In the NHL, the Florida Panthers, under former Sea Dogs coach Gerard Gallant, are making their playoff push after a 3-2 win over the Leafs who have lost 16 of their past 20 games……Alex Ovechkin scored his 37th goal of the season as Washington downs Pittsburgh 3-1….Nashville won its sixth in a row, 5-1 over San Jose…..Dallas, without its big scorer Tyler Seguin, beats St. Louis 4-1 as Jamie Benn scores three goals….The Islanders defeated Carolina 4-1….. New Jersey over Buffalo in a shootout 2-1 and Columbus won over Philadelphia 5-2.
Team New Brunswick archers Alyssa Murphy, of Hanwell and Hailey Baisley of Miramichi each won bronze medals at the Canada Winter Games.
At the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Jennifer Jones of Manitoba remains unbeaten and tied with Alberta at 6 and 0 after a 9-3 win over Quebec. Rachel Homan is 5 and 1. Sylvie Robichaud of New Brunswick is 1 and 5 after a 9-8 win over Quebec.
Alex Rodriguez releasing a handwritten letter in which he says he’s sorry for his mistakes that led to his suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. Meantime, Anthony Bosch, the former owner of a Florida medical clinic, Biogenesis, who supplied steroids and other performance enhancing drugs to professional baseball players has been sentenced to four years in prison.
