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Penguins, facing banged-up Hurricanes, chase rare win streak
The Penguins are looking for their first winning streak in nearly a month, but to get it on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, they will need to take down the first-place Carolina Hurricanes.,Pittsburgh came out of the holiday break to record a 7-3 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, spurr...

Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers
Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.,The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games headin...

No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win vs. Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic finished ...

No. 23 Georgia uses 2nd-half surge to rally past Long Island
Marcus "Smurf" Millender came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 14 points and help No. 23 Georgia beat Long Island 89-74 to extend its winning streak to six games on Monday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 99.8 points, No. 1 in the nation, and winning by an average o...

Nathan MacKinnon, Avs top Kings as win streak hits 8
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 21 shots for Colorado, which...

Canucks G Kevin Lankinen stops Kraken, stays perfect in shootouts
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen remained perfect in shootouts this season as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Monday night.,Liam Ohgren was the only player to score in the shootout, putting a wrist shot between the pads of Seattle's Joey Daccord on the final attempt in the thi...

Brock Nelson, Nathan MacKinnon guide Avalanche past Kings
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for Colorado, which...

OG Anunoby's late bucket helps Knicks escape Pelicans
OG Anunoby scored the go-ahead basket on a dunk with 1:48 left Monday night for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit to edge the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125.,With the Knicks down 121-120, Anunoby dribbled around Zion Williamson, drove into the lane past Derik ...

Anthony Roy's 27 help Oklahoma State separate from Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Vyctorius Miller added 18 as Oklahoma State fought off a sluggish first half to defeat Bethune-Cookman 103-77 Monday in a nonconference game in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (12-1) outscored the Wildcats (3-10) 53-39 in the second half for the comfortable win.,Roy wa...

No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win over Houston Christian
Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 home victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Milan Momcilovic fini...

Meleek Thomas has career night as No. 18 Arkansas blasts James Madison
Meleek Thomas set career highs with 28 points and six 3-pointers, Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 points and six assists, and the No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks beat James Madison 103-74 in their final nonconference game Monday in Fayetteville, Ark.,D.J. Wagner had 14 points and four threes and Malique Ewin had...

Hurricanes complete comeback with overtime win vs. Rangers
Jackson Blake scored a power-play goal with 12.6 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho, who also had an assist, and Jordan Martinook posted Carolina's earlier goals. Nikolaj Ehlers provided two assists. Brando...

Third-period surge propels Panthers past Capitals
Aaron Ekblad scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart also scored twice, including an empty-netter with 35 seconds left that clinched the win.,The Panthers, who are 9-3-0 ove...

No. 9 Michigan State takes down Cornell in gutsy comeback win
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 21 points and added 11 assists and No. 9 Michigan State recovered from an 11-point, first-half deficit to post a 114-97 victory over Cornell on Monday night in nonconference play at East Lansing, Mich.,Coen Carr added 19 points and six rebounds, Trey Fort scored...

No. 23 Georgia uses balanced attack, second-half surge to edge Long Island
Marcus "Smurf" Millender came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 14 points and help No. 23 Georgia beat Long Island 89-74 to extend its winning streak to six games on Monday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 99.8 points, No. 1 in the nation, and winning by an average o...

Morez Johnson Jr., No. 2 Michigan manhandle McNeese
Morez Johnson Jr. matched his career high with 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 2 Michigan cruised to a 112-71 win over McNeese on Monday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Yaxel Lendeborg added 16 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (12-0). Aday Mara finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five assis...

No. 11 Vanderbilt stays undefeated with easy win over New Haven
Tyler Tanner scored 23 points, and Jalen Washington added a career-high 21 for No. 11 Vanderbilt, which finished its nonconference slate undefeated by overpowering New Haven 96-53 on Monday.,The Commodores (13-0) were without their full arsenal on Monday. Reserve guard Frankie Collins was already ou...

Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...

No. 7 Gonzaga out to extend win streak vs. San Diego to 20
No. 7 Gonzaga looks to defeat San Diego for the 20th consecutive time when the teams square off Tuesday night in West Coast Conference play.,The Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0 WCC) enter with six straight victories as they play on the Toreros' home floor for the last time before leaving the WCC for the Pac-12....

Isles hope to brush off blown lead as Blackhawks sort through hard stretch
After surrendering three goals in the closing minutes to lose at Columbus on Sunday, the New York Islanders are eyeing a turnaround Tuesday as they visit the slumping Chicago Blackhawks to close a two-game road trip.,Bo Horvat, who had one of New York's goals, called the 4-2 defeat in Columbus "two ...