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The Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche traveled on a similar path over the past week. Both clubs had disappointing losses at Nashville and big victories at Dallas, and each won on the road on Friday night. Something will have to give when the Flames play at the Avalanche on Saturday night in Denver to complete a back-to-back set. Calgary likely is feeling good following its 7-4 win over the Stars on Friday night. The Flames

As the NHL’s highest-scoring team, the Vancouver Canucks have received plenty of production from their top-end players. The Canucks head into Saturday’s road clash against the cellar-dwelling San Jose Sharks having received a major boost from the lesser-known players who contributed offensively in their most recent victory. The Canucks are coming off Friday’s 5-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken in which Teddy Blueger, Dakota Joshua and Nils Hoglander scored. Quinn Hughes extended his point streak

A three-game winning streak for the New York Islanders is salvaging what had been a disastrous November. The Philadelphia Flyers hope their current two-game skid isn’t going to undo the progress they made over the first half of the month. The Islanders and Flyers will meet for the second time this week on Saturday night in Elmont, N.Y. Both teams will be completing a back-to-back set. The Islanders continued their well-timed surge Friday with a

It’s hard to know which team might have a more sour attitude on Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. Both teams are coming off a disappointing loss on Friday. The Maple Leafs held a two-goal lead in the second period against the Blackhawks in Chicago but lost 4-3 in overtime. The Penguins led 2-0 after two periods against the Sabres in Buffalo but allowed three straight goals in the third

November likely can’t end soon enough for the New Jersey Devils. After a 5-2-1 run in October, the Devils are 3-7-0 this month with three games remaining, including Saturday night’s matchup against the Buffalo Sabres in Newark, N.J. The Devils have lost three in a row — including 2-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday — and have won only once in their past seven games. “That was just a tough result,” forward Jack

The seventh-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational will pit coach Mike Rhoades and some of his former players against the program they left earlier this year. Rhoades will direct Penn State (4-2) against his former program, VCU (3-3), on Sunday in Kissimmee, Fla. In six seasons at VCU, Rhoades led the Rams to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a 129-61 overall record. The Nittany Lions’ job came open when Micah Shrewsberry left for Notre

Texas A&M and Iowa State are looking for bounce-back wins when they battle for third place in the ESPN Events Invitational Sunday in Kissimmee, Fla. The 12th-ranked Aggies (5-1) are coming off their first loss of the season, falling 96-89 to No. 19 Florida Atlantic in the semifinal round Friday. Iowa State (5-1) also lost its first game of the year Friday, dropping a 71-62 decision to Virginia Tech. SEC Preseason Player of the Year

No. 15 Texas will look to get healthy and back on the winning track when it hosts Wyoming on Sunday in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns (4-1) return home after splitting a pair of games in the Empire Classic in New York. Texas beat Louisville 81-80 on Sunday with a buzzer-beating shot by Max Abmas, while getting 27 points from Kadin Shedrick. On Monday, the Longhorns lost 81-71 to No. 5 UConn. “You look back on

Jayden Epps notched his career high in points for the second straight game to lead Georgetown past visiting Jackson State 88-81 on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Epps scored 34 points, including 24 in the second half, to eclipse his previous career-best mark of 31 points, which he set in the Hoyas’ 88-83 overtime win over American last Sunday. Georgetown (4-2) also used 22 points from Dontrez Styles, 13 from Jay Heath and 11 from Wayne

Nineteenth-ranked Florida Atlantic, which plays Virginia Tech in Sunday’s ESPN Events Invitational final in Kissimmee, Fla., is trying to prove it hasn’t lost its edge. FAU is coming off a glorious season, leading the nation in wins (35) while reaching the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four for the first time in program history. The Owls started this season ranked 10th in the nation, but they fell nine spots after a shocking home loss to Bryant on