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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 13, 2018BOSTON -- Celtics coach Brad Stevens has to count heads in his locker room before every game to see who is available for that game.But regardless of who is in and who is out, Boston has won seven straight games heading into Friday night's home game against the Atlanta Hawks."The hallmark of this group has been whoever's available plays and is counted on to do what they're supposed to," Stevens said after Wednesday night's 130-125 overtime victory at Washington. "Not everybody had their best night, but everybody did their jobs and kept adding value when they checked in. They played whatever role they were asked to and gave us a chance to win." The Celtics, who have exploded after a 10-10 start, were without Al Horford (resting sore knee), Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown (illness) on Wednesday. They pulled the game out when Kyrie Irving scored his team's last 12 points, including a 31-foot 3-pointer that followed a trey shot inches from his bench."We've seen Kyrie do that on multiple occasions," Marcus Smart said. "But to see it again in person -- every day we see that is something that is jaw-dropping for us." Smart, who had 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals, played his usual pesky game at guard and even spent some time at the five as Stevens juggled his roster -- in a game that saw the Celtics hit all 25 of their free throws.Irving has played six of the seven games in the streak, averaging 24.8 points and 7.2 assists, going 21-for-47 from 3-point range and compiling a plus-116.Horford will not play Friday when Boston returns home to face a struggling Hawks team that has lost five of its last six to fall to 6-21 on the season. Atlanta lost 114-107 in Dallas on Wednesday.Rookie Trae Young playing against Luka Doncic -- the two were traded for each other on draft night -- on Wednesday. They each scored 24 points with Young recording 10 assists and Doncic grabbing 10 rebounds.The Hawks' John Collins scored 20 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds Wednesday. He has had five straight double-doubles, averaging 23.8 points and 13 rebounds per game over that span. In his 12 games since starting his season after injury, he is averaging 18.3 points and 9.0 rebounds. He had career highs in points in four straight games before settling for 20 on Wednesday.Asked about his big man, coach Lloyd Pierce said: "It's a weird thing to say. We'll run our dribble stuff for Baze (Kent Bazemore). We'll run stack stuff for Kev (Kevin Huerter). I don't have anything for John. He makes our offense work. It's not really for him, but if the defense messes up, he's the easiest guy to find because he's at the rim. The action really isn't for him, but he makes it work." Said Collins, who is in his second year: "I've always taken pride in trying to catch the ball. I felt like that was an important thing for guards to trust the big fella when they give them the ball -- that you can catch and finish. I think that's real big for the trust between you and your guards." The Celtics defeated the Hawks 114-96 in Atlanta on Nov. 23, with Aron Baynes leading six players in double figures with 16 points while adding a team-high nine rebounds. Young scored only five points and was a minus-35.
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 13, 2018CHARLOTTE -- All eyes will be on the Charlotte bench on Friday night when the streaking Hornets host the tail-spinning New York Knicks.Hornets reserve Malik Monk earned the national spotlight Wednesday night when he twice got bopped on the back of the head by team owner Michael Jordan for prematurely celebrating what turned out to be a 108-107 home win over Detroit.Monk and fellow reserve Bismack Biyombo ran onto the court after teammate Jeremy Lamb had hit what appeared in their minds to be a game-winning jumper, only to be informed that there were still three-tenths of a second remaining.The Charlotte bench was assessed a technical foul, which the Pistons converted to get within one point, before failing on a desperation attempt at the buzzer.Jordan, seated at courtside, was then seen on Charlotte television station WCCB gently slapping Monk on the head for his part in potentially blowing the game."It was a tap of endearment -- I didn't mean to project anything other than that," Jordan felt compelled to announce through a spokesperson in the wake of the incident having made national news. "It was like a big brother-and-little brother tap. No negative intent -- only love!"Monk had contributed seven points to the win. He had nine off the bench when the Hornets won 119-107 at New York on Sunday.That win was part of Charlotte's current three-game winning streak, and the Knicks' current five-game skid.New York began a three-game trip with a 113-106 loss at Cleveland on Wednesday.On their day off Thursday, the Knicks gave their fans a bit of good news when they locked up promising two-way player Allonzo Trier to a restructured contract that runs through the end of next season.Trier, who had a controversial college career at Arizona, went undrafted in June, then received only a two-way offer from the Knicks.Under rules of that agreement, the rookie was allowed to spend no more than 45 days this season with the Knicks. With that allotment about to be exhausted next week, the club elected to redo his deal, which will allow him to finish the season with the team.Trier, who currently is out of the lineup with a hamstring injury, ranks fifth on the Knicks in scoring at 11.3 points per game and third in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.1.To make room for Trier, the Knicks waived Ron Baker, a move that saddened New York coach David Fizdale."It's always the toughest part of the business, anything you have to make a decision about a young man's career," Fizdale told reporters Thursday. "It's not always that you are not good enough. It's not that situation at all. Especially not this group. That's a tough part of our business." Baker came off the bench to score five points in nine minutes in the loss to Charlotte on Sunday. It was his first action since Nov. 28.Two of Trier's fellow rookies -- first-round pick Kevin Knox (26 points) and second-rounder Mitchell Robinson (six) -- contributed 32 points to Sunday's loss.
