At the World Juniors, Canada shut out Slovakia 6-0 and it was Switzerland over Belarus 3-2.
In the NHL, the Boston Bruins won their fifth in a row and 14th of their past 18 games 5-1 over Ottawa….It was Carolina over Montreal 3-1 and Pittsburgh over Columbus 5-4 with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scoring in the shootout…..In other play, it was the New York Rangers 1 Washington 0 in a shootout….New Jersey 3 Detroit 1…..Winnipeg 4 Edmonton 3…..Nashville 2 St. Louis 1….Vegas 4 Anaheim 1…..Arizona 3 Colorado 1….Minnesota 4 Dallas 2 and NY Islanders 3 Buffalo 2 in overtime.
In the NBA, Oklahoma City downed the Toronto Raptors 124-107 as Russell Westbrook of the Thunder scored 30 points and added 13 assists. In other play, it was Boston 102 Charlotte 91…..Golden State 126 Utah 101…..Sacramento 109 Cleveland 95…..Memphis 109 Los Angeles Lakers 99…….Dallas 98 Indiana 94….Atlanta 113 Washington 99….Chicago 92 New York 87…..New Orleans 128 Brooklyn 113 and Minnesota 128 Denver 125 (OT).
The Saint John Sea Dogs are back in action tonight after their Christmas break, hosting Cape Breton at Harbour Station in a 7:00 start.
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