Coen Carr had nine of his 15 points in the second half after Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half, helping No. 7 Michigan State remain unbeaten with a 71-52 win over Iowa on Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Vladislav Gavrikov's OT winner lifts Rangers to 3-2 win over Stars
NEW YORK (AP) — Vladislav Gavrikov scored just over a minute into overtime and the New York Rangers beat Dallas 3-2 on Tuesday night, ending the Stars’ four-game winning streak.
Gavrikov scored for the Rangers 1:09 into overtime on a backhand shot.
Carson Soucy and Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Artemi Panarin added two assists and Mika Zibanejad’s assist on the overtime goal gave him two goals and three assists in his last four games.
Cuylle’s third-period wrist shot tied the game with 2:13 left. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves in the win for the Rangers.
Kyle Capobianco and Mikko Rantanen scored for the Stars. Casey DeSmith had 38 saves for the Stars.
Up next
Rangers: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday evening.
Stars: Visit the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday evening.
Panthers lose fourth straight at home, fall into cellar of Eastern Conference
The two teams with the least amount of points in the Eastern Conference met on Tuesday night in Sunrise.
It’s been surprising starts to the season for both the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, who have met in two of the past three postseasons.
In the first of four meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals, it was Toronto that came away with two points, sending the Panthers to their fourth straight loss on home ice by a final score of 4-1.
Toronto didn’t register a shot on goal until over five minutes into the game, but they made that first one count.
A point shot by Troy Stecher found its way through a maze of bodies and past Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead at the 5:24 mark.
A mishandling of the puck by Panthers defenseman Jeff Petry led to a second Toronto goal exactly two and a half minutes later.
Petry’s bobble gave the puck to Joshua, who left it for Bobby McMann as Joshua cut to the net. A quick return pass by McMann to a wide-open Joshua at the doorstep and just like that it was 2-0 Toronto.
That’s how the score would remain until late in the second period, when Florida finally got themselves on the scoreboard despite playing down a man.
With Aaron Ekblad in the penalty box for hooking, Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell pushed up the ice for a shorthanded opportunity.
Initially, the puck ended up in the corner to the right of Joseph Woll, but Lundell won it back and fed Reinhart all alone in front of the net. Reinhart patiently outwaited Woll and deposited the puck into a yawning cage with 5:17 left in the period.
Florida continued to push for an equalizing goal, Scott Laughton jumped on a loose puck in front of Bobrovsky after it jumped over the stick of Aaron Ekblad and popped it in the net to make it 3-1 Leafs with 7:42 to go.
A John Tavares empty-net goal with 18.6 on the clock was the final notable moment of the night.
On to the Predators.
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Photo caption: Dec 2, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) shoots the puck but cannot score against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
Islanders hold on for 2-1 win over Lightning, snapping three-game losing streak
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat and Anthony Duclair scored to lead the New York Islanders past Tampa Bay 2-1 on Tuesday night, ending the Lightning’s seven-game winning streak.
Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves for his eighth win of the season as the Islanders snapped a three-game skid.
Dominic James scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots for the Lightning, who lead the Atlantic Division.
The Islanders opened the scoring 55 seconds into the second period when Horvat corralled his own rebound and buried it. Horvat, who leads New York with 16 goals, is making a strong case to represent Team Canada at the 2026 Olympics in Milan.
Duclair doubled the lead at 5:30 of the third. Callum Ritchie, the 20-year-old forward acquired as the headline piece in last season’s Brock Nelson trade, picked up an assist.
James spoiled Sorokin’s shutout bid with a sharp-angled shot with 4:34 remaining in the third.
Up next
Lightning: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
Islanders: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, concluding a seven-game homestand.
No. 4 Duke fends off furious rally from reigning champion No. 15 Florida in frantic finish at home
For a half, Duke look poised for a runaway win against the champs. But Florida rallied for a last-minute lead before a late Duke bucket quelled the comeback.
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Syracuse hangs on to stun No. 13 Tennessee, marking Vols’ second straight loss
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College Football Playoff committee chair gives confusing explanation for why Alabama jumped Notre Dame in latest rankings
Alabama got credit for a 17-0 lead in its 27-20 win over Auburn even though Notre Dame led Stanford 35-3 at halftime of a 49-20 win.
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Los Angeles Kings Trade Akil Thomas To St. Louis Blues For Nikita Alexandrov
The Los Angeles King and St. Louis Blues have completed an AHL-level trade with the Kings sending forward Akil Thomas to the Blues in exchange for forward Nikita Alexandrov.
Thomas has four goals and 13 points in 19 games for the Ontario Reign this season. He has 50 goals and 106 points in 176 career AHL games.
The 25-year-old missed parts of last season with injury but spent the whole year in the NHL, notching three points in 25 games with the Kings.
A second round selection of the Kings in 2018, Thomas has seven points in 32 career NHL games. He scored the game winning goal for Team Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championship.
Alexandrov has three goals and 14 points in 18 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds this season. He has 61 goals and 143 points in 188 career AHL games.
We’ve acquired F Nikita Alexandrov from the St Louis Blues in exchange for F Akil Thomas.
