ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd, one of the top candidates to change places ahead of the NHL trade deadline, is day to day with an upper-body injury. Dowd left the Capitals’ 6-2 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after the first period. He’s the second player in recent weeks to go down with …

Washington Wizards (9-45, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-19, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -15; over/under is 230.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington plays the Denver Nuggets after Deni Avdija scored 43 points in the Wizards’ 133-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Nuggets are 21-5 on their …

New York Knicks (33-22, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (32-22, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: 76ers -1; over/under is 226 BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia looks to break its five-game home losing streak with a win over New York. The 76ers are 5-4 in division matchups. Philadelphia averages 118.3 points …