Scoreboard Roundup - 2/28/13

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NHL: The Chicago Blackhawks (17-0-3, 37pts) shut down the St. Louis Blues (10-7-2, 22pts), 3-0. The Blackhawks have now earned at least a point in a league record 20 straight opening games.

The Boston Bruins (13-2-2, 28pts) outlasted the Ottawa Senators (12-6-3, 27pts) in overtime, 2-1.

The Carolina Hurricanes (10-8-1, 21pts) iced the Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-0, 26pts), 4-1.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (13-9-0, 26pts) stranded the New York Islanders (8-11-2, 18pts) in overtime, 5-4.

The New York Rangers (9-8-2, 20pts) zapped the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-10-1, 19pts), 4-1.

The Buffalo Sabres (8-12-1, 17pts) tamed the Florida Panthers (6-9-5, 17pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Winnipeg Jets (10-9-1, 21pts) cooled off the New Jersey Devils (10-6-4, 24pts), 3-1.

The Edmonton Oilers (8-7-4, 20pts) blasted the Dallas Stars (10-9-2, 22pts), 5-1.

The Colorado Avalanche (8-8-3, 19pts) trumped the Calgary Flames (7-8-4, 18pts), 5-4.

The Minnesota Wild (10-7-2, 22pts) quieted the Phoenix Coyotes (9-8-3, 21pts), 4-3.

The Detroit Red Wings (10-8-3, 23pts) netted the San Jose Sharks (9-6-4, 22pts) in a shootout, 2-1.

NBA: The Los Angeles Clippers (42-18) clipped the Indiana Pacers (36-22), 99-91.

The Chicago Bulls (33-25) stopped the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers (22-34), 93-82.

The Los Angeles Lakers (29-30) slammed the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-35), 116-94.

Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: (2) Gonzaga (28-2) nipped BYU (20-10), 70-65.

Virginia (20-8) vaulted (3) Duke (24-4), 73-68. 

(16) Ohio State (21-7) bounced Northwestern (13-16), 63-53.

(24) Oregon (23-6) overwhelmed Oregon State (13-16), 85-75.

(25) Louisiana Tech (25-3) pounded Utah State (19-8), 84-61.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/18/13

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NHL:  The Ottawa Senators (8-6-2, 18 pts) edged the New Jersey Devils (9-3-4, 22 pts), 2-1 in a shootout.

The Philadelphia Flyers (7-9-1, 15 pts) blanked the New York Islanders (6-8-1, 13 pts), 7-0.

The Colorado Avalanche (6-7-1, 13 pts) rocked the Nashville Predators (7-4-5, 19 pts), 6-5.

The Montreal Canadiens (10-4-1, 24 pts) shut out the Carolina Hurricanes (8-5-1, 17 pts), 3-0.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (10-6-0, 20 pts) silenced the Florida Panthers (4-7-4, 12 pts), 3-0.

The Phoenix Coyotes (8-6-2. 18 pts) stymied the Calgary Flames (5-6-3. 13 pts), 4-0.

The Ahaheim Ducks (12-2-1, 25 pts) outlasted the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-10-2, 10 pts), 3-2.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball:  (13) Kansas State (21-5) knocked off West Virginia (13-13), 71-61.

(25) Notre Dame (21-6) dunked (20) Pittsburgh (20-7), 51-42.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/14/13

Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (36-14) scorched the Oklahoma City Thunder (39-14), 110-100.

The Los Angeles Clippers (39-17) rocked the Los Angeles Lakers (25-29), 125-101.

Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: (5) Gonzaga (24-2) gashed St. Mary's (21-5), 77-60.

Colorado (17-7) ousted (9) Arizona (20-4), 71-58.

(12) Louisville (20-5) layered St. Johns (15-10), 72-58.

(13) Ohio State (18-6) bounced Northwestern (13-12), 69-59.

Minnesota (18-7) outlasted (20) Wisconsin (17-8) in overtime, 58-53.

