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Four-goal first period propels Penguins past Oilers

Sydney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book, and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as Pittsburgh defeated visiting Edmonton 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins’ first win over the Oilers in more than five years. Crosby collected a goal and two assists to pass Joe Sakic for ninth […]

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Streaking Stars blow out skidding Flyers

Casey DeSmith made 27 saves and four Dallas players scored as the Stars rolled over the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday for their sixth consecutive win. Mavrik Bourque, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen tallied for Dallas, which is 7-0-1 in the past eight games. Jason Robertson chipped in two assists as the

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Blue Jackets score 4 straight goals, defeat Kraken for 3rd straight win

Denton Mateychuk scored his first career NHL goal and Luca Del Bel Belluz notched his second as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 6-2 Thursday night. Sean Kuraly, Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko also scored and James van Riemsdyk added a pair of assists for the Blue Jackets, who won

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Rangers down Devils on Sam Carrick’s OT winner

Sam Carrick scored with 2:12 remaining in overtime as the New York Rangers earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. The Rangers avoided their third straight loss in as many meetings this season to the Devils, who outscored them by a combined 10-1 margin last month. After New Jersey

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Warriors hold off Pistons’ comeback attempt

Buddy Hield scored 19 points to help lead the Golden State Warriors to a 107-104 win over the host Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Stephen Curry had 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while Trayce Jackson-Davis added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Golden State, which ended a two-game skid. Cade Cunningham had 32 points

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Cavs rally past Raptors for 12th consecutive win

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-24 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. The Cavaliers, who trailed by 12 points in the third quarter, extended their winning streak to 12 games while handing the Raptors their fourth loss in a row.

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Julius Randle helps Timberwolves top Magic for 3rd straight win

Julius Randle collected 23 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Edwards added 21 points, lifting the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 104-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Edwards had seven assists and joined Donte DiVincenzo in draining four 3-pointers to pace the Timberwolves to their third win in a row. Edwards, however, made

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76ers rookie G Jared McCain (knee) done for season

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain will miss the rest of his rookie season to recover from knee surgery, the team announced Thursday. McCain underwent surgery on Dec. 17 to repair a torn left meniscus he sustained during Philadelphia’s 121-107 home loss to Indiana four days earlier. The 76ers initially said McCain would remain sidelined indefinitely,

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