ORLANDO, Fla. -- UCF (6-6, American Athletic Conference) vs. Arkansas State (7-5, Sun Belt Conference), 5:30 p.m., CBSSNLine: UCF by 6 +.Series Record: UCF leads 1-0.WHATS AT STAKEThe Knights and the Red Wolves are both on the rebound from adversity. UCF is coming off a 0-12 campaign in 2015, while the Red Wolves turned their season around after starting out 0-4. Both teams are looking for wins to further signify their respective programs are on the right track.KEY MATCHUPArkansas States defense vs. UCF QB McKenzie Milton. The Red Wolves have an aggressive defensive front that gets after the quarter, led by linebacker Chris Odom and defensive end JaVon Rolland-Jones. The two have combined for 24 of the teams 37 sacks on the season. That could spell trouble for Milton, who is sometimes prone to freshmen mistakes when facing great pressure. Milton will need time from his offensive line to be effective in the passing game.PLAYERS TO WATCHUCF: CB Shaquill Griffin. The senior has been the strongest and most consistent presence in the Knights secondary this season. Griffin has four interceptions on the season and his 12 pass breakups rank 12th in the nation and led the AAC. He ranks fifth in UCF history with 33 career pass breakups.Arkansas State: TE Blake Mack. The junior made the transition this season from wide receiver and the result has been his most productive campaign yet. Mack has been Justice Hansens top target this season, catching 33 passes for 585 yards and three touchdowns. He is averaging 17.7 yards per reception.FACTS & FIGURESArkansas State is appearing in its sixth consecutive bowl and has recorded seven or more victories in each of the last six seasons. ...After creating just 12 turnovers in 2015, UCF has 25 takeaways this season to rank 10th in the nation. ...Red Wolves sophomore running back Warren Wand has rushed for 867 yards this season and has now ran for a two-year total of 1,567 yards. ...Knights linebacker Shaquem Griffin has 11 sacks on the season, which ranks him No. 12 in the nation.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Swell Norge .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Swell Traveler Norge . 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Scott Burnside gives us his take on the biggest and best.Lightning will be fine: Game 1 of life without Steven Stamkos (version 3) started pretty much as I expected it would, as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat up on the hapless Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Thursday for their third straight win. The Lightning have over the past few years been forced to play for long periods of time without their captain and offensive dynamo, and they have done so for the most with aplomb. Now theyre faced with a four-month absence after Stamkos underwent surgery Thursday to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee. If there is a team capable of absorbing this kind of body blow, its the Lightning. Im not going to go all hyperbolic and call this a statement game, but on a night when youd expect your veterans to step up, Nikita Kucherov scored his ninth and?Alex Killorn, who had been scoreless in 10 games, delivered a goal and an assist as the Lightning served notice they wont be feeling sorry for themselves in the absence of their captain.Blues bounce back: Its been a weird November for the St. Louis Blues, who had lost five of eight games heading into their first meeting of the season with Western Conference-champion San Jose Sharks Thursday night. Three times the Blues have allowed at least five goals -- very un-Ken Hitchcock like. But in the first rematch of last springs Western Conference finalists, the Bluess got back to Blues hockey, clipping the Sharks 3-2.dddddddddddd Jaden Schwartz, so key to a Blues team looking for a new generation of leaders, chipped in two goals to give him five in six games after a slow start and Jake Allen, whos had his ups and downs in November, was at times spectacular, turning aside 29 of 31 shots. The Blues, meanwhile, continue to dominate at home, running their record to 7-1-2. The loss, the second in a row, drops the Sharks, who were the kings of the road last season, to a pedestrian 5-6 away from the Shark Tank.Oilers slide continues: Im going to take some responsibility for the Edmonton Oilers plunge off the proverbial cliff. It was a little more than a week ago I saw them in Pittsburgh, and even though they fell 4-3, there was a sense of optimism that this was a team on the rise. Uhm. No. The Oilers are proving that kind of renaissance doesnt happen overnight -- or in their case, over a decade -- as theyve now lost five straight and seven of nine after Thursdays 4-2 loss at home to the undermanned Los Angeles Kings. Connor McDavid hasnt scored in 10 games and was minus-3, and the Oil have been outscored 18-9 during the losing skid. Amazingly, the team still holds onto a playoff spot thanks to its strong start but sadly the past seems very much like the future for the Oilers. ' ' '