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NEWARK, N.J. - Once Dallas got New Jersey to a shootout, it was all over for the Devils.Jason Spezza and Jamie Benn scored in the tiebreaker, and Dallas beat New Jersey 3-2 on Friday night, extending the Devils NHL record for shootout losses to 18 straight.Star goaltender Kari Lehtonen finished with 25 saves. It didnt appear as if he had to stop any in the shootout, with Mike Cammalleris shot going over the net on the first attempt and Jaromir Jagr losing control of the puck on the second.New Jerseys shootout woes date to March 15, 2013.You have to score, Devils coach Pete DeBoer said Youve got Benn and Spezza coming down for them the first two shooters. Thats tough with the two shots those two guys made. Well just pick up and move on. Im not concerned about it. I know were going to win some shootouts, so well take the point and move on.Spezza scored after Cammalleri missed with a dancing backhander in front. Benn beat Cory Schneider skating across the crease from right to left.Those points are important and shootouts can be finicky, Spezza said Shootouts are one of those things that if you get momentum as a team and start winning a couple, you get a bit of good feeling about them.It was the Stars first win in three overtime games this season. They lost the season opener in a shootout and were beaten in overtime by Philadelphia recently.I thought tonight was by far our best game overall, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. That looked a lot like how we played last year. We eliminated a lot of the mistakes. We got pucks out and put on some pressure in the neutral zone.Benn scored for the fifth straight game for Dallas and Patrick Eaves got the other goal in regulation.Eric Gelinas and Damien Brunner scored for New Jersey, which has lost four in a row. Schneider made 35 saves, including a breakaway stop on Erik Cole late in the third period.The Stars now have points in five straight games (4-0-1), and they have won three straight on the road.The Devils tied it at 2 at 8:18 of the third period on a controversial goal by Brunner. A prone Patrik Elias used his glove to slide the puck from the right corner of the net to the other side, where Brunner tapped it in for his first goal of the season.The Stars complained about net being dislodged. The play was reviewed and the goal counted.We have faced some adversity in some games and we have been able to keep our composure, Ruff said. As a coach, it something you like to see. We just went back to work.Dallas was outshot 7-3 in the opening nine minutes and fell behind 1-0 on Gelinas first goal of the season. Jacob Josefson, playing for the first time this season, collected a turnover by defenceman Jamie Oleksiak and found Gelinas for a shot from the left point at 5:21.Dallas, which outshot New Jersey 11-2 in the final 11 minutes of a fruitless first period, took the lead with two goals in the second.Benn went top shelf from in close one second before a tripping penalty on Gelinas expired. Spezza and Tyler Sequin outworked Andy Greene behind the net, with Seguin finding Benn for his fifth goal.The Devils nearly re-took the lead midway through the period when Michael Ryder hit the post.Eaves put Dallas in front with 4:12 left in the period with a goal that Schneider probably should have prevented. Eaves got the puck in the right circle and his unscreened shot found its way between the goaltender and the post. It was Eaves first goal since signing with the Stars in free agency in the off-season.NOTES: The Devils honoured recently retired hockey analyst Chico Resch before the game, pushing the start back to nearly 7:30 p.m. ... Josefson got in the lineup because of an injury to RW Jordin Tootoo (foot). He was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 21. ... Star D Jyrki Jokipakka made his NHL debut. ...The Devils and Stars are both playing back-to-back games. Dallas is at the Islanders. The Devils will face the Senators in Ottawa in the first game since Wednesdays shooting death of a soldier in Canadas capital. ... Devils captain Bryce Salvador and Stars forward Antoine Roussel had a big fight in the second period. It was a draw. ... New Jersey did not have a power play in the game. Cheap Shoes Wholesale . The premature end left 26 players still to finish the round in the Asian Tour event. 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Authentic Shoes Wholesale . -- Orleans Darkwa ran in from 1 yard with 1:45 left, and the Miami Dolphins rallied from two scores down in the final minutes to beat the Dallas Cowboys 25-20 on Saturday night.Opposites will attract when the second-seeded Oregon Ducks kickoff against the fourth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship game tonight. The winner of this matchup will become the least questioned national champion in the history of NCAA football and first to win after a four-team playoff. The National Championship had previously been decided between two teams with the highest BCS ranking. You can catch the game live on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5, TSN GO and the TSN Radio Network, beginning with the pregame show underway now. You can also catch bonus Spider Cam and Command Centre cameras on TSN GO beginning at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt. Command Centre will provide enhanced statistics utilizing a split screen application with live game action and immediate replays of every play. On one side of the field will be the Ducks, a team led by college football’s best player in 2014, quarterback Marcus Mariota, and in search of their first national title. Standing in their way is Ohio State, winners of four previous national titles, but entering