Playoffs Loom as Blue Jackets Fight for Sixth Seed
Columbus faces Nashville with 6 games left as six Central Division teams chase last playoff spot. Injuries test depth while coach Hitchcock pins hopes on a run of six straight wins. captain Rick Nash stresses controlling their own destiny.
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Sharks edge Flames for 50th win in franchise history
Jonathan Cheechoo scored the go ahead goal in the second period and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 28 shots as the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames 2 1 on the Flames home ice. Dan Boyle added a goal and Joe Thornton had two assists as San Jose reached 50 wins and pulled four points ahead of Detroit for the Presidents Trophy race. Jarome Iginla tied the game in the first period with his 32nd goal.
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Howard Passes Wilt In Win As Magic Top Heat
Dwight Howard posted 22 points and 18 rebounds to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the youngest player to reach 5,000 rebounds, lifting Orlando to a 101-95 victory over Miami. Rashard Lewis added 21 points including the go ahead three with 1:32 left as Orlando stayed second in the East. Dwyane Wade scored 42 for the Heat who saw Luther Head break his left hand and miss 4 to 6 weeks.
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Milwaukee Bucks Local Box Score Summary
Milwaukee 107 New Orleans 78 final with Villanueva 8 of 16 and Sessions 13 points leading the Bucks while Gadzuric and Ridnour contributed in the backcourt. Attendance listed as 19,990 with coach Dooling.
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Cavaliers weigh Wallace return as season winds down
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown weighs options as Wallace nears return from a full-contact layoff possibly weeks away. With 15 regular-season days left, Brown may ease Wallace back and preserve timing for a playoff run, while Varejauskas focuses on the present. Ilgauskas jokes about a missing game ball and offers signings to recover it.
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Pistons climb to seventh in East as Iverson eyes return
Detroit moves past Chicago into seventh place in the East with 36 37 record. Allen Iverson has returned from a sore back and Rasheed Wallace may return tonight. If Cleveland wins, March would mark a 16 1 record for the month, a feat last achieved by San Antonio in 1996.
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