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NEWARK, N.J. -- Robby Fabbri has it pretty good with the St. Louis Blues.The second-year left wing is on a line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Jori Lehtera. One is among the NHLs most renowned talents, and the other is a quality playmaker.So what is Fabbris role on the line?Im just trying to do my part and fit in, he said.Fabbri fit just fine Friday night. He scored twice, Tarasenko had three assists and the Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1.Tarasenko had eight of St. Louis 32 shots on goal, while Ryan Reaves and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Blues. St. Louis improved to 16-8-4 this season with just its fourth road win.Jake Allen stopped 20 shots and won for the ninth time in 10 starts.We expect to see this every night, Blue coach Ken Hitchcock said. I think hes getting in a rhythm which is a really good sign for us.Keith Kinkaid had 28 saves for New Jersey, and PA Parenteau had a goal. The Devils dropped to 12-9-6 with their first regulation home loss. Theyve lost two straight by a combined 9-3 margin.We have to acknowledge whats taking place here and acknowledge why we havent played well, Mike Cammalleri said.Tarasenko entered with at least one point in St. Louis last five road games. In those five games, the star had three goals and six assists. Overall, Tarasenko leads the Blues in goals (13), assists (18) and points (31).Were pretty lucky to have him on our side, Allen said.Fabbri put St. Louis up 1:50 into the game, and Allen stopped 10 shots in the second period to hold the lead. The goalie was especially sharp on Miles Woods attempt from close range 3:01 in and Beau Bennetts snap shot 46 seconds later.Reaves made it 2-0 by deflecting Alex Pietrangelos point shot, which appeared to going wide, 5:15 into the second for his first of the season.Parenteau halved the lead 1:21 later by lifting a shot over Allens glove hand, but Schwartzs tip-in on a 5-on-3 power play at 9:42 allowed the Blues to regain the two-goal lead.I thought we did a pretty good job, Devils captain Andy Greene said of the failed penalty kill. Its not like we had a chance to clear the puck and failed. We couldnt get it.Fabbris second goal of the game with 8:36 left ended the scoring.Game notesNew Jersey coach John Hynes declined pregame to comment on a report the NHL would not levy supplemental discipline against Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri for their parts in a first-period fracas Thursday night. ... New Jersey scratched D Jon Merrill, C Jacob Josefson and C Pavel Zacha. ... D Carl Gunnarsson, RW Ty Rattie and RW Nail Yakupov were the Blues scratches. ... The game was the first of two between the clubs this season. The teams will finish the regular season series Dec. 15 at Scottrade Center.UP NEXT:Blues: Play at Minnesota on Sunday night.Devils: Play at New York Rangers on Sunday night.Tampa Bay Rays Gear .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Rays Jerseys 2019 . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. https://www.cheapraysonline.com/ . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. 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Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months.WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 15 Purdue kept making No. 3 Villanova hold its breath Monday night.Josh Hart made sure the Wildcats followed the same old beat.The preseason All-America guard scored 24 points, made big shot after big shot and calmly sank the final four free throws of the game to help the defending national champions hang on for a 79-76 victory.Josh just said to me at the beginning of the second half that `we got this, Wildcats coach Jay Wright said. Thats the real strength of this team -- the leadership. I think thats what you saw the start of the second half.Villanova (2-0) has won eight straight games, including the six NCAA Tournament wins that led to last seasons national championship. And as far as early-season victories go, this was about as big as they come.Purdue had won nine straight on its home court and had only lost one previous November game since Matt Painter took over as coach in 2006-07.The difference was Villanova had Hart, who finished three points short of his career high, and the Boilermakers didnt have an answer.We had to do a better job on Josh Hart, Painter said. Their overall toughness is among the best in the country.Purdue sure didnt make it easy on the Wildcats, who made their first seven shots of the second half and charged to a 56-45 lead.The Boilermakers rallied behind Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan, who combined for five straight baskets during a flurry that pulled Purdue to 61-60. Haas scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and Swanigan had 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists.But with Harts shooting and the Wildcats stout defense, the Boilermakers never took the lead, never tied the score and couldnt make either 3-pointer that could have forced overtime in the waning seconds.This game was huge for us, playing a great team, a very disciplined team in that crazy environment, Hart said.Darryl Reynolds had 12 points and eeight rebounds for Villanova.dddddddddddd.BIG PICTUREVillanova: The Wildcats passed their biggest test of November -- barely. Now theyve got five games over the next 15 days, three more by Sunday, to get everything in sync.Purdue: This early test showed the Boilermakers can play with the big boys. Beating them might still be a challenge if they dont find more perimeter shooting.COUNT ITThe Boilermakers erased a 39-34 deficit in the final 40 seconds of the first half with a layup from Swanigan and after Vince Edwards scooped up a loose ball and got it to guard P.J. Thompson, who banked in a buzzer-beating 3 from midcourt to tie it. The crowd went wild long before a replay review confirmed the original call that it counted.RARE AIRPurdue is 12-14 when facing a defending national champ. But having one from outside the Big Ten visit West Lafayette is a rarity. Since hosting UCLA for the opening game on Dec. 2 1967, it had happened only one other time before Monday: Against Louisville on Jan. 18, 1987. UCLA won the first game 73-71, but the Boilermakers beat Louisville 88-73.POLL IMPLCATIONSVillanova: The Wildcats proved theyre worthy of a high ranking with a quality road victory but will be hard-pressed to move up unless No. 1 Duke or No. 2 Kentucky lose.Purdue: The Boilermakers arent likely to slide much, if at all, after coming within a basket or two of upsetting a top-5 team.UP NEXTVillanova: On Thursday, the Wildcats face Western Michigan in Charleston, South Carolina, as they begin chasing a fourth straight in-season tourney title.Purdue: Hosts Georgia State on Friday, marking the return of former IUPUI coach Ron Hunter. The Boilermakers are 24-2 at Mackey Arena over the last 26 games.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '