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Jack Hughes' hat trick sparks Devils past Maple Leafs
Jack Hughes produced his third career hat trick Tuesday night to lead the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.,Hughes flicked his third goal into an empty net at 19:30 of the third period to seal the fifth win in a row for the Devils and the second straight loss ...
Jake Walman's power-play OT goal leads Oilers past Senators
Defenseman Jake Walman celebrated his season debut by scoring 2:24 into overtime, fueling the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,Tim Stutzle was whistled for slashing 25 seconds into overtime to send Edmonton to the power play. Walman, who was activated of...
Sidney Crosby sets Penguins scoring mark in rout of Canucks
Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh's career leader in combined regular-season and playoff points by scoring one of his team's three goals spanning 3:08 of the second period, and the host Penguins topped the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night.,Tommy Novak gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead on a power play w...
Early second period flurry propels Capitals past Kraken
Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored 1:08 apart early in the second period as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-1 Tuesday night.,Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist, Tom Wilson scored an empty-netter with 49.6 second left and goaltender Logan Thompson made 16 saves for t...
Reinforced Raptors, Hawks hatching playoff plans
The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks, two teams that failed to make the NBA playoffs a year ago, bring high aspirations into their season opener on Wednesday in Atlanta.,"I think our expectations for our team is to definitely make the playoffs and win some games in the playoffs," Toronto forward Sc...
Oilers F Kasperi Kapanen out several weeks with undisclosed injury
Edmonton Oilers forward Kasperi Kapanen will miss several weeks with an undisclosed injury, coach Kris Knoblauch said Tuesday.,Kapanen crashed into the boards while attempting a hit on Detroit defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker in the first period of the Red Wings' 4-2 home victory on Sunday. Kapanen p...
Kraken's Berkly Catton, after fast start in debut, takes crack at Caps
It didn't take Berkly Catton long to make an impact in his NHL debut.,Seattle's first-round draft pick in 2024 got the secondary assist on Jordan Eberle's goal at 7:16 of the first period Monday, but the Kraken took their first regulation defeat of the season, 5-2 to the host Philadelphia Flyers.,Th...
Zach Charbonnet, Seahawks run over Texans, keep pace in NFC West
Zach Charbonnet scored on a pair of short runs as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Houston Texans 27-19 on Monday night.,Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded his third straight 100-yard receiving game (eight catches, 123 yards) and scored on a pass from Sam Darnold as the Seahawks (5-2) moved into ...
Ivan Barbashev, Knights hand Hurricanes first loss of season
Ivan Barbashev had a goal and assist as the Vegas Golden Knights handed the Carolina Hurricanes their first loss of the season, 4-1 on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson also scored goals and Mitch Marner had two assists for Vegas, which earned its fourth st...
Jonathan Toews' first goal for Jets sparks comeback over Flames
Jonathan Toews started a third-period comeback with his first goal in 30 months and Mark Scheifele completed it as the visiting Winnipeg Jets claimed a 2-1 victory over the struggling Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves for the Jets, who are riding a five-game winni...
George Springer's Game 7 blast sends Jays past M's, into World Series
TORONTO -- George Springer hit the go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Monday night to advance to their first World Series since 1993.,Springer's 23rd career postseason homer helped the Blue Jays win Game 7 of the American Lea...
Jahmyr Gibbs tops 200 total yards as Lions club Buccaneers
Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 218 total yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard scoring run, as the host Detroit Lions downed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday night.,Gibbs rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 82 yards. Jared Goff passed for 241 yards and a touchdown,...
Canadiens strike three times in third period to defeat Sabres
Juraj Slafkovsky broke a tie in the third period to help the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Jake Evans scored for the Canadiens, who have won five of six. Jakub Dobes made 29 saves.,Jiri Kulich and Tyson Kozak scored, an...
Tyson Foerster, Owen Tippett carry Flyers past Kraken
Tyson Foerster scored two power-play tallies and Owen Tippett tallied twice at even strength as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday.,Travis Konecny added a goal for Philadelphia, while Cam York registered a career-high three assists. Dan Vladar made 21 saves to h...
Wild pull away after Rangers finally score first home goal of season
Rookie Danila Yurov snapped a tie for his first career goal with 11:44 remaining as the visiting Minnesota Wild halted a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.,Playing in his fifth career game, Yurov found himself in the right place at the right time a...
Devils pursue first 5-game win streak in years vs. Maple Leafs
The New Jersey Devils can complete their first five-game winning streak in more than two years Tuesday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,They made it four in a row Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers in which Jack Hughes scored twice.,The Devils last won ...
Report: Colts DE Samson Ebukam (MCL) out multiple weeks
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam will miss "multiple weeks" with an MCL injury, ESPN reported Monday.,Ebukam suffered the knee injury during a collision with teammate DeForest Buckner in Sunday's 38-24 win over the host Los Angeles Chargers.,After missing the entire 2024 season with a ...
College Football Midseason Rankings: Ohio State, Indiana, and Top Contenders
Breaking down my midseason 2025 college football top 10 rankings, including Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and more, with commentary on AP poll biases....
Christian McCaffrey dominates as 49ers clip Falcons
Christian McCaffrey ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns and added seven catches for 72 yards as the San Francisco 49ers posted a 20-10 victory over the visiting Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night in Santa Clara, Calif.,McCaffrey, who only had one rushing touchdown entering play, totaled his most rushi...
Blue Jays take down Mariners, force ALCS Game 7
TORONTO -- Addison Barger hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs on Sunday night as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 in the American League Championship Series.,The decisive game will be played Monday night in Toronto.,Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo shot fo...