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McDavid scores in OT, Bouchard nets hat trick as Oilers edge Capitals 6-5

Connor McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime, Evan Bouchard had his first NHL hat trick and three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers held on for a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Bouchard's six-point game came in his 400th regular-season contest. McDavid had a goal and three assists in regulation, Zach Hyman scored and Leon Draisaitl contributed three assists for the Oilers.

Edmonton netminder Connor Ingram gave up three goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry midway through the second period. Jarry made 13 saves to close out the victory.

Washington got off to a slow start and didn’t register a shot on goal until the final minute of the first period. Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, while Aliaksei Protas, Justin Sourdif, Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier all got goals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 34 of the 40 shots he faced.

Washington was coming off a 3-1 win over the Flames in Calgary on Friday, and is now 1-4-0 in its last five games.

Washington’s first goal came just 22 seconds after Bouchard opened the scoring and the visitors leveled the score again two minutes and 37 seconds after his second of the night.

The Capitals climbed back into the game despite going down a defenseman late in the first period after Rasmus Sandin was hurt blocking a shot in the dying seconds of the opening frame and had to be helped off the ice. He did not return.

Draisaitl registered his 600th regular-season assist on Bouchard’s second goal. He is the fourth player in franchise history with 600 assists, following McDavid, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.

Up next

Capitals: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.

Oilers: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

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Utah Jazz vs Miami Heat recap and final score: Jazz get steamrolled by the Heat

Jusuf Nurkic made Utah Jazz history in a blowout loss to the Miami Heat.

No Jazz player has ever recorded three consecutive triple-doubles until tonight. Jusuf Nurkic, who was visibly gassed at the end of the game, stayed in despite the Utah Jazz being down by about 30 points. In the final minutes, he grabbed his tenth rebound, securing his third straight game with at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists.

While Nurkic made some fun history, the Utah Jazz played one of their worst games as a team against the Heat. The Miami Heat absolutely dominated the glass all game long. Miami had 64 total rebounds to Utah’s 34, and 26 of the 64 for Miami were offensive rebounds. It was hard to watch, to say the least. The Jazz also shot a mediocre 7/25 from three-point land and just looked flat out there. Brice Sensabaugh shot 4/7 from three, leading the team with 23 points. Standout star Keyonte George couldn’t find any rhythm tonight, going 0/8 behind the three-point line.

Ace Bailey continues to add to his rookie season highlight reel, and Cody Williams keeps proving why he belongs in the NBA with his standout defense, tallying three blocks and a steal. Lauri Markkanen remains out (return-to-competition reconditioning). People can argue about what’s actually going on here, but having Lauri sit and letting the young guys develop—even if the results are tough like they were tonight—will only benefit the Utah Jazz moving toward the future.

This Utah Jazz team is young, fun, and inconsistent. Forty-six games into the season with 36 remaining, the Jazz will have to learn how to avoid nights like tonight—especially with next season approaching, when they should finally be ready to start competing. Nights like this show why the Jazz need to focus on keeping their 2026 pick and ignore anyone hoping for a play-in run. Despite Keyonte George ascending right before our eyes and Markkanen playing at an All-NBA level, the Jazz are not ready… yet.

Will Hardy needs to continue prioritizing the youth and letting them find the consistency required to win in the NBA. The Jazz started off decent tonight against Miami, but as the game went on it got worse and worse. Miami might be one of the most “mid” teams in the NBA, and they still rolled over the Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The Utah Jazz still remain firmly at No. 6 in the lottery standings at 15–31. It’ll be tough for them to move up, but not impossible. Tonight wasn’t just historic for Nurkić—it also marked a huge night from a college basketball freshman, who posted insane numbers. If the Jazz keep their top-8 protected pick, they’ll guarantee themselves a high-level prospect regardless of whether the team moves up.

The Miami Heat won tonight 147–116, but the Jazz still appear to be building toward a successful 2025–2026 season despite the blowout.

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Derrick Rose's Bulls jersey retirement ceremony: Top moments

Derrick Rose was honored by the Chicago Bulls with a jersey retirement ceremony Saturday, following the team's dramatic 114-111 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Rose, a Chicago native, spent eight years with the team and became the NBA’s youngest Most Valuable Player when he won the award in the 2010-11 season.

