In the NHL, Nazem Kadri scored twice to tie his career high with 20 goals this season and Frederik Andersen stopped 26 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a two game winless streak with a 4-0 win over Calgary…..Washington beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 to extend its point streak to 14 games…..Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over Los Angeles for their third straight win…..In other play, it was Anaheim 3 Winnipeg 2…..San Jose 5 Colorado 2 with Patrick Marleau scoring 4 goals in the third period and Arizona 3 Florida 2 in overtime.
At the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, in women’s play, the Samantha Crook rink from Oromocto is 3 and 1 after winning 9-6 over B-C before losing to Ontario 6-5……In men’s play, New Brunswick, represented by the Liam Marin rink from Thistle St. Andrews, is also 3 and 1 after a 9-3 win over the Northwest Territories as well as a 4-3 win over Newfoundland and Labrador.
At the age of 36, Venus Williams has become the oldest tennis player to reach the semi finals at the Australian Open.
In the NBA, it was Miami 105 Golden State 102……New Orleans 124 Cleveland 122…..Washington 109 Charlotte 99….San Antonio 112 Brooklyn 86…..Los Angeles Clippers 115 Atlanta 105…..Sacramento 109 Detroit 104…..Milwaukee 127 Houston 114…New York 109 Indiana 103 and Oklahoma City 97 Utah 95.
