BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Reinhart jammed in a loose puck for the go-ahead goal 57 seconds into the third period in the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.The Red Wings avoided a major scare in the first period, when forward...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The puck ended up on Yanni Gourde's stick and for a split second, the only thing the Tampa Bay Lightning forward felt was a sense of panic.It passed. It always does these days for the NHL's hottest team.Gourde collected Brayden Point's...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid kept the Philadelphia 76ers close until Josh Richardson took over.Richardson scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Sixers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-103 on Tuesday night.Simmons...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Chris Kreider scored twice and the New York Rangers beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Tuesday night, snapping the Jets' three-game winning streak.Ryan Strome and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and assist for the Rangers (28-23-4), who were...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala kept up his recent surge for Minnesota with a goal and two assists, and the Wild matched their season high with three power-play scores on the way to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.Joel...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Riding a three-game losing streak and fading in the wild-card race, the Florida Panthers needed something to get them going.They got it from a totally unexpected source, a fourth line quickly dubbed the helicopter line. The reason:...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s defense stopped its slump and continued Arkansas’ slide.Freshman Santiago Vescovi had 20 points and eight assists before fouling out to set career highs in both categories as Tennessee trounced Arkansas 82-61...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Obi Toppin saw his younger brother, Jacob, going up for a shot. Dayton's fabulous forward stretch out his long arm and swatted it away.“I wasn't going to let little brother score on me,” Toppin said. “I can't let that happen.”He...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Breein Tyree turned in a performance that prompted Mississippi coach Kermit Davis to admit, "The best I've ever seen by one of my players and I've been coaching a long time."Tyree scored a career-high 40 points, 27 in the second...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Ty Groce scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first career double-double and Eastern Michigan snapped its seven-game road losing streak by holding off Central Michigan 73-70 on Tuesday night.Groce's dunk put...

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jason Preston had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Ohio defeated Western Michigan 73-61 on Tuesday night.Ben Vander Plas had 19 points and nine rebounds for Ohio (12-12, 4-7 Mid-American Conference). Jordan Dartis added 15 points and...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Seth Lundy delivered a flurry of first-half scoring punches.Mike Watkins capitalized with a quick second-half knockout blow.Watkins matched a season high with 19 points, Lundy added a career-high 18 and No. 13 Penn State...