(SportsNetwork. Wesley Walker Jersey .com) - Despite an extended break between games, the New Jersey Devils will still be shorthanded when they head out west on Wednesday to battle the Los Angeles Kings. The Devils begin a three-game swing through California as they visit Anaheim on Friday before a clash with San Jose the following Monday. However, theyll be minus a pair of skaters for their trip to Los Angeles as neither Jaromir Jagr or Tuomo Ruutu traveled with the team due to illness. Jagr is New Jerseys leading scorer with 25 points in 43 games, having posted nine goals with 16 assists, and has missed just one game this season. Ruutu has five goals and three assists in 43 games. The Devils are in action for the first time since Fridays 3-2 overtime loss at home to the New York Islanders. John Tavares tied the game late in the third period for the visitors and then won it in the extra session on an impressive sequence. Tavares lifted the stick of Devils defenseman Adam Larsson below the goal line to acquire the puck, moved in on net and finished the play with a wrister past the blocker of Keith Kinkaid for the win. Travis Zajac and Scott Gomez lit the lamp for the Devils, who have lost 12 of their past 16 games. Kinkaid turned aside 28 shots in defeat. I gotta find a way in the third period to keep them off the board, Kinkaid said. Cory Schneider will get the call at the start of this road trip and is a solid 3-1-0 in his career versus the Kings with a 1.00 goals against average and .962 save percentage. That span includes one shutout. The Kings, meanwhile, are looking to get on a roll after losing the first three contests of a seven-game homestand (0-1-2) prior to Mondays 2-0 blanking of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones made his first start in net since Dec. 12 and halted 19 shots for his third shutout of the season and seventh of his career. He reached that mark in just 29 career games, surpassing Steve Mason (32 games in 2008-09) as the fastest goaltender in the modern era (1967-68) to record seven shutouts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. We did a good job of checking a pretty high octane offensive team, Jones said following his first start since Dec. 12. Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, picking up the winning goal just 37 seconds in on a shot that hit off the in-goal camera and out. Play carried on for about a minute until a stoppage, with the officials finally awarding Kopitar a goal following a review. Marian Gaborik had an empty-net goal to give him 10 goals and 15 points in his past 12 games, while Kopitar has amassed four goals and 16 helpers in his past 12. Jeff Carter assisted on both goals. Despite Jones success on Monday, Jonathan Quick is likely to start tonight and he is 3-1-1 lifetime versus the Devils with a 1.97 GAA and .937 save percentage. Still, New Jersey has won three of the past four meetings overall and two straight in L.A. James Carpenter Jersey . The Durban-based Sharks withstood a furious second-half fightback to beat the Queensland Reds 35-20 for a fourth straight win which gave them a five-point lead atop the championship table. The Hamilton-based Chiefs scored two late tries to beat the Cape Town-based Stormers 36-20 for their third win, after the Stormers rallied from 24-6 down to 24-20 with six minutes remaining. Marcus Williams Jersey . Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres came to an agreement on a big trade that may only offer incremental improvement to the Blues in their quest for a Stanley Cup. http://www.thejetsjerseysshoponline.com/Youth-Rashard-Robinson-Jets-Jersey/ . The veteran fighter will be squaring off with Henderson in a five-round lightweight bout as part of another network televised card at the United Center on Saturday night.SALT LAKE CITY -- Portlands Damian Lillard just needed to make one shot to get going. Once he saw that go down, he went on a fourth-quarter scoring flurry. "That first 3 felt real good," Lillard said. "Once that went down, I felt if I got another clean look, Im gonna raise up again. And then it happened a couple more times." Lillard scored 14 of his 16 points in a key run to rally the Portland Trail Blazers past the Jazz 111-99 on Friday night. "On the offensive end, I need to tell my teammates whats coming. As a point guard, youre the head of the team," Lillard said. But even the second-year guard didnt know when his offence would start flowing. When it finally did, the Jazz had no answer. Wesley Matthews had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 14 rebounds -- his 40th double-double -- and Nicolas Batum added 15 points to keep Portland in the race to host a first-round playoff series. Derrick Favors scored 21 points and Enes Kanter had 15 points and 13 rebounds, but the Jazz have lost eight of nine. Early in the fourth quarter, the Jazz led by two and Lillard hadnt converted a single field goal. Over the next 3:24, Lillard made four 3-pointers and a pair of free throws. "We closed out with our hands down," Utah coach Ty Corbin said. "But give them credit, they made plays down the stretch." After that, the Blazers led by double-digits for the first time at 96-85 with 6:28 remaining and soon earned their seventh victory in their past eight games. "He hit those 3s and he just kind of felt it. Those 3s really turned the momentum of the game," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "Damian just took it on himself to make something happen." Marvin Williams was out with a knee bruise and the Jazz started the five players that figure to be the core as they rebuild. The quintet -- Gordon Hayward, Favours, Kanter, Trey Burke and Alec Burks -- are all 23 years or younger and have gained experience during this often-frustrating season for a franchise that once made the playoffs 20 years in a row. Burks has primarily filled the sixth-man roole while veteran Richard Jefferson had been the only Utah player to start (and play) every game this season. Marcus Maye Jersey. The youthful lineup paid dividends early, but the Jazz struggled in the critical moments against a better team as they have all season. Burks had 16, Burke had 14 points and 11 assists and Hayward added 14, but no one could stop Lillard when he was determined to score in the final period. The Blazers drew within a half game of Houston for the fourth slot in the Western Conference as Minnesota edged the Rockets 112-110 on Friday. "You always want home court. If we can get it, we definitely want it. We saw Houston lost so that helps our chances," Aldridge said. Portland won its final road game of the season and has two remaining at home. The Blazers swept the Jazz for the first time in franchise history. The Blazers defence had improved over the past few months but the Jazz got the shots they wanted, for the most part, until Portland clamped down in the fourth and scored 35 points on the other end. "We just knew we had to take care of business. We got locked in and played better defence. It was just an understanding," Aldridge said. The Blazers went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc in the final period and though they were outrebounded by a 47-41 margin, Portland grabbed four offensive rebounds to get second shots down the stretch. "Were coming together at the right time. Defensively weve been locked in and our offence is starting to come around again. Were looking forward to the playoffs," Stotts said. The Jazz led most of the first half before Matthews scored 10 points in the final 3:09 of the second period to lift the Blazers to a 53-51 advantage at the break. Notes: Rudy Gobert was accidentally backhanded in the face by Burks as they pursued a rebound in the second quarter. ... Lillard, who was already frustrated and had not scored at that point, got whacked in the chin in the fourth quarter by Haywards head. ... Utah is 1-30 against Western Conference opponents this season when scoring fewer than 100 points. ... In his eighth start of the season, Burks played a career-high 42 minutes. Discount NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China China Jerseys Cheap Jerseys NFL China Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping China NFL Jerseys ' ' '