Sports News Roundup: Pacers survive Celtics but lose Tyrese Haliburton to injury; Stars silence Wild to end three-game skid and more

Pettersson registered his ninth career four-point showing, while Hoglander notched his fourth career two-goal game. In OT, Bulls sweep home-and-home set with Hornets Playing in his home state, Coby White scored 27 points and the Chicago Bulls recovered after a shaky late stretch to defeat the host Charlotte Hornets 119-112 in overtime Monday night.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley 'numb' to tag, skips exit interview

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley said Monday that he's "numb" to the prospects of being hit with the franchise tag again and added that he's skipping the team's open-door policy exit interviews. "I went through the whole process last year. We talked more than enough last year, to be honest. I'm gonna let my agents handle that," Barkley said Monday, adding that the team knows where to find him.

Canucks lean on Elias Pettersson, Nils Hoglander to stomp Rangers

Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander each had two goals as the visiting Vancouver Canucks earned a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night. The Canucks improved to 10-2-2 in their past 14 games thanks to the big performance by the duo. Pettersson registered his ninth career four-point showing, while Hoglander notched his fourth career two-goal game.

In OT, Bulls sweep home-and-home set with Hornets

Playing in his home state, Coby White scored 27 points and the Chicago Bulls recovered after a shaky late stretch to defeat the host Charlotte Hornets 119-112 in overtime Monday night. Chicago scored the first eight points of overtime, with two baskets by Nikola Vucevic.

Jazz blitz Bucks for 11th win in 15 games

Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz held on for a 132-116 win over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. The Jazz led by as many as 33 points in the first half -- and held a 77-46 halftime lead -- before Milwaukee rallied to within seven just over 6 1/2 minutes into the fourth quarter.

Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo guide Heat past Rockets

Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo combined for 50 points as the host Miami Heat defeated the Houston Rockets 120-113 on Monday night. Adebayo scored 22 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as Miami returned home after a two-week road trip. Herro added 28 points on 10-for-20 shooting. It was a bounce-back game for Herro, who shot 4-for-17 in his previous game at Phoenix on Friday.

Stars silence Wild to end three-game skid

Matt Murray made 23 saves in his season debut and recorded his first NHL shutout in his fourth career start to help the Dallas Stars to a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night in St. Paul, Minn. Murray was recalled from Texas of the American Hockey League last Tuesday and started over Scott Wedgewood, who had manned the crease the previous 11 games. Dallas has also been without No. 1 goalie Jake Oettinger since he sustained a lower-body injury on Dec. 15.

Pacers survive Celtics but lose Tyrese Haliburton to injury

Benedict Mathurin made two free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Indiana Pacers a 133-131 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night in Indianapolis. The game was tied with 2 seconds to play when Indiana inbounded the ball to Mathurin and he was fouled by Kristaps Porzingis during a 3-point attempt. After making two free throws, Mathurin intentionally missed the third. Boston rebounded the miss and called timeout with 0.3 to play. Luke Kornet's tip-in at the buzzer would have tied the game, but the ball hit the rim and bounced out.

Despite free-throw woes, Thunder get past Wizards

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points while rookie Chet Holmgren added 31 to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 136-128 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday in Washington, D.C. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Thunder while Washington's losing streak stretched to five.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll dismisses retirement rumors

Rumors swirled before the Seattle Seahawks' season-ending win on Sunday that longtime head coach Pete Carroll was considering retirement. On his regular Monday appearance on Seattle Sports 710, Carroll put those rumors to rest.

Evgeni Malkin fuels Penguins past Flyers

Evgeni Malkin had one goal and one assist to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the host Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Monday. Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson and Chad Ruhwedel each added one goal for the Penguins.