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Brad Marchand, Bruins seek further improvement vs. last-place Flyers
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand has the monkey off his back.,Marchand scored his first goal of the season on Saturday -- an overtime game-winner to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs -- and the Bruins will try to ride that momentum into Tuesday's homestand finale against the Philadelphia Flyers.,"It's...

Small sample of success has Canadiens upbeat with Kraken up next
A two-game winning streak for a legendary franchise such as the Montreal Canadiens, 24-time winners of the Stanley Cup, might not seem like much.,But the Habs will take it.,The Canadiens, who play host to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, snapped a four-game skid over the weekend, defeating visit...

Seeking homestand sweep, high-powered Golden Knights to face Flames
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to complete a four-game homestand sweep on Monday night when they host the Calgary Flames in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights own the best home-ice record in the NHL (6-0-0), outscoring their opponents 34-16 in the process. Vegas has scored six or more goals in four of...

Dynamo aim for first-ever win at Seattle to open playoffs
The Houston Dynamo will try to make some history when they travel to Seattle on Monday for the opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs.,The Dynamo have never won at Lumen Field, going 0-13-3. That includes a 1-0 defeat on Sept. 28 as the Sounders' Paul Rothrock scored the lone goal to help Seattle cli...

Something has to give when streaking Hurricanes, Canucks meet
The Vancouver Canucks will put their four-game winning streak on the line Monday when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes, who are riding a three-game winning streak and looking for their sixth victory in seven games to close out a fruitful road swing.,Not only are both the Canucks and Hurrica...

Clayton Keller looks to continue powering Utah against winless Sharks
The San Jose Sharks and Utah Hockey Club meet on Monday night in Salt Lake City, looking to snap their respective losing streaks.,Utah returns home to open a brief two-game homestand, trying to avoid a fourth straight loss.,On Saturday afternoon, the Utah Hockey Club dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ki...

3-0 Lakers take show on the road, starting with Suns
The Los Angeles Lakers don't typically get off to fast starts, so the current 3-0 run stands out as their best in 14 years.,Los Angeles aims to continue its best start since winning eight straight to begin the 2010-11 campaign when it visits the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.,The clash with Phoenix i...

Jazz looking for answers as they travel to Mavericks
The Utah Jazz will seek their first win of the young season as they embark on their first road trip to play the Dallas Mavericks on Monday evening.,Jazz coach Will Hardy called for an extensive film review session Saturday, a day after his team fell 127-86 at home to the Golden State Warriors. The 4...

Rockets, Spurs battle again as rivalry intensifies
The rivalry between the youthful players for the Spurs and the Rockets is for real, and the fire will be stoked when the teams square off on Monday as San Antonio hosts Houston for the second time in three nights.,Separated by just 193 miles, there has always been a rivalry between the teams, but th...

Sabres try to keep streak alive vs. Aleksander Barkov, Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres will go for their fourth straight win when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday night.,Buffalo is coming off a 5-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, while the Panthers will be looking to make it three in a row after a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders the same d...

FC Cincinnati try to shore up details ahead of NYCFC playoff opener
Pat Noonan hopes the urgency of the MLS Cup playoffs will bring the best out of his third-seeded FC Cincinnati when they host sixth-seeded New York City FC in their Round 1 series opener on Monday night.,FC Cincinnati have home-field advantage in the series based on their higher finish in the Easter...

Facing falling Leafs, Jets eye franchise-record start to season
The Winnipeg Jets have remained focused amid their historic season-opening winning streak.,Meanwhile, victories have been hard to come by for the Toronto Maple Leafs lately.,Looking to remain undefeated, the surging Jets aim for a club-record ninth consecutive victory as they try to hand the visitin...

Nuggets hope for better shooting vs. turnover-prone Raptors
The Denver Nuggets will try to find their shooting stroke when they visit the short-handed and turnover-prone Toronto Raptors on Monday night.,The Nuggets shot 40.2 percent (35-for-87) from the field Saturday in a 109-104 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers despite 41 points from Nikola Jokic, who...

Knicks to see how they stack up against undefeated Cavaliers
The New York Knicks experienced mixed results opening the season against the Eastern Conference teams they chased last spring.,Next, the Knicks will find out how they stack up to another unique foe -- the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have been conquered by New York in a playoff setting but are off to a ...

Preds' Steven Stamkos returns to Tampa for first time since exit
It did not take long for former Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos' homecoming to appear on the NHL schedule, and the Nashville Predators, his new club, will gladly take any kind of good feelings they can get.,Playing better after a slow start to a season brimming with high expectations, t...

LAFC may have Carlos Vela for playoff rematch vs. Whitecaps
Los Angeles FC will begin their 2024 MLS Cup playoff run the same way they began their 2023 postseason, as they are set to face the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday evening in the opener of a first-round series. ,And just maybe, Carlos Vela will once again be involved for the Western Conferenc...

Avalanche find footing on the road, return home against Senators
The Colorado Avalanche left town on Oct. 18 with a 1-4-0 record and questions about nearly every aspect of their lineup.,The Avalanche then swept a three-game road trip to pull even and now have a chance for a fifth straight win when they host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.,Colorado is still m...

After close call, Jets bid to remain unbeaten vs. Flames
The Winnipeg Jets put their perfect record on the line when they visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Winnipeg, the NHL's last unbeaten squad, has won all seven games this season. The Jets' current win streak is one shy of matching a franchise record, set twice last season.,But as Winnipeg prepares...

Rangers aim to reignite offense vs. low-scoring Ducks
The New York Rangers blazed through their first six games by scoring 31 goals before fizzling out for the first time this season.,Coming off their lowest goal output of the new campaign, the Rangers attempt to avoid consecutive losses for the first time when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday n...

Capitals hot on offense entering tussle with Lightning
Through their first six games, the Washington Capitals have been offensive when it comes to opposing defenses. ,The Metropolitan Division club matched its season high with six goals in the last outing and will look to continue the puck-shooting prowess when it travels to face the Tampa Bay Lightning...