With a seven-game losing skid now put to bed, the Anaheim Ducks can turn their attention to the final dozen games of what has been a disappointing season. However, as Anaheim prepares to host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night, the Pacific Division club can focus on a few bright spots as it starts […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers will aim to extend their point streak to four games on Sunday when they host the Florida Panthers. The Flyers (36-26-9, 81 points) answered recent losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins by defeating both clubs this past week. They sandwiched one-goal wins over the Maple Leafs and Bruins around
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A day after Lakers Gaming completed a perfect 4-0 run through group play for the NBA 2K League’s 3v3 Switch Open, Heat Check Gaming matched the feat with a sweep of Magic Gaming on Saturday. After a close 22-20 win in the first game, Heat Check had little trouble in the final two games, winning
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The Edmonton Oilers were slow out of the blocks to begin their three-game road trip. After quickly finding themselves on the defensive against one Ontario-based team, the Edmonton Oilers (42-22-4, 88 points) will look for a faster start against the other on Sunday when they visit the Ottawa Senators (29-36-4, 62 points). Edmonton began its
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Both the host Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres are riding two-game losing skids but also clinging to the faintest of playoff hopes as they meet Sunday night. The Sabres (33-33-5, 71 points) sit seven points behind the Detroit Red Wings for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot, and have been all but done in
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Two teams that have been mostly sharp as the NHL regular season nears the end will meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes get together Sunday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes (44-20-7, 95 points) have points in six consecutive games (5-0-1). Carolina’s 7-6 shootout loss Friday night at Washington stung because it
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DJ Burns Jr. had six points and one crucial assist in overtime and No. 11 seed North Carolina State outlasted No. 14 Oakland 79-73 on Saturday night in Pittsburgh to secure an improbable Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s South Region. Burns finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Wolfpack
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The New York Islanders spent two weeks flirting with the possibility of falling well out of contention in the Eastern Conference wild-card race before delivering one of their best performances of the season on Saturday. The Islanders know their strong performance will be rendered meaningless if they cannot produce another similar effort to start getting
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Filip Forsberg scored the only goal with 5:14 remaining, Juuse Saros recorded his third shutout and the host Nashville Predators extended their point streak to 17 games by edging the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Saturday. Forsberg’s 39th goal extended his goal streak to five games. He has six goals in his last five games
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