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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers
Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.,The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games headin...
No. 23 Georgia uses 2nd-half surge to rally past Long Island
Marcus "Smurf" Millender came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 14 points and help No. 23 Georgia beat Long Island 89-74 to extend its winning streak to six games on Monday in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 99.8 points, No. 1 in the nation, and winning by an average o...
Nathan MacKinnon, Avs top Kings as win streak hits 8
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 21 shots for Colorado, which...
Sabres double up Blues for ninth straight victory
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, 4-2, against the host St. Louis Blues on Monday.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs also scored, and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for the Sabres.,Brayden Schenn and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for th...
Deni Avdija just misses triple-double as Blazers nip Mavs
Deni Avdija recorded 27 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers notch a 125-122 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.,Caleb Love made the go-ahead free throws in the final minute, sank six 3-pointers and scored 24 points off the bench as Portland...
Timberwolves ride huge second half to blowout of Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...
Marcus Johansson (4 points), Wild cruise past skidding Knights
Marcus Johansson had a goal and three assists as the Minnesota Wild jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 27 minutes and then cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Las Vegas., ,It was the second four-point game of Johansson's career and first since March 28, 2017,...
Clippers hope to stay hot with scuffling Kings in town
The resurgent Los Angeles Clippers take a shot at a fifth consecutive lopsided win when they host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.,The Clippers, who won just six games in the first nine weeks of the season, have rolled off four victories in the past 10 days, all by at least 13 points.,The clos...
Connor Zary pots OT power-play goal as Flames squeak by Bruins
Connor Zary scored a power-play goal at 1:53 of overtime to propel the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Monday night.,After Boston's Jonathan Aspirot was penalized for high-sticking as the regulation buzzer sounded, Zary was credited with the winning goal after a deflec...
Brock Nelson, Nathan MacKinnon guide Avalanche past Kings
Brock Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 in Denver on Monday night for their eighth consecutive win.,Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Jack Drury also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for Colorado, which...
Bobby Durkin pours in 19 as Minnesota handles Fairleigh Dickinson
Bobby Durkin scored 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting, and Minnesota pulled away for a 60-43 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 17 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota (8-5), which won its first game after an eight-day winter break. Cade Tyson a...
Falcons blow 3-TD lead, edge Rams on late field goal
Zane Gonzalez drilled a 51-yard field goal with 21 seconds left to help the Atlanta Falcons stave off the visiting Los Angeles Rams for a 27-24 victory on Monday.,Bijan Robinson rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown while hauling in five catches for 34 yards and a score for the Falcons (7-9), who won...
Gunner Stockton, No. 3 Georgia return to playoff in rematch with No. 6 Ole Miss
Ole Miss did just fine in its first rematch of a regular-season game in the College Football Playoff.,But the No. 6 Rebels find themselves in a much different situation in their CFP quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Ole Miss (12-1), which def...
Sabres win ninth straight game with OT victory over Blues
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, 4-2, against the host St. Louis Blues on Monday.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs scored, and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for the Sabres.,Brayden Schenn and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blu...
OG Anunoby's late bucket helps Knicks escape Pelicans
OG Anunoby scored the go-ahead basket on a dunk with 1:48 left Monday night for the visiting New York Knicks, who overcame a 10-point third-quarter deficit to edge the New Orleans Pelicans 130-125.,With the Knicks down 121-120, Anunoby dribbled around Zion Williamson, drove into the lane past Derik ...
Cavaliers shoot past Spurs thanks to 4th-quarter outburst
Jarrett Allen amassed 27 points and 10 rebounds and helped key a decisive fourth-quarter run as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers emerged with a 113-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.,San Antonio led by a bucket heading into the final period but came unraveled during a stretch when the Cav...
Anthony Roy's 27 help Oklahoma State separate from Bethune-Cookman
Anthony Roy scored 27 points and Vyctorius Miller added 18 as Oklahoma State fought off a sluggish first half to defeat Bethune-Cookman 103-77 Monday in a nonconference game in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (12-1) outscored the Wildcats (3-10) 53-39 in the second half for the comfortable win.,Roy wa...
Timberwolves ride huge second half to thump Bulls
Naz Reid scored a season-high 33 points and Anthony Edwards added 23 to lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-101 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.,Minnesota outscored Chicago 81-51 after halftime and had six players in double figures to stop a two-game losing streak. The Bull...
Calvin Pickard makes 41 saves to lead Oilers past slumping Jets
Calvin Pickard made 41 saves as the Edmonton Oilers defeated host Winnipeg 3-1 on Monday night to hand the Jets their sixth straight loss and ninth in their last 10.,Max Jones and Jack Roslovic beat Jets' netminder Connor Hellebuyck for goals, while Zach Hyman added one into the empty net.,Adam Lowr...
Damon Severson pushes Blue Jackets past Senators
Defenseman Damon Severson had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-1 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,Boone Jenner, defenseman Denton Mateychuk and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their third straight. Cole Sillinger -- moved to c...