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Frustrations mount as Rangers fight for first home win vs. Predators
The New York Rangers are celebrating their 100th season in team history but never began this poorly on home ice until now.,New York aims to finally get its first home win in its eighth attempt Monday night against the Nashville Predators.,The Rangers are 0-6-1 at home this season, and it marks the 2...

Miami continues to lean on newcomers with Stetson up next
Miami was a Final Four team in 2023 and Stetson was an NCAA Tournament team in 2024. Both plummeted in the 2024-25 season, finishing with 7-24 and 8-24 records, respectively.,Each will continue their respective quests for turnaround seasons Monday night when Stetson visits Miami in Coral Gables, Fla...

Devils could match franchise record... if vexing Isles cooperate
The New Jersey Devils have a chance to make some franchise history -- if they can end their recent home struggles against the rival New York Islanders.,Looking to match the club record with an eighth straight home win to open the season, the Devils will try to keep the Islanders from spoiling their ...

Rutgers hopes for another tight game defensively vs. Maine
Rutgers will be seeking another strong defensive effort Monday when it faces visiting Maine in Piscataway, N.J., and attempts to open the season with back-to-back nonconference victories.,Rutgers (1-0) beat Rider 81-53 Wednesday. The Scarlet Knights, which finished last season ranked 17th among Big ...

Hornets' shaky defense could prove to be cure for scrapping Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will look for a quick fix to some offensive glitches when they visit the defensive-challenged Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,Los Angeles dropped a 122-102 decision Saturday night at Atlanta while absorbing its first road loss in five outings.,"Just not a lot to like," said...

Canucks brace for Nathan MacKinnon, high-octane Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche will look to extend their respective point streaks on Sunday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks.,MacKinnon pushed his point streak to eight games after collecting two goals and two assists in Colorado's 9-1 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturda...

Young Ducks flying high, strive to ground Jets
The high-octane Anaheim Ducks will ride a six-game winning streak and a red-hot offense into a home matchup against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in a clash of two of the top teams in the NHLs Western Conference. ,The Ducks will enter off a 4-3 road victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday th...

Stephen Curry (illness) could return to Warriors; Pacers missing key players
The host Golden State Warriors hope to have Stephen Curry back in the lineup Sunday night when they get their first opportunity to exact revenge against the wounded Indiana Pacers, a team that has beaten them this season.,Curry has missed Golden State's past two games -- road losses to the Sacrament...

Hurricanes eager to continue winning ways in clash vs. Leafs
The Carolina Hurricanes will aim to extend their three-game winning streak Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Hurricanes completed a sweep of their two-game homestand Saturday with a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. ,Toronto will finish a four-game homestand on Sunday afte...

Surging Pistons, 76ers to show off top talents in Eastern Conference
Powered by their dynamic duo of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons will head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Sunday night riding a five-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the Eastern Conference.,Cunningham is averaging 25.6 points and 9.7 assists a game, and Duren...

Slumping Mammoth seek better results vs. surging Senators
The Utah Mammoth were riding high two weeks ago, as they picked up their seventh straight win to improve to 8-2-0 on the season. But it's been a bumpy ride since, dropping four of their past five games.,The Mammoth will try to get back on track when they close out their four-game road trip with a vi...

Stars, Kraken finding ways to win close games ahead of clash
Both the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars had to rally for road victories Saturday to avoid two straight regulation defeats.,Which goes to show why the teams, who will meet Sunday in Dallas, are in second place in their respective divisions despite a negative goal differential this season.,The Kraken...

Kings' strong road record clashes with Penguins' dominant home form
While the Los Angeles Kings have struggled at home, they've fared quite well on the road to begin the season., ,The Pittsburgh Penguins, meanwhile, have managed to be productive no matter where they're playing., ,Looking to get back on track from a dismal homestand, the Kings aim for a third straigh...

Southern California off to hot start, but so is next foe Manhattan
Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday.,USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points ...

Dominant No. 4 UConn looks to keep rolling against Columbia
No. 4 UConn looks to continue a season-opening surge when it hosts Columbia in the finale of a three-game homestand on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (2-0) go for their 36th straight nonconference home win. However, it will be hard to top the 35th in that streak, as they followed a 24-poi...

Mats Zuccarello makes home season debut as Wild face Flames
Mats Zuccarello is thrilled to be back with the Minnesota Wild.,A lower-body injury prevented Zuccarello from seeing the ice for the start of the 2025-26 campaign. He returned to action this week and will make his home debut this season when the Wild face off against the Calgary Flames on Sunday eve...

Texas A&M tests 'Bucky Ball' against new-look Oklahoma State
Former Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Texas A&M -- teams that made major forays into the transfer portal to remake their rosters -- meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Second-year Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz brought in 12 new players, including seven Division I transfers, to add to the one starte...

Anthony Edwards ready to soar as Timberwolves meet struggling Kings
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves can win their fourth game in five tries as they travel to face the reeling Sacramento Kings on Sunday.,With a healthy Anthony Edwards back on the floor, Minnesota pieced together its most complete effort last time out by breezing past the Utah Jazz, 137-97. In his...

Washington, Baylor meet in first test for both teams
New-look Baylor will look to take its next step to build team chemistry when it hosts Washington in a nonconference matchup Sunday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (1-0) opened their campaign with a 96-81 win on Monday as Cameron Carr poured in 28 points, matching former Baylor star Ja'Kobe Walter for most...

Knicks aim to stay perfect at home in battle with Nets
The New York Knicks are perfect at home and winless on the road.,The Knicks do have plenty of time remaining on a season-long homestand to gain momentum for their next road trip, and will look to continue their home dominance Sunday night when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets in the first clash t...