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BUFFALO, N. Mike Gartner Jersey .Y. - Calvin Pickard backstopped the Colorado Avalanche to their most complete victory of the season.The 22-year-old rookie keeps turning heads in the Avalanche dressing room, this time leading Colorado to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.He deserves a lot of credit, Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said. He competes hard out there. In the first he made three very good saves look pretty easy.Alex Tanguay scored a pair of goals to help Colorado snap its two-game skid. Afterward, he praised Pickard.Hes come here, hes battled and hes given us a chance every night to win, Tanguay said. Hes been nothing but spectacular.Colorado also got goals from Cody McLeod, John Mitchell and Erik Johnson. Mitchell and Tanguay added assists, and Jarome Iginla had three.Last-minute call-up Johan Larsson scored his first NHL goal for the Sabres, who had won six straight home games.Colorado has won its last eight against Buffalo dating to 2005, and jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Johnsons goal 2:23 into the game.Larsson nearly tied it when he got free in the slot, but his quick wrist shot was scooped by Pickard.The Sabres had several chances to tie the game during their first power play, but Pickard made a number of saves, including an in-close stop of Zemgus Girgensons.Im feeling comfortable, more and more so, said Pickard, who is 5-5-2. Its nice playing every game. I thought I had a good outing in Pittsburgh, too, and I just wanted to build off that.Colorado picked up a short-handed goal moments later when Ryan OReilly found McLeod on a 3-on-2 to make it 2-0 at 7:07.We skated, we moved the puck and we used our best tool, which is our speed, Tanguay said.It was Buffalos fifth short-handed goal allowed this season, tied for the highest total in the NHL.Colorado skated into the dressing room with a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.Best first period weve had all year, Johnson said. Kind of, foot off the gas a little bit in the second.Thats when Pickard shined brightest, making 10 saves.When were playing with the lead all game, youre going to be called upon a few times each period and I just wanted to be solid for the guys, Pickard said.Colorado got its third goal 1:51 into the third when Iginla sent a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Tanguay, who beat a sliding Jhonas Enroth over the left shoulder.Mitchell beat Enroth between the legs at the 5:09 mark.Theyre a very skilled team, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. If you give them a chance, theyre going to put them in.Larsson, who said he arrived from Rochester with two minutes left in warmups, one-timed Chris Stewarts pass into the net, ruining Pickards shutout hopes with 6:33 to play.Disappointed we couldnt get the shutout for Pickard. That stings a lot, but really good group effort, Johnson said.Nolan pulled Enroth with nearly four minutes remaining, and Buffalo drew a penalty with the man advantage. Pickard held strong, however, including a glove save on Tyler Ennis.Buffalo lost Patrick Kaleta in the first period and Tyler Myers in the second, finishing the game with 16 available skaters. Myers is questionable for Saturdays game in Boston, while Kaleta wont travel to Boston due to an illness.Enroth made 18 saves in the loss.NOTES: Buffalo had to call up Mikhail Grigorenko from Rochester on Saturday morning when Torrey Mitchell was deemed unfit to play, and then recalled Larsson just before game time after Matt Moulson fell ill. ... The Sabres went 0 for 4 on the power play. ... It was Larssons 34th NHL game. Hes played 33 with Buffalo and one with Minnesota. Washington Capitals Jerseys . - Erick Torres scored his 10th goal of the season on a stunning volley, and Chivas USA edged 10-man Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin Jersey . - Chelseas 1-0 win at the Etihad, spoiling Manchester Citys perfect home record continues to be the talking point of the week. http://www.officialcapitalspro.com/Dennis-maruk-capitals-jersey/ . Every once in awhile, it seems like life lets dreams become real - and that is a gift.The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenceman Nick Holden to a three-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. “Nick was a big part of our defense last season,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic. “He provided offence from our blue line and played with a lot of confidence as the season moved on. Lars Eller Jersey. We are pleased that he will continue to be a part of our team.” Holden, 27, scored 10 goals while appearing in 54 games during his first full NHL season in 2013-14. The St. Albert, Alta. native ranked fourth among Colorado defenders in points (25) and assists (15). 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