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Lightning pull off historic comeback in Stadium Series game vs. Bruins
Feb 1, 2026; Tampa Bay, Florida, USA; The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their shootout victory in the 2026 Stadium Series ice hockey game against the Boston Bruins at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal and the host Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 Sunday night in a Stadium Series game played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ football stadium.
Guentzel, who had two assists, beat goaltender Jeremy Swayman (41 saves) for the go-ahead marker in the top of the third round, and netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy (29 saves) watched as David Pastrnak hit the post on Boston’s third try, giving Tampa Bay its largest comeback victory in franchise history.
Nikita Kucherov scored and had three assists, and Brandon Hagel had a goal and two helpers. Darren Raddysh produced a power-play goal and an assist, and Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nick Paul netted on power plays to help the Lightning win their first home outdoor game in franchise history.
Boston’s Morgan Geekie tallied twice in a three-point outing, and Alex Steeves, Viktor Arvidsson and Matthew Poitras hit the net. Charlie McAvoy posted two assists.
After each club arrived in unique attire – the Lightning in the Buccaneers’ creamsicle orange original uniforms and the Bruins as patriots from the Revolutionary War – the Lightning ignited the crowd 11 seconds in when Hagel ripped a shot over Swayman on a historically cold night with the temperature in the 30s for the 64,617 fans in attendance.
But Boston capitalized when Michael Eyssimont fed Steeves for a tying one-timer in the slot at 11:24 then grabbed its first lead with 4:24 remaining in the first when Geekie got a piece of McAvoy’s shot and trickled a score between Vasilevskiy’s pads.
On the club’s third power play, Arvidsson clipped in a tally on a similar effort from McAvoy at 18:03 to put the Bruins up 3-1.
In his second NHL game of the season, Poitras lifted a backhander into the net just 2:22 into the second for his first goal of the campaign. Geekie added his second at 8:18 for a 5-1 lead, which seemed safe.
However, the contest became chippier after Bjorkstrand made it 5-2 on the power play at 10:28. Minutes later, Swayman and Vasilevskiy soon squared off in a rate goalie fight, the first of each of their careers, at center ice.
With four Bruins in the penalty box, Raddysh and Paul each tallied on five-on-three power plays to cut it to 5-4 as Tampa Bay scored three man-advantage goals in less than six minutes.
In the third, Kucherov wired a tying goal with 8:10 remaining for the Lightning’s fourth unanswered tally.
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Strong fourth quarter elevates Rockets past Clippers
Feb 10, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) drives with the ball as Los Angeles Clippers forward John Collins (20) defends during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun combined for 48 points as the Houston Rockets turned a rally to start the fourth quarter into a 102-95 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.
Durant scored 26 points and hit three 3-pointers while Sengun tallied 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Amen Thompson added 16 points and six rebounds for the Rockets, and his transition dunk with 11:20 remaining gave the Rockets their first double-digit lead at 83-72.
Kawhi Leonard totaled 24 points and eight rebounds for his 32nd consecutive 20-point game, while John Collins had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers. Leonard and Collins were the lone double-digit scorers for the Clippers, who emptied their bench down 15 with 5:28 left.
Reed Sheppard scored 16 points off the bench for Houston. His running layup pushed the Rockets to an 89-74 lead with 9:15 to play, and his two fourth-quarter 3s kept the Clippers at bay. The Rockets did not allow a field goal in the final period until Bennedict Mathurin scored through a foul at the 7:45 mark, with his subsequent free throw cutting the deficit to 89-77.
The Rockets finished 14 of 28 from behind the arc, helping offset 18 turnovers the Clippers converted into 17 points. Jabari Smith Jr. (13 points, 10 rebounds) added a double-double for the Rockets, who have won seven of their last 10.
The Clippers’ early prowess in the paint allowed them to overcome a quiet start from Leonard, who scored two points in the opening period. The Clippers trailed 27-26 entering the second after scoring 16 paint points in the first and converting four Houston turnovers into five points.
After Sengun and Smith scored in the paint to lift the Rockets to a 35-31 lead, the Clippers responded with consecutive 3-pointers from Brook Lopez and Derrick Jones Jr. They ignited a seesaw stretch that continued through the remainder of the half, with the teams combining for seven lead changes and six ties in the second quarter alone.
Behind a combined 24 points from Collins and Leonard, the Clippers led 52-51 at the break.
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Quenton Jackson sparks overtime burst as Pacers outlast Knicks
Feb 10, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) drives to the basket against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and guard Jalen Brunson (11) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Quenton Jackson scored seven points in overtime Tuesday night for the visiting Indiana Pacers, who outlasted the New York Knicks 137-134 in a back-and-forth clash between the Eastern Conference rivals.