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-628
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 13, 2018Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a double-double in helping the Milwaukee Bucks get a win at Toronto on Sunday and sat out a double-digit win over the Cleveland Cavaliers the following night with a neck injury.Antetokounmpo returned Wednesday night but constantly encountered multiple Indiana Pacers trying to limit his effectiveness and it resulted in a double-digit loss.Antetokounmpo and the Bucks hope to rebound from one of their least productive showings of the season Friday night when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers.The Bucks will be playing their 12th road game, which is the least in the league. They are 5-6 on the road and have lost three of their last four road contests, including an overtime loss in New York on Dec. 1.In Milwaukee's other road losses, Antetokounmpo scored 20 in Charlotte and 33 in New York but in Wednesday's 113-97 loss, he was held to a season-low 12 points. It was the first time he scored less than 15 points since April 11 in a 35-point loss to Philadelphia."I never had the ball," Antetokounmpo told reporters "I had multiple defenders around me. I had to pass the ball and the game did not come back to me. We never as a team forced the issue for the game to come back to me. My team wants me to be unselfish, I'm going to pass the ball and that's going to be it." The Bucks are 3-15 since the start of the 2016-17 when Antetokounmpo gets held under 15 points. On Wednesday, they took their most lopsided loss of the season since other than Eric Bledsoe's 26 points it was a struggle to score as the Bucks trailed by 22 and were held to 41.3 percent shooting.While Bledsoe was productive and is averaging 20.5 points and shooting 54.3 percent in his last six games, Khris Middleton is struggling. He shot 4 of 18 Wednesday, shot 5 of 16 Monday and since getting 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 24, Middleton is averaging 12.4 points on 29.3 percent (29-of-99) from the floor"This isn't new," Middleton told reporters. "I've gone through some slumps every season I've been here. At some point, it's going to come through. Just gotta keep shooting. Stay patient." Wednesday was Milwaukee's fourth-lowest shooting percentage, the second time under 100 points and season-high fourth straight game less than 115 points. In the last four games, the Bucks are averaging 101 points, shooting 41.4 percent and making 30.6 percent from 3-point range.Cleveland has split its last six games since a four-game losing streak Nov. 26-Dec. 1. The Cavaliers are aiming for consecutive wins for the second time this season (also Nov. 23-24) after holding on for a 113-106 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday in a game they led by 22 with about seven minutes before halftime."When you look at our team and we have had spurts where things have not been going well, but for the most part, we are playing hard, competing and being competitive," Cleveland coach Larry Drew said. "We are putting ourselves in some good positions. Games where we have not come out and played well and got behind we fought back into games. I can't fault my guys for their effort. They are playing hard. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to finish some games, but I really feel they are giving their all and that's all you can ask of a coach." Jordan Clarkson scored a season-high 28 points while Rodney Hood added 23 and hit the go-ahead jumper with 23.7 seconds left. Rookie Collin Sexton finished 19 while MatthewDellavedova contributed 15, including two key free throws in the final minute of his first home game since being reacquired from Milwaukee last Friday in the George Hill trade.Both Clarkson and Hood played through minor injuries and delivered key performances after center Tristan Thompson was lost for two to four weeks with a foot injury.Clarkson is dealing with a back injury and was 6-of-22 from the floor in his previous two games before Wednesday. Hood is dealing with a sore toe he sustained Dec. 1 against Toronto but shot 9-of-14 Wednesday after shooting 14-of-44 (31.8 percent) in his previous five games.Channing Frye started at center in place of Thompson Wednesday and went scoreless. Larry Nance Jr., who was projected to start for Thompson, played 33 minutes and grabbed 11 rebounds.Milwaukee has lost six straight visits to Cleveland and is 1-10 in its last 11 road games against the Cavaliers.
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Dec 13, 2018NEW YORK -- Since last Saturday, Spencer Dinwiddie was eligible for a contract extension and as the day approached, he made no secret of his desire to remain with the Brooklyn Nets.Then he delivered a 25-point showing in a win over the New York Knicks Saturday and followed it up with a career-high 39-point display in a 127-124 win at Philadelphia Wednesday.A day later, Brooklyn announced Dinwiddie agreed to a contract extension and the guard along with the rest of the Nets will attempt to get a season-high fourth straight win Friday night when they host the Washington Wizards.Dinwiddie was eligible for a four-year extension worth $47.5 million and multiple media outlets said the 25-year-old agreed to a three-year, $34 million deal with the third year being a player option.The news began to emerge after the Nets concluded practice but Dinwiddie essentially confirmed it on social media by tweeting, "The journey is just beginning, I'm thankful that (Brooklyn Nets) believe in me enough to give me a home." Shortly after Dinwiddie's tweet, the Nets officially announced it.Dinwiddie will be playing his 169th game with Brooklyn and it will occur on the second anniversary of his first home game as a Net when he played 13 minutes in a 10-point win over the Los Angeles Lakers.The Nets are on their second three-game winning streak of the season after losing eight straight from Nov. 21-Dec. 5 in a skid that featured four collapses in the fourth quarter and five single-digit losses.The streak ended when D'Angelo Russell scored 29 points last Friday and the Nets outlasted the league-leading Toronto Raptors for a 106-105 overtime win. Dinwiddie scored 17 in the Toronto win but then scored 17 of his points in the second half of an eight-point win in New York over the Knicks on Saturday.He followed it up with a very noteworthy performance, scoring 27 after halftime. Dinwiddie shot 61 percent (11-of-18), hit four 3-pointers -- all from 25 to 29 feet out."I think he has offensively been able to impose his skill set," Nets forward Joe Harris said. "His ability just to be able to finish from all three levels on the floor and I think it's really his ability just to get downhill that opens everything else up for him." Dinwiddie's big night were the most points scored by a Nets reserve since 1981-82, eclipsing the 35 scored by Brook Lopez (2014-15), Derrick Coleman (1991-92) and James Bailey (1986-87).It also was the most scored by a reserve this season and the most scored by a reserve since Lou Williams produced 40 points for the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 26 at Memphis. According to basketball-reference, it was the 44th showing of at least 39 points by a reserve since 1967.Dinwiddie is averaging 23.2 points on 51.9 percent shooting in his last five games and Brooklyn's win streak is occurring following a players-only film session at practice the day after blowing a 23-point lead to Oklahoma City on Dec. 5."We certainly hope so," Dinwiddie said. "The film session today really enhanced the communication and made us talk just a little bit more and just kind of work through a couple things player to player. You have to be in unison as a group." Now the Nets will attempt to get a fourth straight win for the first time since winning six straight March 25-April 3, 2015 though Dinwiddie may be in the starting lineup since Allen Crabbe is questionable with a sore right knee.Meanwhile, the Wizards still remain in search of consistency. They won six of nine and were on their second three-game winning streak of the season last week but head to Brooklyn on a three-game losing streak following losses at Cleveland, Indiana and at home to Boston.John Wall scored one point in the loss at Cleveland and sat out the Indiana loss due to bone spurs in his left heel. He returned to score 34 points on 14-of-26 shooting to go along with 13 assists but the Wizards took a 130-125 overtime loss."The heel is great -- other than the Cleveland game when it flared up pretty bad. In the last two days, just getting a lot of workouts in and treatment in just trying to calm it down," Wall said. "Between today and the Cleveland game, it was night and day. I was moving. It felt a lot better so give a lot of credit to the training staff." Besides getting at least 30 points for the fourth time, Wall also crashed to the floor after an awkward fall near Kyrie Irving, who made two 3-pointers with Wall contesting.Bradley Beal added 22 on a night when Otto Porter Jr. sat out with a right knee contusion. Porter was injured Monday and is listed as questionable for Friday, meaning Jeff Green would likely start for him while Kelly Oubre Jr. gets increased minutes as a reserve.The Wizards are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings. Wall scored 30 points in their 102-88 home win on Dec. 1 while Dinwiddie scored 25 in Brooklyn's 115-104 win at Washington on Nov. 16.
