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Noesen and Brown score goals as Devils beat Mammoth 2-1 for 3rd win in 4 games

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stefan Noesen and Connor Brown each scored goals, Nico Hischier had two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Utah Mammoth 2-1 on Friday night. Jacob Markstrom had 32 saves for New Jersey, which finished with 25 blocked shots. The Devils won for the third time in ...

Rangers rally from a 2-goal deficit to beat the Flyers 5-4 in a shootout

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday. The comeback for just a fifth win in 18 home games this season potentially came at a ...

Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70

ATLANTA (AP) — Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday. Trimble, playing his first game since breaking his left forearm in a Nov. 9 training mishap, ...

Senators score 3 goals in third period of 6-4 win over Blackhawks

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Three third-period goals, including a pair from David Perron, powered the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Despite a solid effort, Chicago lost its fifth straight game. Perron scored his first goal on the power play and the second ...

Miami’s fierce defense dominates Texas A&M to advance to Cotton Bowl

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Miami brought a nasty defense into Texas A&M on Saturday to down the seventh-seeded Aggies in the College Football Playoff. The No. 10 seed Hurricanes forced Marcel Reed into three turnovers and sacked him seven times ...

Matt Boldy scores twice, Wild beat Oilers 5-2 for 7th straight victory

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory. Ryan Hartman, Vladimir Tarasenko and Nico Sturm also scored, Mats Zuccarello ...

Rangers rally from a 2-goal deficit to beat the Flyers 5-4 in a shootout

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday. The comeback for just a fifth win in 18 home games this season potentially came at a ...