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Killian Hayes Leads Pistons Offense In Season Finale
Detroit Pistons guard Killian Hayes finished off the season with a game-high 26 points in Sunday's 103-81 loss in Chicago. He shot 8-for-18 from the field, including 3-for-8 from outside, and completed a good all-around performance with eight rebounds, seven assists and one block. Hayes saved some of his best performances for last, also putting […]
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Mark Williams Wraps Up Season With A Double-Double
Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams completed his rookie campaign with a nice 22-point, 10-rebound double-double Sunday versus Cleveland. He was near-perfect from the field with a 9-for-10 effort and helped the team to end a disappointing campaign on a high note, with the Hornets stinging the home team with a 106-95 victory. In 30 minutes […]
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Maxime Comtois Out For The Season
Anaheim Ducks left wing Maxime Comtois (upper body) has been ruled out for the season. He wasn't in the lineup on Sunday versus Colorado and the team announced that Comtois won't play in the rest of the games either. The 24-year-old finishes his third full season in the league with a disappointing haul of nine […]
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Joel Farabee Notches Two Points Against Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee recorded his seventh multi-point outing of the season Sunday, finishing a 5-3 loss to Boston with a goal and an assist. He had his 14th goal of the season in the second period and added his 24th assist in the third. It's been a rough campaign for every Flyer not […]
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David Pastrnak Collects Four Points In Historic Win
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak racked up four points as the team registered a record-breaking 63rd win of the season Sunday against Philadelphia. He posted his third hat trick of the season and tallied one assist, leading the team to a 5-3 victory. With his final marker, Pastrnak became only the second player in […]
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Trevor Zegras Sets New Career High With 62 Points
Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras got to celebrate a new career high in points Sunday, logging his 62nd point of the campaign in a 5-4 overtime loss to Colorado. He set his new record with an even-strength assist on Anaheim's first goal. Zegras is on 22 goals and 40 assists through 79 games. The 22-year-old […]
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Devon Toews Hands Out Three Assists Against Anaheim
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews collected a hat trick of assists in Sunday's comeback win against Anaheim. The defending champions found themselves 4-2 down in the third period but pulled out a 5-4 overtime victory, with Toews producing two power-play helpers during the comeback. He also had one even-strength assist in the game. The 29-year-old […]
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Mikko Rantanen Totals Four Points Sunday
Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen continued his phenomenal end-of-the-season form with another four-point performance Sunday against the Ducks. He had two goals and two assists to register his third four-point effort in five games. Three of Rantanen's points came on the power play when Colorado turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 overtime win. Rantanen […]
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Mitchell Marner In Exclusive Company
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner set a new career high and joined exclusive company in Saturday's 7-1 win over Montreal. He had two goals and an assist in the contest to reach 98 points for the season, and Marner is now the third player to record at least 30 goals and 60 assists […]
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Alex Lyon Carrying Panthers With Historic Run
Florida Panthers goaltender Alex Lyon made history in Saturday's 4-2 win over Washington, becoming the first netminder in franchise history to record a six-game winning streak during his first season with the team. He pushed aside 22 shots to improve to 9-3-1 for the campaign. Lyon had a pretty tough time in his first few […]
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Casey Mittelstadt Enjoying A Hot Finish To The Season
Buffalo Sabres center Casey Mittelstadt logged two more points in Saturday's 4-3 win over Carolina to continue his red-hot finish to the regular season. The 24-year-old struck a pair of goals against the Hurricanes, reaching 10 points in his last seven appearances. Mittelstadt has tallied seven points in the last four games alone. He's benefited […]
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Dmitry Orlov, Charlie McAvoy Won't Play Sunday
Boston Bruins defensemen Dmitry Orlov (back) and Charlie McAvoy (undisclosed) won't play Sunday against the Flyers. Hampus Lindholm and Brandon Carlo will form the first defensive pairing in the game, with Matt Grzelcyk and Connor Carrick part of the second pairing. Both players are likely just getting rested, with the playoffs scheduled to start on […]
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Pavel Francouz Returns To Action Sunday
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz (lower body) will make his first appearance in two months Sunday against Anaheim. Alexandar Georgiev has gotten a lot of burn with Francouz out and matched a franchise record with a seventh straight road win Saturday versus Los Angeles. Over the course of the season, Francouz has had only 15 […]
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Taylor Hall Rests On Sunday
Boston Bruins left wing Taylor Hall won't play Sunday against the Flyers. He returned from a 20-game absence in Saturday's matchup against New Jersey and the team doesn't want to push him too hard after the former MVP missed six weeks of action. Hall logged 12:12 of ice time Saturday and had a busy outing […]
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Jeremy Swayman Starts For Boston Sunday
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will pick up his 32nd start of the season Sunday versus Philadelphia. He will be tasked with helping the team register a historic 63rd win of the season, which would mark a new league record. The Bruins matched the 1995-96 Red Wings and 2018-19 Lightning with their 62nd win Saturday […]
