Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson’s rediscovered scoring touch will be put to the test when the Canucks host the road warrior New York Rangers on Tuesday night. It took a six-game homestand for Pettersson to break out of his scoring slump. The slick Swede struggled in the first few weeks of the season, but now has […]
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The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, 20 games into the current season and two years removed from a historic season when he was named the NHL’s coach of the year. The Bruins are 8-9-3 for 19 points, tied for third in the Atlantic Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Boston is 31st
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews again on Wednesday night against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, but so far that has not been a problem. The Maple Leafs are 5-1-0 in the games Matthews has missed due to an upper-body injury that was initially expected to sideline him for just a few
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Martin Necas has put the Carolina Hurricanes on his back this season. The talented center carries a 13-game point streak into Wednesday’s matchup between the Hurricanes and the host Philadelphia Flyers. Necas has 10 goals and 17 assists during his hot streak, and he leads the team in goals (11) and assists (19) in 17
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Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks hit the road riding high. As Celebrini – the first pick in this year’s draft – and the Sharks head into Wednesday’s clash with the Dallas Stars to kick off a two-game trip, San Jose will aim to build on a thrilling victory in which its young star
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As they draw toward what is already one of the worst seasons in program history, Florida State isn’t done yet as the Seminoles host Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla. The Seminoles (1-9) have lost six in a row and one more loss would match their worst record after 11 games since going
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Given his success this season as Colorado’s head coach, it’s no surprise that Deion Sanders’ name has been mentioned for other coaching vacancies, including in the NFL, but Sanders said Tuesday he has no intention of leaving the Buffaloes. “I’m happy where I am, man,” Sanders told reporters Tuesday. “I’ve got a kickstand down. You
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No. 1 Oregon was confirmed as a Big Ten Conference championship game participant by league officials on Tuesday. As many as 10 scenarios for the second spot opposite the Ducks could play out over the final two weeks of the regular season, according to the Big Ten. The undefeated Ducks are on a run of
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A pair of well-rested teams will meet Thursday in Atlanta, when Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Neither team has played since Nov. 9, with each coming off bye weeks. The last time Georgia Tech played, the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 ACC) delivered one of the biggest upsets of the
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