Sam Povorozniouk scored a hat trick in his first playoff game to lead the Sea Dogs to a 4-1 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Game 1 of their first round series. Game two goes tonight at Harbour Station starting at 7:00.
In the NHL, St. Louis clinched a playoff sport as Brian Elliot records his third straight shutout, 4-0 over Vancouver…..Defenseman John Carlson scored at 2:17 of overtime to give Washington a 1-0 win over New Jersey and Tampa Bay beat the Islanders 7-4.
In the NBA, James Harden had his third triple double this season with 32 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to help Houston get by the Raptors 112-109. Inc other play, it was Minnesota 132 Washington 129 (2OT)……Detroit 112 Charlotte 105….Miami 108 Orlando 97…..Atlanta 101 Milwaukee 90….San Antonio 110 Memphis 104….Sacramento 116 Phoenix 94…..Golden State 128 Dallas 120 and Denver 116 Los Angeles Lakers 105.
March Madness continuing with North Carolina, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Virginia advancing to the final 8.
At the World Women`s Curling Championship, the playoffs are underway with Canada facing Russia this afternoon after Switzerland defeated Japan 8-4.
