LIVERPOOL, England -- Chelsea showed off its new-found attacking sparkle in a 6-3 win over Everton on a day Manchester City lost its cutting edge to slip to a surprise first defeat in its Premier League title defence. Roberto Alomar Blue Jays Jersey . Citys 1-0 home loss to Stoke on Saturday was exacerbated by its title rivals wild victory at Goodison Park, in which Spain striker Diego Costa scored in the first and last minutes to continue the superb start to his Chelsea career. Another big-money arrival in English football, Angel Di Maria, made a promising debut for Manchester United but its 0-0 draw at promoted Burnley left Louis van Gaals side with just two points from three games -- despite a spending spree of 130 million pounds ($215 million) this summer. Chelsea has no such problems, with a third straight win leaving the team top of the early standings on goal difference from surprising Swansea. In Costa, Chelsea also has arguably the standout player so far this season with four goals already since joining from Atletico Madrid. "Hes literally got everything," Chelsea captain John Terry said. "Hes been brilliant, and hes off to a flying start." With Costa in such electric form and Cesc Fabregas picking up two more assists, Chelsea has an attacking swagger it lacked last season. "I want the team to play the way we did, to be positive," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. "We were killers in attack." Goals by Costa -- after just 34 seconds -- and Branislav Ivanovic put Chelsea 2-0 ahead inside three minutes, only for Kevin Mirallas to reduce the deficit for Everton just before halftime. Seamus Colemans own goal in the 66th minute sparked a rush of five goals in a chaotic 11-minute spell during which both defences were carved open to the dismay of the teams managers. Steven Naismith made it 3-2, Nemanja Matic regained Chelseas two-goal lead in the 74th but Everton came back again through Samuel Etoos header on his debut, against the club that released him in the summer. Ramires put Chelsea 5-3 ahead and Costa wrapped up a madcap second half with a low finish after a back-heel from substitute Didier Drogba. In an all-action display, Costa was booked for a tussle with Coleman, and then goaded the defender provocatively after the right backs own goal -- sparking a melee with Evertons American goalkeeper Tim Howard. "There are certain players who come to the Premier League who need to understand the ethics and the culture," Everton manager Roberto Martinez said. Swansea is tied on nine points with Chelsea after beating West Bromwich Albion 3-0 thanks to two goals from Nathan Dyer and another from Wayne Routledge. Also Saturday, Wilfried Zaha scored an injury-time equalizer on his second debut for Crystal Palace in a 3-3 draw at Newcastle, Southampton won 3-1 at West Ham and Queens Park Rangers also earned a first win of the season by beating Sunderland 1-0. City and United had hundreds of millions of pounds worth of attacking talent on show in the third round of the Premier League but couldnt muster a goal between them. A flat display by City, five days after its impressive 3-1 win over Liverpool, was punished when former United striker Mame Diouf ran 70 metres in the 58th minute in a solo effort that was capped by a finish between goalkeeper Joe Harts legs. "I tried just to stay on my feet and keep on going," Diouf said. "We will enjoy this win -- it is a big one." It was Stokes first-ever goal at the Etihad and earned the team a first win of the season under Mark Hughes, the former City manager. City failed to score at home for only the second time in 71 Premier League games, even with Argentina striker Sergio Aguero back in the lineup after regaining full fitness. "Its a surprising defeat because we dont expect to lose against Stoke but these games sometimes happen," City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. "Really we were not very creative, we did not find the space and that is credit to Stoke." Di Maria made his first start for United after his British-record move from Real Madrid for 59.7 million pounds ($99 million) and showed enough signs that he will be a success at Old Trafford. He still couldnt inspire Van Gaals team to a first win in any competition this season, with United lacking a cutting edge despite fielding Di Maria, Juan Mata, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney in an exciting front four. Van Persie was denied twice with Uniteds best chances. "When you have two points, that is not good enough and that is disappointing," said Van Gaal, whose team lost 4-0 to third-tier MK Dons on Tuesday in the League Cup. "At the moment its certainly not a world-class team, but we have to wait, and have belief that it will come." Roger Clemens Blue Jays Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Freddy Galvis Jersey .C. United on Saturday night and boost the Unions playoff hopes. Nick DeLeon scored in the 36th minute for United (3-23-6), which had ample opportunities to build on its lead but went its 10th straight match without a victory. