In the NHL, Carey Price had a night he would rather forget, making 17 saves as Montreal loses to Minnesota 7-1……Nashville got by Boston 2-1. Bruins’ goalie Tuukka Rask had to leave the game in the first period after a slap shot deflected from his mask and struck his throat ……Former Sea Dog Mike Hoffman not only shut down Sidney Crosby but also scored the winner in Ottawa’s 4-1 win over Pittsburgh…..In other play, it was Philadelphia 5 Vancouver 4 in a shootout…..Tampa Bay 4 Buffalo 2…..Dallas 5 Detroit 2….Edmonton 3 New Jersey 2 in overtime…..Anaheim 4 Colorado 1 and Los Angeles 5 St. Louis 1.
In the NBA, it was Denver 140 Indiana 112……New Orleans 104 Brooklyn 95…..New York 104 Chicago 89…..San Antonio 134 Los Angeles Lakers 94…..Dallas 113 Phoenix 108 and Golden State 127 Detroit 107.
