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CALGARY, Alberta — The Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames are neighbors in the Western Conference race, but a mismatch played out when the two teams squared off for the first time this season.

For most of the final game of their post-break three-game road trip Sunday, the Florida Panthers did not play well. The Chicago Blackhawks, with the third worst record in the Western Conference, outshot them by eight in the opening period and ultimately held the Panthers’ league-best offense to just 25…

Dallas could be without a key piece for significant time as it battles for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokić are locks, but which other stars should land on the team?

DENVER — The Chicago Blackhawks returned to the scene of their season-opening nightmare and held their own — for a while.

How bad do the Sacramento Kings want Ben Simmons? Multiple sources previously said the Western Conference team was willing to complete a deal for Simmons and Tobias Harris. And the Kings still have interest in acquiring the 76ers' two highest-paid ...

NEW YORK — If the Timberwolves are going to make a move up the Western Conference standings, now is as good a time as they may have the rest of the season. Their schedule may get tough the rest of the month, but they are the healthiest they have been…