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Dec 13, 2018Coming off just their second home loss of the season, a 127-124 defeat to the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers now have to deal with the freight train that is the Indiana Pacers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Wells Fargo Center.Indiana has won five straight, including a 16-point win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the team's seventh win in nine games. The Pacers have crept up to within a half-game of Philadelphia in the standings at 18-10 (the Sixers are 19-10) by relying on one of the deepest offenses in the league.On Wednesday in the 113-97 win over the Bucks, Indiana had six players in double-figures (Milwaukee had four) and the Pacers' reserves outscored the Bucks' 34-25. Indiana's backups also stifled a Milwaukee offense that shot 41 percent from the field and 25 percent from 3-point range, with Giannis Antetokounmpo finishing with just 12 points."That second unit is back intact and we want to continue to build off of what we are doing and establish ourselves as this team that keeps guys out of the paint and focuses on limiting rotations so that teams are trying to beat us over the top," head coach Nate McMillan said. "That way we can stay at home with our man, box out and rebound." With Victor Oladipo back from a knee injury that sidelined him 11 games, Indiana is back at a full complement of players and climbing in the East."Guys stepped up and played huge," Oladipo said after his first game back. "Myles (Turner), Thad (Young), D. C. (Darren Collison) hit big shots down the stretch. I'm just glad to be back to help." Oladipo's return complicates things for the 76ers, who could be without star Jimmy Butler for the second straight game with a strained groin. Butler's absence was missed against the Nets on Wednesday as Brooklyn shot 51 percent from the field, with Spencer Dinwiddie contributing a career-high 39 points off the bench."When you look at the bench scoring, we got hurt there tonight; I give their bench credit," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. "I give Brooklyn a lot of credit. I think that they are a good team to begin with. I do not feel like their record reflects how good they are, I especially know that no matter what their record said, we struggle with that type of team and we did tonight. It doesn't discount for me that we do struggle with that type of team." Even with Joel Embiid's 17 rebounds to go along with 33 points, the Sixers still managed to just tie the Nets in boards at 41 while Brooklyn made it to the free-throw line for an absurd 43 attempts, making an even more impressive 37 of them."I think that some of it was bad defense, some of it was let down schematically, some of our good shooters still getting off shots, I think it's a hybrid of them making some shots, us being a C- at times with our aggression and maybe a C schematically trying to execute a game with their individual players. I would put some blame proportionally all over the place."
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+160
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Dec 13, 2018MEMPHIS -- Two teams that hope to bring the better defense to the floor clash Friday night when the Miami Heat visits the Memphis Grizzlies.The clubs are meeting for the first time this season, after the Heat swept last year's season series by holding the Grizzlies to 82 and 89 points in the two games.This time around, Miami will have to deal with a Memphis squad that ranks second in the NBA in points allowed and is coming off a brilliant defensive effort in a 92-83 home win over Portland on Wednesday.It was the 24th time in 27 games this season that the Grizzlies have held their opponent under its scoring average. This time, it was 13 fewer points than the Trail Blazers had scored in any previous game this season.Grizzlies coach J. B. Bickerstaff couldn't stop talking afterward about an effort that limited the Trail Blazers to 36.8 percent shooting and just six 3-pointers."Our defense tonight, they got after it," he gushed. "That's an impressive defensive effort out of our crew." The Heat was on the other end of that type of performance in its 111-84 loss at Utah on Wednesday, totaling six fewer points than in any previous contest.Despite the fact his team was playing its fourth straight on the road, this one without point guard Goran Dragic and center Hassan Whiteside, Miami coach Eric Spoelstra labeled the performance "our worst game of the year" and "not acceptable." Heat veteran Dwyane Wade isn't concerned about a potential carryover effect, especially with his team having already won twice on the trip."Just ball this one up and throw this one out," he instructed reporters after Wednesday's game. "When you're on a six-game road trip, all you're trying to do go is go 3-3. And if you go 4-2, it's an amazing trip."So we got two on this trip already. Tonight, they whipped our butt. But we don't harp on it. We've got to get ready for the next game." Miami caps its six-game trip Sunday at New Orleans.The Heat expects Whiteside back in the lineup at Memphis after he missed the first four games of the trip to witness the birth of his son.Dragic remains a question mark with a sore knee.The presence of the defensive-minded Whiteside could be critical against the Grizzlies given the Heat's dominance in last year's two meetings.Miami held the Grizzlies to 38.9 percent shooting in its 107-82 win at Memphis last December, before Whiteside contributed three blocks, a steal and eight rebounds to an equally suffocating 115-89 home win in February.Thanks to a healthy Mike Conley and better depth, the Grizzlies are an improved offensive team this season. They've gone from 99.3 points per game last season, the second-fewest in the league, to 102.9 this year (28th), while rising from 27th in the league in field goal percentage a year ago (44.7) to 16th this season (45.4).Conley missed both meetings last season with an Achilles injury. He has returned to play all 27 games this year, scoring in double figures in 24 of them.He had 23 in the win over Portland on Wednesday.
