Mathieu Joseph had a hat trick and Matthew Highmore added three assists as the Sea Dogs beat up on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, 7-1 to take a 3 games to nothing lead in their first round playoff.
In the NHL, Detroit’s playoff hopes take a hit as the Red Wings lose to Montreal 4-3….New Jersey keeps its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Boston. The Bruins have lost 6 of their past 7 games…….Nazem Kadri scored 3 goals in Toronto’s 5-2 win over Florida….Minnesota won its 6th in a row, 4-1 over Chicago….Pittsburgh rallies from three goals down to get by Buffalo in a shootout 5-4……St. Louis downed Colorado 3-1…It was Dallas over Nashville 5-2…….San Jose defeated Vancouver 4-1 and the Islanders rallied for a 2-1 win over Carolina.
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith was ejected for swinging his stick and catching Minnesota Wild center and former Sea Dog Charlie Coyle in the face. Keith has been suspended indefinitely. Coyle was left with blood dripping down the bridge of his nose.
At the World Women’s Hockey Championship, Canada rebounded from the loss to the U.S. with an 8-1 win over Russia.
At the Canadian Senior Curling Championships…..In women’s play, Heidi Hanlon of Thistle St Andrews, representing New Brunswick, is 2 and 2 after a 9-0 win over the Yukon and an 8-2 loss to Alberta. In men’s play, New Brunswick, represented by the Grant Odishaw rink from Riverside, is 1 and 3 after losing 8-2 to Newfoundland and Labrador and 6-3 to B-C.
In World Cup qualifying soccer, Canada lost to Mexico 2-0.
In the NBA, it was Chicago 98 Indiana 96…..Orlando 139 Brooklyn 105….Charlotte 100 Philadelphia 85….Detroit 88 Oklahoma City 82….Houston 106 Cleveland 100 and Golden State 102 Washington 94.
