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NHL roundup: Matt Boldy posts hat trick in Wild's OT win over Predators
Feb 4, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) celebrates defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) winning goal against the Nashville Predators during the overtime period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon’s game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.
Late in the extra session, Boldy sent a cross-ice pass to Spurgeon, who beat Juuse Saros with 46 seconds remaining.
Quinn Hughes had two assists, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves for the Wild, who have won five in a row heading into the Olympic break.
Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist and Steven Stamkos and Ryan O’Reilly each had three-point nights for the Predators, whose two-game winning streak ended. Saros made 38 saves.
Panthers 5, Bruins 4 (SO)
Anton Lundell came off the injured list and provided one goal and two assists in regulation and also scored in the shootout as Florida defeated Boston in Sunrise, Fla.
The Panthers also got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Matthew Tkachuk. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves for his first win since Jan. 24.
The Bruins got two goals from Michael Eyssimont and one goal each from Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt. Joonas Korpisalo added 22 saves as Boston lost consecutive games for the first time this calendar year.
Stars 5, Blues 4
Jamie Benn had two goals, including the winner with 23 seconds left, and an assist as Dallas defeated visiting St. Louis for its sixth straight victory. The Stars beat the Blues three times during that span, all on late goals.
Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist for Dallas. Mavrik Bourque also scored, Miro Heiskanen had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 14 saves.
Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who lost for the eighth time in nine games. Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for St. Louis. Justin Faulk earned two assists and Jordan Binnington stopped 23 shots.
Mammoth 4, Red Wings 1
Nick Schmaltz scored his fourth goal in two games and added an assist as Utah beat Detroit in Salt Lake City.
Clayton Keller also had a goal and an assist for Utah, which has won two straight after losing two in a row. Sean Durzi and Dylan Guenther also scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves.
Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, who have lost four of their past five games (1-3-1) while scoring just seven goals. John Gibson turned aside 21 shots.
Kraken 4, Kings 2
Shane Wright scored two goals for visiting Seattle in a win against Los Angeles.
Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn also scored, Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau had two assists each and Joey Daccord made 25 saves for the Kraken, who were coming off a 4-2 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday that ended a four-game winning streak.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored two goals on his 30th birthday, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have lost three of four.
Flames 4, Oilers 3
Ryan Lomberg broke a third-period tie and rookie Matvei Gridin scored a goal and added an assist, leading host Calgary past slumping Edmonton.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who claimed the season’s Battle of Alberta by winning three of the four meetings. Calgary’s Devin Cooley made 36 saves and recorded an assist, and Zach Whitecloud, MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri all collected two assists.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice while Kasperi Kapanen added a single for the Oilers, who have lost three straight games and five of eight outings. Tristan Jarry stopped 21 shots, and Evan Bouchard notched three assists.
Canadiens 5, Jets 1
Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists as visiting Montreal defeated Winnipeg during the final game for both teams ahead of the Olympic break.
Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip Danault also scored for the Canadiens, while Noah Dobson picked up two assists. Goalie Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves as Montreal improved to 4-0-1 in the past five games.
Kyle Connor scored the lone goal for Winnipeg, which has just one win in four games (1-2-1). Netminder Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots.
Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 0
Jet Greaves made 21 saves as host Columbus registered its second consecutive shutout, beating Chicago.
Defensemen Zach Werenski and Ivan Provorov, Danton Heinen and Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their seventh straight and have 11 wins in their last 12. Charlie Coyle had two assists.
Spencer Knight stopped 16 shots for the Blackhawks, who lost for the sixth time in seven games (1-4-2).
Avalanche 4, Sharks 2
Artturi Lehkonen had two goals, Josh Manson scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Colorado beat San Jose in Denver.
Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to top 700 for his career, Valeri Nichushkin contributed three assists, Brock Nelson had a goal and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for the Avalanche head into the Olympic hiatus with a league-leading 83 points.
Timothy Liljegren and Philipp Kurashev scored goals and Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for the Sharks, who have lost four in a row heading into the Olympic break.
Golden Knights 5, Canucks 2
Jack Eichel scored a goal and had an assist and Mark Stone added two assists as Vegas snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Vancouver in Las Vegas.
Cole Reinhardt, Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Dorofeyev and Alexander Holtz also scored goals and Akira Schmid made 21 saves for the Golden Knights, who took sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division.
Elias N. Pettersson and Pierre-Olivier Joseph scored goals and Teddy Blueger added two assists for the Canucks, who took their third straight loss. Kevin Lankinen finished with 26 saves.
–Field Level Media
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Portland beats No. 6 Gonzaga for first time in more than 10 years
Jan 25, 2025; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Pilots center Jermaine Ballisager Webb (1) battles for a rebound during the first half against Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Michael Ajayi (1) at Chiles Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images Joel Foxwell tied his career-high with 27 points as host Portland upset No. 6 Gonzaga 87-80 on Wednesday night, handing the Bulldogs their first West Coast Conference loss of the season.
James O’Donnell added 16 points off the bench, Cameron Williams scored 14 points despite battling foul trouble, Jermaine Ballisager Webb added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Garrett Nuckolls scored 11 for the Pilots (11-14, 4-8 WCC), who snapped a string of 20 straight losses in the series. Portland last beat Gonzaga on Jan. 9, 2014.
Graham Ike led Gonzaga (22-2, 10-1) with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Mario Saint-Supery added 12 points and Davis Fogle scored 10.
