In the NHL, Washington, which had lost three of four on its five game homestand, moved two points ahead of Boston for the first Eastern Conference wild card playoff spot after blanking the Bruins 2-0…..Detroit over Pittsburgh 5-1…..Cam Talbot making 38 saves as the Rangers get by Florida 2-1…Anaheim rallied from 2 goals down to beat Nashville 4-2……Ottawa edged Philadelphia in a shootout 2-1….Fredericton’s Jake Allen made 28 saves for the shutout as St. Louis blanks Dallas 3-0 and Carolina got by Columbus 3-2.
In the NBA, the Raptors, who have been struggling, lost to Portland 113-97…..LeBron James will have his knee treated after falling awkwardly to the floor in Cleveland’s 123-108 win over Orlando.
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Villanova and Duke are top seeds for the 2015 NCAA Tournament, known as March Madness.
Canada rebounded from its first loss at the women’s world curling championship with a 7-1 rout of China today to improve to 3 and 1. Yesterday, Jones defeated Scotland 9-4 before losing to Sweden 8-6.
The Miramichi Curling Club won the 2015 New Brunswick Travellers Curling Club Championships at Thistle St. Andrews, 4-3 over Thistle St. Andrews, skipped by Mitch Downey.
