BOSTON -- David Pastrnak scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over New York on Saturday, spoiling J.T. Miller's return to the Rangers.

Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, which snapped a two-game skid. Jeremy Swayman finished with 22 saves.

Miller scored twice in his first game with the Rangers one day after they reacquired him from Vancouver in a multiplayer deal that sent Filip Chytil to the Canucks. Jonny Brodzinski also scored and Igor Shesterkin had 19 saves as New York lost its third straight in regulation after a 7-0-3 stretch.

After Miller's rising one-timer from the slot made it 1-1 at 10:55 of the first period, Pastrnak put Boston ahead for good when he slipped a shot past Shesterkin with 2:51 left.

After Miller's second sliced it to 4-2 early in the third, Pastrnak scored on a slap shot 46 seconds later.

WASHINGTON -- The top two teams in the NHL facing off in front of a fired-up sellout crowd of over 18,500 fans on an early February Saturday night in the U.S. capital did not disappoint.

The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets delivered in a thrilling midseason matchup with a combined nine goals, including the 877th of Alex Ovechkin's career to put him 18 back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. That tied the score, the Jets pulled it out in overtime and just about everyone involved got their money's worth out of the 5-4 game.

"We knew how we were both sitting in the standings and both having real good years," Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said after his team won its sixth game in a row. "You know you're going against some elite players on the opposite side, and we've been watching what they've been doing. You're following them in the standings, watching them on the highlights and when you have a game like that, exciting for the fans, not so much for the coaches."

Maybe even the goalie coaches because even with all the scoring, Connor Hellebuyck and Logan Thompson had some big saves throughout at either end of the ice. Each had 25 saves, or this could have been a double-digit vintage throwback to hockey from the 1980s.

"Both teams obviously have a goalie -- goalies -- that every time they're playing you expect to win, they give you a chance to win," said Capitals winger Tom Wilson, who scored his 21st goal of the season. "The caliber of hockey tonight was high, and they were all over us.

"It was good hockey. I'm sure it was a fun game to watch and guys working extremely hard and trying to get it done. Just [came up] a little short, and I think it's nice to prove to ourselves that we can play with the top in the league and we belong."

Washington erased a two-goal third-period deficit when Ovechkin scored with 7:39 left in regulation and set off "Ovi! Ovi!" chants. The moment may have been the loudest Capital One Arena has been all season.

"Two best teams playing, and it was a battle," Ovechkin said. "It was a hard game at both ends."

Arniel, who coached Ovechkin for four seasons as an assistant from 2018-22, has seen that kind of shot up close plenty of times before.

"That came off in a hurry," Arniel said, "And obviously 'Helley' didn't have time to react to that one."

Hellebuyck has won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender twice and is an overwhelming favorite to make it a third. Thompson has excellence since joining the Capitals in a trade from Vegas last summer and earlier this week was rewarded with a new six-year contract that begins next season worth $35.1 million.

But the goalies weren't the focus of this one.

"It was a crazy game," said Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey, who scored twice, including the OT winner. "There was a lot of weird stuff going on, a lot of goals. Obviously both teams are known for scoring, but also their defensive game. So I think both teams would probably want to clean some of those things up. But for just one game, a lot of swings. Great energy in the arena, and it was nice to be able to stick it out and get the two points."

If Washington can get through the Eastern Conference playoffs and Winnipeg through the West, the game certainly showed what a potential Stanley Cup Final might look like. These teams play again north of the border in March, but a best-of-seven series in June could be electrifying.

"Both teams have a lot of pride and want to show that they're the better team," Morrissey said. "We found a way to be resilient in the game, and definitely you can see why they're such a great team."

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a 25 million ($25.9m) deal to sign centre-back Kevin Danso from Ligue 1 side Lens, sources have told ESPN.

The 26-year-old was on the verge of joining Wolverhampton Wanderers but Spurs' interest has seen the Austria international opt to sign a 5-year deal with the north London club.

Danso's prospective arrival comes amid Spurs' ongoing injury crisis that has prompted them to scour the transfer market for opportunities to add to their beleaguered squad.

