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Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks over Stars
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...
Valeri Nichushkin, Avs post shootout win over Knights
Valeri Nichushkin had a goal in regulation and the only one in an extended shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Alexandar Georgiev turned away 18 shots through overtime and all five he faced in the shootout to give Colorado its fourth w...
Dylan Harper scores 37, but Rutgers falls to No. 9 Alabama
Mark Sears scored 24 points and No. 9 Alabama hung on for a 95-90 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.,Alabama (6-1) survived a career-high 37 points from Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper and advanced to face Oregon in the championship game on Saturday. Rutg...
Michigan State blows late lead, but beats No. 12 UNC in OT
Xavier Booker scored four of his 12 points in a critical stretch of overtime and Michigan State outlasted No. 12-ranked North Carolina 94-91 the third-place game at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Wednesday.,The Spartans (6-2) led almost wire-to-wire, never trailing by more than a point...
Jeremiah Wilkinson has another career game as Cal tops Mercyhurst
Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 25 points off the bench to propel California past visiting Mercyhurst 81-55 at the Cal Classic on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif.,Wilkinson went 9-of-12 from the floor and made 6 of 8 3-pointers to surpass his previous career-best 23-point effort in a 7...
Northwestern aims to find 3-point touch vs. Butler
The Arizona Tip-Off doesn't feature any top 10 squads, but it's the perfect place for Northwestern or Butler to earn two wins that will matter when the NCAA Tournament committee does its work., ,The Wildcats (5-1) and Bulldogs (4-1) open the three-day event Thursday afternoon in Tempe. The winner wi...
No. 10 Marquette rolls past Stonehill
David Joplin scored 27 points and Kam Jones and Damarius Owens added 14 apiece as 10th-ranked Marquette rolled to a 94-59 nonconference victory over Stonehill on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette (7-0) gained control with a 17-7 run to end the first half for a 51-31 lead at the break, a season...
Taylor Hall hat trick leads Blackhawks to first 3-game point streak
Taylor Hall recorded his fifth career hat trick to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday evening.,It was Hall's first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers in an 8-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche.,Louis Crevier sco...
Flyers forge late tie, upend Predators in OT
After Morgan Frost tied the game with 11.4 seconds left in regulation, Sean Couturier scored in overtime as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers stunned the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night.,Couturier tipped in a pass from Travis Konecny on the rush past Juuse Saros.,On the tying goal, Frost r...
Raptors take down Pelicans for first road win of season
Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle scored 24 points each, three teammates had double-doubles and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, routing the New Orleans Pelicans 119-93 on Wednesday night.,RJ Barrett had 22 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 17 points and 12 r...
Caps edge Lightning in game full of milestones
Tom Wilson scored a power-play goal with 3:26 remaining as the Washington Capitals rallied for their sixth straight road win, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Wednesday night.,With Anthony Cirelli off for a double-minor high-sticking penalty, Wilson broke a 4-4 tie by deflecting a shot by ...
Domantas Sabonis, Kings earn skid-ending win over Wolves
Domantas Sabonis scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings stormed back for a 115-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Malik Monk added 27 points off the bench for Sacramento, which snapped a four-game losing streak. De'Aaron Fox finished...
Nick Suzuki's OT tally lifts Canadiens over Jackets
Nick Suzuki scored 44 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night., ,Suzuki fired a wrist shot from the high slot on a three-on-two break that Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins blocked with his glove. However, the rebou...
Grizzlies cruise past Pistons for fourth straight win
Marcus Smart scored a season-high 25 points off the bench, including seven 3-pointers, to help guide the Memphis Grizzlies to a 131-111 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.,Jake LaRavia and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 19 points apiece for Memphis, which won its fourth straight game. Jayle...
Panthers stop 4-game skid, end Leafs' win streak at 4
Carter Verhaeghe's three-point night helped the Florida Panthers snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win, cooling off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Sunrise.,Verhaeghe finished with a goal and two assists and Sam Reinhart scored his league-leading 17th goal of the s...
Red Wings extend dominance over Flames with OT win
Lucas Raymond scored on a power play with 1:25 remaining in overtime to give the host Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.,Raymond scored from the slot after the Flames were called for having too many men on the ice.,Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist, while C...
No. 24 Arizona uses balanced attack to roll past Davidson
Anthony Dell'Orso had 21 points -- one of five Arizona players who finished in double-figure scoring -- to lead the No. 24 Wildcats to a 104-71 victory Wednesday over Davidson in an opening-round game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. , ,Arizona (3-2) snapped the first two-game l...
Bruins' three-goal third keeps Islanders reeling
Pavel Zacha scored the game-winning and insurance goals less than three minutes apart in the third period on Wednesday night for the visiting Boston Bruins, who beat the New York Islanders 6-3 in Elmont, N.Y.,Zacha redirected a shot by Andrew Peeke with 9:12 left before beating Ilya Sorokin with a p...
Baye Ndongo scores 17 to lead Georgia Tech past Charleston Southern
Baye Ndongo had 17 points and eight rebounds, helping the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earn a 91-67 win over the visiting Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday.,Naithan George also scored 17 points, adding seven assists for Georgia Tech (3-3), which snapped a two-game losing st...
Jordan Binnington blanks Devils, sets mark for Blues goalie wins
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and became the St. Louis Blues' all-time victories leader during a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,Binnington earned his 152nd victory to pass Mike Liut for the franchise lead. He earned his first shutout of the season and the 16th o...