Several familiar faces from Rose’s career were at the United Center in Chicago to celebrate the point guard becoming the fifth player in the franchise’s history to have his jersey retired, joining the likes of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

Among the crowd were ex-teammates Taj Gibson, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah. Rose's former coach, Tom Thibodeau, was also in attendance.

Here are some of the best moments from the night:

Derrick Rose's Bulls jersey retirement ceremony: Top moments

Rose addressed the crowd with a speech that brought many to tears, including his young son and mother.

Kevin Huerter arrived at the arena wearing a Rose jersey and made a big play like the Bulls legend in the final moments of the game.

Huerter made a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter that gave the Bulls a 114-111 lead with 0.2 seconds left in regulation.

Derrick Rose honored by teammates, coaches

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Derrick Rose Bulls jersey retirement ceremony: Top moments

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Watch Chicago legend Derrick Rose have Bull's jersey retired

There are players who become legends because they played like a Hall of Famer for a team and a city. There are players who become legends and are forever associated with the city where they were born.

There are very few who are both. Derrick Rose is that in Chicago, and Saturday night, his No. 1 jersey was retired, hung in the rafters of the United Center.

First, there was this tribute video, narrated by Scottie Pippen.

Next came a series of speeches about Rose from former teammates, as well as coach Tom Thibodeau.

Then Rose himself gave an emotional, thoughtful speech that included some words to his kids.

In his first four seasons with the Bulls, Rose won MVP, Rookie of the Year, was a three-time All-Star, and led the Bulls to the Eastern Conference finals, as far as the franchise has ever gotten since Michael Jordan retired (the first time).

It ended up being a game Rose could love, a hard-fought game against the Celtics that came down to the wire, when Kevin Huerter hit the game-winner.

It was a great night at the United Center.

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Adebayo's 26 points and 15 rebounds lead Heat to dominant 147-116 win over Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 147-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

Nikola Jovic added 23 points and Pelle Larsson had 20 as the Heat matched their most points in a game this season. Miami beat Denver 147-123 last month.

The Heat, who are 2-2 on their five-game West Coast road trip, narrowly ended its streak of nine straight games allowing 117 points or more.

Jusuf Nurkic had 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to become the first player in Jazz history with three consecutive triple-doubles. He had only one triple-double in his career before this streak, and the last came on Jan. 16, 2019, while playing for Portland.

Brice Sensabaugh scored 23 points for the Jazz, which has lost six of seven. Keyonte George finished with 19 points.

The Heat took the lead for good with 6:44 remaining in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-52 lead at halftime.

Miami made 19 3-pointers compared to the Jazz's seven and and outrebounded Utah 64 to 34.

Up next

Heat: Play at Phoenix on Sunday night.

Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

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Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under after being knocked off his bike by a kangaroo

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia's Jay Vine was knocked down by a kangaroo on the final stage Sunday but recovered to win the Tour Down Under cycle race, the first event of the 2026 World Tour.

Vine was knocked from his bike when two large kangaroos bounced onto the road on a high speed section with about 96 kilometers (61 miles) left in the undulating 169.8 kilometer (105 mile) stage through the hills around Adelaide. Three riders — Menno Huising, Lucas Stevenson and Alberto Dainese — were forced to quit the race and the kangaroo also was injured.

Vine led the race by 1 minute, 3 seconds on general classification entering the last stage. But he was already at a disadvantage because two of his UAE Team Emirates including the defending champion and then second-placed Jhonatan Narvaez crashed out in the fourth stage on Saturday.

Juan Sebastian Molano also abandoned the tour Sunday because of fatigue, leaving Vine with only two teammates on the last stage: Ivo Emanuel Oliveira and Briton Adam Yates.

Vine got up immediately after his crash and changed bikes twice before rejoining the peloton with around 92 kilometers remaining.

He remained near the front of the peloton for the rest of the stage and finished 1 minute, 3 seconds ahead of Mauro Schmid of Switzerland (Team Jayco Alula) and Harry Sweeny (EF Education - Easypost) of Australia who was a further nine seconds behind.

‘Dangerous’ intruders

“Everyone asks me what's the most dangerous thing in Australia and I always tell them it's kangaroos,” said Vine who won his home race for the second time in three years. "They wait and they hide in the bushes until you can't stop and they jump out in front of you. Point proven today.

“Two of them blasted through the peloton when we were doing probably 50 kph (30 mph) and one of them stopped and went left, right, left right, left right and I ended up hitting its backside.”

