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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Duchene picked up the deciding goal early in the third period and added an assist, as Colorado escaped with a 4-3 victory over Dallas at Pepsi Center. Erik Johnson, John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon lit the lamp in the second period for the Avalanche, who have won three in a row and seven of 10 overall. Semyon Varlamov snagged the win thanks to a 37-save performance. Brett Ritchie, Colton Sceviour and Ales Hemsky scored for the Stars, losers of four straight since winning four in a row. Kari Lehtonen stopped 26 shots in defeat. I thought we did a better job at the end of the game. It felt like we could just get that one (game-tying goal), said Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski. We played all right for a while in the second, but they got the momentum back with the quick two. Thats something teams have done against us this year. On the opening shift of the third, Duchene used his body as a shield to ward off a Stars defender, circled behind the Dallas net and lifted a wrister from the left circle to give the hosts a 4-2 edge. That was something Ive done before. Sometimes it just does not go in. This time it did, Duchene said of his first goal since Dec. 11. I kind of took my time there and was able to score it. Hopefully that ended the only kind of stretch like that Ill go through this season. Hemsky brought his club back to a goal at 2:38, but Colorados defense and Varlamov combined to hold that margin. Varlamov stoned Jason Spezza from the right side with less than 30 seconds to go, and when Alex Tanguay was booked for hooking, the Stars skated 6-on-4 in the final 18 ticks. The visitors failed to squeeze off a quality chance until the buzzer. Just 27 seconds into the contest, a turnaround shot from between the circles by Tyler Seguin nipped Ritchie and beat Varlamov. Sceviour doubled the Dallas edge on a backhander from the slot at 9:24. Johnson finally provided some offense for the hosts at 7:18 of the second period with a low shot from the right circle and Mitchell evened things at 8:43 on a rocket from the left point. MacKinnon made it 3-2 when he crashed the crease and managed to dislodge his own rebound which sat alongside Lehtonens right pad so that it slid over the goal line with nine seconds left before intermission. Goals just arent easy at times, but Ill take it. There was a lot of waiting, but Im thankful they called it good, MacKinnon mentioned of what became just his third goal since mid-November. Game Notes Colorado improved to 10-0-0 this season when scoring four-or-more times in games not decided by shootouts ... Dallas failed to capitalize on any of its six power-play chances ... The Avalanche kick off a five-game road swing in Washington on Monday, and the Stars begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday by welcoming Ottawa ... 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Discount Yeezys . - Defensive end-linebacker Mike Neal apparently is returning to the Packers.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The souvenirs from Darrelle Revis first division title in his brilliant eight-year career were safely stowed in his bag.For long-time New England players, the T-shirt with the message PATRIOTS RUN THE EAST and the championship hat are just the latest in a huge collection — six straight AFC East titles and 11 of the last 12.Wide receiver Julian Edelman has won it in all six of his NFL seasons. Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork has won 10 in his 11 seasons.Im blessed. Im lucky. Its all of that, Wilfork said. What can you say?The enthusiasm after the Patriots clinched the division with a 41-13 rout of the Miami Dolphins on Sunday was tempered by their pursuit of greater goals — home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, a berth in the Super Bowl and another NFL championship. They won three in four seasons but none in the next nine.Revis did make it to the AFC title game twice, in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. His New York Jets were a wild-card team in 2010 then beat the Patriots in Foxborough 28-21 in a divisional game before losing to Pittsburgh 24-19 in the conference championship game.Revis wanted to get back there so he chose New England over other options when he became a free agent after one injury-marred season with Tampa Bay.Just to win, he said of his motivation in signing with the Patriots.And the division title?Its my first one, so Im very excited, the five-time Pro Bowl cornerback said. It took a lot of hard work and Im just excited. This is my first time so Im happy to wear the hat and wear the T-shirt. Its pretty awesome.The Patriots can take another step toward their next goal, the top seed in the AFC, by beating Revis former team. They visit the New York Jets (3-11) on Sunday before finishing the regulaar season at home against the Buffalo Bills (8-6), a team they beat 37-22 on the road on Oct.dddddddddddd. 12.They were criticized prematurely by many when they split their first four games, including a 41-14 loss in Kansas City that left them at 2-2 and tied for the AFC East lead with Buffalo and Miami.We really didnt care how people felt about us, Wilfork said in the locker room after Sundays win. The one thing we had was the people in here and our fans, our true fans. It always feels good to win the East, Ill tell you that.Even if the competition within the division has been mediocre throughout the Patriots domination of more than a decade.In the 12 seasons starting in 2003, the Patriots are 57-13 against AFC East foes, a winning percentage of .814.Against the rest of the league, theyre 92-28 and .766.Theyre 21-2 against Buffalo in that stretch with the next meeting on Dec. 28, although the Bills won Sunday against Green Bay, which had beaten New England.Next Sundays game at the Jets is another installment in a heated rivalry. New York coach Rex Ryan could have extra incentive to beat the Patriots before his widely expected departure after this season.The Patriots should be heavily favoured in both but always speak highly of their opponents and study and practice hard before each game.Every year we have a great opportunity to try to accomplish something, quarterback Tom Brady said. It doesnt start this morning. It started back in March. Its a lot of hard work that goes into it. I dont think you ever take winning for granted.I certainly dont because I know how hard it is to win.No matter how many division championship T-shirts are hanging in your closet.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '