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Thunder's Jaylin Williams looks to keep buzz going vs. Hornets
The Oklahoma City Thunder's Jaylin Williams might not get the attention that his teammate Jalen Williams receives.,But the third-year interior presence has opened some eyes of late with two triple-doubles over his last six games. He'll look to continue his run of good fortune heading into Friday's g...
Blue Jackets seek AWOL offense against Penguins
The Columbus Blue Jackets have dropped five consecutive games heading into a crucial road clash with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.,However, as the Blue Jackets (31-28-9, 71 points) look to return to winning ways, they sit three points back of the Montreal Canadiens in the chase for the Eastern ...
John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Leafs edge Rangers
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...
Kerwin Walton hits 8 treys to lead Texas Tech over UNC Wilmington
Kerwin Walton established career bests of 27 points and eight 3-pointers to lead third-seeded Texas Tech to an 82-72 victory over No. 14 seed UNC Wilmington on Thursday night in West Region first-round play in Denver.,Elijah Hawkins added 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Red Raiders (...
Coby White led Bulls' rally from 19 down to beat Kings
Coby White scored 31 of his 35 points after halftime as the Chicago Bulls overturned a 19-point deficit to defeat the host Sacramento Kings 128-116 on Thursday night.,White knocked down 13 of 14 free throws, while Kevin Huerter added 25 points -- including 5 of 9 3-pointers -- seven assists and four...
Pavel Dorofeyev's hat trick helps Golden Knights blast Bruins
Pavel Dorofeyev scored a hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second hat trick of Dorofeyev's career. Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals and Jack Eichel, Brandon Saad and Noah Hanifin eac...
Utah scores 3 times in 3rd to put away Sabres
Mikhail Sergachev scored twice for Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Dylan Guenther broke a third-period tie for Utah (31-27-11, 73 points) before Kevin Stenlund and Sergachev added insurance goals. Logan Cooley also scored and Karel Vejmelka mad...
Kyle Connor nets OT winner as Jets edge Oilers
Kyle Connor got the winner in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers Thursday night 4-3.,Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist. Cole Perfetti and Brandon Tanev also scored. Dylan Samberg, Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Barron, Alex Iafallo, Hadyn Fleury, and Ma...
Kings hand Blackhawks sixth straight loss
Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.,Kuemper has surrendered just five goals in his past six games, after a 10-game run in which he had given up 31.,Trevor Moore, Alex Turcotte and Joel Edmundson scored for the ...
First Four: Columbia, William & Mary earn first NCAA wins
Riley Weiss scored 24 points and Kitty Henderson tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Columbia held off Washington 63-60 in the First Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Columbia (24-6), playing in the First Four for the second straight season, won ...
Isles get OT win over Habs in key wild-card showdown
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the night with 1:23 left in overtime for the surging New York Islanders, who gained ground in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Horvat, accompanied down the ice by Kyle Palmieri on a two-on...
Canucks force OT with late goal, but Blues prevail
Philip Broberg scored off a rush in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.,The Blues (35-28-7, 77 points) are a point ahead of the Canucks (32-25-12, 76 points) in the race for the final Western Conference wild-card position. Vancouver ...
Alex Ovechkin inches closer to history as Capitals hold on against Flyers
Alex Ovechkin got within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as he scored the opening goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.,The Capitals (46-15-8, 100 points) held on after rushing out to a 3-0 lead to earn a season sweep o...
Aleksander Barkov lifts Panthers past Blue Jackets in OT
Captain Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to fuel the visiting Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.,With Kirill Marchenko serving a delay-of-game penalty that spanned into overtime, Barkov e...
John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Maple Leafs hold off Rangers
John Taveres scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...
Flames score fourth in third period, overtake Devils
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the winning goal in a two-point game as the Calgary Flames scored four unanswered third-period goals to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Matt Coronato, Connor Zary, Daniil Miromanov and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Flames, who have won two strai...
Pharrel Payne, Texas A&M fight off Yale's upset bid
DENVER -- Pharrel Payne had a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Wade Taylor IV had 16 points, and No. 4 seed Texas A&M beat No. 13 seed Yale 80-71 in the first round of the South Region on Thursday night.,Jace Carter added 10 points for the Aggies (23-10), who will face the winner of UC...
Avalanche take control early en route to rout of Senators
Brock Nelson scored his first two goals as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, leading the visitors to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,Cale Makar scored a goal and added an assist while Nathan MacKinnon and Joel Kiviranta also tallied for Colorado (42-25-3, 87 points), whic...
Trail Blazers look to continue uphill climb against Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers remain in an uphill climb when it comes to nabbing a Western Conference play-in spot.,But the gap has narrowed, and Portland looks to take another step forward when it hosts the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.,The Trail Blazers (31-39) are 3-1 on a seven-game homestand and...
First Four: Columbia beats Washington for first NCAA win
Riley Weiss scored 24 points and Kitty Henderson tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Columbia held off Washington 63-60 in the First Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Columbia (24-6), playing in the First Four for the second straight season, won ...