The St. Louis Blues have fired their head coach Ken Hitchcock who’s one win shy of tying Al Arbour in third place for the most wins ever by a coach in the NHL. The Blues have lost 5 of their past six games. Mike Yeo takes over and says Fredericton native, Jake Allen will be the team’s number one goalie.
In the NHL, Nicklas Backstrom had three points as league leading Washington won its eighth consecutive game against Boston 5-3 to snap the Bruins’ three game winning streak…..Calgary tripped up Minnesota 5-1 and Los Angeles blanked Colorado 5-0 as the Kings win their 4th in a row.
In the NBA, Isaiah Thomas scored 19 of his 44 points in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics over the Toronto Raptors 109-104 in a clash for first place in the Atlantic Division. Elsewhere, it was Golden State 126 Charlotte 111…….Chicago 128 Oklahoma City 100….Cleveland 125 Minnesota 97…..New York 95 Brooklyn 90…..Miami 116 Atlanta 93…..Detroit 118 New Orleans 98……Dallas 113 Philadelphia 95…..Los Angeles Clippers 124 Phoenix 114…..Memphis 119 Milwaukee 88 and Indiana 98 Orlando 88.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald says he will return for his 14th season in the NFL.
