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Riding momentum from sweep, Nationals ready for Pirates, Paul Skenes
Fresh off their first three-game road sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in 20 years, the Washington Nationals will try to keep their momentum going when they face the Pirates and ace Paul Skenes on Monday night in the first contest of a four-game series in Pittsburgh. ,The Nationals will aim for four w...
Phillies, Cubs search for consistent offense in opener
The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs will have the same mission when they meet on Monday: kick-start an in-and-out offense. ,The Phillies have scored in only three of their last 45 innings and have been shut out twice while losing four of their last five games. ,The Cubs took a step in the rig...
Orioles and D-backs, both surging, set to test mettle in series opener
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles have generated momentum during the past week.,Now they're set for a three-game series that begins Monday night in Baltimore.,"I think the players in that clubhouse have shown their resiliency," Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said of his injury-plagued t...
Light-hitting Mariners taking advantage of Astros' shaky pitching
Every year, generally come playoff time, the question is asked: Does good pitching beat good hitting?,The current series between the Houston Astros and host Seattle Mariners poses a different query: Does bad hitting beat bad pitching?,The answer, thus far, is yes.,The Mariners, who entered the four-...
Golden Knights look to continue momentum vs. Jets
The Vegas Golden Knights clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth for the eighth time in their nine years of existence with a 3-2 overtime win over Colorado on Saturday. But don't look for John Tortorella's team to take the foot off the pedal in their final two regular-season contests.,Vegas (37-26-17, ...
Kings fighting for playoff positioning vs. Kraken
With three games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Kings are in a position in which they could still finish first in the Pacific Division or miss the playoffs completely.,The Kings (34-26-19, 87 points) will close with a three-game trip, all against foes who have already been eliminat...
Avalanche, Oilers persisting through litany of injuries
The Colorado Avalanche clinched the Central Division and the NHL's top overall seed. Now they are having a say in who is the other division winner in the Western Conference.,Colorado (52-16-11, 115 points) completes back-to-back games against Pacific Division contenders when it plays at the Edmonton...
Sabres seeking two more wins, starting with Blackhawks Monday
With two games remaining in the regular season, the playoff-bound Buffalo Sabres can finish anywhere from first to third in a stacked Atlantic Division.,Fortunately for the Sabres, they control the equation entering Monday's visit to the slumping Chicago Blackhawks.,With three points this week, Buff...
Wild hope to banish recent funk as they take on Blues
Central Division foes square off one final time this season when the playoff-bound Minnesota Wild visit the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.,This is the third and final regular-season matchup between these teams. They have split the season series so far, with the Wild winning 5-0 in St. Louis back i...
Jake Oettinger has Stars trending in right direction ahead of Leafs matchup
The Dallas Stars will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night knowing where they stand entering the playoffs.,The Stars (48-20-12, 108 points) clinched the No. 2 seed in the Central Division Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over the New York Rangers.,Their third consecutive win has assured them h...
Predators, Sharks look for late push into West playoff picture
Two teams still on the outskirts of the Western Conference playoff picture will collide when the Nashville Predators host the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.,The Predators (38-32-10, 86 points) trail the Los Angeles Kings by one point for the second wild card in the West with two games remaining. T...
Lightning seek strong home finish, starting vs. eliminated Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning meet for the final time Monday night, but their penultimate regular-season games will hold very different impacts for the Atlantic Division foes.,The Lightning (49-25-6, 104 points) are glad to be back home for their final two games after a bad four-game...
Playoff-hungry Flyers 'playing the right way' with Carolina test next
Two of the three teams in Metropolitan Division playoff spots meet on Monday night when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Philadelphia Flyers.,The Hurricanes (52-22-6, 110 points) have clinched the division title, while the Flyers (41-27-12, 94 points) are in third. With two games to play, they lead...
Rebuilding Rangers, injury-plagued Panthers playing out the string
The New York Rangers were the NHL's best team in the 2023-24 regular season.,The Florida Panthers won the past two Stanley Cup championships.,Yet, when the Rangers visit the Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., on Monday night, it somehow will be a battle between two of the eight worst teams in the league. Bo...
UCLA likely to make history as No. 1 draft pick decision looms
UCLA just finished off a dominating run to the NCAA title, but now the stars of the Bruins are about to take over the WNBA Draft.,As many as five UCLA players could be first-round selections and six total will be chosen when the three-round, 45-player draft is conducted Monday night in New York. Tha...
With playoff berth secure, Senators aim to stay hot vs. Devils
The Ottawa Senators know they will be one of the Eastern Conference's wild-card teams and hold a significant edge in the regulation wins tiebreaker over the Boston Bruins.,A day after clinching a playoff spot for the second straight year, the Senators seek their season-best fifth straight win when t...
Mammoth strives for playoff momentum; Flames hope to play spoiler
The Utah Mammoth will try to solidify their Stanley Cup Playoffs position when they visit the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.,Utah (42-31-6, 90 points), which saw its five-game winning streak end with a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, is three points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings i...
Ducks close to snapping playoff drought as Canucks visit
The playoff-hungry Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday in a Pacific Division clash between two franchises heading in the opposite direction. ,The resurgence of the Ducks -- through shrewd trades and clever draft picks -- could provide a template for the last-place Canucks to be compet...
Braves, Guardians battle it out to stay undefeated in series play
The race to determine the last Major League Baseball team to lose a series this season will, appropriately, go down to the wire Sunday night.,The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians each will attempt to remain unbeaten in series play Sunday night, when Atlanta hosts Cleveland in the rubber match ...
Flexibility of Fernando Tatis Jr. an advantage for Padres vs. Rockies
There were more than a few double-takes around Major League Baseball when the host San Diego Padres unveiled their lineup for Saturday night's game with the Colorado Rockies that listed Fernando Tatis Jr. at second base.,The Platinum Glove right fielder hadn't started a big league game at second bef...