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Short-handed Canucks, lowly Predators set to tangle
The Vancouver Canucks again may be forced to survive without No. 1 goaltender Thatcher Demko when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,And again the Canucks hope Kevin Lankinen is able to hold the fort.,Demko, who missed the first 26 games of the season due to a lower-body injury, left...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Oilers look to stay hot in clash vs. Ducks
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will try to extend their respective point streaks to 13 games on Friday night when the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks.,McDavid has three goals and 20 assists during his point streak and Draisaitl has 10 goals and 14 assists. The Oilers have gone 9-2-1 since ...
Red-hot Thunder, Knicks put win streaks on line in encounter
The two hottest teams in the NBA will square off Friday night when the New York Knicks visit the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Knicks have won nine straight games, one of the longest winning streaks in team history.,The Thunder have won 13 consecutive contests, their longest run of success since the fr...
NHL roundup: Avs lose goalie but edge Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to six games.,Jonathan Drouin sent the game into overtime when he scored with 7.7 seconds left. Toews also had two assists, Cale ...
NBA roundup: Stephen Curry (8-for-8 on treys) carries Warriors
Stephen Curry added to his 3-point-shooting lore Thursday night, making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 in San Francisco.,Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Illinois crushes No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of No. 9 Oregon in Eugene, Ore.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. Tea...
Avs G Scott Wedgewood set to miss time with injury
Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury.,Coach Jared Bednar said after the game that Wedgewood, an early-season acquisition as Colorado's goaltenders were struggling, still needed a medical evaluatio...
Three-goal second period sends Knights past Flyers
Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves to win his fifth straight start and Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game-winner during Vegas' three-goal second period as the Golden Knights rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Nicolas H...
Washington grabs win in first meeting with Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
Avalanche pull off late comeback, stun Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night.,It was the second time this season Colorado overcame a big deficit to beat the Sabres. The Avalanche trailed 4-0 after one period in Buffalo on Dec. 3 and won 5...
Washington emerges with win in first meeting against Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
Avs' G Scott Wedgewood exits game with apparent injury
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood left Thursday night's game against Buffalo with an apparent right-leg injury.,Wedgewood was hurt just over a minute into the third period when Sabres forward Zach Benson was battling with Avalanche center Parker Kelly near the Colorado goal. Benson fell ...
No. 19 Gonzaga extends decades of dominance over Portland
Nolan Hickman scored 13 points and Michael Ajayi collected a season-high 15 rebounds as No. 19 Gonzaga cruised to an easy 81-50 victory over visiting Portland on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Dusty Stromer scored a season-best 12 points as the Bulldogs defeated Portl...
Myles Rice, Oumar Ballo lead Indiana past Rutgers
Myles Rice scored 21 points and Indiana overcame the loss of leading scorer Malik Reneau to shoot its way past Rutgers 84-74 in a wild game Thursday in Bloomington, Ind., ,Reneau injured his right knee 29 seconds into the game and subbed out in favor of Oumar Ballo, who missed Indiana's previous gam...
Thunder keep streak alive with comeback win over Clippers
The Oklahoma City Thunder earned their 13th consecutive victory -- and longest winning streak since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City -- in a 116-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.,Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and Jalen Williams added 18 to help the Thunder move w...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Clemson upsets No. 20 Cal
Loyal McQueen scored 18 points and Mia Moore tallied nine of her 14 in a dominant third quarter as host Clemson knocked off No. 20 Cal 69-58 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Thursday night.,Cal led by two on Ugonne Onyiah's jumper with 7:46 to play in the third, but the Tigers (9-5, 2-1 AC...
Bobby McMann's two goals just enough as Leafs edge Islanders
Bobby McMann scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play with 2:59 left in regulation, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.,McMann's third two-goal game of the season was all the support Joseph Woll (32 saves) needed. Nicholas...
Fletcher Loyer's sharp shooting guides No. 20 Purdue past Minnesota
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead No. 20 Purdue to an 81-61 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night in Minneapolis., ,Braden Smith registered 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Purdue (10-4, 2-1),...
Wild continue dominance vs. Capitals with shootout win
Matt Boldy scored in the second round of the shootout to lift the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,Boldy rebounded after hitting the post late in overtime by wristing a shot past Charlie Lindgren in the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury preserved the win b...
Jonatan Berggren's late goal lifts Detroit past Columbus
Jonatan Berggren's breakaway goal with 36 seconds left broke a tie and gave the visiting Detroit Red Wings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists, Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane each collected a goal and an assist and defenseman Erik Gust...