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No. 17 Tennessee finds itself in an unusual position just seven games into the season — mired in a three-game losing streak. The Volunteers will try to snap that skid on Tuesday night when they open a three-game homestand against George Mason in Knoxville, Tenn. After beginning the campaign with four consecutive wins, including a victory in the opener of the Maui Invitational, Tennessee (4-3) lost to then-No. 2 Purdue and then-No. 1 Kansas in

The Montreal Canadiens will try to patch together another lineup when they host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. The Canadiens learned on Saturday that Alex Newhook would miss 10-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain sustained in a 5-1 loss at the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Newhook has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 23 games this season. The Canadiens were already without defensemen David Savard (broken hand), Arber Xhekaj (upper body) and

In Saturday’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the homestanding Dallas Stars won by a constellation. After matching their season high in goals in an 8-1 obliteration of the Lightning, Dallas will visit Tampa on Monday to complete a home-and-home set between the 2020 Stanley Cup Final opponents. Dallas received goals from its top three lines in the first eight minutes Saturday and piled it on from there. To no shock at all, the Texas-sized

The Philadelphia Flyers will try to sweep a home-and-home matchup against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins when the Keystone State rivals meet again on Monday. The Flyers recorded a 4-3 victory in a shootout Saturday in Pittsburgh. Tyson Foerster collected one goal and one assist and Owen Tippett and Scott Laughton also scored a goal. Goaltender Samuel Ersson made 29 saves for Philadelphia, which had dropped of four of its previous five games. “Find a way

The Los Angeles Kings should have the fresher legs when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday evening. The Kings have played just one game since Nov. 25, a 2-1 loss to the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday. The Avalanche, meanwhile, have played three games in that span, most recently losing 4-3 in a shootout at the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Los Angeles coach Todd McLellan said he wanted to make sure the Kings

Teams with two-game losing streaks will collide when the Buffalo Sabres host the Nashville Predators on Sunday night. Both teams will play the second game of a back-to-back set after the Predators lost to the visiting New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday and Buffalo fell 6-2 at the Carolina Hurricanes. Nashville squandered 2-0 and 3-1 leads against New York before Ryan Lindgren scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. The Predators pulled their

The New York Rangers know they can pull off comebacks when needed, especially since the numbers back them up. Even with several comebacks under their belt during their strong opening quarter of the season, the Rangers would like to get off to a quick start Sunday evening to avoid being forced to rally again, especially against the NHL’s worst team. The Rangers will go for their third straight win Sunday when they host the San

The Boston Bruins will look to post their third straight win and second in as many nights when the Columbus Blue Jackets make a Sunday night visit. Last Monday’s 5-2 loss in Columbus marked the final game of Boston’s three-game losing streak, and wins over San Jose and Toronto have followed. The Bruins began a back-to-back Saturday in Toronto, scoring a 4-3 win on captain Brad Marchand’s goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime. Marchand

With two losses in the past three games, No. 23 Alabama will be in search of a defensive edge on Monday when Arkansas State pays a visit to Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Crimson Tide (5-2) were undefeated through four games before dropping a 92-81 decision to Ohio State on Nov. 24 in the Emerald Coast Classic at Destin, Fla. They also lost 85-77 at home to Clemson on Tuesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Mark Sears scored

When Purdue returns to action Monday night in a Big Ten matchup against Iowa in West Lafayette, Ind., it probably won’t be as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Boilermakers opened conference play Friday night by losing at Northwestern for the second straight year. The 92-88 overtime setback canceled out a 35-point, 14-rebound performance by 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey, whose layup in the final seconds of regulation forced the extra session. But despite