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The Vegas Golden Knights will put an eight-game point streak on the line when they host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights, who lead the NHL with 43 points, are 5-0-3 over the eight-game span after a 5-4 shootout victory over visiting San Jose on Sunday. Vegas won despite blowing a 4-2 third-period lead with Mike Hoffman tying it for the Sharks with 39 seconds left to force overtime.

The road-weary St. Louis Blues hope to regroup during their three-game homestand this week. That effort will start Tuesday when they host the depleted Detroit Red Wings. The Blues played 11 of their previous 15 games on the road. St. Louis lost four of its last five games to slip to 13-13-1. That downturn set the team’s focus for the week. “Hit the reset button, come home, get some wins and start stringing together wins,”

There will be an interesting matchup Tuesday when the Arizona Coyotes visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. And that’s in addition to a game between two clubs trying to get into a playoff position. Arizona has lost three in a row since a five-game winning streak, while Pittsburgh has lost four straight (0-2-2). The game will mark the first time Arizona rookie Logan Cooley will face Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby. The ties between them might not be

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares faced his former team on Monday and reached elite status by notching his 1,000th career point off a frenetic sequence in the final seconds of regulation. However, he did not get to fully celebrate with the two points that go along with a win. The New York Rangers would like to keep Tavares from racking up any more points and prevent the visiting Maple Leafs from getting a victory

With their offense finally in high gear, the Los Angeles Clippers will take a season-best, four-game winning streak into their second matchup in two weeks against the visiting Sacramento Kings. Both teams are playing on the second night of a back-to-back set. The Clippers are staying home after a 132-127 victory Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers, while the Kings rolled to a 131-118 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Monday point total was

The Denver Nuggets nearly squandered a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead in Atlanta on Monday. The opener of a road back-to-back ultimately ended in the reigning NBA champions’ favor while giving the Nuggets a point of emphasis entering their Tuesday road game against the Chicago Bulls. “We’ve got to do a better job of not getting sloppy out there and just taking care of the basketball, you know,” Denver’s Jamal Murray said after his team’s 129-122 win

The Los Angeles Lakers will look to build on their NBA in-season tournament title when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. The Lakers captured the inaugural event in impressive fashion, winning seven straight games by a total of 135 points, capped by a 123-109 triumph over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for Los Angeles, its regular-season form hasn’t been nearly as good. The Lakers have won just five

The Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the season when the teams meet Tuesday night. Boston improved to 10-0 at home by beating the New York Knicks 133-123 on Friday. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returned to the court after missing four games with a calf strain and scored 21 points in 29 minutes during the win. He made his first seven field-goal attempts and said he felt

Fresh off its first loss of the season, Cincinnati aims to rebound Tuesday night when it hosts Bryant in a nonconference matchup. The Bearcats (7-1) won their first seven games before dropping their annual crosstown rivalry showdown at Xavier, 84-79. Cincinnati shot just 1-for-13 in the first half from 3-point range and trailed 35-27 at the break. But the Bearcats responded by making their first six shots of the second half to tie it at

North Carolina State has been encouraged on several levels after nearly a weeklong layoff in its schedule. The Wolfpack will try to rebuild some momentum starting with Tuesday night’s game against visiting UT Martin in Raleigh, N.C. The addition of wing MJ Rice, a transfer from Kansas, is expected to have long-term benefits. Rice made his Wolfpack debut in the team’s most recent game, scoring 11 points in less than 11 minutes off the bench