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Blue Jackets shut out Blackhawks, run winning streak to 7

NHL: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 4, 2026; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets center Mathieu Olivier (24) carries the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images

Jet Greaves made 21 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets registered their second consecutive shutout in a 4-0 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

It was the final game before the Olympic break for both teams.

The Blue Jackets shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 in Newark on Monday night behind Elvis Merzlikins. Greaves got the fourth shutout of his career and second of the season on Wednesday.

Columbus has not allowed a goal in 146:25 of game time.

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).

Goals by defensemen gave the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead in the first period.

Werenski got his 20th, 4:46 into the game when his shot from the bottom of the left circle off the rush deflected in off the skates of both Blackhawks’ defensemen, Louis Crevier and Alex Vlasic.

Provorov scored with 7:10 left in the opening period on another shot from the bottom of the left circle. It came just seconds after Chicago’s Ryan Donato leveled Columbus’ Mason Marchment, who got the second assist, with a check at the top of the left circle.

Heinen made it 3-0, 2:55 into the second period to capitalize on a turnover by the Blackhawk’s Nick Foligno in his own zone. Heinen also beat Knight from the bottom of the left circle.

Monahan added an empty-net goal with 4:27 left.

Chicago defenseman Wyatt Kaiser left with a lower-body injury after Werenski was checked awkwardly into Kaiser’s leg a little over seven minutes into the first period. That left Chicago with five defensemen for the remainder of the contest.

The Blackhawks’ Colton Dach left the contest early in the second period with an undisclosed injury.

The Blue Jackets’ Kirill Marchenko missed his second game with an illness.

-Field Level Media

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Team Canada snowboard medalist Mark McMorris airlifted after training crash

Olympics: Snowboard-Big Air Finals(File photo) Mark McMorris of Canada in the men’s snowboarding big air finals during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at Big Air Shougang. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images

LIVIGNO, Italy — Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris was airlifted to medical attention Wednesday following a crash during a nighttime training run as the three-time bronze medalist prepared for his fourth Winter Games.

McMorris was completing practice runs ahead of the men’s big air competition, which begins Thursday in Livigno. Team Canada issued a brief statement but didn’t provide details on the incident or McMorris’ medical condition. He was removed from the mountainside on a stretcher.

“Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Snowboard staff are attending to him,” Team Canada said. “We will provide more information as it becomes available.”

McMorris, 32, won bronze medals in slopestyle at Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

He has battled through injuries throughout his career. In a 2017 crash, his injuries were considered life-threatening. He broke his jaw and left arm, ruptured his spleen, suffered a pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed lung.

Just Tuesday, McMorris said he was healthy and ready to compete.

“My body’s responding well to lots of riding, and I’m having fun,” McMorris said.

–Reuters, Special to Field Level Media

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Shane Wright pots 2 goals as Kraken defeat host Kings

NHL: Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles KingsFeb 4, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) reacts after scoring a goal against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper (35) during the first period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Shane Wright scored two goals for the visiting Seattle Kraken in a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

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.

Seattle surrendered the first goal for the second straight night when Kuzmenko was given room on a power play to bring the puck from above the right circle to just below the dot before sliding a wrist shot between Kuemper’s pads for a 1-0 lead at 7:42 of the first.

Kings defenseman Jacob Moverare tried to rim the puck behind his net, but it was intercepted by Ryan Winterton. He passed out front to Wright, who pulled the puck to his backhand before lifting it into the net to tie it 1-1 at 9:16.

The Kraken scored 58 seconds later off another pass from below the goal line to add to their lead. Stephenson fed Larsson cutting down the middle, and he scored with a one-timer from the right hash marks for a 2-1 lead at 10:14.

The Kraken were back on the power play when Dunn sped through three Kings in the Los Angeles zone and scored with a backhand between Kuemper’s pads to make it 3-1 at 15:21 of the first period.

Kuzmenko scored the lone goal of the second period on a one-timer from the right hash marks while on a power play to cut it to 3-2 at 10:27.

Wright scored the Kraken’s second power-play goal of the game at 5:50 of the third to stretch the lead to 4-2.

The possibility of a Los Angeles comeback was derailed when Kings forward Adrian Kempe was called for a double-minor high-sticking penalty with 4:21 left.

The Kraken are off on their three-week Olympic break, while the Kings play at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in their final game before the break.

–Field Level Media

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Cam Spencer's clutch hoops push Grizzlies past Kings

NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Sacramento KingsFeb 4, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Ty Jerome (2) drives against Sacramento Kings forward/center Domantas Sabonis (11) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

Ty Jerome put up a game-high 28 points, Cam Spencer hit two key late 3-pointers, and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the host Sacramento Kings for a 129-125 victory Wednesday night.

The defeat spoiled the Kings debut of De’Andre Hunter, who was making his Sacramento debut after being acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers last week. Thrust immediately into the starting lineup, Hunter had nine points in 26 minutes, making just three of his 11 shots.

In a tightly contested affair in which neither team led by more than eight points, the Grizzlies broke the game’s final tie when Jaylen Wells buried a 3-pointer for a 117-114 advantage with 4:21 remaining.

Memphis never trailed again, getting three hoops — including a pair of 3-pointers — from Spencer and one interior basket apiece from Javon Small and GG Jackson, all when a miss would have given the Kings a chance to tie or take the lead.

The third of Spencer’s baskets, a 28-footer with 18.1 seconds left, countered a DeMar DeRozan 3-pointer 17 seconds earlier and turned a one-point game into a 129-125 Grizzlies lead.

Filling in for Ja Morant, Jerome shot 10-for-14 from the floor. He also found time for a game-high seven assists.

Jerome hit three of his four 3-point attempts and Wells went 6-for-9 from deep, helping the Grizzlies outshoot the hosts 43.9% to 30.6% from beyond the arc. Memphis outscored Sacramento 54-33 from deep.

Spencer finished with 20 points, while Wells had 18, Jackson 16, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 15 and Santi Aldama 12 for Memphis, which won its second straight after dropping six in a row.

Jackson grabbed seven rebounds, sharing team-high honors with Cedric Coward, who also collected a team-high six assists.

Domantas Sabonis paced Sacramento with 24 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, including seven offensive boards.

DeRozan checked in with 20 points, Nique Clifford 14, Russell Westbrook and Malik Monk 13 apiece, Zach LaVine 11 and Devin Carter 10 for the Kings, who dropped their 10th straight.

DeRozan, Clifford, Westbrook and Carter had five assists apiece.

–Field Level Media

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