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Aleksander Barkov's OT goal lifts surging Panthers past Blues
Aleksander Barkov scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to lift the host Florida Panthers past St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.,Uvis Balinskis also scored for the Panthers, who have gone 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.,Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, including two on...
Cavs run out to big lead, coast past rival Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 124-101 home win over the Bucks on Friday, swiftly bringing Milwaukee down from its NBA Cup-championship high.,Five other Cavs scored in double-figures, including 16 by Darius Garland and 15 each from Evan Mobley and Dean Wade. J...
Charlie Lindgren stellar as Capitals beat Hurricanes
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots and the Washington Capitals benefitted from goals late in the first two periods to defeat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Friday night.,Aliaksei Protas, Jakub Vrana and Connor McMichael scored...
Leafs double-up Sabres for third straight win
William Nylander scored and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs doubled up the host Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Friday night.,Bobby McMann, Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson each scored a goal and an assist. Auston Matthews and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Leafs, who have won three straight.,...
Patrik Laine's power-play strike lifts Canadiens over Red Wings
Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal with 7:58 remaining as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the host Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Friday.,Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in his 300th career game. Emil Heineman also had a goal and an assist, while Arber Xhekaj scored his first ...
Joel Embiid dominant in return as 76ers handle Hornets
Joel Embiid scored 12 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter to propel the Philadelphia 76ers to a 108-98 home win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,Tyrese Maxey (23 points) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (22) each made four 3-pointers for Philadelphia, which defeated Charlotte for the seco...
Joao Fonseca charges way into Next Gen ATP Finals
Eighth-seeded Joao Fonseca of Brazil had 11 aces and saved four of five break points while posting a 3-4 (4), 4-3 (8), 4-3 (5), 3-4 (4), 4-3 (5) victory over third-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in the Next Gen ATP Finals on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Fonseca went 3-0 in Blue Group p...
DJ Lagway, Florida pull away from Tulane to win Gasparilla Bowl
DJ Lagway threw a touchdown pass, Trey Smack kicked four field goals and Florida's defense dominated in a 33-8 victory over Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Lagway completed 22 of 35 passes for 305 yards with two interceptions and improved to 6-1 as a starter as the Gators (8-5...
Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl
Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla., ,Navarro racked up 365 yards -- 255 passing, 110 rushing -- and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown c...
Hayden Hefner, No. 12 Texas A&M ease past Houston Christian
Hayden Hefner poured in a season-high 19 points and the Aggies' defense did the rest as No. 12 Texas A&M posted a workmanlike 77-45 win over Houston Christian on Friday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (10-2) easily won their sixth straight game despite playing without leading scorer ...
Syracuse looks to halt discouraging trend vs. Maryland
With five losses to power conference teams and five wins over mid-majors, there's been a frustrating uniformity for Syracuse in its second season under Adrian Autry.,The Orange (5-5) will attempt to buck that trend when they face Maryland (9-2) on Saturday afternoon in the Gotham Classic in New York...
Week 16 NFL Capsules
Saturday,Houston Texans (9-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (13-1), 1 p.m. ET, NBC,After the Texans clinched the AFC South division title for the second consecutive season last week, they can breathe a little easier about the rough road ahead. It's the same schedule the Chiefs are on with a Saturday game be...
Bryan Rust logs 4 points, scores in OT as Pens nip Predators
Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the night 1:07 into overtime to cap a four-point night, Sidney Crosby had a goal with three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the host Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday.,Rust, who opened the scoring for Pittsburgh, ended it when he snapped a wide-open ...
Joel Kiviranta's leads Avalanche's comeback against Sharks
Joel Kiviranta scored two third-period goals to help the visiting Colorado Avalanche earn a 4-2 come-from-behind victory against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.,Valeri Nichushkin scored the first of Colorado's three goals in the final period. Mikko Rantanen also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and C...
Anfernee Simons, Blazers survive Nuggets' 4th-quarter comeback
Anfernee Simons scored a driving layup at the buzzer to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a nail-biting 126-124 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.,Simons had 28 points and 10 assists, while fellow starting guard Shaedon Sharpe had 27 points and Deni Avdija contributed 19 in 21 ...
Austin Reaves paces Lakers past Kings
Austin Reaves poured in a team-high 25 points, Anthony Davis anchored a double-double with 18 rebounds and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers opened a two-game sequence against the Sacramento Kings with a 113-100 victory Thursday night.,Davis attached 21 points, four assists, three steals and six block...
Rested Golden Knights overtake weary Canucks
William Karlsson netter the go-ahead goal early in the third period the Vegas Golden Knights scored three consecutive times to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third game-winning goal of the season for Karlsson. Brett Howden had a goal and ...
Brady Tkachuk's OT goal lifts Senators over Flames
Brady Tkachuk scored 55 seconds into overtime and the visiting Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday for their fifth straight win.,The game ended with a series of end-to-end rushes. After Senators goalie Linus Ullmark made a save on Jonathan Huberdeau, he sent an outlet pass to Tim...
Karl-Anthony Towns helps Knicks dominate in his return to Minnesota
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a triumphant return to Minnesota, and the New York Knicks pulled away for a 133-107 win over the Timberwolves on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Towns made 10 of 12 shots from the field and drained all five of his 3-point attempts. He add...
Mattias Ekholm's OT goal caps Oilers' comeback over Bruins
Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.,Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston goal...