Alex Carpenter, whose father is former NHL’er Bobby Carpenter, scored the winner at 12:30 of overtime to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over Canada and the women’s world hockey championship.
In the NHL, Florida beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 to set a franchise record with its 99th point of the season……The Rangers clinch a playoff berth with a 4-2 win over Columbus…..St. Louis rallied from 2 goals down to defeat Arizona 5-2….The Islanders downed Tampa Bay 5-2 and Vancouver got by Los Angeles 3-2.
St. Louis goalie Jake Allen of Fredericton will miss the rest of the regular season with what’s described as a lower body injury.
Not one but two 3 pointers in the final 5 seconds, including a buzzer beater, giving Villanova a 77-74 win over North Carolina in the NCAA Men’s basketball final.
In the Majors, the Toronto Blue Jays hit three home runs to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3…..The Red Sox were snowed out in Cleveland and the Yankees home opener against Houston was rained out. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the most lopsided Opening Day shutout ever, 15-0 over San Diego. Elsewhere, it was San Francisco 12 Milwaukee 3….Baltimore 3 Minnesota 2…..Texas 3 Seattle 2…..Washington 4 Atlanta 3 (10)…..Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 2…..Colorado 10 Arizona 5….Chicago Cubs 9 Los Angeles Angels 0 and Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland 3.