Radu Dragusin is the latest member of Ange Postecoglou's team to be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Romania international suffered a worrying-looking knee injury in Spurs' Europa League win over Elfsborg on Thursday.

Danso played in the Premier League for Southampton, on loan from Augsburg, in 2019-20. Following another loan spell at Fortuna Düsseldorf the following season, he joined Lens. Danso has made 128 appearances for the French club and was named in the Ligue 1 team of the year in 2022-23.

Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are interested in signing players to cover a number of positions during the last days of the transfer window. The club had agreed a deal with Bayern Munich so sign highly-rated 19-year-old Mathys Tel, only for the forward to reject the chance to join them on Friday.

Spurs have won one of their last 11 Premier League matches and are languishing in 16th place in the table.

Postecoglou, who has seen his position as head coach come under increasing pressure in recent weeks, confirmed on Friday that Guglielmo Vicario, Brennan Johnson, Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner and James Maddison are all in line to return to action in the next 10 days.

Spurs travel to face Brentford in their next Premier League fixture on Sunday.

Information from ESPN's James Olley contributed to this report

Carlo Ancelotti branded the decision to not send off Espanyol's Carlos Romero -- who later went on to score the only goal in his team's 1-0 win over Real Madrid -- as "inexplicable" on Saturday, after the defender apologised for his challenge on Kylian Mbappé.

Romero was shown a yellow card by referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz for his foul on Mbappé in the 61st minute, bringing down the Madrid forward with a tackle from behind as he broke away on the counter attack.

The defender later went on to score a dramatic 85th minute winner, with the defeat leaving leaders Real just one point clear of rivals Atlético Madrid at the top of the LaLiga table.

"The decision the referee and the VAR took is inexplicable," Ancelotti told a post-match news conference. "Everyone saw it. The most important thing is to protect the player. It's a clear foul, a very ugly challenge. Fortunately nothing happened in terms of an injury, but the VAR is there for that. It's inexplicable to us that he didn't show a red card."

Speaking after the final whistle, Romero said he had apologised to Mbappé.

"I knew that it's impossible to stop [Mbappé] on the run," he told DAZN. "I did what I could to stop him. The challenge was a bit ugly, I didn't like that, and I said sorry to him."

Espanyol coach Manolo González said there had been no intent on Romero's part to injure Mbappé.

"It was a tough challenge, but it was meant to stop the counterattack, not to hurt the opponent," González told DAZN.

Madrid were also angered by the first-half decision to disallow a Vinícius Júnior goal for a foul by Mbappé.

"The game was difficult," Ancelotti admitted. "We did some things well. We had control, above all in the second half, and we had chances. We had a goal ruled out, we hit the woodwork. We had 20 shots on goal. Espanyol played well in transitions, defended well, they caught us out of shape and they scored."

Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger was withdrawn with an injury in the 15th minute, ahead of a run of games which will see Madrid play Leganés in a Copa del Rey quarterfinal, before hosting rivals Atlético in the derby next Saturday, and then visiting Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff.

The team are already without Dani Carvajal and Éder Militão in defence -- while David Alaba has only just returned from a long-term absence -- with the transfer window set to close on Monday.

"Rudiger has a muscular injury, now we'll have to assess it," Ancelotti said. "We've talked about [signings], we've thought about it and we know what we have to do."

The controversy surrounding the ejections of Texas Tech forward JT Toppin and coach Grant McCasland didn't end with the visiting Red Raiders' 82-81 overtime win over No. 6 Houston on Saturday.

Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt issued a statement shortly after the game, calling the decision "egregious" and saying he spoke with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark about it.

"I am appalled and disappointed by the official's egregious decision to eject JT Toppin from tonight's game against Houston," Hocutt said in a statement posted on X. "This decision, made on a play that was clearly accidental and without intent, is unacceptable.

"Immediately after the ejection, I spoke with Commissioner Yormark, who assured me that the situation would be addressed and there would be accountability. On behalf of Red Raider Nation, we are extremely proud of our team and the leadership of Coach McCasland."

