Barnes scores 27, Raptors ease past reeling Heat 112-91. It's Miami's 9th loss in an 11-game span

MIAMI (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the reeling Miami Heat 112-91 on Tuesday night in the final pre-Christmas game for both teams.

Immanuel Quickley scored 18 for the Raptors — who got their 18th win in their 31st game of the season. They needed 57 games last season to get to the 18-win mark and are over .500 at Christmas for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 14 and Brandon Ingram finished with 12 for Toronto, which again played without RJ Barrett. He's recovering from a sprained right knee.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 21 for the Heat, who are back to the .500 mark at 15-15 and have dropped nine of their last 11 games. They've been held under 100 points twice this season, both by Toronto and both in losses — with Tuesday's 91-point figure the lowest. The Raptors beat the Heat 106-96 on Dec. 15.

Toronto won for only the fourth time in its last 12 games, with both wins over the Heat part of that span.

Norman Powell scored 17, Andrew Wiggins added 14 and Bam Adebayo grabbed 12 rebounds for the Heat. Miami played again without Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic and Pelle Larsson, all who remain injured.

The Heat shot 40.2%, their worst at home this season.

A 10-0 run in the fourth quarter pretty much put things away for Toronto, with that spurt giving the Raptors a 99-76 edge midway through the final period.

The Heat and Raptors don't play again until a pair of matchups in Toronto on April 7 and April 9.

Raptors: Visit Washington on Friday, Toronto's final road game before the calendar flips to 2026.

Heat: Visit Atlanta on Friday, the first of four meetings between the Southeast Division rivals this season.

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Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) drives to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley, left, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat guard Norman Powell, right, goes to the basket as Toronto Raptors guard Ochai Agbaji (30) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram (3) shoots over Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes, right, dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taylor Raddysh and Alexis Lafreniere scored 68 seconds apart, part of a five-goal third period for the New York Rangers in a 7-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Raddysh scored twice against his former team, and Vincent Trocheck also had two goals. Will Cuylle and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York, which is 14-6-1 on the road this season and 5-10-3 at home.

John Carlson, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas scored for the Capitals, who are 1-4-2 in their last seven games.

After the Rangers trailed 3-2 entering the third, Raddysh tied it when his backhand effort in close ended up behind goalie Logan Thompson with 11:50 to play. Just over a minute later, Panarin's shot from near the blue line deflected in off Lafreniere.

Trocheck made it 5-3 with 6:17 left, and Panarin added a goal into an empty net. Then with the goalie back in, Trocheck scored another.

Raddysh, who scored seven goals for the Capitals last season, received a message on the video board welcoming him back, then opened the scoring later in the first period. It was 1-all in the second when Strome scored after Igor Shesterkin nearly robbed him with a glove save. The puck came across the goalmouth to the Washington forward, and he appeared to have most of the net to shoot at before Shesterkin snapped his glove across and caught the puck in spectacular fashion.

After a review, however, it was determined the puck crossed the goal line, and the Capitals took a 2-1 lead.

Cuylle tied it later in the period, but Protas answered 57 seconds later.

Washington's Ryan Leonard had two assists in his first game back from an upper-body injury. His face was bloodied on a check from Jacob Trouba in a Dec. 5 game at Anaheim.

Tom Wilson missed the game for the Capitals because of an illness. Rangers assistant coach David Quinn was not behind the bench, also because of an illness.

Rangers: At the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Capitals: At the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

This story has been corrected to show Raddysh and Lafreniere scored 68 seconds apart.

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

New York Rangers right wing Taylor Raddysh (14) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

New York Rangers left wing Will Cuylle (50) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)