The Saint John Sea Dogs almost squandered a three goal lead as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan tied the game with just six seconds left. The Sea Dogs won in the shootout, 6-5 with Mathieu Joseph getting the winner.
At the World Juniors, Matt Barzal scored the clinching goal in the shootout to give Canada a 3-2 win over Switzerland and clinch a playoff spot and Russia defeated Belarus 4-1.
In the NHL, Montreal lost to Florida 3-1…..Jimmy Hayes scored three goals in Boston`s 7-3 win over Ottawa……Toronto lost to the Islanders 6-3……Fredericton’s Jake Allen was in goal again as St. Louis got by Nashville in overtime 4-3…..Detroit lost to Winnipeg 4-1…..Chicago over Arizona 7-5……Los Angeles downed Edmonton 5-2…..Anaheim shut out Calgary 1-0….Dallas, with the best record in the league, lost to Columbus 6-3 and New Jersey got by Carolina 3-2.
The Philadelphia Eagles have fired their head coach Chip Kelly.
The Saint John Mill Rats have signed 6’11 shot blocker Anthony Stover. The Mill Rats host Moncton tonight at Harbour Station. Gametime is 7:00.
In the NBA, it was New York 108 Detroit 96…..Atlanta 121 Houston 115….Memphis 99 Miami 90 (OT)…..Oklahoma City 131 Milwaukee 123 and Cleveland 93 Denver 87 with LeBron James scoring 34 points.
