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Friday, Oct. 1
Atlanta at Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m., NHL Network*
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., NHL Network
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m., NHL Network*
Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m., NHL Network
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San Jose at Adler Mannheim (Germany), 1:30 p.m.
Boston at Belfast Giants Select (Northern Ireland), 2 p.m.
Atlanta at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m., NHL Network
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N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders (split squad), 7 p.m.
Montreal vs. N.Y. Islanders (split squad) at Colisee Pepsi, Quebec City, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado vs. Los Angeles at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 3
Nashville at Washington, 12:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 5 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago, 6 p.m., NHL Network
Edmonton at Calgary, 8 p.m., NHL Network*
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4
Carolina at SKA St. Petersburg (Russia), 11 a.m.
Minnesota at Ilves Tampere (Finland), Noon
Tuesday, Oct. 5
Columbus at Malmo/Rogle BK (Sweden), 1 p.m.
Boston at HC Liberec (Czech Republic), 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Phoenix at Dinamo Riga (Latvia), Noon
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Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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Wesseling: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for AFC teams.