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Dec 13, 2018SACRAMENTO -- The Sacramento Kings have captured the attention of the Golden State Warriors as the Northern California rivals prepare to meet Friday night for the first of two times in the next 23 days.The Kings (15-12) will take the court having won two in a row, including 141-130 over Minnesota on Wednesday night to move within three games of the Warriors (19-10) in the Pacific Division standings.That's quite a feat for a franchise that has finished 38, 40, 35 and 31 games behind the Warriors in the four-year Steve Kerr era, and was already 12 1/2 games behind on this date one year ago.The Kings have won five of six, but their three most recent victories before the Minnesota game came against lightweights Phoenix, Cleveland and Chicago.In the aforementioned 23 days, they not only will see the Warriors twice, but also seven other Western teams currently over .500, including the Los Angeles Lakers two times."It's a great feeling getting back on a winning streak, but we know it's a tough stretch that we've got going on (and) coming up," Kings star De'Aaron Fox told reporters after Wednesday's win. "Just starting up." Actually, the Kings started getting on Golden State's radar when they beat the champions twice on the road last season.The clubs have met once already this season, with the Warriors coming away equally impressive after being pushed to the limit to pull out a 117-116 home win last month."It's different than what I'm used to," noted Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who began his career with 19 wins in 24 meetings with the Kings before the recent uprising to the northeast. "They're playing the right way. They seem very composed for a young team as well. They've got a bright future. They've got a lot of great young pieces." The Kings figure to encounter a focused Warriors team, not only because of the recent head-to-head struggles, but also because Golden State is coming off a humbling 113-93 home loss to Toronto on Wednesday.Thompson (0-for-5) and Stephen Curry (2-for-8) combined for two 3-pointers in the blowout.The Warriors were without Curry and Draymond Green the last time they saw the Kings. Thompson helped bail out Golden State with five 3-pointers and 31 points, while Kevin Durant bombed in 44 points.Golden State is still waiting for Green to regain his All-Star consistency after missing 11 straight games with a sprained toe.Green had seven points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a typical all-around performance in a home win over Minnesota on Monday, before picking up two early fouls - compounded by a technical - and being a non-factor in the loss to Toronto, contributing two points, five rebounds and seven assists.Fox was held to nine points in the earlier meeting with the Warriors, but Buddy Hield and Iman Shumpert hit four 3-pointers apiece as the Kings outscored Golden State 33-30 from beyond the arc.Hield paced the Kings with 28 points.
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Dec 13, 2018The Denver Nuggets woke up Thursday morning in a spot no one expected them to be in at any point of the season -- atop the Western Conference standings.They'll have to bring their best Friday night if they want to stay there.Denver (18-9) was percentage points ahead of Golden State and a half-game up on Oklahoma City entering Thursday's schedule. The Thunder (17-9) have a chance to change the picture when they play at Denver on Friday night.Oklahoma City would be the team in first place had it been able to beat New Orleans on the road Wednesday night. The Thunder shot 48.3 percent overall but was 13 of 43 from 3-point range in the Pelicans' 118-114 victory."We really moved the ball well, and they really collapsed the paint..." Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan told reporters after the game. "This really left us with a lot of good quality 3-point shots, and we didn't make those at a high enough level." Making 3-pointers against Denver will be a challenge, too. The Nuggets, who were last in the NBA in 3-point defense in 2017-18, are second this year. Improving the perimeter defense was a focus in training camp and it has paid off.Denver has been able to maintain its defense despite missing two of its top players on that end of the floor. Guard Gary Harris, the team's best perimeter defender, has missed five games with a hip injury that should keep him out most of December, and forward Paul Millsap is out 4-to-6 weeks with a broken big toe suffered at Charlotte on Dec. 7. Millsap is one of the team's most versatile defenders.Without them, and the absence of forward Will Barton, who has been sidelined since the second game of the season, the Nuggets are missing three starters from opening night.The emergence of Juancho Hernangomez (9.9 points a game) and solid play by Torrey Craig has allowed Denver to keep winning. The front office added a reinforcement with the signing of guard Nick Young this week.Young was added by the injury hardship relief exception. He said he was working out on his own in Los Angeles after he wasn't retained by Golden State."It's humbling being at home just chilling, watching TV, playing with the kids," Young, 33, told reporters earlier this week. "I missed it a little bit." He didn't play in the win over Memphis on Monday but could get in against Oklahoma City. The Thunder will be motivated after Denver won on their court last month, and coming off the loss to the Pelicans when Alex Abrines missed a potential winner from 3-point range in the final seconds.Guard Russell Westbrook (20 points Wednesday) and forward Paul George (25 points, 11 rebounds) will test the Denver defense, and the 6-foot-7 Young could help against those stars. He can also pose problems for opposing defenses."He's here for a reason," Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters earlier this week. "Obviously, we're banged up ... When you're in the middle of December there's not a long list of available guys that can come in and help. Teams have to game plan for Nick Young. He's a threat off the bench."
