PORTLAND, Ore. Red Schoendienst Jersey . - Gaston Fernandez scored on a header in the 85th minute to pull the Portland Timbers into a 3-3 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. There were a flurry of goals in the final 10 minutes. Portlands Will Johnson tied the match at 2-all in the 80th minute. Ethan Finlays shot deflected off a Portland player for an own goal for Columbus a minute later. The draw snapped a three-match losing streak for Columbus, but the Crew (3-4-4) remain winless in their last eight matches. Columbus hadnt scored a goal since April 26 in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls. Federico Higuain had a pair of goals for the Crew and Maximiliano Urruti opened the scoring for Portland (1-3-7) in the fifth minute. Portland defender Alvas Powell was sent off with a red card for a foul on Chad Barson in the 34th minute, putting the Timbers down a man for the rest of the match. The Timbers finished atop the Western Conference standings last season, but have just one victory this year even though they havent dropped a match at Providence Park this season. The Timbers were coming off a 1-1 draw at home against the Los Angeles Galaxy last weekend, with both goals coming in stoppage time. Columbus was without defender Michael Parkhurst, who is training with the U.S. national team in advance of the World Cup. Fellow defender Waylon Francis has been called up for duty with the Costa Rican national team. The Timbers were without midfielder Diego Chara and defender Michael Harrington because of injuries in last weeks draw with the Galaxy. Chara had surgery to stabilize a fractured bone in his left hand and will miss two weeks. After Urrutis goal from the corner of the box sailed past Crew goalkeeper Steve Clark in the fifth minute, Higuain evened it nine minutes later on a goal that sailed over goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts outstretched arms and into the back of the net. The match got contentious in stoppage time just before the break when Futty Danso was called for a foul in the penalty area and Higuain beat Ricketts. The Providence Park crowd loudly booed the refs, and Timbers coach Caleb Porter shouted at them as the team walked off the field. This is the only match between the teams this season. The last Portland meeting between the teams in 2012 ended with a scoreless draw. The Crew has won both previous meetings in Columbus, Orlando Cepeda Jersey . Others describe it as taking the parrot for a walk. Lance Lynn Jersey . "Im not doing enough to help them," Durant told The Oklahoman on Monday of his 28-9 team. "Im shooting too much. Im shooting too many threes. Im not helping them out at all.RALEIGH, N.C. - Bill Peters smiled a lot after his Carolina Hurricanes routed the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.That is because the rookie NHL head coach finally had the team he had expected to have on opening night.Jeff Skinner scored one of Carolinas four goals in the second period, and the Hurricanes beat Buffalo 5-2, sending the Sabres to their sixth straight loss.Jiri Tlusty had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three of four. Carolina, last in the Eastern Conference, moved within one point of Buffalo.Tlusty, Eric Staal and Victor Rask scored in a 69-second span late in the second period. Riley Nash added a goal in the third.As close as we projected our lineup to be, this is the first time weve actually had everybody with (Alexander Semin) in and with Jordan Staal and everybody else, said Peters, whose team has lost 116 man-games this season.Alternate captain Jordan Staal has missed 36 games. He returned to action on Dec. 29 after he break a leg in a collision with the Sabres Josh Gorges in a preseason game on Sept. 23.John-Michael Liles played after missing five games due to the flu. He completed Peters desired lineup and had an assist for the Hurricanes. Ryan Murphy and Justin Faulk had two assists apiece.Philip Varone scored both Buffalo goals in his second game this season.Its different mistakes from different people every time, Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said of the second period. Its not like its one occurrence. Weve got to be mentally sharp. We talked about it before the game.Weve got to be alert, weve got to make sure were intense, and weve got to bring some urgency. That didnt happen.Cam Ward made 18 saves for Carolina, which has gone 10 games without allowing a power-play goal. Buffalos Jhonas Enroth stopped 26 shots.We know theres never an easy game in this league, Ward said. We know theyve been strugggling. Tim McCarver Jersey. . But we needed to pick up our game after the first period and really dictate.It was great to see our guys cash in some goals. Anytime you get five its a big boost to the confidence.Buffalo beat Carolina in a shootout on Oct. 14 in the first meeting between the teams this season.Skinner gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead in the rematch at 4:42 of the second with his ninth goal. He received Semins pass in the left circle and slid a shot past Enroth.Varone tied it 69 seconds later, beating Ward glove side on a rush.Carolina took advantage of a 5-on-3 power play later in the period. Tlusty beat Enroth from the doorstep at 13:50, and 53 seconds later — just three seconds after the 5-on-4 power play ended — Staal scored by sending a shot in off defenceman Mike Webers skate to make it 3-1.Rask added Carolinas fourth goal of the period at 15:09.We had puck control, and offensively were controlling the play, Jordans older brother and Carolina captain Eric Staal said of the three quick goals. When youre doing that, you get some penalty calls.We were able to capitalize with the big 5-on-3 goal and then follow that right up quickly. That kind of took the wind right out of their sails.Varone scored his second goal at 8:17 of the third, but Nash made it 5-2 at 10:10.NOTES: Buffalo will visit Tampa Bay on Friday. Carolinas next game is Saturday at St. Louis. ... The Hurricanes activated C Andrej Nestratil (upper body) from the injured list and sent him to Charlotte (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. LW Zach Boychuk and D Michal Jordan were also sent to Charlotte. LW Chris Terry and D Brett Bellemore were healthy scratches. ... Buffalo captain RW Brian Gionta (upper body) missed his eighth game. D Andre Benoit and D Andrej Meszaros were healthy scratches. ... The teams final meeting of the season is April 6 at Buffalo. 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