Wild players saddened by trade of longtime teammate Nino Niederreiter
Hours after winger Nino Niederreiter was traded to the Hurricanes, the Wild was flattened 3-0 by the Ducks.
Kings edge Stars 2-1 to climb out of NHL basement
Dustin Brown scored a rare Los Angeles power-play goal, goalie Jack Campbell beat the team that drafted him and the Kings moved out of the NHL basement by holding off the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night.
Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to 135-105 rout of Bulls
Jamal Murray scored 22 of his 25 points in the third quarter, Nikola Jokic finished two rebounds shy of another triple-double and the Denver Nuggets cruised past Chicago 135-105 on Thursday night for their 12th straight home win over the Bulls.
Hellebuyck makes 37 saves as Jets beat Predators 5-1
Connor Hellebuyck made 37 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 on Thursday night to stay alone atop the Central Division in a midseason showdown between rivals.
Re-tooled Ducks snap 12-game skid, top Wild 3-0
John Gibson made 37 saves for his second shutout of the season, Adam Henrique and Rickard Rakell scored 11 seconds apart in the first period and the re-tooled Anaheim Ducks snapped a franchise-record 12-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Thursday night.
Wild sputters early in 3-0 loss to Ducks
The Wild gave up three first-period goals against Anaheim on Thursday night.
Maple Leafs beat NHL-leading Lightning 4-2
Mitchell Marner scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period, Nazem Kadri and Patrick Marleau each had a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.
Awful first period dooms Wild in 3-0 loss to Ducks
After two trades started to revamp the Wild roster, goalie Alex Stalock gave up all three goals in the first eight minutes, sending him to the bench.
Siakam scores winning basket, Raptors beat Suns 111-109
Pascal Siakam scored the winning basket just before time expired and the Toronto Raptors beat the Phoenix Suns 111-109 on Thursday night.
Kreider, Lundqvist lead Rangers to 4-3 win over Blackhawks
Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist, Henrik Lundqvist moved into a tie for sixth place on the NHL's career wins list and the New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 Thursday night.
Wild vs. Anaheim
The Wild played the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night.
Rask ties Bruins record for wins in 5-2 victory over Blues
Chris Wagner scored the go-ahead goal 5:27 into the third period, Tuukka Rask tied a Boston record with his 252nd career win and the Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night.
Lee scores twice, Isles use 3-goal 1st to beat Devils 4-1
Anders Lee scored twice in the Islanders' three-goal first period, helping New York to its ninth win in 11 games with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
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Embiid, Butler lead 76ers' 120-96 rout of Pacers
Joel Embiid had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their seventh win in nine games, a 120-96 blowout of the Indiana Pacers.
Walker, Hornets return home, beat Kings 114-95
Kemba Walker scored 23 points, surpassing 11,000 for his career, and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-95 on Thursday night.
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