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-175
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-4 (-110)
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Over 216 (-110)
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+151
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+4 (-110)
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Under 216 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Dec 13, 2018PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Toronto Raptors are hoping that Kyle Lowry's performance in a 113-93 rout of the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night at Oracle Arena signals the end to a mini-slump by the All-Star point guard.Lowry totaled 23 points, 12 assists, five rebounds and three steals to help the Raptors (23-7) improve their NBA-best record. It was especially important since Toronto forward Kawhi Leonard missed his second straight game with a bruised right hip."Him being out (means) a lot of things have to go through other people, and guys usually step up," said Lowry, who will be in action Friday night when the Raptors take on the Portland Trail Blazers (15-13) at Moda Center. "I have been here a long time, and we have always said, 'Next man up.' That's how we've always treated everything." After going 4 for 28 from the field in four games to start December -- including a scoreless outing in a loss to Milwaukee on Dec. 9 in which Lowry was 0 for 5 from the field, all from 3-point range -- Lowry began to come out of it with a 21-point, seven-assist showing in Tuesday's 123-99 romp past the L. A. Clippers at Staples Center."A guy like that," teammate Fred VanVleet told reporters, "you never worry about him." It's a good thing for the Raptors that Lowry's game seems to be coming back around. They're going to be short-handed Friday night, even if Leonard, who is listed as questionable, can go against the Blazers.Center Jonas Valanciunas underwent surgery Wednesday night after dislocating his left thumb against the Warriors. He will wear a cast for four weeks and then begin rehabilitation.The Blazers are healthy but reeling after a 10-3 start. Portland enters the Toronto game having lost 10 of its last 15 games, including back-to-back games at Houston and Memphis on Tuesday and Wednesday."On the whole, we haven't played well," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "We're certainly not playing as well as we did the first 13 games." Against both the Rockets and Grizzlies, the Blazers opened up double-digit first-quarter leads, then fizzled in the second half."Big road trip, two winnable games," said point guard Damian Lillard, who scored only 14 points on 4-for-18 shooting at Memphis. "We just didn't get it done." Backcourt mate CJ McCollum, who matched his season high by scoring 40 points against the Grizzlies, said the Blazers annually seem to have a swoon before coming out of it about mid-season."It seems like we go through this once a year," McCollum said. "We go on a bad streak where it's terrible, and then we overcome it. Then the year ends and you look back at it, and saying, 'If we would have just got those games ...'"Now we're saying it again. Every game is critical, and at the end of the year, we're going to be thinking about all these games we've dropped. We have to turn the tide immediately."
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+358
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+9 (-110)
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Under 153 (-110)
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+105
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+1.5 (-115)
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Over 151 (-110)
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-125
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Under 151 (-110)
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+15.5 (-110)
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-135
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Over 6 (-115)
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+115
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Under 6 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EST Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, N. J., 07102 / NEW YORK -- The Vegas Golden Knights could be welcoming their biggest off-season addition back to the lineup Friday night as the New Jersey Devils adjust to the absence of their best player. Paul Stastny appears likely to return to the Golden Knights when Vegas continues an Eastern Conference road swing Friday by visiting the Devils at Prudential Center. The Golden Knights last played Wednesday, when they began the trip by beating the host New York Islanders, 3-2. The Devils haven't hit the ice since Monday night, when they capped a Western Conference road trip by falling to the San Jose Sharks, 5-2. Stastny, who signed a three-year deal as a free agent July 1, has been out since suffering a lower body injury Oct. 8, He joined the Golden Knights (18-14-1) on the road trip --Vegas will visit the New York Rangers Sunday and the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday -- and skated at Thursday's practice in New Jersey. Head coach Gerard Gallant said following practice that Stastny is ready to play in a game, though he didn't say if that would happen Friday. For his part, Stastny said he will understand if he doesn't return to the lineup right away. The Golden Knights, who made a stunning run to the Stanley Cup Final as an expansion franchise last season, have won 10 of 13 to move into a playoff spot in the Western Conference." Everyone's playing well right now, right?" Stastny told the Las Vegas Review-Journal after practice Thursday. "When you're winning, different lines are stepping up on different nights. Whatever the coaches feel comfortable with, I'll do and respect that." The skidding Devils (10-13-6) would feel much more comfortable knowing star left winger Taylor Hall would be available Friday night. Hall, who won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player last season, left practice early Thursday with an undisclosed ailment." I don't have much for you yet," Devils coach John Hynes told reporters afterward. "I just know they pulled him off for precautionary reasons and I haven't talked to them yet." Even with Hall, who is one of just six Devils to play in all 29 game this season, New Jersey has lost eight of nine (1-4-4) to fall into last place in the Eastern Conference. A pair of number one goalies are likely to oppose each other in net Friday night. Marc Andre-Fleury earned the win Wednesday for the Golden Knights, when he made 23 saves against the Islanders. Keith Kinkaid took the loss for the Devils Monday night after recording 29 saves against the Sharks. Fleury is 24-25-3 in 53 career games against the Devils, whom he's faced more than any other opponent aside from the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. Kinkaid won his only career start against the Golden Knights last Mar. 14, when he stopped 39 shots as New Jersey cruised to an 8-3 win in Las Vegas.
