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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin hits 700 assists in win over Knights
Alex Ovechkin reached the 700-assist mark for his career with two during Washington's three-goal second period, and the Capitals went on to win 4-2 against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Now in his 20th NHL season, Ovechkin had helpers on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas,...
Golden Knights eye 4-0-0 start, square off with Capitals
A strong start to the season is nothing new for the Vegas Golden Knights, while the Washington Capitals once again must try to rebound from losing their opener.,The Golden Knights are aiming for a second straight 4-0-0 start when they visit the Capitals on Tuesday night.,For a third consecutive seas...
Ilya Samsonov, Golden Knights shut down Ducks
Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves in his first start for the Vegas Golden Knights, helping them to a 3-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.,Brett Howden, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev scored and Keegan Kolesar had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won three in a row to st...
Golden Knights look to continue hot start vs. Ducks
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to win their third straight game to start the season for the third consecutive year when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.,The Golden Knights recorded an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in their season opener on Wednesday and added a 4-3 triumph v...
Max Brosmer's TD pass late in 4th rallies Minnesota past UCLA
Max Brosmer threw a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown pass to Darius Taylor with 27 seconds to go, and visiting Minnesota held on for a 21-17 win over UCLA in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday night., ,Taylor also scored a rushing touchdown for Minnesota (4-3, 2-2), which earned a victory at the Ros...
No. 22 Pitt edges Cal, improves to 6-0
Pittsburgh's Desmond Reid ran 72 yards on a fourth-down play in the second quarter, California's Ryan Coe missed a potential go-ahead field goal with 1:50 remaining and the Panthers held on for a 17-15 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the visiting Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.,Reid finis...
Top line bags six points as Knights edge Blues
The forward line of Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone combined for six points as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Friday in Las Vegas.,Eichel and Barbashev each had a goal and an assist and Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won their first tw...
Blues, Golden Knights aim to extend unbeaten starts
The St. Louis Blues will try to complete a season-opening three-game road sweep when they oppose the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday in Las Vegas.,After beginning last season with a 3-4-1 record, the Blues are off to a far better start in the new campaign.,The Blues opened their season by erasing a t...
Expansion Valkyries name Natalie Nakase as inaugural coach
The Golden State Valkyries hired Natalie Nakase as their first head coach, the expansion team announced Thursday.,The Valkyries will begin play in the WNBA with the 2025 season.,Nakase, 44, has more than 16 years of coaching experience, including 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA a...
Golden Knights hammer Avs in high-scoring opener
Ivan Barbashev had two goals and two assists, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson also scored twice, and the host Vegas Golden Knights overcame a hat trick from Mikko Rantanen to beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.,Jack Eichel contributed four assists, Zach Wh...
Minnesota looks to avoid letdown in encounter vs. skidding UCLA
Minnesota is coming off one of its biggest victories in years after it knocked off then-No. 11 Southern California a week ago in Minneapolis. ,Now, the challenge for Minnesota (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) will be to avoid a letdown after a big win. The Golden Gophers will visit UCLA (1-4, 0-3) on Saturday eve...
Eli Holstein, No. 22 Pitt aim to continue sizzling start vs. Cal
Pittsburgh is back in the Top 25 and hopes to stay there when the No. 22 Panthers take on visiting California in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday afternoon.,Pittsburgh (5-0, 1-0) entered the Top 25 for the first time this season after beating North Carolina 34-24 last weekend.,A sixth cons...
Banged-up Avalanche set to open season vs. Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche are still in championship windows, but they aren't as wide open as they were in the past.,Colorado won it all in 2022 and Vegas grabbed the Stanley Cup the following year before both teams made it no further than the second round of the playoffs last s...
NHL season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
ANAHEIM DUCKS,Head coach: Greg Cronin (second season),Last season: 27-50-5, 59 points, seventh place in Pacific Division,This season: After bottoming out in 2021-22, the Ducks will continue to climb out of the throes of a rebuild, albeit likely with baby steps. Last season was a disaster in part due...
No. 8 Miami comes back from 25 down to stun Cal
Cam Ward threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left and No. 8 Miami recovered from a 25-point, third-quarter deficit to register a 39-38 victory over Cal in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday night at Berkley, Calif.,Ward completed 35 of 53 passes for a season-best 4...
Minnesota rallies in second half, knocks off No. 11 USC
Quarterback Max Brosmer punched in the third of his three rushing touchdowns with 56 seconds left in the game and Minnesota held on to upset visiting No. 11-ranked Southern California, 24-17, Saturday in Minneapolis.,Brosmer's TD carries were a 5-yarder and a pair of goal-line runs. His last one req...
Minnesota rallies in second half as Golden Gophers upset No. 11 USC
Quarterback Max Brosmer punched in the third of his three rushing touchdowns with 56 seconds left in the game and Minnesota held on to upset visiting No. 11-ranked Southern California, 24-17, Saturday in Minneapolis.,Brosmer's TD carries were a five-yarder and a pair of goal-line runs. His last one ...
Golden Knights sign F Tanner Pearson to 1-year deal
Forward Tanner Pearson signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.,Pearson, 32, recorded two goals, an assist and a plus-4 rating in four games during the preseason. He had been participating in the team's training camp on a professional tryout agreement.,Pearson ha...
Reports: Golden Knights get cap relief for G Robin Lehner
The final year of injured goaltender Robin Lehner's contract will not count against the Vegas Golden Knights' salary cap in 2024-25, as a settlement granted the team some cap relief, several reports said Thursday.,Lehner signed a five-year, $25 million deal that was going to last through the upcomin...
Wild owner: 'Nobody will offer (Kirill Kaprizov) more money than us'
The Minnesota Wild intend to sign star forward Kirill Kaprizov to a long-term contract when he comes eligible on July 1, owner Craig Leopold said.,That's good, because Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season. The 27-year-old Russian has two seasons remaining on his five-...