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Quinn Hughes scored twice and Thatcher Demko made 22 saves for his fourth career shutout as the Vancouver Canucks routed the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Friday. J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks, who won their third straight game. Phillip Di Giuseppe and Ilya Mikheyev also scored, and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves for the Blues, who have alternated losses and wins through their

Drew Doughty scored with just under two minutes remaining, his second of the game, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday in Tempe, Ariz., after giving up four goals in the opening nine minutes. Doughty’s blast from near the right point capped a run of four unanswered goals for the Kings, who defeated the Coyotes for the second time in four days. Mikey Anderson, Quinton Byfield

Franz Wagner scored 23 points and older brother Moritz added 17 on 8-of-8 shooting to help the Orlando Magic post a 102-97 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Cole Anthony had 18 points and fellow reserve Moritz Wagner collected nine rebounds as Orlando won its second straight game to start the season. Paolo Banchero had 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals, and Jalen Suggs added 11 points and four steals

Lauri Markkanen scored 35 points and Jordan Clarkson hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds to lift the Utah Jazz to a 120-118 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Salt Lake City. Paul George scored a game-high 36 points, including 15-for-15 from the free-throw line, and gave the Clippers a one-point lead with two free throws with 41.2 seconds remaining. But Clarkson, who scored 13 on 4-of-13 shooting, responded

Jonathan Quick made 29 saves for his 59th career shutout and the visiting New York Rangers scored three times in the second period en route to their third straight win, 3-0, over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. The 37-year-old Quick, making his second start for the Rangers, moved into a tie for 20th place on the all-time shutouts list with Evgeni Nabokov. Adam Fox and Brayden Schneider each had a goal and an assist,

Anthony Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and LeBron James added 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 100-95 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Thursday. The contest was the Lakers’ home opener. D’Angelo Russell scored 14 points and Austin Reaves had 10 for Los Angeles, which rallied from a 12-point deficit through three quarters by outscoring the Suns 28-11 in the final period.

Luka Doncic produced a triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut with a 126-119 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. Doncic posted 33 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists only hours after being cleared to play as he deals with a left calf strain. Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4, 19-year-old forward from France who was the league’s top draft pick, finished with just

Shea Theodore scored the game-winner with 32.5 seconds remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights extended their franchise record for the best start to a season with their seventh straight win, a 3-2 decision over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Theodore crept in from the point and fired a wrist shot from the top of the left circle through heavy traffic and past a screened Carter Hart for his second goal of the

Anze Kopitar, Trevor Lewis and Trevor Moore scored first-period goals as the Los Angeles Kings rebounded from an early deficit and finished off a 6-3 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. Blake Lizotte, Kevin Fiala, Adrian Kempe and Kopitar each had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles. Pheonix Copley made 24 saves in his second start as the Kings won for the third time in four games. The Kings’ burst of