Matthew Brennan of Britain (Team Visma) won the stage in a sprint ahead of Finn Fisher-Black of New Zealand (Bora Hansgrohe) and Tobias Lund Andresen of Denmark (Decathlon).

The stage covered eight laps of a circuit which involved a slow, steep climb to the finish in the township of Stirling. There were two breakaways during the stage, the second of which came back to the peloton with only one kilometer remaining.

Vine managed to overcome an enormous amount of bad luck to win the race.

“This year we started off really positive and we just had more and more bad luck as the race went on,” he said. "Today was never going to easy and I've been saying all week it's not over until it's over.

“But it's proven to be not over till it's over in this race for us.”

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Player Grades: Lakers vs. Mavs

What a truly hilarious and odd game from the Lakers.

If you simply fell asleep at halftime and woke up for the final minutes of the contest, you’d think it was a straightforward, comfortable win where the Lakers controlled things throughout.

Across the first, second and fourth quarters, the Lakers outscored the Mavs 112-75. They were dominant, especially in the fourth. They simply mixed in one of their worst quarters of the season in the middle of that.

LA was outplayed so thoroughly in the third, losing the period 35-14, that it almost defied logic, especially in hindsight, given how they responded in the fourth. What do you make of a game like that? I’m not entirely sure. And I don’t know if head coach JJ Redick will know either.

So, let’s dive into the win. As always, grades are based on expectations for each player. A “B” grade represents the average performance for that player.

LeBron James

37 minutes, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block 1 turnover, 2 fouls, 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT, -8

A fairly quiet three quarters for LeBron gave way to a fourth quarter where his energy was important in turning the tide. This is the second game in a row where he’s turned it up a notch in the fourth to lead a comeback attempt.

Grade: A-

Jake LaRavia

30 minutes, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 4 turnovers, 4 fouls, 4-8 FG, 2-6 3PT, 3-4 FT, +12

A more consistent, balanced impact in this one as opposed to the Clippers game where it all came at the beginning.

Grade: B+

Deandre Ayton

24 minutes, 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover, 4 fouls, 4-16 FG, 1-2 FT, -12

When the Lakers are looking to move on from Ayton in the summer or discussing bringing him off the bench, remember this game. Every one of his shot attempts came in the paint, which makes his box score even more staggering.

Grade: F

Marcus Smart

32 minutes, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls, 4-10 FG, 2-4 3PT, 3-5 FT, -2

The first three quarters were unmitigated chaos from Smart. At best, there was as much good as bad, but that’s the optimistic take.

He, too, had a strong fourth quarter, though, which brought the Lakers back into it. He and LeBron were the energy spark in the final frame.

Grade: B+

Luka Dončić

39 minutes, 33 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 5 turnovers, 2 fouls, 8-15 FG, 3-8 3PT, 14-15 FT, +18

It wasn’t quite as impressive as his first return to Dallas, but it was still a great performance. And he showed up defensively, too!

Grade: A

Gabe Vincent

15 minutes, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 foul, 0-2 FG, 0-2 3PT, +8

Yeah, I’ve got nothing.

Grade: D

Jaxson Hayes

15 minutes, 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 fouls, 3-3 FG, +1

One rebound as a seven-footer in 15 minutes is incredible, and not in a good way. He was also struggling defensively, which probably explains why Redick closed with no center on the floor.

Grade: D

Rui Hachimura

27 minutes, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 foul, 6-13 FG, 4-7 3PT, 1-1 FT, +21

What a fourth quarter from Rui. He’s taken to his role off the bench, one that looks like he’s set to remain in moving forward, but showed he can still hit big shots when it matters.

Grade: A

Jarred Vanderbilt

12 minutes, 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 foul, 3-6 FG, 2-3 3PT, 0-2 FT, -4

A solid enough showing from Vando, including a pair of 3-pointers. This was the first game since Dec. 30 where he made multiple threes.

Grade: B+

Drew Timme

Not a bad game from Timme, but not a great one. Redick opted to ride his small ball lineup more in the fourth, so he did not meet the 10-minute requirement.

JJ Redick

To that point, Redick went back to what he believes in, playing a smallball lineup to close this game. Considering the play of Ayton and Hayes, you could hardly blame him. But also, it was a lineup that bludgeoned the Mavs in the fourth.

