Pavelec stops 29 in Jets' 2-1 win over Sabres

Pavelec did his part on Tuesday night, making 29 saves to help the Jets snap a three-game skid with a 2-1 win over the unraveling Buffalo Sabres.

"I thought Pavelec was fabulous, especially with that kind of pressure," Noel said. "Pavelec's been really good, and in this game he was outstanding."

And that made it easier for Noel to assess his offense extending its string to seven games since scoring three goals in regulation.

"To me it isn't about scoring goals. We're going to get our goals," Noel said. "For me, this is really good for morale. It really gives us something to build off of."

Pavelec was particularly sharp in stopping the final 11 shots he faced after Jason Pominville scored to cut the Jets' lead to 2-1 in the final minute of the second period.

Andrew Ladd's goal that made it 2-0 early in the second stood up as the winner, and Bryan Little also scored for Winnipeg. The Jets won for the third time in 10 games while opening a season-high five-game road swing.

"After three straight losses, we wanted to get a good feeling back in the room," Ladd said.

Demoralization and frustration continues to creep into the Sabres' locker room, which remained closed until 15 minutes after the players were booed off the ice.

"It's obviously disappointing and frustrating," Pominville said. "We've got to be better."

The boos began at end of the first period and grew louder in the second when Buffalo experienced difficulty getting out of its zone. The Sabres then earned a Bronx cheer when they finally crossed the Jets blue line.

"We deserve to get booed," goalie Ryan Miller said. "They just want you to work hard. They just want you to give them something to cheer about, and we let them down."

Buffalo dropped to 4-10-1 since getting off to a 2-0 start to the season and has dropped consecutive home games for the first time since last February.

The Sabres continue to commit familiar mistakes.

They gave up another early goal, with Little scoring a minute in on the Jets' first shot on goal. That was reminiscent of how Boston built a 2-0 lead 87 seconds into a 4-3 win over Buffalo on Sunday.