The Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA champions. Team USA just won Olympic gold for the fifth time in a row. And the 2024-25 NBA season is now less than a month away, with opening night this year taking place on Oct. 22.

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The 2024-25 NHL season continues when the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers for their season opener on Wednesday, October 9. Pittsburgh went 13-8-5 in Metropolitan Division play and had a 38-32-12 record overall last season.

The Pens were on the ropes and deflated, and a veteran Rangers team was able to sink them further before the period was out. Chris Kreider scores with 12 seconds left, Jack St. Ivany is somewhere out in Moon Township while NYR overloads the crease with pucks and bodies.