Tyler Bozak scored at 1:37 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from two goals down to edge Washington 4-3 to take a two games to one lead in their series…..Bobby Ryan scored on a tip-in on a power play at 5:43 of overtime to give Ottawa a 4-3 win over Boston and a two games to one lead. Former Sea Dog Mike Hoffman had two goals for Ottawa……Nashville leads Chicago 3 games to nothing after a 3-2 win in overtime and Anaheim edged Calgary 5-4 in overtime to take a three games to nothing lead.
In the Majors, the New York Yankees won their 8th in a row, 7-4 over the Chicago White Sox with Matt Holliday hitting a 3 run homer……The Boston Red Sox scored 3 unearned runs for a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. In other play, it was St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1….Atlanta 5 San Diego 4…..Milwaukee 6 Chicago Cubs 3….Houston 3 Los Angeles Angels 0….Clevealdn 3 Minnesota 1…..Texas 7 Oakland 0…..Arizona 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 and Seattle 6 Miami 1.
61 New Brunswick runners took part in the Boston Marathon and it was Shelley Doucet from Quispamsis who had a big day. She finished the marathon in a time of 2 hours 46 minutes and 29 seconds which is a new all-time New Brunswick women’s record. Doucet was the top New Brunswicker, finishing 29th overall among all the women and 2nd among the Canadian women.
In the NBA playoffs, it was Cleveland 117 Indiana 111 to take a 2 games to nothing lead and San Antonio 96 Memphis 82 to lead series 2 games to nothing.
(Photo of Shelley Doucet by Gabriel Leblanc)
