The Saint John Sea Dogs have advanced to the President Cup semifinals after a 7-1 victory over Val-d’Or. Spencer Smallman led the the goal scoring with a hat trick while Simon Bourque added a goal and three assists.
The NHL playoffs are underway……Henrik Lundqvist survived a shaky first period to make 31 saves in the Rangers’ 2-0 win over Montreal….. Brad Marchand broke a tie with 2:33 left and the Boston Bruins who were held without a shot in the second period got by Ottawa 2-1……Pittsburgh got 3 goals in the second period for a 3-1 win over Columbus….Joel Edmundson scored for St. Louis at 17:48 of overtime and Jake Allen made a career high 51 saves as the Blues edged Minnesota 2-1 and Melker Karlsson scored at 3:22 of overtime to give San Jose a 3-2 win over Edmonton.
In basketball, the Saint John Riptide lost in London to the Lightning 124-119. Anthony Anderson led the Riptide in scoring with 31 points.
In the Majors, the Toronto Blue Jays are off to their worst start ever at 1 and 7 after losing to Milwaukee 2-0…..Baltimore hit five homers, including two by Trey Mancini, in a 12-5 win over the Red Sox….Aaron Judge homered for the third straight game as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay 8-4. In other play, it was Detroit 5 Minnesota 3….San Diego 6 Colorado 0….St. Louis 6 Washington 1…..Chicago White Sox 2 Cleveland 1…..NY Mets 5 Philadelphia 4…..Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 2….Atlanta 5 Miami 4….Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Chicago Cubs 0….Oakland 8 Kansas CDity 3…..Texas 8 Los Angeles Angels 3……Houston 10 Seattle 5 and San Francisco 6 Arizona 2.
In the NBA, the Boston Celtics have secured the top seed in the East after a 112-94 win over Milwaukee while Cleveland, without LeBron James, lost to the Toronto Raptors 98-83. Elsewhere, it was New York 114 Philadelphia 113…..Indiana 104 Atlanta 86…..Dallas 100 Memphis 93….Chicago 112 Brooklyn 73…..Denver 111 Oklahoma City 105….Orlando 113 Detroit 109….Houston 123 Minnesota 118….Miami 110 Washington 102….Utah 101 San Antonio 97…Los Angeles Clippers 115 Sacramento 95…Golden State 109 Los Angeles lakers 94 and New Orleans 103 Portland 100.
