At the World Junior Hockey Championship, the U.S. erased a pair of two goal deficits to edge Canada 5-4 in a shootout. Troy Terry got the shootout winner for the second game in a row. Thomas Chabot of the Sea Dogs was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.
In the NHL, Edmonton got by Boston 4-3 as Patrick Maroon scored three goals for the Oilers……Patrick Kane scored 56 seconds into overtime in Chicago’s 4-3 win over Buffalo…..Detroit shut out Los Angeles 4-0….Washington blanked Columbus 5-0 to snap a 16 game winning streak by the Blue Jackets…..In other play, it was Nashville 6 Tampa Bay 1……Carolina 4 St. Louis 2 and Minnesota 5 San Jose 4.
Among all thirty NHL hockey teams, support in Atlantic Canada is highest for the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to a poll by Corporate Research Associates. 26% of Atlantic Canadians who follow hockey identify the Montreal Canadiens as their favourite NHL team while 20% support the Toronto Maple Leafs. 5 per cent say their favourite team is the Boston Bruins followed by the Pittsburgh Penguins at 4 per cent.
The Saint John Riptide are now 3 and 1 with their third straight win after a 92-86 win over the Moncton Miracles. The Riptide are back home tomorrow night against the Niagra River Lions with tipoff at 7:00.
In the NBA, Kyle Lowry scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Toronto Raptors to a come from behind 101-93 win over Utah. In other play, it was Indiana 121 Brooklyn 109….Detroit 115 Charlotte 114….Atlanta 99 New Orleans 94…..Houston 118 Oklahoma City 116….Phoenix 102 Dallas 95…..San Antonio 127 Denver 99 and Portland 118 Los Angeles Lakers 109.
