DETROIT - Tomas Tatar took advantage of extra space on the ice to create some scoring chances — and help Detroit end a six-game skid.Tatar had a pair of power-play goals in the third period Tuesday night and the Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 Tuesday night.Tatars 13th goal of the season gave the Red Wings the lead for good with 8:20 to play and Johan Franzen scored a few minutes later to pad the advantage for the hosts, who hadnt won since Dec. 7. Tatars second goal came in the final minutes.Stephen Weiss, Danny DeKeyser and Henrik Zetterberg also scored for Detroit, which got 10 saves from Petr Mrazek.We found a way to come back and score some goals, said Zetterberg, who also had an assist. Christmas will be a lot nicer now.Nicolas Deslauriers, Chris Stewart and Andre Benoit had goals for the banged-up Sabres, who were missing eight regulars due to injuries or illness. Michal Neuvirth returned from an illness and had 33 saves.Buffalo took a 3-2 lead to the second intermission but all three third-period penalties ended with Detroit goals. The first came after Brian Flynn flicked the puck over the glass.Playing a good team, you have to play smart with a two-goal lead, coach Ted Nolan said. We took a stupid penalty and the rest is history.Buffalo got the games first goal 2:36 in when Drew Staffords shot struck Deslauriers upper body and ricocheted past Mrazek.Officials reviewed the play before calling it a goal.Detroits Weiss, who returned Tuesday after missing four games with a shoulder injury, evened it with a power-play goal midway through the first period.Stewarts tally later in the first sent the Sabres to the break with a 2-1 lead.Buffalo took a 3-1 lead halfway through the second when Benoit scored his first goal of the season on a short-handed breakaway that began with a blocked shot near the Sabres blue line.DeKeyser cut into the lead with a slap shot off a turnover late in the period and Zetterberg tied it five minutes into the third with a slap shot of his own.The rout was on a few minutes later.They were unbelievable, Neuvirth said. Our penalty kill wasnt good enough.The offensive output — Detroits best this season — was especially satisfying after the Red Wings managed one or no goals in five of the six games during the skid.Coach Mike Babcock said he knew the scoring would come.These streaks happen, he said. You like to think theyre never going to happen and you try to do everything you can but sometimes the puck just doesnt go in the net.These chances we had tonight; we had the same chances the last game except they didnt go in the net, he said.NOTES: Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall left the game with an upper body injury and did not return. Babcock was not certain if the injury was serious, but Kronwall left the arena in street clothes after the game and did not appear shaken. Weiss was helped off the ice in the third after taking a hard hit from Nikita Zadorov but said he expected to be ready to play when Detroit plays Saturday at Ottawa. . 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"Wed called for a shot before, and I was surprised wed missed on that one," said Wilson, who threw for 320 yards. "Maybe I threw it a little too far. I saw Kearse out there with the rest of the guys and I read the play. He was a second read, and he did a great job of attacking the football." Kearse had just three catches for 31 yards last season as a rookie, but showed promise during the preseason. The Seahawks failed on a 2-point conversion attempt, but they wouldnt need it. Their defence handled the rest. The Panthers had a chance to move back in front, but safety Earl Thomas stripped DeAngelo Williams after a 16-yard scamper and Tony McDaniel recovered at the Seattle 8 with 5:25 left. The Seahawks ran out the clock from there. Williams, who finished with 76 yards on 16 carries, took the loss hard. "It was one mistake, but it was the mistake that cost my team the game," said Williams, who also had a fumble in last years 16-12 loss to the Seahawks. Williams tried to make a spin move when he got the 10 when Thomas popped the ball loose from behind. "Their secondary has a knack for doing that and my job is to protect the football," Williams said. "I didnt do my job." Thomas certainly did his. "When a running back feels like hes getting open, hell start swinging his arms," Thomas said. "I got in a good punch. We always work on that, getting the ball to come out." Added Wilson: "That shows what our football team is all about, that relentless nature to keep going after the ball. Were getting close to the game being on the line, and thats whaat makes Earl Thomas the best in the game.dddddddddddd" It was a rough debut for new Panthers offensive co-ordinator Mike Shula. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was held to 125 yards passing and one touchdown -- a 3-yard strike to Steve Smith in the first half -- against a Seattle team playing without defensive starters Chris Clemons, Cliff Avril and Brandon Browner. The Panthers led 7-3 at the break, but didnt score in the second half. Newton was plagued by a few dropped passes, including two by his normally reliable tight end Greg Olsen. Shula wanted to limit Newtons carries this season and he did just that with the explosive quarterback carrying just five times for 38 yards. Newton led the Panthers in rushing last year with 741 yards. "Weve got to go back and look and see exactly what they did and how they took us out of what we wanted to do on offence," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. It was a struggle for Seattles offence, too. The Seahawks couldnt get much going on the ground with Carolina smothering Marshawn Lynch, holding the All-Pro running back to 43 yards on 17 carries. Wilson picked up the slack, completing 25 of 33 passes against Carolinas suspect secondary. Doug Baldwin had 91 yards on seven receptions. Rivera, who dropped to 2-13 in games decided by seven points or less, blamed the loss on "missed opportunities," including the costly fumble by Williams, some dropped passes and the inability to get off the field on third down late in the game. The 34-year-old Smith had six catches for 51 yards and a touchdown. He said despite the loss he expects to see Seattle again in January -- in the NFC playoffs. Newton agreed. "Absolutely, absolutely," Newton said. "Everybody, lets not panic now. Were going to be all right. This is the first game. We played an unbelievable team." NOTES: Panthers starting right guard Garry Williams left in the first quarter with a left knee injury and Rivera said "it doesnt look good." The Panthers rotated Chris Scott, Travelle Wharton and Jeff Byers in at their two guard spots. ... Panthers defensive end Frank Alexander was ejected in the second quarter after throwing a punch at Seahawks offensive lineman Breno Giacomini following a Carolina sack. ... 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