Foxwell, a freshman guard from Australia, might have bested his career high if not for leg cramps that limited him over the final five minutes. Still, he shot 11 of 18 from the field — including 3 of 8 from 3-point range — dished out a game-high eight assists and grabbed four rebounds.
The Pilots shot 59.3% from the field (32 of 54), while limiting Gonzaga to 40.0% (26 of 65). Portland had a 32-27 rebounding edge and outscored the Bulldogs 40-26 in the paint.
Trailing by six, the Bulldogs came out strong after the intermission, with Adam Miller making a 3-pointer and Ike a jumper in the paint to make it 39-38 within the half’s first minute.
But the Pilots stemmed the momentum when Ballisager Webb made a 3-pointer just before a late-closing Ike ran into him. The four-point play pushed Portland’s lead back to five and Gonzaga never got closer than three the rest of the way.
The Pilots stretched the lead to 77-62 with 4:42 left before a late Gonzaga run.
The Pilots took a 39-33 halftime lead as Foxwell scored 13 in the opening 20 minutes.
Portland scored the game’s first four points and, after Gonzaga’s Braeden Smith made a 3-pointer, went on a 7-0 run — capped by Foxwell’s 3-pointer — to make it 11-3 before Ike had even touched the ball on the offensive end.
Back-to-back jumpers by Foxwell gave the Pilots their largest lead of the half at 15-5 just before the media timeout, at which point Gonzaga coach Mark Few brought in four substitutions to pair with Ike.
An 8-0 run capped by Saint-Supery’s 3-pointer from in front of the Portland bench gave the Bulldogs their first lead at 28-26 with 6:55 left in the half.
The Pilots regained the lead on a jumper by Foxwell and later held Gonzaga scoreless for the final 2:53 to take the lead into the intermission.
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No. 20 Clemson nips Stanford to extend ACC road win streak
Feb 4, 2026; Stanford, California, USA; Clemson Tigers forward RJ Godfrey (0) shoots as Stanford Cardinal forward Oskar Giltay (15) defends during the first half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images Nick Davidson scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 20 Clemson extended its Atlantic Coast Conference road winning streak to 13 games with a 66-64 victory over Stanford on Wednesday night.
Davidson made two free throws to put Clemson (19-4, 9-1 ACC) ahead 64-62 with 23 seconds left. The Tigers maintained the lead after the Cardinal’s Ebuka Okorie missed a 3-point try with 7.1 seconds remaining.
Ace Buckner added two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to help Clemson win for the 12th time in the past 13 games. Okorie scored at the buzzer for the final margin.
Buckner finished with 11 points and Chase Thompson added a career-high 10 for the Tigers, who won despite not making a field goal in the final four minutes.
Aidan Cammann led Stanford (14-9, 3-7) with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Okorie added 18 points, and Oskar Giltay had 11 rebounds.
The Cardinal have lost five straight since beginning the season 14-4.
Clemson led 26-19 with 5:23 left in the first half before Okorie made two 3-pointers during a 13-4 run to help Stanford move ahead 32-30 entering halftime.
Okorie led all scorers with 12 points in the first half, while eight players scored for Clemson.
The Tigers, who were held to one field goal in the final 5:23 the opening half, fell behind 41-35 on Okorie’s dunk with 14:19 left in the contest.
After Clemson moved ahead 56-50 on Davidson’s 3-pointer, Stanford answered with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 58-all with 5:36 remaining on a hoop from Jeremy Dent-Smith.
Okorie, who entered the game ranked 10th in the country in scoring at 21.8 points per game, made two free throws to tie the game at 62-all with 3:08 left. The star freshman hit 6 of 11 shots from the field and dished three assists.
RJ Godfrey scored nine points and Jestin Porter added eight for Clemson, which shot 45.7% from the field and 41.2% (7 of 17) from 3-point range. Carter Welling pulled down eight rebounds.
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Jamie Benn scores with 23 seconds left to lift Stars past Blues
Feb 4, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and center Sam Steel (18) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate after Benn scores the game winning goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Jamie Benn had two goals, including the winner with 23 seconds left, and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-4 Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.
The Stars beat the Blues three times during that span, all on late goals.
Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist for Dallas. Mavrik Bourque also scored, Miro Heiskanen had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 14 saves.
Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who lost for the eighth time in ninth games.
Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for St. Louis. Justin Faulk earned two assists and Jordan Binnington made 23 saves.
The Stars put six shots on goal during the game’s first 62 seconds. The Blues survived that onslaught, then moved ahead 1-0 on Buchnevich’s power-play goal at the 7:29 mark.
Dallas tied the game 1-1 with Robertson’s 200th career goal. Mikko Rantanen sliced to the slot and fed Robertson for his goal.
During a delayed penalty call, Kyrou put the Blues up 2-1 with 1:27 left in the period with a shot from the left circle.
The Stars outshot the Blues 13-5 during the second period and surged ahead 4-2.
Duchene tied the game 2-2 at the end of a power play by converting the long rebound from Thomas Harley’s slap shot.
The Stars moved ahead 3-2 just over two minutes later when Robertson fired a turnaround shot from the left circle and Bourque banged in the rebound.
Benn took Duchene’s pass from the left wall and scored from the slot to make it 4-2 with 8:03 left in the period.
Snuggerud zig-zagged through the Stars and scored to cut the Stars’ lead to 4-3 at 11:05 of the third period. Toropchenko tied the game 4-4 by driving the pass and converting Philip Broberg’s no-look drop pass at 15:31.
But Benn scored off the rush with 23 seconds left to decide the game.
–Field Level Media
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