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The Edmonton Oilers did something this season that only five visiting NHL teams have accomplished - they won a game in regulation at Minnesota's XL Energy Center. The Oilers, however, haven't been so lucky against the Wild on home ice. Minnesota has won eight in a row over the Oilers at Edmonton. The Oilers haven't beaten the Wild at home since a 4-1 verdict on Dec. 22, 2011.

The road to qualify for the 2018 Kentucky Derby will see a clash of titans this Saturday in California. Currently sitting in the top 10 on the Derby qualifying leaderboard, McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro will go head-to-head in the (G2) San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Race Track.

It's a huge weekend for 2018 Kentucky Derby qualifying, with three points races on the schedule for Saturday. In the $300,000 (G3) Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, three contenders currently in the top 15 on the leaderboard will be battling for the 50 points that would all-but-clinch a spot in the Derby.

At first, as is often the case when a major move is made, the Detroit Pistons saw a significant uptick in their performance after acquiring power forward Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers last month. They ended an eight-game losing streak and won five in a row. But since, they've slid back to their losing ways, and as they face the Toronto Raptors, have dropped six of seven.

One of hockey's oldest and most traditional rivalries is back on the ice again Saturday when the Montreal Canadiens travel to Boston to face the Bruins at TD Garden. Having just dismantled the two-time defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins there on Thursday to the tune of 8-4, now the Bruins get the chance to give the same treatment to the team that's won more Stanley Cups than any other franchise.

The best three-year-old fillies in North America are racing toward the May 3rd Kentucky Oaks, and the chase picks up this Saturday in Florida at Gulfstream Park. Eight are entered in the (G2) Davona Dale Stakes with the winner claiming 50 qualifying points and likely a spot in the Oaks starting gate.

Stakes racing returns to Gulfstream Park in Florida on Saturday as both the three-year-old colts and fillies are in action chasing qualifying points for the 2018 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. For the colts, the (G2) Fountain Of Youth sees the 2018 debut of Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic.

One thing the Atlanta Hawks can boast of during their season of discontent is that they've not lost a game to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, that has a lot to do with the fact the two teams have yet to meet on the court, but that is all about to change. The Hawks and Warriors will clash twice in the next thee weeks, beginning Friday in Atlanta.

Not all that long ago, the talk around the NHL was that the Boston Bruins were the hottest team in the league when they collected points in 18 straight games from Dec. 16-Jan. 25. Lately, though, it's the Pittsburgh Penguins who have ascended to the mantle of the team that is bringing the heat. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions are 17-6-1 since Jangiroux. 1.