In the NHL, Mitch Marner scored the winner in the shootout to give Toronto a 4-3 win over Las Vegas…..Jake DeBrusk and Frank Vatrano each scored first period goals on deflections and the Boston Bruins held on for a 5-3 win over Minnesota….Elsewhere, it was Detroit 3 Vancouver 2……The Rangers over Columbus 5-3…..Washington 3 Arizona 2 in overtime and Winnipeg 4 Dallas 1.
In the NFL, Matthew Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones as the Detroit Lions snapped a three game losing streak with a 30-17 win over Green Bay minus quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
General manager Brian Cashman says he decided the New York Yankees should replace Joe Girardi because the manager’s communication with the players wasn’t good enough. Girardi disputes that, saying he thought his relationship with the players was good including catcher Gary Sanchez and reliever Aroldis Chapman despite rumours to the contrary.
In the NBA, Kyrie Irving scored 35 points as the Boston Celtics won their ninth in a row, downing the Atlanta Hawks 110-107. In other play, it was Golden State 97 Miami 80 and Brooklyn 98 Phoenix 92.
