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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Connor McDavid shined on a stage built for him by scoring a goal and adding three assists in the Erie Otters 8-4 victory over the Niagara IceDogs on Wednesday night at Buffalos First Niagara Center.Tonight probably with more fans and more people watching, he was a little more driven to really put on a show, Otters coach Kris Knoblauch said. But you get that from him every night. He wants to be the best player. Tonight was no different.McDavid, the projected No. 1 pick in Junes NHL draft, added to his Ontario Hockey League-leading point total, reaching 32 in his 11th game of the regular season.Its not a whole lot of thinking that youre doing, the 17 year old said. If it is thinking, oftentimes youre going to get kind of caught. It just has to be all instinct and thats something that I think I may have. Its just creativity and looking to try different plays.Kurtis MacDermid and Alex DeBrincat both scored twice for Erie (9-0-1), while Troy Donnay, Shaun Bily and Patrick Murphy chipped in with a goal each. Devin Williams made 15 saves for the win.Jordan Maletta led Niagara (2-8-0) with two goals, while Graham Knott and Cody Payne also scored. Brent Moran started in the IceDogs net, stopping 19-of-25 shots in 32:51 of work. Stephen Dhillon turned aside 11-of-13 shots in relief.McDavid, the Otters captain, was the main draw for an Erie home game played two hours north in Buffalo as many Sabres fans turned out to see the player they hope their team will have the chance to select.McDavid jerseys filled the crowd of 11,391, mostly Erie ones with a couple Sabres sweaters as fans sought to get a jump-start on the mania.I think the guys on our team didnt feel any pressure, said centre Dylan Strome, who had two assists. If theres one guy that had to feel pressure, I think everyone knows who it was, and I think he played pretty good tonight.In the first period, McDavid assisted on two goals by linemate Debrincat and one by defenceman MacDermid. The third goal earned the most attention, as McDavid almost single handedly generated it by protecting the puck and gliding around a defender.I was a little bit fortunate to one-hand it around the guy, McDavid said. If I didnt make it I dont think Coach would be too happy about that. I was kind of fortunate, but it turned out to be an OK play I guess.The Newmarket, Ont., native scored his own goal in the third period on a pretty play. 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With the team he supported as a child on the verge of reaching the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 19 years, Ba instead scored the goal that knocked them out.Former Newcastle player Lee Clark says this weekend’s Tyne-Wear derby is “the biggest of all time.” The game will be Rafa Benitezs second in charge, after the Magpies were beaten 1-0 by Premier League leaders Leicester on Monday Night Football. Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez focused on the positives following his first game in charge as his side lost 1-0 at Leicester. Newcastle are 19th in the table, one point behind Sunderland, who sit just outside the relegation zone. Victory would see Newcastle leapfrog Sam Allardyces side and offer a vital confidence boost going into the final games of the season.This is tthe biggest derby of all time because of the money thats riding on staying in the Premier League next season because of the television funds, Kilmarnock boss Clark, who also had a spell as a player at Sunderland, told Sky Sports News HQ.ddddddddddddIf one team loses, it looks as though that team could potentially go down. Hopefully Rafa Benitez has enough time to get his methods across. Scotland U21 head coach Ricky Sbragia agrees on the importance of the derby but the ex-Sunderland boss is understandably hoping for a positive result for the Black Cats.There are so many relegation permutations out of it yet. If Sunderland win, they break away from Newcastle, he said.Its key for Newcastle that they get something form the game and a win would be great for them, as it brings it all together. Ricky Sbragia says relegation battle could go to the last day I think it will go right to the last day. Can they bring a club down into the mix from further up the table? They are maybe too many points ahead.You will be talking between Sunderland and Newcastle and I hope Big Sam does it for Sunderland because I love the club.Watch Newcastle v Sunderland on Super Sunday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 12:30pm. 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