Grade: A-

Saturday’s DNPs: Bronny James, Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht

Saturday’s inactives: Austin Reaves, Nick Smith Jr., Adou Thiero, Chris Mañon

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Moe Odum has 33 points and 8 assists, Arizona State beats Cincinnati 82-68

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Moe Odum had 33 points, eight assists and three steals on Saturday night to help Arizona State beat Cincinnati 82-68 to snap a three-game losing streak.

Odum made 10 of 17 from the field, 6 of 11 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Anthony Johnson added 11 points and Santiago Trouet 10 for Arizona State (11-9, 2-5 Big 12). Massamba Diop had 10 rebounds to go with six points and four blocks.

Baba Miller had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Cincinnati (10-10, 2-5) and Moustapha Thiam scored 15. Day Day Thomas and Jizzle James — who went into the game averaging 12.0 (second on the team) and 10.3 points (fourth), respectively — combined to make 3 of 13 from the field, 0 of 5 from behind the arc, and score six points. Thomas, who was scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting, had six assists.

Cincinnati scored eight of the first 11 second-half points to take a one-point lead with 16:49 left in the game, but Trouet answered with a 3-pointer, then added a dunk and two free throws in a 19-7 run that gave the Sun Devils the lead for good. Noah Meeusen hit a 3-pointer that made it 64-52 — their biggest lead of the game — with nine minutes remaining.

Sencire Harris made layups 21 seconds apart to cap a 9-0 spurt that made it a three-point game with 6:50 to go, but Odum responded with back-to-back 3-pointers and then added two free throws with 3:47 left that made it 74-63.

Up next

Cincinnati: The Bearcats host Baylor on Wednesday.

Arizona State: The Sun Devils play Tuesday at UCF.

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Brad Marchand scores 2, including decisive OT goal, in Panthers 4-3 win over Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, with his second coming 3 minutes into overtime, and the Florida Panthers won their third-straight road game with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and assist, Sam Bennett also scored, and the Panthers improved to 5-2 in their past seven. Reinhart's goal was his 25th of the season, marking the sixth straight year and seventh time overall he's scored that many.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for his 207th career road win, and he moved into third on the NHL list behind only Martin Brodeur (310) and Marc-Andre Fleury (246). Bobrovsky began the day tied with Ed Belfour.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy had a goal and assist each, while Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots in dropping to 9-2-4 in his past 13.

Marchand, who also added an assist, decided the game in being set up by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 break. Verhaeghe gained control of the puck after Boldy was unable to control a pass from Quinn Hughes in the Florida end.

Boldy, in his first game after missing four with an upper-body injury, put the Wild ahead 3-2 with a short-handed goal with 7:51 left in regulation. Bennett, however, tied it 62 seconds later on the same Panthers’ power play.

Florida improved to 15-0-3 in games decided by one goal this season.

Kaprizov extended his points streak to five games, in which he’s combined for three goals and nine assists.

Minnesota’s John Hynes, who is from Rhode Island, coached his 800th career game, becoming the NHL’s fourth U.S.-born coach to reach that plateau.

Up next

Panthers: At Chicago on Sunday night.

Wild: Host Chicago on Tuesday night.

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Player Grades: Reacapping the Mavericks’ 116-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers

After a four-game winning streak, the Dallas Mavericks (19-27) blew a fourth-quarter lead in Luka Dončić’s return, as both the offense and defense collapsed late.

This game was a game of runs, as both teams demonstrated long stretches of dominance, with the Lakers final run ending the game.

Let’s not waste any more time, into the grades:

Cooper Flagg: D

16 PTS / 6 AST / 7 REB / 2 STL / 0 BLK – 34 MIN

A frustrating Flagg performance headlined this game, as he missed plenty of easy shots, and had very uneven aggression.

Flagg struggled to capitalize on some of his easy shots, as he blew some shots he would normally make. He also struggled from behind the arc, as his elevation and shot form was inconsistent.

While a bad game from Cooper is frustrating his process was good, and he made multiple impact plays defensively. Overall, Flagg almost always bounces back from a down performance, so expect a great game on Sunday.

Max Christie: A

24 PTS / 3 AST / 2 REB / 1 STL / 0 BLK – 35 MIN

Cormac Karl “Max” Christie continues to showcase his expanding skillset, as his three-level scoring was on display. Christie was able to leverage his three point shooting by attacking closeouts and mismatches, which is a skill that has become incredibly valuable in the modern NBA.