The two teams combined for 39 lead changes, the most in the NBA this season.
Jackson opened overtime with a driving layup to put the Pacers ahead for good at 126-124 and spark a 9-0 run for Indiana, which opened another nine-point lead at 135-126 before surviving a furious rally in the final 20 seconds by the Knicks.
Jalen Brunson and Landry Shamet combined for eight straight points before Jackson sank two free throws with four seconds remaining. Shamet was fouled by Aaron Nesmith with one second left but missed both free throws.
Jackson finished with 19 points and was one of eight players to score in double figures for the Pacers, who snapped a four-game losing streak as they improved their Eastern Conference-worst record to 14-40. Indiana is 4-22 on the road.
Andrew Nembhard (24 points, 10 assists) posted a double-double while Pascal Siakam had a team-high 30 points. Nesmith had 11 points and Micah Potter scored 10 points while T.J. McConnell (13 points), Jay Huff (10 points) and Ben Sheppard (10 points) all got into double figures off the bench.
Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 40 points while Josh Hart (15 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) recorded a triple-double for the Knicks, who have lost two of three following an eight-game winning streak.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who forced overtime by draining two free throws with 0.2 seconds left, had 22 points and 14 rebounds but fouled out when he was called for a moving screen on Jackson with 2:14 left in OT.
Mikal Bridges had 22 points while Shamet added 17.
The teams combined to shoot 53.5% (23-for-43) in the fourth quarter and were never separated by more than four points. The Pacers didn’t trail after Nesmith’s jumper with 3:38 remaining, which put them ahead 115-114.
Siakam had a chance to give Indiana a three-point lead with five seconds left but missed one of his free throws. Shamet missed an open 3-pointer before Towns was fouled on the rebound by Nesmith.
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Led by Nick Boyd, Wisconsin stuns No. 8 Illinois in OT
Feb 10, 2026; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Will Garlock (23) screens Illinois Fighting Illini forward Ben Humrichhous (3) as guard Nick Boyd (2) drives the ball during the first half at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images Nick Boyd scored 19 of his 25 points after halftime and John Blackwell added 24 points to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Champaign, Ill.
Austin Rapp had 18 points off the bench as the Badgers (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) won for the eighth time in their past 10 games. Wisconsin committed just four turnovers and recovered from a 12-point, second-half deficit to record its second huge road victory of the season. The Badgers notched a 91-88 win over then-No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 10.
Keaton Wagler scored 34 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois (20-5, 11-3), which lost its second straight contest following a 12-game winning streak.
David Mirkovic added 12 points, Jake Davis chipped in 11 and Ben Humrichous had 10 for the Fighting Illini, who played without Andrej Stojakovic (ankle).
Boyd converted a three-point play for the first points of overtime and Blackwell knocked down a trey to make it 87-81 with 3:24 left. Boyd added a driving hoop for an eight-point lead with 2:36 remaining.
Ivisic scored in the interior and Wagler buried a trey to bring the Illini within 89-86 with 1:30 left. Mirkovic split two free throws with 44 seconds left as Illinois moved within two.
Braeden Carrington made two free throws with 14.2 seconds left to give the Badgers a four-point lead. Humrichous then sank a trey to move Illinois within one with 6.3 seconds left.
Blackwell split two free throws with 5.7 seconds left, but Wagler’s running 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired.
The Illini shot 53.3% from the field, including 15 of 33 from 3-point range.
The Badgers made 43.4% of their attempts and hit 16 of 36 from behind the arc. Wisconsin beat the Illini for the second straight time after losing the previous nine.
Rapp buried a 3-pointer to give Wisconsin an 81-80 lead with 56.3 seconds remaining in regulation. Wagler was fouled and made the first free throw with 35.3 seconds left but missed the second to leave the game tied.
Blackwell made two 3-pointers as the Badgers opened the second half with an 11-2 spurt. His second trey gave Wisconsin a 49-46 lead.
The Badgers later led 51-49 before Illinois went on a 14-1 burst to take a 63-52 lead with 11:21 left.
Wagler’s 3-pointer gave Illinois a 68-56 advantage with 8:58 remaining. Illinois led by seven with under five minutes left before Blackwell and Boyd scored on layups and Rapp drained a 3-pointer to tie it at 76 with 2:19 left.
Ivisic scored 17 first-half points as the Illini led 44-38 at the break. Blackwell had 10 points in the half for the Badgers.
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Strong fourth quarter elevates Rockets past Clippers
Quenton Jackson sparks overtime burst as Pacers outlast Knicks