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+128
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+1.5 (-200)
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Over 6 (-120)
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-148
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Under 6 (+100)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EST Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 / The Pittsburgh Penguins talk a lot about turning the page from one game to the next, but they also have had several outings that sting enough to linger. They are at the latter point going into a game Friday against Boston (17-10-4). Pittsburgh (13-11-6) had points in four straight games before falling 6-3 on Wednesday at Chicago, which entered the game last in the NHL with nine wins and riding an eight-game losing streak, and played the night before." To not have the fire or whatever, the jump, I don't know if there's an excuse for that," Penguins forward Matt Cullen said after returning for that game from a lower-body injury. Pittsburgh had some feel-good moments in the game, erasing an early two-goal deficit and getting a hat trick from Bryan Rust, who busted a 20-game goal drought. But for what is far from the first time this season, the Penguins find themselves fighting the frustration of some deficiencies that keep cropping up -- defensive lapses, critical penalties, poor puck management and a lack of an offensive response at key times. It's not all of those things all the time, but it's enough of them enough of the time to be concerning to them." We're trying to build some traction here," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "We've played a lot of good hockey over the last three or four weeks. We're trying to string some wins together and points together and (produce) momentum. When you have a night like (Wednesday), it sets you back." I thought we gave up more odd-man rushes than we did in the last three or four weeks." Pittsburgh goaltender Matt Murray (lower body) came off injured reserve Wednesday and dressed as the backup to Casey DeSmith. It's not clear who will start against the Bruins. Boston has won three straight. Bruins center Ryan Donato has never faced Pittsburgh, and his impression of the club that has won three Stanley Cups since 2009 remains strong." It's one of those talented NHL teams that capitalize on every mistake," Donato said. "I look up and down their lineup and they have a lot of superstars, so I think for us we've got to come in with a mentality of being really hungry and prepared to play some defense, but also not make any mistakes." Boston is moving toward being healthier. While winger Jake DeBrusk has gone into concussion protocol and will sit out Friday, winger David Backes has had no lingering effects from being cut in the face Tuesday and is expected to play Friday. Backes took a skate to the face during a 4-3 win over Arizona. He returned to the game after receiving stitches." No worse for wear," Backes said Thursday. "It could have been a lot worse looking at the video and knowing that there's some sharp apparatus right by my moneymaker, my face." Center Sean Kuraly did not practice after having a minor procedure on his broken nose, the result of a fight Sunday against Ottawa's Ben Harpur. Coach Bruce Cassidy said Kuraly was questionable to probable to face Pittsburgh and might need to add some extra facial protection. Meanwhile, center Patrice Bergeron (rib, sternoclavicular injury) and defenseman Zdeno Chara (left MCL injury) skated before practice, and defenseman Kevan Miller (throat) practiced in a limited capacity." He's practicing in a non-contact jersey, so he's able to do that, so that's good," Cassidy said of Miller. "He'll obviously have to get cleared for contact."
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+130
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+1.5 (-200)
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Over 6 (-108)
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-150
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Under 6 (-112)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:00 PM EST Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York, N. Y., 10001 / NEW YORK -- No team in the NHL has run as hot and cold this season as the Arizona Coyotes. If the Coyotes are going to begin another surge Friday night, they'll need to take care of the puck better than they did Thursday night. The Coyotes will look to snap a four-game losing streak Friday, when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The game will be the second game of a back-to-back set by the Coyotes, who fell to the host Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, on Thursday. The Rangers last played Monday, when they capped a two-game road trip by losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-3. The loss Thursday continued a rollercoaster season for the Coyotes (13-15-2), whose current skid - all four losses have come in regulation - was preceded by a four-game winning streak. And right before that, Arizona lost four straight (0-3-1). Such chaos is par for the course for the Coyotes, who opened the year by losing five of their first seven (2-5-0) before winning five straight. They then lost three straight (0-2-1) before alternating wins with losses prior to the first four-game losing streak. Against the Sabres, the Coyotes were done in by sloppiness. All three Buffalo goals were set up by Arizona turnovers." We've just got to manage the game a little bit better, manage the puck a little bit better," Coyotes head coach Dave Tocchet said afterward. The Rangers (14-13-3) also enter Friday's game seeking a change in fortunes. New York has lost four of five (1-3-1) and six of eight (2-5-1) to fall outside the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. Getting back into the race likely got tougher earlier this week for the Rangers when they learned defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be sidelined two to four weeks due to a separated left shoulder he suffered Monday. Shattenkirk is just the latest loss for the Rangers, who are also without Mats Zuccarello (groin), Pavel Buchnevich (broken thumb) and Cody McLeod (broken hand)." We've missed all of them, for sure, but every team has injuries," Rangers head coach David Quinn told Newsday following practice Wednesday. "You've got to overcome them and you've got to deal with them. That's just the reality of the National Hockey League." Franchise goalie Henrik Lundqvist is expected to start for the Rangers against the Coyotes, who will likely start Adin Hill after Darcy Kuemper started and took the loss after recording 30 saves Thursday night. Lundqvist took the loss Monday, when he made 30 saves against the Lightning. Hill last played on Saturday, when he took the loss after stopping 28 shots as the Coyotes fell to the San Jose Sharks, 5-3. The 22-year-old has started five of the last seven games for Arizona since number one net-minder Antti Raanta suffered a potentially season-ending lower body injury against the Minnesota Wild on Nov, 27. Lundqvist is 8-1-0 in nine career games against the Coyotes. Hill took the loss in his lone career appearance against the Rangers Oct. 26, 2017, when he made 25 saves as the Coyotes fell, 5-2.
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7:38 PM EST |
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+127
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+1.5 (-205)
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Over 6 (-115)
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-147
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Under 6 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:30 PM EST Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, 48201 / DETROIT -- The Ottawa Senators will likely have left winger Bobby Ryan back when they face the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Ryan, 31, who has six goals and 18 points in 29 games, has missed three games with a concussion." It's a concussion thing, so the minute he's cleared (he'll play), and he's doing really good," Senators coach Guy Boucher told the Ottawa Sun after the team arrived in Detroit on Wednesday. "So if his baseline is clear, then that's a clear one and, hopefully, we get good news from that." Of course, that's what I'm hoping. But what I'm hoping and what's reality is often not the same. From what I hear, things are going good, I just have to wait to see now if they have taken the last step." Ottawa (13-15-4) is also without veteran forwards Matt Duchene and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and defensemen Mark Borowiecki and Dylan DeMelo because of injuries." Whenever you get guys like that back, it also gives the young guys a bit more breathing room because they don't feel the pressure is on them," Boucher said. "It's a fine line between giving them ice and responsibilities. Sometimes they have too much." You've got to navigate it, but it's hard to do when you've got that many guys injured; it's actually impossible to do when you have that many guys injured, and that's where we're at. When you get guys back who can sustain what you're doing, it's hard for the opponent and it's easier for you. It's a double effect." The Red Wings (14-14-4) have been struggling on the power play. They have converted only 2-of-31 power plays in their past 14 games, which is a big dip from their first 18 games (13-of-54)." The one hard thing about our power play is we don't get very many of them, so then it's hard to get any kind of rhythm," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill told www.mlive.com. He tried using centers Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen on the same unit in Tuesday night's 6-2 road loss to the Washington Capitals." Moving Larks (Larkin) into that bumper spot and moving (Andreas Athanasiou) to the half-wall spot, where it's more run through him as opposed to running the other side and being a one-timer, we're hoping to get some chemistry going." Blashill said. The Red Wings have had only one power play in each of their past two games and 85 for the season. They had 106 through 32 games in 2017-18." We've been in a lot of games where there hasn't been a whole lot called," Blashill said. "Since the beginning of the year, when we were leading the league in power plays given up, we've been in lots of games after that where there hasn't been much called either way. Do I sense it's relaxing? I don't know. I think every game takes a life of its own. I can't say sit there and say a bunch of games they've missed lots of calls on either side. They generally do a real good job. Maybe it's just the way the game has been." Defensemen Mike Green and Jonathan Ericsson didn't practice Thursday. Blashill said they are both banged up and questionable for Friday night. Detroit is carrying two extra defensemen, Luke Witkowski and Brian Lashoff.
