The Minnesota Wild visit the Carolina Hurricanes after the Wild knocked off the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout.

A 4-3 shootout win at the Washington Capitals on Thursday night helped the Wild improve their NHL-best road record to 14-3-3. It marked Minnesota's second straight road win that extended beyond regulation, and the outcome gave the team a league-leading 31 road points. The Hurricanes hold a 14-4-0 record in home games.

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In a Facebook post Friday,

Ripken the bat dog, a staple of the North Carolina sports community, died on New Year's Day. Here's what we know and how he’ll be remembered

Ripken the Bat Dog, the endlessly eager black Labrador who charmed fans at Durham Bulls and NC State University football games, has unexpectedly died. The Rainbow Bridge braces itself for its most boisterous resident.