In the NHL playoffs, Marcus Johansson scored his second goal of the game at 6:31 of overtime to give Washington 2-1 win over Toronto and eliminate the Leafs in 6 games……Boston was also eliminated in six games as Ottawa won in overtime 3-2. Former Leafe Clarke MacArthur scored the winner at 6:30 of overtime.
John Stevens, who was born in Campbellton, has been named as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. Stevens previously coached the Philadelphia Flyers.
In the Majors, The Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 6-2. Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes was ejected for throwing behind the head of Manny Machado in apparent retaliation for Machado spiking Dustin Pedroia during a slide into second base. Pedroia didn’t play yesterday and will undergo an M-R-I…..The New York Yankees lost to Pittsburgh and former Yankee pitcher Ivan Nova, 2-1…..Marcus Stroman threw a 7 hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. In other play, it was Houston 6 Tampa Bay 4 (10 innings)……Cincinnati 7 Chicago Cubs 5…..Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 2…..St. Louis 6 Milwaukee 4….Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 2…..Detroit 13 Minnesota 4…..Texas 5 Kansas City 2…..Colorado 8 San Francisco 0….Seattle 11 Oakland 1…..Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Aruizona 2…..Miami 7 San Diego 3 and Washington 6 NY Mets 3.
In the National Basketball League, Cape Breton downed the Saint John Riptide 91-89. Chris Commons led the Riptide with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
In the NBA, it was Cleveland 106 Indiana 102 to win series 4 games to nothing…..Boston 104 Chicago 95 to tie at 2 games each……Houston 113 Oklahoma City 109 to lead 3 games to 1 and Utah 105 Los Angeles Clippers 98 to tie at 2 games each.
At the Under 18 Curling Championships in Moncton, the Justine Comeau rink from Fredericton won silver after losing the gold medal match to Northern Ontario 8-4.
