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Dan Reilly was a natural showman, and on May 31, 1964, he made his debut as Mr. Met at Shea Stadium.

The goalie brilliantly denied several odd-man rushes in making 26 saves as the Islanders welcomed back coach Barry Trotz from COVID-19 protocol with a 4-1 victory.

Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first playoff victory and the Los Angeles Rams roared out of the wild-card round with a 34-11 win over the Arizona Cardinals

The 97-87 loss in the MLK Day matinee at the Garden ended the Knicks' winning streak at three games.

Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists for the Nets, who began a stretch of nine of 11 games in the road, meaning that the unvaccinated Irving will be a presence for the bulk of their upcoming games.

Now come the in-person meetings, and some of those may have to be on the road because some candidates' current teams are still in the playoffs. 

They're getting players back from protocol, and injury, too. And the callups are giving way.

Trotz was cleared from COVID-19 protocol before faceoff and was behind the bench for the first time since Dec. 30 as the Islanders faced the Flyers on Monday night at UBS Arena.