NHL: The New York Islanders (5-7-1, 11pts) stranded the New York Rangers (7-5-1, 15pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Carolina Hurricanes (8-4-1, 17pts) topped the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-6-0, 16pts), 3-1.

The Montreal Canadiens (8-4-1, 17pts) shutdown the Florida Panthers (4-6-3, 11pts) in overtime, 1-0.

The Washington Capitals (5-8-1, 11pts) edged the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-6-1, 13pts), 4-3.

The Nashville Predators (7-3-4, 18pts) blanked the Phoenix Coyotes (6-6-2, 14pts), 3-0.

The Colorado Avalanche (5-6-1, 11pts) rocked the Minnesota Wild (6-7-1, 13pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/12/13

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (35-14) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (25-27), 117-104. Heat forward Lebron James finished with 30 points on 11 of 15 shooting. He becomes the first player in NBA history to have at least 30 points while shooting 60 percent or better from the field in six consecutive games.

The Toronto Raptors (20-32) edged the Denver Nuggets (33-20), 109-108.

The Memphis Grizzlies (33-18) topped the Sacramento Kings (19-34), 108-101.

The Utah Jazz (29-24) pummeled the Oklahoma City Thunder (39-13), 109-94.

The Houston Rockets (29-25) lit up the Golden State Warriors (30-22), 116-107.

The Los Angeles Lakers (25-28) dropped the Phoenix Suns (17-36), 91-85.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball: (7) Florida (20-3) bounced (25) Kentucky (17-7), 69-52.

(8) Michigan State (21-4) throttled (4) Michigan (21-4), 75-52.

NHL: The Montreal Canadiens (6-5-1, 13pts) zapped the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-5-1, 13pts), in a shootout, 4-3.

The Carolina Hurricanes (7-4-1, 15pts) doubled up the New Jersey Devils (8-2-3 19pts), 4-2.

The New York Rangers (7-5-0, 14pts) tamed the Boston Bruins (8-1-2, 19pts) in a shootout, 4-3.

The Ottawa Senators (7-4-2, 16pts) blanked the Buffalo Sabres (5-8-1, 11pts), 2-0.

The Nashville Predators (6-3-4, 16pts) iced the San Jose Sharks (7-3-3, 17pts) in overtime, 1-0.

The Washington Capitals (4-8-1, 9pts) outlasted the Florida Panthers (4-6-2, 10pts) in overtime, 6-5.

The Philadelphia Flyers (6-7-1, 13pts) cooled off the Winnipeg Jets (5-6-1, 11pts), 3-2.

The Anaheim Ducks (9-2-1, 19pts) silenced the Chicago Blackhawks (10-0-3, 23pts), 3-2 in a shootout.

The Dallas Stars (7-5-1, 15pts) popped the Edmonton Oilers (5-5-3, 13pts), 4-1.

The Vancouver Canucks (8-2-2, 18pts) slipped by the Minnesota Wild (6-6-1, 13pts), 2-1.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/11/13

Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Los Angeles Clippers (37-17) clipped the Philadelphia 76ers (22-28), 107-90.

The Brooklyn Nets (30-22) outlasted the Indiana Pacers (31-21) in overtime, 89-84.

The San Antonio Spurs (41-12) defeated the Chicago Bulls (30-21), 103-89.

The Charlotte Bobcats (12-39) bounced the Boston Celtics (27-24), 94-91.

The Washington Wizards (15-35) zapped the Milwaukee Bucks (25-25), 102-90.

The New Orleans Hornets (18-34) stopped the Detroit Pistons (20-33), 105-86.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (19-30) took care of the Cleveland Cavaliers (16-36), 100-92.

The Atlanta Hawks (28-22) edged the Dallas Mavericks (22-29), 105-101.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball: (15) Georgetown (18-4) topped (18) Marquette (17-6), 63-55.

(14) Kansas (20-4) thumped (10) Kansas State (19-5), 83-62.

NHL: The Carolina Hurricanes (6-4-1, 13pts) stranded the New York Islanders (4-7-1, 9pts), 6-4.

The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-7-2, 10pts) tamed the San Jose Sharks (7-3-2, 16pts), 6-2.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-0, 16pts) downed the Philadelphia Flyers (5-7-1, 11pts), 5-2.

The L.A. Kings (4-5-2, 10pts) silenced the St. Louis Blues (6-5-1, 13pts), 4-1.

The Phoenix Coyotes (6-5-2, 14pts) nipped the Colorado Avalanche (4-6-1, 9pts), 3-2 in overtime.

The Minnesota Wild (6-5-1, 13pts) doused the Calgary Flames (3-4-3, 9pts), 2-1 in a shootout.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/7/12

ThinkStock(NEW YORK) -- Top 25 Men’s College Basketball: Illinois (16-8) defeated (1) Indiana (20-3), 74-72.

(4) Duke (20-2) dunked NC State (16-7), 98-85.

(6) Gonzaga (22-2) demolished Pepperdine (10-13), 82-56.

Texas A&M (14-8) nipped (21) Missouri (16-6), 70-68.

Colorado (15-7) upset (19) Oregon (18-5), 48-47.

NBA: The Boston Celtics (26-23) pounded the Los Angeles Lakers (23-27), 116-95.

The Denver Nuggets (32-18) bashed the Chicago Bulls (29-20), 128-96.

NHL: The New York Rangers (5-5-0, 10pts) skated past the New York Islanders (4-5-1, 9pts), 4-1.

The Calgary Flames (2-3-2, 6pts) outlasted the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-6-1, 7pts) in overtime, 4-3.

The Buffalo Sabres (4-6-1, 9pts) edged past the Montreal Canadiens (6-3-1, 13pts) in a shootout, 5-4.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (8-3-0, 16pts) topped the Washington Capitals (2-8-1, 5pts), 5-2.

The Florida Panthers (4-5-1, 9pts) iced the Philadelphia Flyers in a shootout (4-6-1, 9pts), 3-2.

The Carolina Hurricanes (5-4-0, 10pts) tamed the Ottawa Senators (6-3-2, 14pts) in overtime, 3-2.

The Nashville Predators (5-2-3, 13pts) blanked the Los Angeles Kings (3-4-2, 8pts), 3-0.

The Detroit Red Wings (5-4-1, 11pts) stopped the St. Louis Blues (6-4-0, 12pts), 5-1.

The Vancouver Canucks (6-2-2, 14pts) downed the Minnesota Wild (4-5-1, 9pts), 4-1.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (6-5-0, 12pts) cooled off the Winnipeg Jets (4-5-1, 9pts), 3-2.

The New Jersey Devils (6-1-3, 15pts) burned the Tampa Bay Lightning (6-4-0), 4-2.

The Chicago Blackhawks (9-0-2, 20pts) pummeled the Phoenix Coyotes (4-5-2), 6-2.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 2/4/13

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Washington Wizards (12-35) defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (34-16), 98-90.

The Indiana Pacers (29-19) tamed the Chicago Bulls (29-19), 111-101.

The Miami Heat (31-14) bounced the Charlotte Bobcats (11-36), 99-94.

The New York Knicks (31-15) stopped the Detroit Pistons (18-31), 99-85.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-12) zapped the Dallas Mavericks (20-28), 112-91.

The Portland Trail Blazers (25-23) edged past the Minnesota Timberwolves (18-27), 100-98.

The Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers (21-26) vanquished the Orlando Magic (14-34), 78-61.

The Utah Jazz (27-22) outlasted the Sacramento Kings (17-33), 98-91 in overtime.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball: (9) Syracuse (19-3) took care of (25) Notre Dame (18-5), 63-47.

(23) Pittsburgh (19-5) dunked Seton Hall (13-10), 56-46.

NHL: The Carolina Hurricanes (4-4-0, 8pts) skated past the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-5-0, 8pts), 4-1.

The Dallas Stars (4-5-1, 9 pts) held off the Colorado Avalanche (4-5-0, 8 pts), 3-2.

The Phoenix Coyotes (4-4-2, 10 pts) one-upped the Minnesota Wild (4-4-1, 9 pts), 2-1.

