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Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrik Elias reached 1,000 career points with a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Tuesday night. Elias scored his 399th career goal in the first period and picked up assists Nos. 600 and 601, becoming the 82nd player in NHL history with at least 1,000 points. Jordin Tootoo, Travis Zajac and Mike Cammalleri also scored for the Devils, who won the last two games of a three-game homestand for their first back-to- back victories since Nov. 11 and 14. Cory Schneider made 20 saves in his NHL-leading 37th start of the season. Mikhail Grigorenko scored for the Sabres, who have lost five in a row and nine of their last 10 games. Jhonas Enroth surrendered three goals on 27 shots in the loss. Elias scored his sixth goal of the season on a redirection 3:44 into the game off Cammalleris pass into the slot from the right boards. Hes smart and hes skilled and hes experienced, so he knows where to be at the right time, Schneider said of Elias, who has only played for the Devils in his 19-year NHL career. He still plays the game at a high level. Thats allowed him to be creative and score a lot of goals and get a lot of assists. Tootoo made it 2-0 at 9:49 of the first period with a wrist shot from above the left circle that made it past two Buffalo defenders and beat Enroth high on the far side of the net. Elias 600th career assist found Zajac near center ice, leading to a breakaway and a short-handed goal for a 3-0 lead with 5:21 remaining in the first. It boils down to mental preparation, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. Weve got to be mentally ready to start. Weve got to be mentally ready to know our assignments. Weve just got to be prepared. I mean, this is the National Hockey League. Grigorenko got Buffalo on the board during a power play 6:40 into the second period with a one-timer from the slot that hugged the ice to beat Schneider. It remained 3-1 until Cammalleris empty-net goal with 3:04 remaining in the game. Elias received an assist on the play. Game Notes The Devils are 4-0-2 in their last six homes games against the Sabres ... New Jersey plays at Boston on Thursday ... The Sabres continue a four-game road trip on Thursday against Carolina ... Elias is trying to become the 91st NHL player with 400 goals. Wholesale Jordan Shoes From China . Andrew Luck couldnt believe his ears. Colts fans couldnt believe the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Chiefs couldnt believe their incredibly bad luck. Fake Vans Shoes . Bryce Harper? He also came into Wednesday without a long ball and hadnt driven in a run. 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The result means Anderlecht remains anchored to the bottom of Group C while Benfica goes level on points with Olympiakos which lost 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain but stayed second on goal difference. Mbemba opened the scoring and then deflected a shot by Nicolas Gaitan into his own goal in the 52nd minute to give Benfica the lead after Nemjana Matic had equalized in the 34th. Massimo Bruno levelled again in the 77th minute when he turned and fired in a low shot that beat Artur at his near post. Rodrigo sealed the win for Benfica on a late break. John van den Broms Anderlecht was playing without injured playmaker Matias Suarez and suspended midfielder Sacha Kljestan, who impressed in the draw against PSG two weeks ago before being sent off. Benfica also had injury troubles, with top scorer Oscar Cardozo sidelined with a back injury. But the goals flowed at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium despite the missing stars. In a scrappy first half, both strikes came from set pieces as Anderlecht and Benfica failed to carve out clear-cut scoring chances from open play.dddddddddddd Anderlecht finally scored its first goal at home in this Champions League campaign when Benfica failed to clear a corner in the 18th minute and the ball fell to 19-year-old centre back Mbemba, who controlled it on his chest under pressure from Benfica captain Luisao and shot under goalkeeper Artur. Benfica equalized in the 34th when Matic headed home a curling free kick from the left by Enzo Perez. After scoring his first Champions League goal in the first half, Mbemba got on the scoresheet a second time, but at the wrong end, when he deflected a shot into his own net after Nicolas Gaitan had turned sharply away from Guillaume Gillet and shot in the 52nd minute. Bruno looked to have earned Anderlecht a point in the 77th minute when a quick pass from Anthony Vanden Borre set him free behind the Benfica defence and he turned and shot past Artur from a tight angle. Mbemba came close to stealing a winner with two minutes to play, but was ruled offside after finding the net. Instead, it was left to Rodrigo to snatch the win for Benfica just minutes after coming on to replace Perez. ' ' '