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Brad Jacobs and Oskar Eriksson met Friday for the first time since their Olympic controversy. But this time, there was no drama, just a beatdown.

The Boston Bruins didn't look ready to go in the first period Friday night, and found themselves trailing the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 after 20 minutes as a result. Fortunately for them, they woke up for the remaining 40 minutes, mounted a comeback, and wound up winning 4-2 to extend their winning streak to four games. Here are 4 takeaways from the game:Special teams lead the wayThe Bruins weren't exactly feeling great about their special teams entering Friday night. The power play scored three times against Utah last week, but was 0-for-14 in the Bruins' other six games. The penalty kill, meanwhile, had allowed three goals on seven tries in the last two games, plus another goal just seconds after a penalty ended. Both units can feel a lot better after Friday night. The power play scored on its first three opportunities against an Anaheim penalty kill that ranked fourth in the NHL, swinging a 2-0 deficit to a 3-2 lead in the process. The penalty kill, meanwhile, went 4-for-4 against a Ducks power play that entered the game ranked second in the NHL at 33.3%. The Bruins' first power-play goal came early in the second period.

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DENVER (AP) Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. T. J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal, while Mackenzie Blackwood settled in after a shaky start to stop 29 shots. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead after scoring 29 seconds apart midway through the first period. The Avalanche erupted for five straight tallies, including three in the second period. Colorado finished 1 of 4 on the power play in the Avalanche debut of assistant coach Brett McLean. He's in charge of the unit after Dave Hakstol left to take over as head coach of the men's hockey program at Arizona State. Lehkonen's second goal tied it 25 seconds into the second period. Captain Gabriel Landeskog had a goal nearly four minutes later for his 83rd career go-ahead score. He's tied with Mikko Rantanen for sixth-most in Avalanche history. Hall of Famer Joe Sakic tops the list with 210. Hughes got free down low and poked in a pass from MacKinnon. He was hugged by Cale Makar and then playfully squirted with water by Landeskog as Hughes made his way past the bench.

Friday night's pre-season finale offered a quality chance for the back half of the Raptors' training-camp roster to audition for a move up the pecking order.

The Soo Greyhounds continued their early-season run of tight victories Friday night, beating the Erie Otters Playing tight hockey games seems to come naturally for the Soo Greyhounds early on in the Ontario Hockey League regular season.

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The Montreal Canadiens are experiencing a window of contention, and general manager Kent Hughes is motivated to keep that open as long as possible. It could be a sign of desperation to trade younger talent for a "win-now" piece like Dylan Larkin, but it could be construed as Hughes having his thumb on the pulse of the fandom that chanted "We Want Larkin" at a recent Habs game. What stands between a trade between the Canadiens and Red Wings is Larkin's trade list, which hasn't expanded to include the Original Six team in Canada. The Michigan-born forward has kept his interest in American-based teams. The second issue in the trade, which hasn't been addressed, is what the Canadiens would have to give up to acquire their 1C Larkin from the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin To Montreal For Michael Hage And Three To Four "Assets" It could be a haul, as Shaun Starr and Marco D'Amico discussed a potential return for the Red Wings, which included "future 2C" Michael Hage. "I like Michael Hage... Larkin is a sure thing. You're getting a sure thing at the 2C position" - @ShaunStarr78

Published: October 16, 2026 at 10:16p.m. EDTDETROIT — Trayce Jackson-Davis led all scorers with 23 points — including 15 made free throws — but the Toronto Raptors still fell to the Detroit Pistons 129-125 on Friday in the final pre-season game for both teams. Jackson-Davis also had three rebounds and a steal as Toronto (2-3) didn’t put any of its top rotation players in the game. Nimari Burnett had 17 points and five boards for the Raptors, while rookie Allen Gaves added nine points but pulled down eight rebounds. Cade Cunningham had 18 points and seven assists to lead Detroit (3-1) and Jalen Duren had 14 points and three rebounds. Both of them played limited minutes as the Pistons had 18 different players enter the game. Toronto hosts the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in their regular-season home opener. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026. The Canadian Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians was postponed because of rain Friday night. Major League Baseball was hoping there would be a three-hour window of dry weather to get the game in, but the showers never let up. “It never cleared out the way they were hoping. It started to get later in the hour, and MLB and I think both clubs did everything they could to try to get it in,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Made the most sense, like, at this point and this hour, with no guarantee that there wasn’t another band coming.”The teams will resume their playoff series Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, with Game 5 also at Progressive Field on Sunday at 5 p.m., and Game 6, if necessary, on Monday at 8 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Florida. “We knew how many days ago that today was going to be a challenge. Numerous weather calls, numerous back and forths, and ultimately MLB decided we needed to wait it out,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “Obviously it’s an important game, and we need to make sure we’re doing everything we can to play the games when they’re scheduled.

John Smoltz shared his thoughts on the Dodgers' immense struggles against the Brewers in the National League Championship Series. The Milwaukee Brewers shocked the MLB world by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. Milwaukee winning the series in competitive fashion wouldn't have been all that surprising, but getting the job done in only four games was impressive to say the least. Former MLB star pitcher John Smoltz, who was one of the broadcasters during the series, recently joined Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander to discuss what went wrong for LA in the series. “Well the easy and lazy statement would be that they (Dodgers) got old,” Smoltz told Verlander. “But that's not fair. Getting old had nothing to do with hitting, it might have had something to do with defense… The Dodgers had to slug, they didn't slug. They had to hit with runners in scoring position, they didn't. They had three straight innings where they could have tied the game or taken the lead, they didn't. “Credit deserves on the other side, but when you're champions and you've been there, done that, that experience flip flops to you.