NEWARK, N. Gabi Jersey .J. -- Theres a little more to the New York Islanders than John Tavares. In a season opener where the Islanders star didnt do much, his teammates picked him up. Linemate Matt Moulson scored the only goal of the shootout in the sixth round, Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves and Michael Grabner had two goals and an assist in the Islanders season-opening 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. "We had some mistakes, but we had some really good stuff in there," Grabner said after the Islanders won a season opener for the first time since 2007. "Its the first game and we got the win. Now we have to go back to work tomorrow." Nabokov stopped all six shootout attempts and Martin Brodeur was just as good until Moulson beat him under the crossbar. Moulson quipped that he told coach Jack Capuano that he should have shot earlier in the shootout. "The puck kind of hopped up and luckily I chipped it up," Moulson said. Brodeur, whose father, Denis, died last week, had 23 saves in his first game of the season. Cory Schneider was in goal in the Devils 3-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday. "He waited me out, so I got deep a bit, and he got it up quick," Brodeur said of Moulson, whose linemates Tavares and Kyle Okposo failed to register a point. Grabner, who was stopped on two breakaways in the game, didnt take a shot in the shootout. He deadpanned that his turn would have been after Nabokov. "Honest Im not too mad about it, we have some good skill guys out there," Grabner said. Frans Nielsen had the Islanders other goal. Recently signed free agent Damien Brunner scored twice for the Devils, while fellow newcomer Michael Ryder had the other. Josh Bailey almost won the shootout in the fourth round, but his shot hit off the post. Brunner tied the game at 3-all at 7:34 of the third period with his second goal of the game. It came shortly after a Devils power play expired. Defenceman Anton Volchenkov came off the bench and shot the puck toward the net. It deflected to Brunner and he slid it into an open net. The Islanders took their first lead of the game early in the third period when Nielsen worked a give and go with Grabner and lifted a backhand between Brodeurs pads as the goaltender tried to poke check the puck off his stick. Both teams had scoring chances after Brunner tied the game at 3-all. Kyle Okposo of the Islanders hit the post about a minute after Brunners second goal and Brodeur came up with close-in stops on Grabner and Pierre-Marc Bouchard on breakaways. Nabokov stopped a short-handed shot by Stephen Gionta and a close-in attempt by Steve Bernier. The Devils twice took the lead in their home opener and Grabner responded for the Islanders each time. Grabners second of the game came on a shot from the right circle that beat Brodeur on the short side at 13:43 of the middle period. Bailey had forced a turnover at centre ice and made a pass that sent the speedy right wing into the Devils zone. "It was great plays by my linemates finding me," Grabner said. "I was trying to get to open ice and they made some great plays where I could use my speed and capitalize on my chances." Ryder, who is wearing the No. 17 jersey that Ilya Kovalchuk had before returning to Russia after last season, rekindled memories of the Russian superstar by snapping a shot past Nabokov a little less than five minutes into the second period. It was his first goal with the Devils. Brunner, who had a team-high eight shots in Pittsburgh, gave the Devils the lead 2:59 after the opening faceoff. Nabokov couldnt control a shot by Dainius Zubrus from the slot and Brunner tapped the loose puck into an open net for his first goal as a Devil. Grabner, who was stopped on an early breakaway by Brodeur before the Brunner goal, didnt miss his second one-on-one. He took a pass from defenceman Travis Hamonic in stride and slid the puck under Brodeur to tie the game at 8:07. NOTES: Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who head the group that bought the Devils this summer, dropped pucks at the ceremonial opening faceoff. ...This was the first of five regular-season games between teams. Islanders won last years season series 3-2. ...Brock Nelson, the Islanders first-round draft pick in 2010, made his NHL regular-season debut. He appeared in a playoff game last year. ... Other than Brodeur in goal, the Devils used the same lineup they did in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid FC Jersey . The 33-year-old right-hander was 14-7 with a career-low 3.64 ERA in 28 starts for his hometown San Diego Padres last season. He joins a rotation that includes NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Ted Lilly and fellow newcomer Chris Capuano, who signed a $10-million, two-year deal last week. Jan Oblak Jersey . Virtue, from London, Ont., and Moir, from Ilderton, Ont., gave Canada nine points in the multi-stage event with a score of 72.98. Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States finished first with 75.MIAMI -- When the New York Mets needed a run, Nick Evans delivered. Evans had three go-ahead base hits including one in the 12th inning to give the Mets a 7-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. "To be honest, hes got something to prove," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "You cant get designated as many times as hes been designated in the last couple of years and not have something to prove. Hes taken this opportunity to show us he can hit." Jose Reyes, Justin Turner, Angel Pagan, and Evans each had three hits for the Mets, who gave up a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. Evans, who is looking to make a statement in the final month, also delivered go-ahead RBI singles in the sixth and eighth. "Theres still 25 games left in the season," Evans said. "Ive been playing for 12 so I still got a long way to go before I can exhale coming into spring training." Jose Ceda (0-1) gave up three straight hits to begin the 12th, including Evans soft liner to centre to score Pagan. Later in the inning, Reyes hit an RBI single and Lucas Duda drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Mets a 7-4 lead. Ryota Igarashi (4-1) struck out the only batter he faced. Josh Stinson, the Mets eighth pitcher, pitched a perfect inning to record his first career save. "It was exciting, glad to get that one out of the way," Stinson said. "Three games, got two of the big ones out of the way-first strikeout and first save." Not too many of the announced crowd of 22,318 stuck around for the finish of a game that lasted four hours, 29 minutes after the start of the game was delayed 1:14 due to rain. "Theyre exhausted," Collins said. "Absolutely physically and mentally exhausted and I dont blame them." The Marlins left 16 runners on base and were unable to take advantage of three errors by the Mets including a crucial one in the 11th by David Wright, who dropped a pop-up that put two runners in scoring position, but Donnie Murphy struck out to end the inning. "Sixteen on base again," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said. &quuot;We had chances in the early innings, bases loaded and one out two times, couldnt dent the plate. Atletico Madrid FC jersey. " With the Mets leading 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Bobby Parnell allowed a single to Greg Dobbs and a two-out walk to Logan Morrison. Mike Cameron then doubled off the left-centre wall as both runners scored to tie the score. Murphy also struck out to end the ninth. It was Parnells fourth blown save in nine chances. Evans singled in the eighth to give the Mets a 3-2 lead and Pagan doubled off first baseman Gaby Sanchezs glove in the ninth for another run. Dobbs had three hits and drove in two runs. The Mets walked the bases loaded with one out in the fourth and eighth, but escaped both jams without allowing a run. Mets starter Miguel Batista allowed one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked four. Chris Volstad, who has not won since July 10, pitched six innings and allowed two runs for the Marlins. "It was a pretty crazy game, back and forth, a battle," Volstad said. NOTES: A black cat scampered in front of the Marlins dugout and jumped into the stands in the eighth inning with the Mets batting. ... Marlins INF Matt Dominguez made his major league debut in the 10th when he was hit by a pitch. ... Marlins CF Mike Cameron left the game in the 11th inning with a tight hamstring and is considered day-to-day. ... Mets LHP Johan Santana (shoulder) threw a successful bullpen session before the game and will make his second minor league rehab start on Friday with hopes of returning to the majors at some point this season. ... Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez, who has not played since Aug. 2, will have season-ending shoulder surgery on Sept. 15. ... Wednesdays game between the two clubs was moved up two hours to a 5:10 start to accommodate the Mets doubleheader on Thursday against the Braves. The Mets will send RHP R.A. Dickey to the mound. He is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two games at Sun Life Stadium. Florida will counter with LHP Brad Hand, who did not earn a decision in his lone start against the Mets earlier this season. cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '