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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Devan Dubnyk has been one of the best goalies in the NHL lately. Good thing for the Minnesota Wild, too, because they havent provided him with much offense.Dubnyk got a little more help Wednesday night as the Wild earned a 3-1 victory over the road-weary Winnipeg Jets.Mikko Koivu, Jonas Brodin and Zach Parise scored for Minnesota, which has totaled eight goals while going 2-2-1 in the last five games. It was only the second time in 10 games that Minnesota scored at least three.We were able to get enough, said Parise, whose empty-net goal secured the win. Its kind of been the same story: Devan played really well.Dubnyk made 15 saves and has allowed only 13 goals in his last 11 games since Oct. 25, stopping 319 of 332 shots for a 1.20 goals-against average and .961 save percentage. Among goalies to play at least eight games this season, he leads the league with a 1.55 goals-against average, .948 save percentage and four shutouts.Yet he has just eight wins in 15 starts.Hes been great, Brodin said. We feel confident playing in front of him. Hes really good right now.Dubnyk credits his defense.We were great in our end all night. That is what weve been doing, he said.Blake Wheeler scored for Winnipeg, which is 0-4 on a five-game road trip -- its longest of 2016-17. The Jets have been outscored 15-5 during their worst slide of the season.I thought we played with the puck in their zone quite a bit, created some really good looks that their goalie made some big saves on, Wheeler said. The bounces didnt go our way.Koivu scored his first goal in 11 games with 58.7 seconds left in the second period for a 1-0 lead.Behind the net, Jason Zucker won a battle with Josh Morrissey and passed to Koivu alone in front. A wrist shot by the Wild captain beat Connor Hellebuyck.Wheeler thought he tied the game midway through the third when a shot from Toby Enstrom went off his skate and into the net. But a video review showed Winnipeg was offside entering the zone.Brodin made it 2-0 on the power play 79 seconds later when his slap shot from the top of the right circle went off the blade of Brandon Taney and over Hellebuycks blocker. It was the defensemans first power-play goal since Dec. 5, 2013.We were just about an inch shy on just about everything that happened for us tonight, Jets coach Paul Maurice said.Wheeler scored his own power-play goal less than a minute later, swatting home the rebound of a shot by Dustin Byfuglien.In the third period we started to put a few more at (Dubnyks) feet and started to get some into that area, but he did a pretty good job at protecting that house area for sure, Morrissey said.Dubnyk slid across the crease to rob Morrissey with 5 minutes to go in the first period and stopped Mark Scheifele in front in the opening minute of the second.Hes had too many of those big saves lately. That means were having defensive breakdowns, but we know that hes back there and hes going to give us those saves when we need him, Wild forward Jason Zucker said.Game notesDrew Stafford, a 21-goal scorer last season, returned to the Winnipeg lineup after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. To make room, the Jets assigned C Quinton Howden to Manitoba of the AHL. ... Winnipeg also placed D Tyler Myers on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 11, with a lower-body injury. ... Wild D Marco Scandella returned after missing 10 games with a high right ankle sprain. ... Minnesota reassigned D Mike Reilly to Iowa of the AHL.UP NEXTJets: Friday at Nashville.Wild: Friday against Pittsburgh.Cheap Air Max Wholesale . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. Cheap Jordans Free Shipping . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.shoeswholesaleonlinestore.com/wholesale-adidas-shoes.html . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Authentic Wholesale Nike Shoes . 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Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl victory that season, the first of four titles so far that he and coach Bill Belichick have won with New England.Fifteen years and tons of accolades later, Brady will have to sit out the first four games of this season for his role in the Deflategate scandal.Ill be excited to be back when Im back, he said, and Ill be cheering our team on, hoping they can go out and win every game.A lot of that, of course, will be up to how Jimmy Garoppolo performs in Bradys absence.The 2014 second-rounder out of Eastern Illinois will go back to the sideline when Brady returns, but Garoppolo could set the tone for the Patriots in the AFC East. New England has won the division seven straight years, and 12 of the last 13 -- with the only stumble coming in 2008, when Brady tore knee ligaments in the season opener.The best bet for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills might be to make their move early.Youve got to win your division games, Jets wide receiver Eric Decker said. With Brady being suspended four games, I think it makes the division up for grabs.Both Buffalo and Miami play New England in the first four weeks, but none of the Patriots division rivals is throwing any dirt on its rival just yet.Hes important for those guys, but if youve been watching, you can see theyre still doing some of the same things, Bills safety Corey Graham said. Theyre playing very well. Its a great system to be in. Dont get me wrong, Tom Bradys one of the greatest quarterbacks, but I feel like the backup guy can more than get the job done.While Bradys absence might be the biggest story line, here are other things to know about the AFC East:BRADYS BUNCH: The Patriots offense has a few major question marks beyond the quarterback. Theres uncertainty at running back with projected starter Dion Lewis working his way back from knee surgery, so it might be a committee approach -- as Belichick has often done. Tight end Rob Gronkowski has been sidelined since Aug. 15 with an undisclosed ailment, while wide receivers Julian Edelman (left foot) and Danny Amendola (left knee, bone spurs in ankle) are working their way back from injuries.The offensive line will have a new look withh David Andrews taking over at center and rookie Joe Thuney, a third-rounder, likely starting at left guard.ddddddddddddMORE FITZ MAGIC?: It took the Jets and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick the entire offseason to settle a contract stalemate, but it was a reunion both sides knew was inevitable. Fitzpatrick took over last summer when Geno Smith had his jaw broken by a punch from a teammate and went on to set a franchise record with 31 touchdown passes. Brandon Marshall broke team marks with 109 catches and 1,502 yards receiving while scoring 14 TDs, and Decker had 80 receptions for 1,027 yards and 12 TDs. The addition of versatile running back Matt Forte should make the offense even more dangerous.The key for the Jets, though, is getting through their rough first half of the schedule. They have six road games in the first nine weeks, and five of their first six opponents made the playoffs last season.GASE ON THE CASE: Adam Gase is the NFLs youngest head coach at 38, but his stock rose immensely during the last few years as an assistant with his work with quarterbacks.Hell have his hands full in Miami, where his QB expertise will be needed to further the development of Ryan Tannehill, who has a big arm and a big contract, but has yet to post a winning record in four seasons. He has thrown for more than 4,000 yards each of the last two seasons, but has been inconsistent.Whether the Dolphins have gotten their offensive line fixed, so that Tannehill isnt under pressure all the time, is another major question.REXS WRECK: It has been a rough summer for Rex Ryans Bills, who might have finally found a bona fide starter in quarterback Tyrod Taylor, but have huge issues on defense.Ryan fully revamped the unit after it underperformed last year, but the Bills two top draft picks are injured. Outside linebacker Shaq Lawson, a first-rounder, had shoulder surgery in May and is expected to miss at least the first month of the season. Buffalos second-rounder, inside linebacker Reggie Ragland, is out for the season with a knee injury.Starting defensive tackle Marcell Dareus will also miss the first four games of the season for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy for a second consecutive year.PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, Bills.---AP Sports Writers Kyle Hightower, John Wawrow and Steven Wine contributed.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '