In the Major Midget final, Moncton over the Saint John Vito’s 7-3 to take a 6 points to 4 lead in the 8 point series. Game six goes tomorrow night at the Q-Plex.
In the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 to remain in the thick of the playoff hunt in the Atlantic Division…….The Islanders rallied in the third period for a 3-2 win over the Rangers and Anaheim got by Edmonton 4-3.
At the Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championship in Fredericton, the Grant Odishaw rink from Curl Moncton leads the pack with a record of 6 and 0 following wins of 5-4 over Nova Scotia and 6-5 over Northern Ontario…….In Women’s play, the Kathy Hicks rink from the Capital Winter Club is 2 and 3 after losing 4-3 to B-C but still made the playoffs.
Team USA won the World Baseball Classic with an 8-0 win over Puerto Rico as Blue Jay starter Marcus Stroman threw six hitless innings.
In the NBA, Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City became the first player ever in league history to record a triple double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists while going a perfect 6 for 6 from both the floor and the free throw line in a 122-97 win over Philadelphia. In other play, it was Boston 109 Indiana 100…..Charlotte 109 Orlando 102…..Washington 104 Atlanta 100…..Chicago 117 Detroit 95…..Denver 126 Cleveland 113…..Milwaukee 116 Sacramento 98 and Utah 108 New York 101.