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-130
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-1.5 (+192)
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Over 6 (-115)
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+110
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+1.5 (-230)
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Under 6 (-105)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 7:30 PM EST Venue: PNC Arena, Raleigh, N. C., 27607 / RALEIGH, N. C. -- Things are going so well for the Washington Capitals that perhaps veteran center Alex Ovechkin has even improved. That's probably about the last thing the Carolina Hurricanes need to hear in advance of Friday night's game at PNC Arena. The Capitals produced a 6-2 home victory Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings, buoyed by Ovechkin's hat trick that extended his point streak to 12 games." He's having a great start to the year," Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. "In particular, it has been his 5-on-5 play and converting on his chances. He's earning it and he's doing the things the right way and he's being a great leader for us so far this year." With an 18-9-3 record, Washington carries a three-game winning streak during which it has outscored opponents 14-4. Ovechkin has been at the core of this robust stretch." I know some other year statistically have been better," Reirden said. "But for me, it's the best two-way hockey he has played. A lot of credit to him for what he has done." It hasn't been nearly as rosy recently for the Hurricanes, who are 1-4-1 in their last six games. They're coming off Thursday night's 6-4 loss at Montreal. For Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour, it's a matter of staying the course and following the blueprint regardless of the most-recent outcome. He doesn't want one game to overly impact the next." I don't really think coming off one game on a game or another, you really should really approach it different," Brind'Amour said. Washington, though, has found numerous sources that it wants to keep tapping. The Capitals are proud that the fourth line of Nic Dowd, Travis Boyd and Dmitrij Jaskin has produced 12 points across the team's first five games in December." If you can get production from that fourth line, you can be a very difficult team to match up against," Reirden said. One of the questions for the Capitals entering the season was how much offense would be produced from the lines other than the top line." A lot of chemistry and they're playing well and nice to see them get rewarded," Reirden said. "I like that element that we can add to our team right now." Since Tuesday, Washington defenseman Christian Djoos has missed practice with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day. The Carolina roster has been adjusted with the promotion of forward Janne Kuokkanen, who made his NHL season debut Thursday night." Young guys coming up, you don't want to give them too much and get them overloaded," Brind'Amour said. "You just want to let them play and turn them loose." Kuokkanen, 20, replaced center Jordan Staal, who was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 5 because of a concussion. It had been more than a year since Kuokkanen's NHL debut in October 2017. The Hurricanes could be in line for another move after defenseman Haydn Fleury departed Thursday night's game with an upper-body injury and didn't return. This is the first of four meetings this season with the next encounter coming in less than two weeks at Washington.
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-112
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-1.5 (+226)
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Over 6.5 (+100)
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-108
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+1.5 (-275)
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Under 6.5 (-120)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:00 PM EST Venue: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO, 63103 / ST. LOUIS -- Reunited and it feels so good. The return of forward Jaden Schwartz from injury Tuesday means the St. Louis Blues put him back on a line with Brayden Schenn and David Perron. The pairing provided immediate dividends in Schwartz's first game back, a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, with Perron scoring twice, Schwartz assisting both times and Schenn assisting once. While players have been in and out of the lineup, the penalty kill has been consistent. The Blues have killed 18 straight man advantages heading into their home game against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, a stretch dating back to Dec. 1. The Blues' penalty kill is at 84.8 percent, fourth in the league." Goaltending's been great," Blues center Ryan O'Reilly told NHL.com. "There's been times with some huge saves, but also our 'D' is making massive blocks. I think we're on the same page. I think the coaching staff's good. I think they've been doing a great job all season of having us prepared and (knowing) what's going on, but I think one thing that would be nice, is we stay out of the box more." Because of injuries, the line of Schwartz, Schenn and Perron has only played together three times this season, against Calgary in the third game of the season, at Montreal in October and Tuesday. Perron had a hat trick against Calgary, with Schenn assisting on all three goals. Against Montreal, Schenn scored a power play goal with Perron assisting." You've got Schwartz who gets in there skating and forechecking, creates loose pucks," Blues interim coach Craig Berube told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Brayden Schenn is a power-type forward too, good forechecker, physical, he's around the net a lot, and you've got a finisher. David Perron is a very highly skilled player, great hands, he can pass or shoot. Kind of a good combination all around." Schenn likes playing with Perron and Schwartz." At the start of the year we had chemistry, then a couple of us got banged up there, and were unable to be put back together," Schenn told the Post-Dispatch. "There's a chance now and through one game we felt we had a good game. We have something to build on and we just want keep on getting better." The Blues beat the Avalanche 3-2 in overtime at Colorado on Nov. 30. Colorado is coming off a 6-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at home Tuesday and have lost three of their last four." We touched on the Edmonton game a little bit, we watched video ... We did some good things in that game, obviously the result wasn't there, but there are definitely some things we can fix up," Avalanche forward Matt Calvert told NHL.com." We've got a big stretch coming up before we get four days off for Christmas and quite a bit of those are at home. We've got to come out with a better effort in front of our home crowd, get them involved earlier and have some fun with this before we get the break."
