SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James had 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds but didn’t get to compete against rival and pal Stephen Curry as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 119-103 on Thursday night. James shot 11 for 17 and made three 3-pointers. He exited briefly after appearing to jam his …
SALT LAKE CITY — Dylan Guenther scored his 39th goal of the season, Clayton Keller had three assists to reach 56 and the Utah Mammoth beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Utah (42-30-6), which has won seven of 10, can clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth in its …
The New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs are both outside the playoff cut line, and they both waited until four games remaining in the regular season to make a significant move. The Isles waited until star goalie Ilya Sorokin alone could not buck the defensive metrics that sought to undo him. So, they made …
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Alex Iafallo, Josh Morrissey and Jonathan Toews scored as the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Thursday night, keeping their playoff hopes alive. Mark Scheifele had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves for Winnipeg (35-31-12), which has 82 points. The Jets went into the game four points …
Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid. Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3 per cent (32 of 49) as Chicago (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conference and the …
The status of the Detroit Red Wings‘ starting goaltender is in question as they fight for their playoff lives. John Gibson left the Red Wings’ game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, midway through the second period, after taking a hit early in the frame. Detroit coach Todd McLellan said Gibson is not in concussion …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rookie Colten Ellis stopped 37 shots for his first NHL career shutout, and the Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus 5-0 to dent the Blue Jackets’ playoff chances on Thursday night. Josh Doan broke the game open with two third-period goals, while Peyton Krebs, Jack Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin also scored. Buffalo (49-23-8) reached …
Moritz Seider had a career-high five points with a goal and four assists while Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists. The win gives the Red Wings 91 points with three games left. They trail the Ottawa Senators by three points for the second Eastern Conference wildcard, and the Senators hold the regulation-wins tiebreaker. …
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