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Golden Knights edge Canucks, grab piece of first place in Pacific
Cole Smith scored the eventual game-winner as the Vegas Golden Knights edged the host Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night.,With the win, the Golden Knights (36-26-16, 88 points) moved into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Oilers. Edmonton holds the tiebreaker edge.,Vegas is ...
Steph Curry steps up late to help Warriors survive Kings
Stephen Curry capped his 17-point performance with a game-tying 3-pointer, then turned his own miss into an offensive rebound and assist on Brandin Podziemski's go-ahead three as the Golden State Warriors outlasted the Sacramento Kings 110-105 on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,De'Anthony Melton had...
Clayton Keller's OT goal caps Mammoth's rally past Oilers
Clayton Keller scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Utah Mammoth rallied to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Tuesday night.,The Mammoth went on the power play 25 seconds into overtime, and Keller scored on a snap shot that went over Tristan Jarry's shoulder and into the net.,Nick Schmalt...
Daniel Susac off to historic start as Giants blank Phillies
Robbie Ray tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings and rookie Daniel Susac went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help the San Francisco Giants record a 6-0 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.,Matt Chapman had three hits and one RBI and Luis Arraez drove in two runs as the Giants snapped a...
Rockies' Kyle Freeland, Antonio Senzatela beat Astros with 3-hitter
Kyle Freeland pitched 6 1/3 strong innings, Willi Castro and Mickey Moniak homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 5-1 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Castro finished with three hits and three RBIs while TJ Rumfield singled twice for Colorado, which has won three in a row.,Freeland (1-1...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville, America play to scoreless draw
Brian Schwake made four saves, helping Nashville SC play to a scoreless draw against visiting Club America on Tuesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup.,The two-game, total-goal series will conclude on April 14 in Mexico City.,Club America goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota was ...
Wyatt Johnston nets OT winner as Stars rally past Flames
Wyatt Johnston's second goal of the game was the overtime winner to give the host Dallas Stars a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Jason Robertson collected one goal and one assist while Justin Hryckowian added a single for Dallas (46-20-12, 104 points), who maintain their hol...
Wild cruise to win, knock Kraken to brink of elimination
Joel Eriksson Ek scored and had two assists while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild won their fourth straight game, downing the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday.,Marcus Foligno and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Minnesota (45-21-2, 102 poi...
Taj Bradley, Ryan Jeffers help secure Twins win against Tigers
Ryan Jeffers doubled and drove in a pair of runs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Luke Keaschall and Josh Bell added one RBI apiece for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. The Twins will try to secure their first serie...
Valeri Nichushkin scores twice as Avalanche clinch top spot in West
Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals as the Colorado Avalanche locked up the top spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 road victory over the deflated St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.,Scott Wedgewood made 18 saves and Martin Necas also tallied to help the Avalanche (51-16-10, 112 points) inch closer to ...
Jaylen Brown helps Celtics snap Hornets' win streak at 4
Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and had nine rebounds to propel the Boston Celtics to a 113-102 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night., ,Boston (54-25) received 23 points from Jayson Tatum and 12 from Neemias Queta, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. The Celtics have won four s...
Jeremiah Fears' career-high 40 points lead Pelicans past Jazz
Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz.,Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a ...
Kyle Higashioka's homer helps Rangers extend Mariners' skid
Nathan Eovaldi pitched six quality innings and Kyle Higashioka hit a go-ahead home run, rallying the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 win over the struggling Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.,Eovaldi, making his 300th career major league start, picked up his first win of the season after ...
Canadiens pull off comeback, shootout victory over Panthers
Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier scored in the shootout to complete the host Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 comeback win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.,Ivan Demidov, Phillip Danault and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens (46-22-10, 102 points) in regulation. Montreal has won nine of its la...
Late rallies lift Cardinals to 10-inning win over Nationals
Thomas Saggese and JJ Wetherholt hit run-scoring doubles in the 10th inning and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Tuesday night.,Saggese led off with a double off Cole Henry (0-2) to score automatic runner Masyn Winn with the go-ahead run. Saggese went to third on...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto deals in return to Toronto vs. Blue Jays
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched an effective six-plus innings Tuesday night and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. ,Yamamoto (2-1) allowed one run, five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in his first appearance back in the stadium where he was named World Series MVP ...
Amed Rosario's two HRs lift Yankees past Athletics
Amed Rosario gave the New York Yankees the lead by hitting a three-run home run with one out in the eighth inning en route to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the visiting Athletics.,The Yankees improved to 8-2 through their first 10 games for the second time in three seasons. New York has won eight...
Hurricanes edge Bruins in OT to clinch division title
Jaccob Slavin scored 1:13 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Boston Bruins 6-5 to clinch the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven, William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored within a 3 1/2-minute stretch in the second period and teammates Andrei...
Zach Werenski, Blue Jackets collect critical win against Red Wings
Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.,Adam Fantilli scored with 17 seconds left to force overtime, and Columbus w...
Jake Sanderson, Senators record key victory over Lightning
Jake Sanderson scored twice and Brady Tkachuk logged four assists to help the Ottawa Senators tighten their hold on a playoff spot with a 6-2 win against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,Tim Stutzle had a goal and two assists for the Senators (41-27-10, 92 points), who have won two strai...