In the National Basketball League, the Saint John Riptide got by the Island Storm 94-92 after being behind going into the 4th quarter. Darin Mency had 28 points while Gabe Freeman scored 26 and grabbed 10 rebounds.
In the NHL, Lee Stempniak scored twice as Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 keep their playoff hopes alive……Auston Matthews helped to set up two goals and William Nylander had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed New Jersey 4-2 for their seventh win in nine games…..It was Tampa Bay over Boston 6-3….The Lightning now trail the Bruins by 3 points for the last playoff spot in the East……Ottawa got by Pittsburgh in a shootout 2-1 with former Sea Dog Mike Hoffman scoring one of the Senator goals…..Fredericton’s Jake Allen came up big again for St. Louis as the Blues win 4-1 over Vancouver…..In other play, it was Washington 2 Columbus 1 in a shootout…..Chicago 3 Dallas 2 in a shootout…..Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 1…..Nashville 3 Calgary 1…..Edmonton 7 Colorado 4…..Los Angeles 5 Winnipeg 2 and Florida 3 Arizona 1.
At the Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championship, the Terry Odishaw rink from Curl Moncton cruised to a 9-4 win over P-E-I after defeating Newfoundland and Labrador 6-3 to remain unbeaten at the top of the men’s standings with a record of 8 and 0.
In the NBA, DeMar DeRozan scored 40 pointsand the Toronto Raptors pulled off their 19th double digit comeback of the season to beat Miami 101-84. In other play, it was Brooklyn 126 Phoenix 98…..Dallas 97 Los Angeles Clippers 95…..San Antonio 97 Memphis 90 and Portland 110 New York 95.
