San Jose had momentum at the start of its Friday night rumble with the host Minnesota Wild. But the Sharks just couldn't finish their chances in front of the net as they fell 4-1 in St. Paul.

Rookie goaltender Kevin Lankinen surrendered only one goal on 31 shots to earn his first career victory as the Chicago Blackhawks posted a 4-1 win in their home opener over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

Malcolm Brogdon made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 120-118 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday in Indianapolis.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The world’s most famous sled-dog race, celebrated by Alaskans for half a century but long condemned by animal-rights activists as inhumane, is losing one of its biggest corporate sponsors.

Clint Capela recorded his first career triple-double and Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points to pace the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 116-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Friday and extend their winning streak to three games.

Give Dana White points for persistence.

Collin Sexton followed up the best game of his career by totaling 25 points and a season-high nine assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the third quarter and posted a 125-113 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets Friday night.

Joel Embiid scored 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the host Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics for the second game in a row, prevailing 122-110 on Friday.

While Penn State looks to build on its first victory in more than a month, Northwestern is still trying to end its longest slide of the season.