The Saint John Riptide are now 9 and 3 after winning in Halifax over the Hurricanes 117-113. Haakim Johnson scored 27 points with eight rebounds, Anthony Anderson had 25 points and Gabe Freeman chipped in 22.
In the NHL, Andrew Ladd scored twice to give the Islanders a 3-1 win over Montreal….Brad Marchand got fined $10 thousand for a dangerous trip the other night against Detroit but avoided a suspension and scored two goals for Boston in a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh……Philadelphia got a late third period goal for a 2-1 win over Toronto….Elsewhere, it was Washington 5 New Jersey 2…..Los Angeles 3 Carolina 0….Calgary 3 Ottawa 2 in overtime….Florida 2 Tampa Bay 1 in overtime…..Nashville 4 Columbus 3….Minnesota 5 St. Louis 1…..Winnipeg 5 Chicago 3…..Dallas 4 Buffalo 3…..Arizona 3 Vancouver 0 and Edmonton 4 San Jose 1.
The Montreal Canadiens added some defensive depth to their lineup by acquiring 23 year old Nikita Nesterov from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defensive prospect Jonathan Racine and a sixth-round draft pick this year.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin, whose 54 points is tied for the team lead with Sidney Crosby, will miss the All-Star Game with a lower-body injury. He did not play last night against the Bruins.
In the NBA, it was Oklahoma City 109 Dallas 98…..Indiana 109 Minnesota 103…….Denver 127 Phoenix 120 and Utah 96 Los Angeles Lakers 88.
The Boston Red Sox will be retiring number 34 that was worn by David Ortiz.
