the demoralizing 30-0 wild-card playoff loss.Watt was healthy again Sunday and Houstons defense was dominant, setting a franchise record by recovering three fumbles in the first half and sacking Alex Smith four times in a 19-12 win .For us to go out there and have the performance that we did it definitely helps build your confidence because thats a very strong football team in your conference so you want to go out there and start 2-0, Watt said. Its more about beating a good football team now than it is about (avenging) an old loss.Watt started that playoff game despite having several torn muscles in his core. He remained on his hands and knees for a couple of excruciating minutes after being thrown to the ground early in the third quarter and didnt return, relegated to a spectator as the Chiefs romped to their first playoff win since 1994.This time it was clear from the start that Watt was back to form after not quite looking like himself in Houstons opener. Watt had back surgery in July that kept him out of camp and all four preseason games.When a high snap sailed over Alex Smiths head early in the first quarter Watt went to work. He shoved him out of the way with one hand and pounced on the ball.The Texans (2-0) cashed in on that turnover on the next play when Brock Osweiler connected with DeAndre Hopkins on a 27-yard pass for the games only touchdown.Our defense really stood up there and when they had to in critical situations played well, coach Bill OBrien said.Watt continued to shine later in the first quarter when he took Smith down for his first sack this season, forcing the Chiefs (1-1) to kick a field goal that made it 7-3.Houston was leading by seven in the second quarter when Sppencer Ware fumbled, Kevin Johnson scooped it up for his first career recovery and returned it 52 yards.dddddddddddd The Texans couldnt get their offense going after that and settled for a 24-yard field goal to make it 13-3.John Simon forced the last fumble of the half on his strip-sack of Smith. It was recovered by Whitney Mercilus.Watt and Simon finished with 1 1/2 sacks each and the pair combined for five quarterback hits. Jadeveon Clowney, the top overall pick in 2014, continued to be disruptive and had three tackles, including one for a loss, two quarterback hits and batted down one of Smiths passes.Were hungry. Were trying to do better than we did last year. Thats the whole goal, Clowney said. We had to beat the Chiefs. They beat us twice last year. We had that chip on our shoulders like: `We cant let this team beat us again.Watt, who had surgery in January to repair his core muscles before undergoing the back surgery in July, doesnt feel like hes quite back to normal yet despite his big performance.I dont think Im all the way there yet, he said. But I definitely felt a little bit better today than I did last week and I think its going to continue that way.Some of the Texans tried to downplay the revenge-factor in this game. Team owner Bob McNair was not among them. McNair was asked if this win was more satisfying after what happened last year.It was for me, he said. I dont know about the others. They beat us twice last year so we needed to step up and our guys did.For Mercilus the victory was a sign of how much has changed for this team in less than a year.It shows the progress weve made ... coming from the playoffs and everything, he said. Two different teams. We came in and definitely showed out.---www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '