Michael Joly scored three times to lead the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles to a 4-1 victory over the Sea Dogs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. The second game will be played tomorrow night at Harbour Station with an 8:00 start.
In the NHL, Boston defeated Detroit 5-2. The Bruins and Red Wings are now tied with 93 points…..Toronto edged Philadelphia in overtime 4-3….The Flyers are a point behind Boston and Detroit for the final playoff slot in the East…..Montreal downed Carolina 4-2……Pittsburgh got by Washington in overtime, 4-3 on a goal by Sidney Crosby for its 8th win in a row…..The Islanders beat the Rangers 4-1 to sweep the season series…..It was St. Louis over Chicago in overtime 2-1….Florida lost to Ottawa 3-1 while Tampa Bay clinched home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs witha 4-2 win over New Jersey. Elsewhere, it was Dallas 4 Colorado 2…..Calgary 7 Vancouver 3…..Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 1….Winnipeg 5 San Jose 4 and Nashville 3 Arizona 2 (OT).
In the Majors, The Yankees rallied from a 5-2 deficit to beat Houston 8-5 and the Red Sox game in Cleveland was postponed…..The shutout streak of the Los Angeles Dodgers ended at 31 innings as San Francisco rallied from a 4-0 deficit for a 12-6 win. In other play, it was Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 6….Chicago White Sox 6 Oakland 1…..Miami 6 Washington 4….Baltimore 4 Minnesota 2…..Chicago Cubs 14 Arizona 6 with Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs spraining his ankle in an outfield collision with Dexter Fowler and the Los Angeles Angels 4 Texas 3.
In the NBA, the Raptors lost to Atlanta 95-87 and Golden State won its 70th game of the season, 112-101 over San Antonio. Elsewhere, it was Miami 106 Chicago 98…..Phoenix 124 Houston 115 and Minnesota 105 Sacramento 97.
The Saint John Mill Rats return to play tonight at Harbour Station against the London Lightning with tipoff at 7:00. London leads the Central Division of the National Basketball League with a record of 21 and 10. The Mill Rats have a record of 19 and 12.
Jordan Spieth shot a six-under 66 for a two shot lead at the Masters.