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-145
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-1.5 (+172)
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+125
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+1.5 (-205)
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Under 6.5 (-110)
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GAME PREVIEW
Time: 8:30 PM EST Venue: United Center, Chicago, Ill., 60612 / The red-hot Winnipeg Jets will go for their eighth win in nine games when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at the United Center. Winnipeg (20-9-2) is riding high after a 5-4 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers one night earlier. The Jets have scored 18 goals in their past three games and will look to continue their torrid production on offense. That could spell a tough test for Chicago (10-18-5), which has given up six goals in each of its first two meetings against Winnipeg this season. The Jets beat the Blackhawks 6-5 on Nov. 29 and won again 6-3 on Tuesday night. Skeptics could argue that the Jets have feasted against subpar competition so far this season. However, Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice does not apologize for his team's first-half success." One of the things we've been good at, going back to last year and probably even prior to that, is we've beaten the teams below us at the right rate," Maurice said in comments that were published by the Winnipeg Sun. "We haven't played a lot of teams that are ahead of us, certainly recently, but we've done what we needed to do. There's lots of proving ground left for this hockey team." Meanwhile, Chicago is trying to prove that it can bounce back from a woeful start to the season. The Blackhawks will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since Oct. 23-25. Chicago is coming off of an impressive 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, which snapped an eight-game losing streak. In 18 games under head coach Jeremy Colliton, the Blackhawks are 4-12-2. Colliton replaced longtime head coach and three-time Stanley Cup champion Joel Quenneville, who was fired Nov. 6 after a decade with the franchise. The big win over the Penguins earlier this week finally allowed Blackhawks players to smile after the final horn and line up to congratulate goaltender Corey Crawford in front of his net for the first time in a long time." It's a relief," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said in comments published by the Chicago Sun-Times. "It's definitely just a good feeling for guys. We've got something to celebrate. We've got something to enjoy. We were reminded with an exciting reason to come to the rink (against the Jets) and come out with the same effort. It's something we've got to be aware of and build off of in the next one." Winnipeg is led by star forward Patrik Laine, who has 22 goals in 31 games this season. The 20-year-old Finn already has scored 101 career goals in his first 185 contests. Laine scored in the second period Thursday against the Oilers to snap a six-game scoreless drought. That marked his longest stretch without scoring this season. On the opposite bench, the Blackhawks are led by forward Patrick Kane, who has 37 points (15 goals, 22 assists) in 32 games. Toews is next on the club with 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 33 games. Chicago is 6-6-3 at home this season. Winnipeg is 8-5-0 on the road.
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Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
© 2018 The Associated
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Time: 9:00 PM EST Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada / Edmonton Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock recently remarked that a tough stretch of the schedule will give an accurate reading of the state of the team. There are still some bumps in the road, but there were some lessons learned, too. Looking to extend a winning streak at Rogers Place, the Oilers square off against the sputtering Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. Last Saturday, Hitchcock said the "next three games are going to tell us a lot of the things that we're good at and the things we need to work on." Hours later, Edmonton defeated the Calgary Flames, 1-0, in the Battle of Alberta. Two days later, the Oilers traveled to the Denver and topped the high-powered Colorado Avalanche, 6-4. On Thursday, Hitchcock's club erased a two-goal deficit in the second period but fell to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4 in overtime." We have not, as a group, have not been even close to being involved in stuff like this and these are great lessons for us moving forward as long as we take them," Hitchcock said. Since Hitchcock took over on Nov. 20, Edmonton (17-12-3) has won all five games at Rogers Place by a combined score of 14-5. In the first nine home games this season under Todd McLellan, the Oilers went 4-4-1 with a 29-28 scoring advantage. Hitchcock is 8-2-2 with Edmonton, which is five points behind Pacific Division-leading Calgary." We need the points (but) I look at the way we're playing," Hitchcock said. The Oilers were swept in the season series in 2017-18 and have dropped three of the last four matchups with Philadelphia. Edmonton has surrendered one power-play goal in each of the last four meetings with the Flyers. But the Oilers will face a team unable to keep the puck out of the net recently. After giving up seven goals in a loss to the Jets on Sunday, the Flyers surrendered two goals in the final 1:08 of regulation and the game-winner 35 seconds into overtime of a 6-5 defeat to Calgary." We've got to find a way to reset," winger Dale Weise told NBC Sports Philadelphia. "It's embarrassing." While Philadelphia (12-13-4) made a change off-ice by firing general manager Ron Hextall on Nov. 26, the team is still struggling. The Flyers have gone 2-2-2 since Hextall's ouster and sit in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of the New Jersey Devils. The team has yielded at least four goals four times since Chuck Fletcher took over in the front office. One of his first chores should be an upgrade in goal. With Brian Elliott injured and Michal Neuvirth away from the team as his wife prepares to give birth, Philadelphia is going with the tandem of Anthony Stolarz and Alex Lyon, who was recalled Thursday. The pair have combined for a total of 26 games, including 17 starts. Stolarz allowed 10 goals in his last two appearances and has an .889 save percentage through seven games, but coach Dave Hakstol seems willing to let him learn by doing." He's a young guy in terms of games in the NHL," Hakstol told Philly.com. "And there's a lot of things that he continues to work at. We don't want to put too much on his plate that way. Just go out and continue to build his game." Mikko Koskinen is expected to start in the second of back-to-back games and looks to continue his stellar play on home ice for Edmonton. In seven games (six starts), Koskinen has surrendered just six goals while recording three shutouts.
Game
Preview from The Associated
Press (AP).
Copyright
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Press, All Rights Reserved.
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