Rangers rally past Flyers as college basketball powers roll Thursday
The New York Rangers rallied past Philadelphia while top-ranked college basketball teams and other professional and college teams posted Thursday victories.
By Avery Lyons, ClickNNY Sports Desk
The New York Rangers rallied past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Thursday, while the Carolina Hurricanes topped the New York Islanders 5-3. The night’s other NHL games included overtime wins by the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils, plus a shootout victory for the Columbus Blue Jackets over Dallas, both by 2-1 scores except Montreal’s 5-4 win over Utah and New Jersey’s 5-4 win over St. Louis.
Top-ranked Florida rolled past Jacksonville 88-57, and No. 2 Duke routed Coastal Carolina 113-52. No. 3 Illinois topped Pennsylvania 112-70, while No. 5 Arizona outlasted Cal Poly 104-84 and No. 6 Michigan State held off Toledo 91-61.
In the NFL, Jacksonville topped Baltimore 33-10. Phoenix ended a four-game losing streak with a 117-104 win over Orlando, and Golden State extended its winning streak to six games by rolling past Miami 120-100.
Elsewhere, Florida Atlantic routed UTSA 60-29, and James Madison topped Southern Miss 54-23 in college football.
Compiled by the ClickNNY Sports Desk from final scores and game reports.
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