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Nuggets clamp down on Damian Lillard, rout Blazers 127-99

By PAT GRAHAM | February 4, 2020

DENVER (AP) — The combination of Gary Harris and Torrey Craig was too much for Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers to overcome.Not on offense, but defense.Harris and Craig hounded the hot-shooting Lillard all evening and never let him get on track...

Hobbs’ leads streaking Boise St. past Wyoming 67-62

February 4, 2020

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Alex Hobbs scored a career-high 24 points off the bench to help Boise State rally late for a 67-62 win over Wyoming on Tuesday night.Boise State (16-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference) trailed 53-51 after Jake Hendricks made 1 of 2...

Granlund scores in overtime; Predators beat Jets 2-1

February 4, 2020

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored 1:11 into overtime, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.Granlund's blast went high past goalie Connor Hellebuyck and gave the Predators their third...

Rask makes 25 saves in shutout, Bruins blank Canucks 4-0

By DOUG ALDEN | February 4, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist, Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots for his third shutout this season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.Brad...

Schenn, Sanford each score twice, Blues’ beat Hurricanes 6-3

By WARREN MAYES | February 4, 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist, Zach Sanford scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Tuesday night.The reigning Stanley Cup champion Blues were 1-4-1 in their previous six games but hadn't played...

Rakell scores shootout winner, Ducks edge Senators 3-2

February 4, 2020

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored the shootout winner and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night.Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase scored in regulation for Anaheim, which has won four of its last five.John Gibson made...

Xavier beats DePaul 67-59 behind Tandy

February 4, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — KyKy Tandy scored 14 points, Paul Scruggs added 13 and Xavier beat DePaul 67-59 on Tuesday night.Tyrique Jones scored 12 with 18 rebounds and three blocks for the Musketeers (15-8, 4-6 Big East Conference), who outrebounded the Blue Demons...

Burakovsky, fluke goal, spark Avalanche’s 6-1 rout of Sabres

By JOHN WAWROW | February 4, 2020

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — No one on the ice or the benches saw the first goal coming, except for Colorado's Samuel Girard.With most everyone looking the other way for a count of about four seconds, the Avalanche defenseman saw the deflected puck squirt out...

Werenski scores OT goal in Blue Jackets1-0 win over Florida

By MITCH STACY | February 4, 2020

It was the Bob and Elvis show for 60 minutes of regulation play, and something had to give.Florida's Sergei Bobrovski and Columbus' Elvis Merzlikins traded great saves and pitched shutouts through regulation in an entertaining match-up on Tuesday night.But...

Teague’s double-double sends Ball St. past Kent St.

February 4, 2020

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Tahjai Teague scored 12 points with 17 rebounds and Ball State beat Kent State 62-54 on Tuesday night.Teague finished a rebound shy of matching his career high.The Golden Flashes raced to 17-5 lead in the first 81/2 minutes before...

Carvacho’s double-double leads Colorado St. past Fresno St.

February 4, 2020

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Nico Carvacho led five players in double figures with 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Colorado State beat Fresno State 80-70 on Tuesday night.Isaiah Stevens scored 13, Kendle Moore and Adam Thistlewood added 12 apiece and...

Kovalchuk scores in SO, Canadiens rally past Devils 5-4

By TOM CANAVAN | February 4, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Trailing by three goals and with their playoffs hopes fading, the Montreal Canadiens reached down and found something that might spark their season.Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only shootout goal and the Canadiens rallied from a 3-0...