this year’s championship behind a quarterback starting just his third-career game. Oregon defeated 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles 59-20 on New Year’s Day to set up their date in the final, while Ohio State recovered from a 21-6 second-quarter deficit to stun the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl. With their Sugar Bowl win, the Buckeyes silenced their many doubters and proved they deserved to be in the inaugural playoff. Alabama proved to be just the latest obstacle in the unlikely championship run for the Big Ten champions. The Buckeyes, who entered the year as a favourite to reach the playoff, seemed to have their hopes diminished with the loss of starting quarterback Braxton Miller to a shoulder injury prior to the season. However, redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett emerged as a star in Urban Meyer’s offence and managed to keep the Buckeyes in contention for a national title. Barrett struggled in Ohio State’s lone loss of the season – 35-21 to unranked Virginia Tech – but recovered to march the Buckeyes from their 22nd-ranking after the loss to sixth entering the final week of the regular season. Against Michigan in that final week, Barrrett ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as he continued to electrify fans with his play. That is, until disaster struck Ohio State again. While scrambling in the third quarter, Barrett suffered a broken ankle, ending his breakout season. Third-string quarterback Cardale Jones entered in his place and the Buckeyes used a run-heavy approach to close out the Wolverines. Like Barrett, Jones also presents a rushing risk for defences. Jones has averaged 5.1 yards per carry on 51 runs this season. He has yet to rush for a touchdown. Jones made his first career start one week later in the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin and threw three touchdowns as the Buckeyes won in a 59-0 rout. Jones had 257 yards through the air and received help from running back Ezekiel Elliott, who rushed for 220 yards as the Buckeyes’ win allowed them to jump past TCU for the fourth, and final, playoff spot. Jones’s second career start proved to be a tougher matchup against the Crimson Tide, but the redshirt sophomore passed for 243 yards with a touchdown and interception as thhe Buckeyes earned the upset win.ddddddddddddElliott again played a key role, adding a Sugar Bowl-record 230 yards rushing with two touchdowns. In his third time out, Jones will be in the spotlight once again as Ohio State tries for their fifth National Championship in school history. Meyer will look to give Jones as much help as possible as he looks for his first title since joining Ohio State in 2012, but neither Jones nor Elliott figures to have an easy matchup against the Ducks defence. Oregon has held opponents to 20 points or fewer in four-straight contests. For Oregon, there are no questions at quarterback with Heisman winner Mariota under centre. The redshirt junior has thrown for over 4,100 yards with 40 touchdowns this season, while adding another 15 scores on the ground. Mariota, the unquestioned MVP and leader of Oregon, threw for over 300 yards against Florida State and added three total touchdowns to make up for throwing just his third interception of the year in the win over the defending champions of a year ago. Mariota’s dual-threat ability caused headaches for opposing defences throughout the season, while he compiled over 700 yards on the ground. Not surprisingly, Oregon’s lone loss came as Mariota put up his lowest yardage total of the year. Mariota will be without two of his top receivers in the national championship in Darren Carrington and Devon Allen. Carrington has been suspended for a failed drug test, while Allen suffered a knee injury in the Rose Bowl. In early October, Arizona stunned the Ducks with an upset 31-24 victory, while holding Mariota to just one rushing yard on nine tries. Playing behind three backups in his offensive line, Mariota was unable to lead a game-tying drive after Arizona took the lead with just under three minutes left. With the loss, the Ducks dropped from second to 12th in the AP rankings. Yet, Oregon recovered to reel off eight-straight wins to enter the College Football Playoff as the second seed. That run included a 51-13 rout of Arizona in the Pac-12 Championship Game as Mariota put the final touch on his Heisman year with a five-touchdown performance. Mariota, the likely top pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, will now try to become the seventh Heisman winner since 1996 - and second straight - to win the national championship in his trophy season. He will also be looking to – likely – end his Oregon career with his 36th win as the school’s starter. Mariota has lost just four games in three seasons with the Ducks. Trying to make his history of his own with Ohio State, will be Meyer. The former University of Florida head coach is looking to become the second coach in history to win a National Championship with two separate schools. In that category, Meyer is looking to join Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who he defeated in the Sugar Bowl. Saban won the National Championship with LSU before winning three more titles with Alabama. Meyer coached the Gators to national titles in both 2006 and 2008. He debuted with Ohio State in 2012. Not surprisingly given the quarterback situation of each team, Oregon enters this matchup as six-point favourites. Being underdogs is, of course, a trend of late for the Buckeyes, who will look for their third-straight upset win with Jones at quarterback. The two schools have met on eight previous occasions with Ohio State sweeping the series to date. ' ' '