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Matt Boldy nets hat trick in frenetic first as Wild outlast Predators
Feb 4, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) blocks the shot of Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) during the second 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.
The clock was winding down when Boldy set up Spurgeon with a cross-ice pass to beat Juuse Saros with 46 seconds remaining in OT for the 6-5 final.
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, who defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-5 their last time out. Saros made 38 saves.
Boldy gave Minnesota an early 1-0 lead at 1:49 of the first period. The Wild won the faceoff in their defensive zone, and Zach Bogosian passed the puck up to Boldy, who skated above the Nashville defense to score on a wrist shot.
Boldy added to his tally with a backhand tip shot on the power play, giving the Wild a 2-0 advantage at 3:39.
Forsberg got Nashville on the board 2-1 with a wrist shot past Gustavsson on the power play.
On a fluke play in front of Nashville’s net, Nick Blankenburg lost possession of the puck, and Boldy quickly backhanded it past Saros to give the Wild a 3-1 lead at 12:58.
Stamkos buried his own power-play goal to make the score 3-2 at 16:45, and Eric Haula tied the game 3-3 on a wrist shot at 18:21.
Luke Evangalista gave the Predators their first lead of the game 41 seconds into the second period. Stamkos set him up for a wrist shot to make the score 4-3.
Yakov Trenin tied the game back up 4-4 at 16:06 when he skated in front of Roman Josi for a back-handed tap-in up close.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored on a wrist shot to make it 5-4 Wild at 15:14 of the third period, but Josi scored on the following faceoff to tie it 5-5 34 seconds later, setting the table for overtime.
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KJ Lewis helps Georgetown upend Creighton for fourth straight win
Georgetown Hoyas head coach Ed Cooley reacts to a call Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, during a basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Georgetown Hoyas at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. KJ Lewis scored 22 and Malik Mack had 20 as Georgetown won its fourth straight, beating Creighton 76-68 on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
Vince Iwuchukwu posted his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Hoyas (13-10, 5-7 Big East) matched their longest conference regular season winning streak since 2015. Caleb Williams added seven points and 10 rebounds as Georgetown won despite shooting 34.9% and not making a field goal over the final 4:04.
Jasen Green scored 12 points to lead Creighton (12-11, 6-6) which has now lost a season-worst three straight. Nick Graves and Fedor Zugic each added 11 as the Bluejays shot 24.2% (8 of 33) from 3-point range. Creighton committed 16 turnovers, one short of a season-high.
Georgetown took control during a 12-0 run early in the second half that started with a Mack 3-pointer and ended on a dunk by Iwuchukwu to give the Hoyas a 45-34 lead with 15:45 remaining. Iwuchukwu scored 12 points in the second half.
Creighton trailed virtually all of the second half but closed to within 74-68 after a Zugic 3-pointer with 36.5 seconds remaining. Lewis sank a pair of free throws to close it out. Georgetown shot 24 of 33 from the free throw line as Lewis and Mack combined to go 21 for 25. Creighton shot 6 of 10 from the charity stripe.
After Creighton needed overtime in the first matchup with Georgetown to escape with an 86-83 victory on Jan. 13, the first half in the rematch was much of the same. There were four ties and six lead changes as neither team led by more than four with the Bluejays taking a 29-27 lead into halftime.
Creighton took their halftime lead on a Graves jumper as time expired as the Bluejays connected on six of their final seven shots, hitting 48.3% from the field despite going 1 for 11 from 3-point range.
Green had 10 points before the break to lead Creighton. Georgetown struggled from the field in shooting 26.5% but made 5 of 12 3-pointers to stay in the game. Creighton outscored Georgetown 22-6 in the paint as the Hoyas missed 11 layups.
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Anthony Edwards' 4th-quarter explosion carries Wolves past Raptors
Feb 4, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (4) dribbles against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) during the second quarter at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves came back to defeat the Toronto Raptors 128-126.
Reserve Bones Hyland added 20 points as Minnesota rallied with a 12-2 run in the last 3 1/2 minutes.