Less than four minutes into the game, Toppin jumped and made a crosscourt pass to a teammate. While in the air, Toppin's leg made contact with Houston's Joseph Tugler. Though it appeared inadvertent, the officials reviewed the play and issued Toppin a flagrant foul 2, triggering an automatic ejection.

According to NCAA rules, a flagrant foul 2 is considered a "personal foul that involves contact with an opponent that is not only excessive but also severe (brutal, harsh, cruel) or extreme (dangerous, punishing) while the ball is live." According to the rule book, officials should consider a number of factors when determining a Flagrant 2 foul, including "any contact by the offending player to the groin area of an opponent which is not clearly accidental."

After the teams broke their respective huddles following the review, Toppin was unaware he had been ejected until the officials notified him. McCasland then erupted at the officials, yelling and signaling that Toppin was passing the ball. He was assessed two technical fouls and ejected.

"This is genuinely my thought: JT Toppin is a left-handed basketball player, and we worked against the double team," McCasland told reporters after the game. "He spun to throw the basketball with his right, but he gets crowded quickly, and he's trying to throw with his left.

"I don't know. Maybe we should call Patrick Mahomes and ask him because if you're in a throwing motion, and you have to switch hands and you're a lefty, you're going to have to throw your body in a way to torque it to throw it with your left hand. Your body is going to turn in such a way that your right foot is going to go forward to throw it."

Despite losing their head coach and leading scorer and rebounder -- and already missing sixth man Kevin Overton due to injury -- Texas Tech (17-4, 8-2 Big 12) ended Houston's 33-game homecourt winning streak.

The Red Raiders led by six midway through the second half before Houston (17-4, 9-1) took advantage of Tech's short-handed bench. The Cougars led by six with 3:40 left, but Tech surged and tied the score with 26.3 seconds left on Darrion Williams' 3-pointer. In overtime, the Red Raiders jumped out to a four-point lead -- but Houston rallied and took a one-point lead on J'Wan Roberts' free throw with 24 seconds left.

Chance McMillian was fouled on the next possession and hit two free throws with 14 seconds left that gave Texas Tech the lead for good.

McMillian finished with a game-high 23 points for Texas Tech, while Elijah Hawkins had 17 points. LJ Cryer paced the Cougars with 22 points and Roberts chipped in 18 points.

TCU wide receiver Jack Bech was selected MVP of the Senior Bowl on Saturday, catching the winning touchdown pass a month after his brother died in the pickup truck attack in New Orleans.

On fourth-and-goal late in the final quarter, Bech caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan to give the American Team a 22-19 win over the National Team in Mobile, Alabama.

Bech's older brother, Tiger, was a former All-Ivy League kick returner for Princeton and was among those killed in the terror attack in New Orleans' French Quarter district on New Year's Day.

Bech wore his brother's No. 7 during Saturday's game, and the clinching TD came with seven seconds remaining.

"Man, it's simple: My brother has some wings on me," Bech told NFL Network afterward. "He gave them to me, and he let that all take place. My Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Tiger. Nothing else but them. They're the reason I did what I did today. I attribute it all to them."

Bech had 62 catches for 1,034 yards and nine touchdowns this past season for TCU.

The week leading up to Saturday's all-star game and the Senior Bowl itself represented opportunities for Bech to showcase his talents ahead of April's NFL draft.

"It's been surreal just to be able to come and take place in this game," he said. "It's a goal that you set for yourself. But if I had the option that if I came here, had the worst week ever, ruined my draft stock and that means I could give my brother a hug right now, you know I would take that.

"On the flip side, I don't think I could have had the week I had if all that didn't happen."

Bech had six receptions for 68 yards in the game. He joins Dak Prescott, Justin Herbert and Daniel Jones as past Senior Bowl MVPs.

DURHAM, N.C. -- In his first taste of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, Cooper Flagg delivered arguably the most complete performance of his career to lead the Blue Devils to a dominant 87-70 victory Saturday night.

