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How Three Tanking Teams Could Light up the NBA Play-in Tournament
NBA play-in preview analyzing key matchups, trends, and predictions....

Five NHL teams could clinch playoff spots Saturday
Some further clarity about the NHL playoff picture could come Saturday.,Nine of the 16 postseason spots have been clinched. As many as five more could be clinched depending on results from the crowded slate of 15 games that kicks off the final weekend of the regular season.,In the Eastern Conference...
Why None of These NBA Play-In Teams Are True Contenders
The NBA Play-In Tournament features star power and fun matchups, but none of these teams are real contenders for a deep playoff run....

Report: Hall of Fame won't give golden-goal puck to Jack Hughes
The Hockey Hall of Fame intends to keep the puck Jack Hughes slapped to score the gold-medal winning goal for the United States in the Milan Cortina Olympics, despite Hughes wanting to gift it to his father.,Philip Pritchard, the vice president of the resource center and curator for the Hockey Hall ...

Tomas Hertl's OT tally caps Knights' comeback against Red Wings
Tomas Hertl scored a 4-on-3 power-play goal 2:11 into overtime as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday.,Hertl took a pass from Mitch Marner at the bottom of the right circle and then buried a spinning wrist sh...

Golden Knights acquire F Cole Smith from Predators
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired forward Cole Smith in a trade Tuesday evening, sending defenseman Christoffer Sedoff and a 2028 third-round pick to Nashville in the deal.,Smith, 30, was pulled off the ice in the first period of Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets after a single three-s...

Tage Thompson's 33rd goal of season pushes Sabres past Knights
Tage Thompson scored his 33rd goal of the season and Alex Lyon made 27 saves as the Buffalo Sabres jumped out to a three-goal lead and then held on for their fourth straight victory, 3-2 over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Thompson, honored before the game along with Jack Eichel...

Tage Thompson's 33rd goal of the season pushes Sabres past Golden Knights
Tage Thompson scored his 33rd goal of the season and Alex Lyon made 27 saves as the Buffalo Sabres jumped out to a 3-0 lead and then held on for their fourth straight victory, 3-2, over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Thompson, honored before the game along with Jack Eichel and N...
Three NBA Trade Deadline Flops That Changed Nothing
The NBA trade deadline came and went with little impact. Here are three moves — involving the Celtics, Knicks, and Warriors — that fell flat....
Three Blockbuster NBA Trades We’d Love to See Before the Deadline
Giannis Antetokounmpo may be the catalyst for a wild NBA trade deadline. Here are three blockbuster trades that could reshape the league....

Canadiens defeat Golden Knights as Cole Caufield extends goal streak
Jake Evans scored 3:58 into overtime and Cole Caufield extended his goal-scoring streak to a career-high six games, fueling the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.,Evans skated up the right wing and drove to the net before converting a backhand shot as ...
The Golden State Warriors Have Been Buried Before, And They’re Still Standing
Injuries, panic headlines, and trade chatter surround the Warriors once again. History suggests writing them off is a mistake....

Golden Knights get better of Leafs in Mitch Marner's return to Toronto
Mark Stone had two goals and an assist Friday night as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.,Jack Eichel recorded a goal and an assist. Keegan Kolesar, Pavel Dorofeyev and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights, who rebounded from a 4-3 road loss to the B...
Three Trades the Warriors Could Make Before the Deadline
After a blowout loss to Toronto, the Warriors face reality and the trade deadline looms as Steph Curry waits for help....

Bruins benefit from quick flurry of goals, defeat Golden Knights
The Boston Bruins scored three goals in a 54-second span midway through the first period and held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm (one goal, one assist) and Tanner Jeannot scored Boston's fastest three goals since 2001 before ...

Marquette, Providence bid to climb out of Big East basement
Looking to end another three-game losing skid, Marquette welcomes Providence to Milwaukee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a battle of two teams in the bottom four of the Big East standings.,It was a short trip south to Chicago for the Golden Eagles (6-13, 1-7 Big East) on Friday, where after a prom...

Mark Stone extends streak as Vegas throttles Nashville
Mark Stone extended his point streak to a career-best 11 games with his 10th goal in those 11 games and the Vegas Golden Knights scored five goals in the third period to rout the Nashville Predators, 7-2, on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Shea Theodore, Mitch Marner, Alexander Holtz, Cole Reinhardt an...
Thursday NBA Betting Picks: Three Best Bets Before a Big Sports Weekend
Looking for NBA betting value? Here are our best NBA bets for Thursday, featuring Suns vs. Pistons, Thunder vs. Rockets, and Knicks vs. Warriors....
Jonathan Kuminga’s Mysterious Absence Raises Major Trade Deadline Questions
Jonathan Kuminga’s extended absence has sparked trade rumors as the Golden State Warriors approach the NBA trade deadline....

Tomas Hertl's career-high 5 points help Vegas blow out Sharks
Tomas Hertl scored two goals and added three assists, Jack Eichel also scored twice, and the visiting Vegas Golden Knights completed a sweep of its season series with the San Jose Sharks for the third straight season with a 7-2 victory on Sunday night.,It was a career-best five-point game Hertl and ...