By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored 3:14 into overtime as the New York Islanders rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday at Bell Centre. Islanders rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer scored twice in a 55-second span late in the second period, giving him 18 goals on the season. Schaefer surpassed Denis Potvin for the most goals ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — Dylan Larkin scored in overtime but John Gibson was the real hero as the Detroit Red Wings edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday. Larkin beat Senators goalie Linus Ullmark on his backhand with 3:10 remaining in overtime. It was Larkin’s second goal of the game after he tied it 1-1 for Detroit ... Read More »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikayla Blakes scored 35 points as No. 5 Vanderbilt beat No. 24 Alabama 85-60 Thursday night. The Commodores closed out their regular-season home schedule with a 16-0 home record for the first time in program history. After a low-scoring second quarter in which Vanderbilt (26-3, 12-3 SEC) had just eight points ... Read More »
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Lina Ljungblom notched her first two points of the season and Ann-Renée Desbiens saved 34 shots to lead the Montréal Victoire over the New York Sirens 4-1 on Thursday night in the first PWHL game since the Olympic break. Dara Greig opened the scoring five minutes into the game for the ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Julian Champagnie scored 26 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight victory, 126-110 over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Victor Wembanyama had his second straight quiet night offensively, finishing with 12 points, but the surging Spurs had plenty of balance against the lottery-bound Nets. Stephon Castle ... Read More »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Madina Okot had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Joyce Edwards added 23 points and No. 3 South Carolina clinched its fifth straight Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a 112-71 victory over Missouri on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (28-2, 14-1) have been the dominant program the past five years in a league ... Read More »
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BOSTON (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Thursday night in the first game for both teams after the three-week break for the Olympics. Morgan Geekie and Sean Kuraly and also scored for the Bruins. Kuraly gave Boston a two-goal ... Read More »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta newcomers CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert combined for 58 points against their former team on Thursday night, leading the Hawks to a 126-96 win against the Washington Wizards. It was the second of a two-game home series for the Hawks against the team to which they traded Trae Young in January. ... Read More »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho banged in a power-play goal through traffic midway through the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Thursday night. Aho’s shot from up top slipped past Jonas Johansson, with Carolina captain Jordan Staal rooted in front of Johansson at the top of ... Read More »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina ... Read More »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kon Knueppel broke the NBA rookie 3-point season record and scored 28 points, Brandon Miller had 33 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 133-109 on Thursday night. Needing six 3-pointers to top the rookie mark of 206 set by Keegan Murray in 80 games in 2022-23, the NBA’s leading ... Read More »
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