In the NHL, Alexander Radulov scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary 5-1 with Carey Price making 30 saves….. David Pastrnak scored with 46.9 seconds left in overtime to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Detroit and snap a four game losing streak…..Goalie Carter Hutton shut down Pittsburgh, making 34 saves in a 3-0 win for St. Louis….Mike Condon stopped 31 shots for his fourth shutout of the season in Ottawa’s 3-0 win over Washington…..In other play, it was Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 2…..Los Angeles 3 New Jersey 1…..The Islanders 4 Columbus 2…..Buffalo 5 Nashville 4 in overtime….San Jose 4 Winnipeg 3 with Patrick Marleau scoring the game winner and Minnesota 3 Dallas 2 in a shootout.
At the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in men’s play, Liam Marin of Thistle St. Andrews who’s representing New Brunswick is 3 and 3 after losing to Manitoba 8-7 and to Alberta 11-6….In women’s play, New Brunswick, represented by the Samantha Crook rink from Oromocto, is also 3 and 3 after losses to Quebec, 8-5 and 8-3 to Northern Ontario.
In the NBA, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 108-106 for their fifth straight victory. In other play, it was Washington 123 Boston 108…Philadelphia 121 Los Angeles Clippers 110….Chicago 100 Orlando 92…..Denver 103 Utah 93 and Minnesota 112 Phoenix 111.
In U.S. college basketball, three of the top four ranked teams, Villanova, Kansas and Kentucky all lost.
Rafael Nadal of Spain takes on Canadian Milos Raonic with the winner advancing to the semi finals in men’s tennis at the Australian Open.