Jaden McDaniels scored 19 points, Naz Reid contributed 17 points off the bench, Julius Randle tallied 17 points and Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points for the Timberwolves, who have won five of their past six. Rudy Gobert logged 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Timberwolves had lost on their 20 previous trips to Toronto.
Brandon Ingram scored 25 points and Immanuel Quickley scored 23 for the Raptors, who have split the opening two games of a five-game homestand.
Toronto’s Scottie Barnes added 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 14 points while RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles each scored 13.
The Raptors led by 10 points entering the fourth quarter, but Minnesota soon reduced that to three points when Reid drained a 3-pointer with 8:25 to play.
The Timberwolves were down 113-111 after Randle’s layup with 5:40 to go, and Edwards made a free throw to cut the margin to one.
Minnesota led by one after a steal and a running dunk by Edwards with two minutes to play. The Timberwolves’ advantage reached four with 1:04 remaining on Edwards’ fadeaway jumper. Another Edwards steal set up a McDaniels’ dunk with 15.4 seconds left, and Minnesota was up by five.
Toronto led 35-32 after a free-wheeling first quarter.
Minnesota opened the second quarter with an 8-3 burst capped by Hyland’s consecutive 3-pointers.
The Raptors responded with an 11-0 run to lead 49-40 after a Barrett three-point play. Toronto stretched the lead to 11 with 5:30 to go against Minnesota’s indifferent defending on four straight points by Murray-Boyles.
Quickley finished the first half with a 3-pointer to push the lead to 72-59.
The Raptors kept up their fast pace and scored the first five points of the third quarter. Edwards made a three-point play with 6:10 to play, shrinking the gap to eight as Minnesota improved at getting back on defense.
Toronto went up by 16 when Barnes banked in a floater with 1:12 remaining in the third. Reid finished the period with back-to-back 3-pointers, cutting the Raptors’ lead to 104-94.
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Jaylin Sellers comes up big as Providence tops Butler in double-OT
Feb 4, 2026; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Providence Friars guard Stefan Vaaks (7) shoots over Butler Bulldogs center Drayton Jones (13) at the buzzer during the first half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Jaylin Sellers scored 27 of his game-high 36 points after halftime as Providence edged past visiting Butler for a 97-87 win in Big East play on Wednesday night.
Sellers finished 11-for-20 from the field and had six 3-pointers to lead Providence (10-13, 3-9 Big East), which had lost its first four overtime games this season. Stefan Vaaks scored 10 of his 20 points at the free-throw line, while Ryan Mela had a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double.
The Friars went more than 2:30 without a made field goal in the first overtime before Nilavan Daniels’ go-ahead corner trey with 17.8 seconds left. Then, Butler’s Michael Ajayi made one free throw to force another period.
In the second extra session, Duncan Powell’s 3-point play fueled Providence’s opening 10-0 run to take its largest lead and never looked back. Sellers scored eight in that period alone.
Finley Bizjack scored 30 points with five assists and Ajayi added 20 points for Butler (13-10, 4-8).
Butler led for the final 3:09 of the first half to take a 34-32 score into the break, thanks to two 6-0 runs in the latter half of the period. Bizjack scored seven of the Bulldogs’ first eight points.
Providence scored an 8-2 run out of halftime, including five straight points from Vaaks, to take a 40-36 lead. Following a back-and-forth segment, multiple turnovers led to an Ajayi dunk and Bizjack transition layup during an 8-1 Butler response.
After Sellers’ game-tying 3-point play with 10:43 left, Ajayi responded with back-to-back buckets and scored all eight during another 8-2 run that put Butler up 60-54.
A Sellers 3-pointer and Jamier Jones jumper made up a quick 5-0 Providence run, but Evan Haywood hit his second triple from the corner to give the visitors a 66-61 lead before the final timeout.
Bizjack made a driving assist to set up a Yohan Traore 3-point play. Sellers later made a 5-0 run by himself, knocking down a long trey with 55 seconds left for a 72-71 Friar lead.
After Haywood’s runner flipped Butler back in front, missed free throws on both sides — one by Vaaks and two on one trip by Bizjack within the final 20 seconds — loomed large and forced overtime.
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