Flagg scored or assisted on each of Duke's first six baskets as the Blue Devils raced to an early lead, and his final line -- 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots -- proved to be an emphatic debut in one of the country's great rivalries. It was also the latest example that, as Duke coach Jon Scheyer said, Flagg is a basketball "savant."

"It might be [my best college game]," Flagg said, "but for me, I'm just trying to make the right plays. Four of the first six baskets I assisted. That's huge for me to find my teammates and make plays for them."

The stellar performance still fell short of what Flagg might've done, Scheyer said afterward. Flagg played all but the final 47 seconds of the second half, and Scheyer thought his star freshman was worn down toward the end, when Carolina cut Duke's lead from 32 with 9:04 to play to 16 at the 2:59 mark.

Flagg said he was angry with his -- and Duke's -- performance in that late stretch, despite the lopsided win.

"It was a little bit of me being tired and making some dumb mistakes at the end," Flagg said. "Being soft at the end kind of played into that."

Scheyer took responsibility for Flagg's slow finish but added it's rare to post such gaudy numbers and still find room for criticism.

"He almost had a triple-double, and he wasn't quite himself [at the end]," Scheyer said. "But besides that segment, he was just in control the entire game. He makes everybody better around him, and it's a heck of a thing to have 21, 8 and 7 and you think he could've done more."

Flagg's ability to involve teammates was at the forefront of Saturday's win. In the first five minutes, he racked up four assists, two steals and a rebound.

Fellow Duke freshman Kon Knueppel finished with a game-high 22 points and five assists.

Flagg and Knueppel are the first teammates to each tally 20 points and five assists in a game in this rivalry in 15 years. The last duo was Duke's Scheyer and Nolan Smith.

"They absolutely feed off each other," Scheyer said. "It starts with their competitiveness. They play both sides of the ball. They have high-level feel. ... Add in their skill and versatility. Kon's posting and shooting and pick-and-roll. And everybody knows, Cooper's already doing everything. They have a great thing. There's a lot of maturity with both of them."

Despite that maturity, this was still their first time experiencing the rivalry. As a recruit, Flagg sat behind the Duke bench last season as the Tar Heels mustered an 84-79 win in Cameron Indoor Stadium. UNC players chirped at Duke's squad throughout, and Flagg said he remembered the Tar Heels taunting the Cameron Crazies after it was over, which he said added a bit of motivation this time.

Flagg admitted to some pregame nerves in an environment he described as "really loud and hot," but he said once the game tipped off, he was locked on the action.

"You could definitely feel a different energy tonight," Flagg said. "For us, it's just another game. We came out and executed our game plan, did what we were trying to do, and came out with the win. It's another game, and we're chasing a big mission this year."

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- John Calipari received a mixed reception at Rupp Arena on Saturday night, then watched his Arkansas team upset No. 12 Kentucky 89-79.

Three former Wildcats -- Adou Thiero (21 points), D.J. Wagner (17) and Zvonimir Ivisic (14 points) -- had big nights against their former team as the Razorbacks (13-8, 2-6 SEC) got a win in Calipari's first game back since leaving the Wildcats after last season.

"We played with more confidence because we played fearless," Calipari told ESPN after the game. "And I was coaching them that way.

"And so proud of them. Good win on the road. Hard game to win in this building. I've been here. So it's a hard game to win."

Calipari served as coach of the Wildcats for 15 seasons and compiled a 410-123 mark. He led Kentucky to its eighth national championship in 2012 before resigning last April for the Arkansas job.

There were definitely more boos at a jam-packed Rupp, but some applause and cheers as well in Calipari's return.

"I've got to be honest with you, I looked up a couple of times and I thought we were losing because I kept looking at Kentucky instead of Arkansas," Calipari said. "I made it clear it was a privilege and an honor to coach here. We had 15 unbelievable years of a great run and support."

Amari Williams had a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky (15-6, 4-4). Jaxson Robinson also scored 20 as the Wildcats lost their second straight home game.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.