Christie is a foundational piece of this team, and every game only solidifies his position as the second most important player on the team.

Naji Marshall: B+

21 PTS / 2 AST / 11 REB / 1 STL / 0 BLK – 37 MIN

While the Mavericks’ season has been incredibly uneven, Marshall’s contributions have been a steady constant in every game. His short-range shot-making gave the Lakers problems all game long, and he also popped on the offensive glass.

This type of shot making provides a unique spacing advantage, as even though his three point shooting is lacking, defenders still have to show him respect on the perimeter.

Should the Mavericks trade Naji? Maybe, but only if significant draft compensation is involved.

Caleb Martin: A+

17 PTS / 1 AST / 3 REB / 1 STL / 2 BLK – 24 MIN

A few months ago, I called Caleb Martin the worst player in the NBA.

Oh how things have changed.

Martin has started the last six games and has provided very solid production offensively, which is a stark difference to the first 30 games of the year.

If Martin can keep this up, he could solidify himself as a rotational player for next year’s squad.

Dwight Powell: C

0 PTS / 2 AST / 7 REB / 2 STL / 1 BLK – 24 MIN

Dwight Powell was unfortunately on the other side of the vaunted Doncic pick-and-roll game, and Powell was hunted all night.

Powell can be a solid spot starter and rotational big, but his limitations were on full display in this game. He also struggled to finish at the rim, which hurt especially bad in the 4th quarter.

Daniel Gafford: C-

2 PTS / 1 AST / 2 REB / 0 STL / 2 BLK – 16 MIN

Daniel Gafford continues to stack forgettable performances, struggling to impact the game in any real aspect.

While he was on a minutes restriction, the 16 minutes he did play were unimpactful.

The Mavericks should should heavily explore Gafford trade options, as he no longer fits this roster or system.

P.J. Washington: D-

2 PTS / 3 REB / 0 AST / 1 STL / 1 BLK – 26 MIN

If the Mavericks are going to win games, they cannot survive this level of performance from Washington, as it was a throwback to his days with the Charlotte Hornets.

It’s no secret that Washington feasted on the easy looks that Dončić created, but the utter void of offensive production is incredibly worrying.

Not only has his offense been mediocre, but his elite defensive impact has not been felt.

While I’m not giving up on Washington, questions have to be asked as to whether he makes sense on the team long-term.

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Braves News: Craig Kimbrel, Yu Darvish retirement, more

Things are largely quiet on the Braves’ front, as we wait for the last of the free agent market and the trade market to settle, going into Spring Training in two weeks. There are still starters that would make sense for Atlanta (Framber Valdez, Chris Bassitt, Nick Pivetta, etc.) on the open market and via trade, but time is running out before Spring Training starts.

MLB News

Jose Ramirez agreed to an extension adding over $100 million and 4 years to his existing contract, with significant deferrals.

Yu Darvish is seriously considering voiding his contract with the Padres and retiring.

The Mets signed Craig Kimbrel to a minor league deal, in a move that is aesthetically unpleasing to Braves fans.

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Yankees news: How the Bronx Bombers can recapture the AL East

MLB.com | Manny Randhawa: While there have also been some notable departures from the division, for the most part the AL East has gotten stronger going into 2026. While the Yankees have made one notable move in re-signing Cody Bellinger, there’s still going to be some things they need to do in order to get the division back this coming season.

New York Post | Mike Vaccaro: The year 2026 marks 50 years since the Yankees named Thurman Munson the first team captain since Lou Gehrig. In addition to being a great player who won AL MVP in his first season as captain in 1976, he was also the heart and soul of that era of the Yankees. The decision to name him captain helped shape the next couple decades of Yankees’ baseball, which have been immensely successful. Vaccaro looks back on that decision a half-century ago.

MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: It’s still hot stove season, and on Saturday, the Yankees turned on one of the burners on the stove. Okay, not really, but they did make a move. Yesterday, the Yankees signed right-handed pitcher Dylan Coleman to a minor-league deal. Other than one inning with the Astros in 2024, Coleman hasn’t regularly pitched in the majors since 2023, but was a very solid bullpen arm with the Royals back in 2022.