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Gustav Nyquist Has Two Assists In Wild Debut
Minnesota Wild winger Gustav Nyquist finally made his team debut Saturday against St. Louis, and it was a good one. Lining up on the third line, Nyquist played for only 11:50, but he made a big impact in a 5-3 victory with two assists. Both of his helpers came inside a few minutes in the […]
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Ilya Sorokin Stays Hot With A Shutout
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin logged his 10th victory in 14 starts with a 27-save shutout Saturday against Philadelphia. A 4-0 victory helped the Islanders to keep ahold of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. With the team needing to stay fully focused for the final few games of the regular season, […]
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Igor Shesterkin Grabs His Third Shutout
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin posted his third shutout of the season Saturday with a 20-save effort against Columbus. He had an uneventful outing in a 4-0 victory, but it was a special game for Shesterkin, as the Rangers No. 1 set a new career high with his 37th win. Shesterkin hasn't grabbed a […]
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Auston Matthews Picks Up Four Points Against Montreal
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews registered his 12th career four-point game on Saturday, hitting his 39th goal of the season and adding three assists in a 7-1 victory over the Canadiens. Two of his assists came in power-play situations. With three games to go, Matthews needs to get just one more goal to join […]
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Connor Hellebuyck Shuts The Door On Nashville
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was outstanding in a must-win game against Nashville on Saturday, leading his squad to a 2-0 win with a 28-save shutout. With 32 shutouts in total to his name, Hellebuyck now holds the eighth spot on the all-time list among American goalies. Nashville has threatened to beat Winnipeg for the […]
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Sidney Crosby Reaches 1,500 Career Points
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby reached another special landmark in his illustrious career on Saturday, becoming the 15th player in NHL history with 1,500 points. He did it with a three-point performance in a 5-1 win over Detroit, scoring twice and handing out one assist. By doing it in his 1,188th game, Crosby became the […]
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Rasmus Dahlin Tallies Three Points Saturday
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin produced a three-point effort in Saturday's 4-3 win over Carolina, becoming only the second blue-liner in franchise history with a 70-point campaign. Dahlin joined Phil Housley on the list by delivering an assist early in the game. He then scored a power-play goal and had another assist to move to […]
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Connor McDavid Hits 150-Point Mark
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid became only the sixth NHL player ever to record 150 points in a single season when he had two goals and an assist in Saturday's 6-1 win over San Jose. He's the first player to hit the landmark since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky are the only […]
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Kawhi Leonard Leads Team With 27 Points
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard produced a team-high 27 points in Saturday's 126-125 win over the Trail Blazers, shooting 7-for-17 from the field with a 3-for-8 record from deep. It was a pretty poor shooting performance for Kawhi, but he saved his scoring numbers with a 10-for-10 effort at the charity stripe. In 29 […]
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Kevin Knox II Scores Game-High 30 Points Saturday
Portland Trail Blazers forward Kevin Knox II had a prolific outing against the Clippers Saturday, ending up as the top scorer in a 136-125 loss with 30 points on 10-for-15 shooting. He was 5-for-8 with the three-ball and also posted a game-high 11 rebounds with two assists and one steal. Knox II has done well […]
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Tre Jones Bags Another Triple-Double
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tre Jones had another busy outing Saturday against Minnesota, completing a 151-131 loss with his second triple-double in four games. He notched 21 points and posted 10 rebounds and 12 assists. Jones became only the fifth Spurs player ever with multiple triple-doubles in a season. The 23-year-old saw a run […]
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Anthony Edwards Tallies 33 Points Against San Antonio
Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 33 points on 13-for-25 shooting in Saturday's 151-131 win over San Antonio. He hit 4-for-9 from deep and completed his line with five rebounds, three assists and two steals in just 25 minutes of action. That's now three 30-point efforts in five games for Edwards, and he […]
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Kris Dunn Notches A Double-Double
Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn bagged a 19-point, 14-assist double-double as the team beat Denver 118-114 on Saturday. He even almost made it a triple-double, collecting eight rebounds with three steals and one block in 37 minutes. Dunn made his second consecutive start and shot 6-for-13 in the game with a 7-for-8 effort at the […]
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Ochai Agbaji Scores Career-High 28 Points
Utah Jazz guard/forward Ochai Agbaji had the best game of his young career Saturday versus Denver, leading all scorers with 28 points in a 118-114 win. He added three rebounds, three assists and one steal, shooting 10-for-25 from the field and 3-for-11 from deep. It was an inefficient performance shooting-wise, but the Jazz rolled with […]
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Leads Nuggets In Scoring
Denver Nuggets guard/forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the team's top scorer with 21 points in Saturday's 118-114 loss to Utah. It's only the fifth time this season Caldwell-Pope has been able to get to the 20-point plateau. He did it with 7-for-12 shooting, going a sensational 6-for-8 from downtown. The Nuggets starters played only three quarters, […]
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