— LA Kings (@LAKings) December 2, 2025
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A second round selection of the Blues in 2019, Alexandrov finished second on the Thunderbirds in scoring with 49 points in 48 games last season.
The 25-year-old has three goals and nine points in 51 career NHL games, all with St. Louis.
Both players have shown talent in the AHL and have the capability of playing NHL games, a change of scenery should help both.
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Former New Jersey Devils Defenseman Signs With AHL Chicago Wolves
Former New Jersey Devils defenseman Callan Foote has signed a new professional contract with the AHL Chicago Wolves, the team announced.
Foote is signed to a standard AHL contract.
Defenseman Cal Foote has signed a standard AHL contract. @MidwestMovingpic.twitter.com/GyMOywIWob
— Chicago Wolves (@Chicago_Wolves) December 1, 2025
The 26-year-old has not played a game since the 2023-24 season. He took a leave from the New Jersey Devils after he was charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident from June 2018. He was charged alongside Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, and Dillon Dube, all members of the Canada 2018 World Hockey Junior team.
All of the players were acquitted of the charges in July of this year.
They were all eligible to be re-signed by NHL teams, allowed to sign on October 15, and play on December 1st.
Of the five players, only Carter Hart signed with an NHL team, and he is expected to make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights as soon as Tuesday.
Michael McLeod signed with Avangard Omsk in the KHL.
Foote will now join the AHL with the Carolina Hurricanes AHL affiliate.
The former first-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, and New Jersey Devils.
He will now continue his career with the Chicago Wolves.
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New Jersey Devils Receive League Warning After Helmetless Warmup to Honor Brenden Dillon
The New Jersey Devils drew attention Monday by warming up without helmets, leading to a league warning.
The team hit the ice to honor Brenden Dillon’s 1,000th NHL game, wearing No. 5 Jerseys, hats, and special numbers on their sleeves.
While their support was evident, the NHL noted that warming up without helmets violated league rules.
In 2023-24, the NHL mandated that all players who joined the league after the 2019-20 season wear helmets during warmups. The rule is officially NHL rule 9.6, which states that “it is mandatory for all players who entered the NHL beginning with the 2019-2020 season or later to wear their helmet during pre-game warm-up. To be clear, all players who entered the League before the 2019-2020 season and who are currently playing are exempt from this mandate.”
As a result, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly issued the Devils a warning. Daly’s warning comes amid a continuing trend of teams deciding not to wear helmets during warmups.
Last Wednesday, the Ottawa Senators decided as a team not to wear helmets in hopes of shifting their luck. The Senators won that game.
The San Jose Sharks also aimed to turn their season around by removing helmets in warmups; however, the team ultimately lost that game.
Unlike the other teams, the Devils did not forgo helmets in hopes of turning their season around.
The team chose to wear hats to honor their teammate, who became the only active undrafted player to reach 1,000 games.
The night didn’t go as hoped. Dillon left the game after Dmitri Voronkov dropped the gloves and knocked the Devils defenseman to the ice. Dillon returned for the second period before exiting the game again. He did not play in the third period.
Not only that, but the Devils also lost their second straight home game, after starting the season without a regulation home loss for the first 10 games.
The team was only issued a warning for violating the NHL rule–a fortunate result.
The Devils face the Dallas Stars next.
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The New Jersey Devils Drop Two Straight Home Games
The New Jersey Devils have had a tough week. The team lost two consecutive home games after going unbeaten at home in regulation up until that point.
The Devils first lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, allowing three goals in the second period. Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov each scored twice.
Following their loss to the Flyers, the Devils aimed to rebound and get back in the win column against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
A milestone night honoring Brenden Dillon’s 1,000th game quickly soured.
The Devils took a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period; however, one minute into the second, a brawl broke out.
Dmitri Voronkov fought Dillon, quickly sending him to the ice.
Dillon needed help off the ice. He later returned for three shifts before leaving again, not playing at all in the third period.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe addressed the situation postgame with NJD.tv.
“[Dillon] would never do something like that to another player. That I know for certain,” Keefe said. “I don’t like it. I don’t think Dillon knows he’s in a fight, and he’s tackled from behind. Before he knows it, his helmet’s off, his jersey is over his head, and we saw what happened from there.”
Dillon would skate for just over ten minutes in his milestone game.
Despite leading early, the Devils failed to close out the game and lost 5-3, missing chances to regroup.
These back-to-back home losses marked the first time all season the Devils dropped two straight games on home ice.
Looking ahead, the Devils face a challenging schedule, with games against the Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights, and Boston Bruins in the coming week.
The Devils play 14 games in 29 days—a heavy load before the Winter Olympic break.
Losing to the Blue Jackets and Flyers is not ideal for this team. With every team in the NHL either holding a playoff spot or within three points of one, there is little margin for error. The Devils, currently second in the Metropolitan Division with 33 points, trail the Flyers by two and the Blue Jackets by 4 in the race for a postseason berth.
Despite injuries, the Devils must find a way to win to remain atop the division, especially with the tough schedule.
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