Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. THE POSTSEASON: Pistons complete epic turnaround, clinch playoff spot with win over Raptors Toronto was also severely shorthanded ...

With the win, the Pistons (44-36 ... A loss in either game would lock the Pistons into the 6-seed and a matchup with the 3 seed — currently, the Knicks. SHAWN WINDSOR: Pistons gave cancer ...

Washington Capitals (50-20-9, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Washington Capitals.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Washington Capitals. Washington is 50-20-9 overall and 16-7-0 against the Metropolitan Division.

They’ll need another win to avoid a split in this weekend’s rain-shortened series with Cade Povich starting opposite the Blue Jays’ José Berríos. Povich is coming off a six-inning start in ...

The win was the 24-year-old goalie's first in the NHL since Jan. 11. Since the Blue Jackets' playoff hopes are hanging by a thread in addition to Elvis Merzlikins battling an undisclosed injury ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 6:42 into the third period, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets ... second consecutive win. Mackie Samoskevich and ...