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No. 22 West Virginia women overcome 13-point deficit to beat BYU 91-77

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Sydney Woodley had 23 points and Gia Cooke scored 21 as No. 22 West Virginia overcame a 13-point deficit to beat BYU 91-77 on Saturday night.

Woodley made 6 of 7 shots and 11 of 12 free throws for the Mountaineers (17-4, 7-2 Big 12 Conference), adding four steals. Cooke hit four 3-pointers and handed out four assists.

Carter McCray posted her first double-double this season for West Virginia with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jordan Harrison pitched in with 11 points, six assists and four steals and Kierra Wheeler also scored 11.

Sophomore Delaney Gibb scored a season-high 28 for the Cougars (15-5, 4-4). Reserve Olivia Hamlin scored 13 and Marya Hudgins had 10 points, seven rebounds and six of BYU's 25 turnovers.

Hamlin hit a 3-pointer and Bolanie Yussuf scored in the paint to cap a 20-7 game-opening run for BYU. Cooke hit a 3-pointer to spark a 9-1 run and West Virginia closed within 21-16 after one quarter.

The Mountaineers used a 15-3 second-quarter run to take a 35-32 lead on the way to a 41-38 advantage at halftime.

Gibb opened the second half with a 3-pointer to pull BYU even. Sydney Shaw answered with a 3-pointer and Cooke and Harrison scored in the paint to finish a 14-2 run as West Virginia took its first double-digit lead at 55-43. Gibb had eight points from there to help the Cougars cut it to 62-55 heading to the fourth quarter.

West Virginia used an 8-2 run to up its lead 70-57 to start the final period and wasn't threatened.

BYU went 1-2 in three straight home games against ranked teams — losing 69-58 to No. 18 Baylor before beating No. 19 Texas Tech 73-61.

Up next

West Virginia: At Utah on Tuesday.

BYU: At Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

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Bruins edge Canadiens 4-3

BOSTON (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Geekie’s winner, his second goal of the night, came on the power play just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten fired a backhander that beat Montreal goalie Samuel Montembeault to tie the game at 3-3.

Viktor Arvidsson also scored a goal and Charlie McAvoy had three assists for Boston, which has won 10 of its last 12 and seven straight on TD Garden ice. Jeremy Swayman had 22 saves.

Cole Caufield had his second career hat trick for Montreal while Montembeault made 17 saves. Caufield now has 29 goals this season and is the first Montreal skater to have a hat trick in Boston since 1997.

Caufield’s first goal extended his point streak to five games and came at 6:36 of the opening period. His second goal while on the power play broke a 1-1 tie in the second period and featured a one-timer from just below the left circle.

Geekie’s first goal squared it at 2-2 and marked the third of four power-play goals between the teams in the second period. David Pastrnak carved out some space before delivering a pinpoint pass that Geekie hammered home from close range.

Caufield’s third goal gave the Canadiens a 3-2 lead and was a carbon copy of his second — below the circle and on point with his shot into a tight corner on the power play.

MAMMOTH 5, PREDATORS 2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist and Utah extended its winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over Nashville.

Clayton Keller, Michael Carcone, Barrett Hayton and JJ Peterka also scored, Mikhail Sergachev had three assists and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves for Utah.

Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault scored and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for the Predators, who have lost three of four.

Stamkos scored the game’s first goal at 3:43 of the opening period.

With the Predators on a power play, Roman Josi sent a pass from the slot to Stamkos at the left faceoff dot, where he beat Vejmelka with a one-timer.

Stamkos, who had a hat trick Thursday, has four goals in two games. He has eight power-play goals on the season to lead Nashville.

SABRES 5, ISLANDERS 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Tucker scored twice and Alex Lyon stopped 26 shots and tied a Buffalo record with his ninth straight victory as the Sabres beat the New York Islanders.

Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch also scored as the Sabres won their third straight and for the fifth time in seven games. Ryan McLeod and Mattias Samuelsson each had two assists.

Lyon, who signed with the Sabres in July after two seasons with Detroit, recorded the sixth shutout of his career and tied the Buffalo record of Gerry Desjardins (1976-77) with nine consecutive wins.

Buffalo improved to 18-3-1 in its last 22 games.

BLUE JACKETS 8, LIGHTNING 5

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mason Marchment recorded his third career hat trick, and Columbus beat Tampa Bay, ending its streak of 15 straight games without a regulation loss.