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-roy-halladay-jersey/ . Milan was held to 1-1 at home by Torino. Cagliari scored six minutes from halftime when Mauricio Pinilla blasted home from the penalty spot after Facundo Roncaglia tripped Marco Sau. The home side could have doubled its tally in stoppage time as first Fiorentina defender Stefan Savic almost scored an own goal then Albin Ekdals shot clipped the top of the upright.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to put the brakes on their longest skid of the season when they host the Dallas Stars in Wednesdays battle at Rogers Arena. The Canucks are on an 0-3-1 slide, a stretch that counts as only Vancouvers second losing streak of the season. The only other time the club suffered consecutive defeats was with two straight losses against Tampa Bay and Dallas from Oct 18-21. The Stars slammed Vancouver 6-3 back in that October meeting in Big D, with Erik Cole notching two goals for the home team and Jamie Benn, Ryan Garbutt and Tyler Seguin each adding a goal and a helper. It was the fifth straight win in the series for Dallas overall and the Stars also have claimed two in a row and three of the last four encounters in British Columbia. Vancouver hopes to reverse the recent trend against the Stars after losing its past two outings in regulation by a combined 8-2 score. The Canucks lost 3-1 in Montreal on Dec. 9 before getting slammed 5-1 by the New York Rangers on Saturday. After ending a seven-game road trip with the loss to the Habs, the Canucks had hopes to get on track in the opener of a four-game homestand on Saturday. Instead, the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes en route to the blowout victory at Rogers Arena. The rout pushed former Canucks head coach Alain Vigneaults record against his old team to 3-0. Nick Bonino supplied the sole offense for the Canucks, making it a 5-1 game at 4:20 of the third period. Ryan Miller was on the hook for all five goals on just 23 shots. I think you play a certain way and now were getting caught on it, said Canucks coach Willie Desjardins. We try to play an aggressive style and if it doesnt work it goes the other way. Vancouver, which is tied with San Jose for second place in the Pacific Division, has fared slightly better on the road than at home this season. Alen Hanson Jersey. The Canucks are 7-4-1 as the host in 2014-15 compared to an 11-6-1 mark as the guest. The Canucks welcome Calgary on Saturday before completing their current stay at home in Mondays clash against Arizona. Dallas should be well rested heading into tonights test, as Lindy Ruffs club has been idle since edging the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Saturday. It was the second win in three games for the Stars, who hope to carry that momentum into tonights opener of a three-game road trip. The Stars grabbed a 2-0 lead on Saturday before the Devils rallied to even the game with a pair of goals in the second period. However, Trevor Daley and Shawn Horcoff scored later in the second to give Dallas the lead for good. Seguin and Jason Spezza each finished with a goal and an assist, while Antoine Roussel supplied two helpers for the Stars, who entered the game with five losses in their previous six games. Kari Lehtonen stopped 28-of-31 shots in the win. There were a lot of good things, Ruff said. I thought we missed in the second period, three or four point-blank that would have really put the game away. Garbutt missed Saturday while serving the first of his three-game suspension for slew-footing Winnipegs Dustin Byfuglien on Tuesday. Hell also sit out Fridays game versus Calgary before being eligible to return in the finale of the road trip Sunday in Edmonton. Dallas has lost four straight on the road heading into this trek and hasnt posted an away victory since beating Los Angeles on Nov. 13. The Stars are 5-7-0 as the visiting team in 2014-15. Miller is expected to start tonight for the Canucks and the veteran netminder owns a 4-4-1 record and 3.40 goals against average in nine career games against Dallas. Lehtonen will likely get the call for the Stars and is 7-7-0 with a 2.79 GAA versus the Canucks. ' ' '