The Vancouver Canucks (5-2-2, 12 pts) sliced the Edmonton Oilers (4-3-2, 10 pts), 3-2 in overtime.

The Anaheim Ducks (6-1-1, 13 pts) dropped the San Jose Sharks (7-1-1, 15 pts), 2-1.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 1/24/13

ThinkStock(NEW YORK) -- Golf – Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines – First Round: Brandt Snedeker and K.J. Choi are tied atop the leader board at seven under. Tiger Woods is three shots back. Phil Mickelson is seven shots back.

NBA: The New York Knicks (26-14) defeated the Boston Celtics (20-22), 89-86.

The Toronto Raptors (16-27) vanquished the Orlando Magic (14-28), 97-95.

The Phoenix Suns (15-28) snipped the Los Angeles Clippers (32-12), 93-88.

Top 25 Men's College Basketball: (2) Michigan (18-1) bounced Purdue (10-9), 68-53.

UCLA (16-4) upset (6) Arizona (16-2), 84-73.

(10) Gonzaga (18-2) pummeled BYU (15-6), 83-63.

Richmond (13-7) upended (19) V-C-U (16-4) in overtime, 86-74.

(23) Mississippi (16-2) took care of Tennessee (9-8), 62-56.

NHL: The Carolina Hurricanes (1-2-0 2pts) doubled up the Buffalo Sabres (2-1-0, 4pts), 6-3.

The New York Islanders (2-1-0, 4pts) skated past the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2-0, 4pts), 7-4.

The Montreal Canadiens (2-1-0, 4pts) iced the Washington Capitals (0-3-0, 0pts), 4-1.

The Philadelphia Flyers (1-3-0, 2pts) edged the New York Rangers (1-3-0, 2pts), 2-1.

The Ottawa Senators (3-0-0, 6pts) crowned the Florida Panthers (1-3-0, 2pts), 3-1.

The St. Louis Blues (3-1-0, 6pts) blanked the Nashville Predators (1-1-2, 4pts), 3-0.

The Colorado Avalanche (2-1-0, 4pts) shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2-1, 3pts), 4-0.

The Chicago Blackhawks (4-0-0, 8pts) nipped the Dallas Stars (2-1-1, 5pts), 3-2 in overtime.

The Edmonton Oilers (2-1-0, 4pts) squeaked past the Los Angeles Kings (0-2-1, 1pts), 2-1 in overtime.

The San Jose Sharks (3-0-0, 6pts) smacked the Phoenix Coyotes (1-3-0, 2pts), 5-3.

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Hurricanes Sign Skinner to 6-Year Extension

Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images(RALEIGH, N.C) -- The Carolina Hurricane signed 20-year-old center Jeff Skinner to a six-year contract extension Wednesday.

The deal is worth $34.35 million and will pay Skinner $4.35 million during the 2013-2014 season and $6 million annually for the following five years. Skinner still has one year left on his entry-level deal, which pays him $900,000.

"Jeff is a cornerstone player for our team, and his long-term commitment to the Hurricanes is great news for our franchise and our fans," Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford. "At 20 years old, he is still in the very early stages of his career, and we felt it was important to ensure he would be spending much more of it in Raleigh."

In 146 regular season games with the Hurricanes, Skinner has racked in 51 goals and 56 assists.

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New Hurricane Jordan Staal Excited to Play With His Brother

Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New Hurricane Jordan Staal says one of the best parts of coming to Carolina is that he'll get to play with his brother Eric.

"We knew the family thing was very intriguing part of this whole thing," Jordan said. "To play against two brothers in the NHL is pretty awesome, but to play alongside your brother, both in the primes of our careers is very, very, exciting."

"As a family, for me and Eric especially, we're ecstatic to have this come together as it did," he added.

Jordan Staal, 23, had spent the previous six seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last season he scored 25 goals and registered 25 assists.

Eric Staal has spent all eight of his NHL seasons with the Hurricanes. Last season he scored 24 goals and had 46 assists.

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