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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- North Carolina and No. 12 Florida State have two of the better offenses in the Atlantic Coast Conference. When it comes to defense, thats another matter.Going into Saturdays game at Doak Campbell Stadium, both teams are struggling to find consistency when it comes to stopping opponents. The Seminoles (3-1, 0-1 ACC) are last among Power Five conference teams in yards allowed per play (6.78). They have also have allowed 30 or more points in all three games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents after not allowing a team to score 25 or more during the regular season last year.Most of the problems are rooted in teams taking advantage of a young secondary. The Seminoles have allowed 14 plays of 30 yards or more, which is tied with Oklahoma State for worst among Power Five teams.Coach Jimbo Fisher hopes his unit has found some confidence though after last Saturdays win at South Florida where they forced punts on nine straight possessions, including eight three-and-outs.After four weeks of facing dual-threat quarterbacks, the Seminoles face a traditional passer in Mitch Trubisky. Fisher said that the junior, who has a 74.5 percent completion rate, might be the most accurate quarterback his team will face this year.The Tar Heels (3-1, 1-0) are having problems again stopping the run and getting off the field. In last weeks win against Pittsburgh, they went from a struggle-filled first 45 minutes to forcing three-and-outs on the Panthers last two series to give the offense a chance to make its last-second comeback win.They fought all the way down to the end to set up the comeback, defensive coordinator Gene Chizik said. What weve got to find is how to do that throughout the game because were not there yet.North Carolina is allowing 240.3 yards per game which is second worse among Power Five schools. The Tar Heels face another top back today in Florida States Dalvin Cook, who is coming off a career-high 267-yard day against USF.Here are some other things to watch as the Tar Heels and Seminoles meet for the first time since 2010:D?J? VU? UNC lost its opener to South Carolina last year, then won 11 straight to win the ACC Coastal Division and play then-No. 1 Clemson in the title game. The Tar Heels have at least set themselves up for a shot at a repeat, shaking off a loss to Georgia in the opener with three straight wins. The road, though, this year is tougher with Florida State and then No. 14 Miami on Oct. 15.COMPOSED TRUBISKY: Trubisky has thrown for nearly 900 yards with two of the top four single-game passing performances in program history over the last two weeks. He has yet to throw an interception this year, too, and has a program-record 202 straight passes without a pick to break a record that had stood for 19 years.RETURN GAMES: UNCs T.J. Logan ranks third in the ACC and 23rd in the nation in kick returns, averaging 27.7 yards per attempt. Florida States Bobo Wilson is first in the ACC and fifth nationally in punt returns, averaging 20.4 yards. Both also have a touchdown.RELAXED FRANCOIS: FSU quarterback Deondre Francois accounted for 244 yards of total offense last week. He had only 169 yards passing but is doing a better job of making checks at the line. Last week he checked into a run play which resulted in a Cook 75-yard touchdown.KEEP AN EYE ON: Florida State receiver Travis Rudolph. 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No more is that aching trend apparent than in Buffalo, where five key Sabres players are out, including top centers Jack Eichel and Ryan OReilly.I think the more injuries you have, obviously the harder its going to be, said Sabres forward Evander Kane, who recently returned after missing 11 games with broken ribs. But theres no excuse. Nobodys going to feel sorry for you.Lightning players had a similar lament upon learning Stamkos was expected to miss four months with a torn ligament in his right knee.You cant sit here and sulk, forward Tyler Johnson said. Were just going to keep doing what were doing.While the Lightning have the experienced depth to potentially overcome an injury to their captain, other young and rebuilding teams dont have that luxury.One concern raised is whether the NHLs condensed schedule might be contributing to the rash of injuries. Players have less downtime in a season that began a week later because of the World Cup of Hockey, and also has the league squeezing in its All-Star Game and a five-day bye week that teams cannot enjoy until the second half of the season.Some teams could use that breather now.I think we have to look at the schedule, said Flames coach Glen Gulutzan, assessing the growing number of injuries. As a coach, youre not sure what day it is half the time, if its a game day or a non-game day. But its a lot of games back to back. And its a lot of games for the players.The Flames, who will be without Gaudreau (broken finger) for six weeks, are in the midst of a six-game road swing covering nine days. Its hardly any easier in the East. The Devils, minus Hall (left knee) are playing 14 games -- including 10 on the road -- in 27 days this month.NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly disputed the notion that the leagues tightened schedule is leading to an increase in injuries.I certainly dont think there is sufficient evidence that would suggest, much less demonstrate, that there has been a larger number of injuries this year than in the average year, or, more importantly, that any of the injuries that have been suffered to this point in the season had anything to do with the schedule, Daly wrote in an email to The Associated Press.In some cases thats true. Eichel sprained his left ankle in practice a day before Buffalos season opener. Quick, the Kings goalie, hurt his groin in Los Angeles season opener.Without providing totals, Daly said, the number of man-games lost through Nov. 8 was up by a little more than 8 percent over last year.However, he noted,, this years total is either roughly the same or significantly less than five of the previous nine seasons.dddddddddddd And this years total is higher by more than 10 percent than only two of the past nine seasons.NHL Players Association spokesman Jonathan Weatherdon told the AP it is too early to be drawing conclusions with respect to the number of injuries through this point of the season.Daly cautioned against using man-game lost figures published in most teams game notes because he called the numbers unreliable.Based on the game notes alone, the Oilers lead the NHL with 100 man-games lost, followed by Dallas with 93.Stars GM Jim Nill believes the competitive playoff races and the tightened schedule are factors.I think were all going to be within three and five wins of each other, the whole league, and thats going to be the difference between making the playoffs, Nill said. The competitiveness, and then you add in the condensed schedule, the speed of the game -- the game has never been faster -- and I think all those are a combination for these injuries.---THEY SAID ITGulutzan shared a story regarding the first time Calgary forward Michael Frolik landed on his radar. It happened in 2012-13 season when he was an assistant in Dallas during Jaromir Jagrs only season with the Stars, and Frolik was in Chicago.Gulutzan was unhappy following a lopsided loss to the Blackhawks, when he encountered Jagr in the weight room.Jags goes, `Coach, youre down about last nights game? Gulutzan recalled. And he goes, `Ah, Chicagos just better than us so I wouldnt worry about that. And he goes: `Michael Froliks playing on the fourth line in Chicago, and he could play on our first line here.Gulutzan rolled his eyes and broke into a laugh, saying: Yeah, it was nice to hear from Jags, `Oh, dont worry about it coach. Theyre just better than us. I was dying on the vine.SLUMPINGThe Vancouver Canucks have led after one period just once this season, and have been ahead after two just twice -- both NHL lows.STREAKINGThe Columbus Blue Jackets are 7-1-2 in their past 10 games, following a 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado on Monday.LEADERSGoals, Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Patrik Laine (Winnipeg) and Michael Grabner (Rangers), 12; Game-winning goals Jeff Carter (Los Angeles), 5; Goals by defensemen, Shea Weber (Montreal), 8; Goals-against average (minimum 10 games played), Tuukka Rask (Boston), 1.57.GAME OF THE WEEKOn Wednesday, the Penguins travel to New York to face the Rangers two days after a 5-2 home loss to their Metropolitan Division rivals.---AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report. ' ' '