Charlie Coyle scored his 200th career goal and added two assists. Adam Fantilli had a goal and two assists, Dmitri Voronkov and Sean Monahan scored, and Zach Werenski added two assists. Jet Greaves stopped 24 shots for Columbus, whose four-goal first period was its highest total in an opening frame since March 15, 2003.

Jake Guentzel scored twice and had an assist, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, Anthony Cirelli added a goal and two assists, and Brandon Hagel had two assists. Darren Raddysh also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 23 saves for Tampa Bay.

Erik Cernak left the game after a hit by Mathieu Olivier with 2:15 left in the first period, and Charle-Edouard D’Astous left after a blue-line collision at 7:46 of the third.

Cole Sillinger opened the scoring at 5:47 of the first period, grabbing a neutral-zone turnover, but Tampa Bay tied it 2:01 later when Greaves’ clearing attempt deflected off Isac Lundestrom’s skate and into the net. Guentzel was credited with the goal, extending his point streak to 17 straight games against Columbus.

HURRICANES 4, SENATORS 1

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — William Carrier, Seth Jarvis and Taylor Hall scored in the first period and Carolina beat Ottawa to take the Eastern Conference lead.

Rookie goalie Brandon Bussi 35 saves for the victory.

Jalen Chatfield’s cross-ice pass sprung Mark Jankowski on an odd-man rush, where he fed Carrier cross-slot for an easy backhand tap-in to open the scoring just four minutes into the game. Only two minutes later, Jarvis beat James Reimer cleanly with a top-corner snipe from the faceoff circle.

Andrei Svechnikov made it 4-0 in the second.

Tim Stutzle scored for Ottawa.

RED WINGS 5, JETS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — J.T. Compher scored twice as Detroit defeated Winnipeg in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,225.

The Red Wings rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss to Minnesota on Thursday and now have points in their last five games. The Jets have lost four of their last five.

Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper added a goal and assist, and Alex DeBrincat also scored for the Red Wings, who scored four times in the third period.

John Gibson made 26 saves to earn his 21st win of the season. Gibson has now earned victories in eight straight starts.

Cole Koepke scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves in his fourth consecutive loss.

KINGS 5, BLUES 4, SO

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trevor Moore scored the deciding goal in the shootout and had a goal in regulation in his first game since being activated off injured reserve to help Los Angeles beat St. Louis.

Alex Laferriere, Taylor Ward and Brian Dumoulin also scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves for the Kings, who have not lost in regulation in five games.

Jordan Kyrou scored twice, Brayden Schenn and Dalibor Dvorsky added one goal each, and Joel Hofer made 24 saves for St. Louis, which has lost four consecutive games for the first time since the opening month of the season.

Moore, who missed 11 games with an upper-body injury, scored in the fourth round of the shootout. Then Kuemper denied Blues forward Jimmy Snuggerud to help the Kings improve to 8-13 in overtime games and shootouts this season.

PANTHERS 4, WILD 3, OT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, with his second coming 3 minutes into overtime, and Florida won its third-straight road game with a victory over Minnesota.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and assist, Sam Bennett also scored, and the Panthers improved to 5-2 in their past seven. Reinhart’s goal was his 25th of the season, marking the sixth straight year and seventh time overall he’s scored that many.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for his 207th career road win, and he moved into third on the NHL list behind only Martin Brodeur (310) and Marc-Andre Fleury (246). Bobrovsky began the day tied with Ed Belfour.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy had a goal and assist each, while Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots in dropping to 9-2-4 in his past 13.

Marchand, who also added an assist, decided the game in being set up by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 break. Verhaeghe gained control of the puck after Boldy was unable to control a pass from Quinn Hughes in the Florida end.

OILERS 6, CAPITALS 5, OT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime, Evan Bouchard had his first NHL hat trick and three assists, and Edmonton held on for a win over Washington.

Bouchard’s six-point game came in his 400th regular-season contest. McDavid had a goal and three assists in regulation, Zach Hyman scored and Leon Draisaitl contributed three assists for the Oilers.

Edmonton netminder Connor Ingram gave up three goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry midway through the second period. Jarry made 13 saves to close out the victory.

Washington got off to a slow start and didn’t register a shot on goal until the final minute of the first period. Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, while Aliaksei Protas, Justin Sourdif, Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier all got goals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 34 of the 40 shots he faced.

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