In the NHL, Jonathon Quick making 32 saves as Los Angeles blanks Chicago 5-0…..Calgary beat St. Louis 7-4……The Islanders rally with three goals in the third period for a 3-2 win over Florida….Nashville got by Edmonton 3-2….Winnipeg downed Vancouver 5-2 and Anaheim trounced New Jersey 7-1.
The NHL will put cameras on the blue lines beginning in the playoffs to help officials make offside calls.
The NFL’s top health and safety officer, Jeff Mifller acknowledged before a U.S. Congressional Committee there’s a connection between head trauma suffered during football games and chronic brain disease.
In the NBA, the Raptors lost to Chicago 109-107. In otyher play, it was Golden State 125 New Orleans 107…..Dallas 107 Charlotte 96….Miami 124 Denver 119…..Washington 124 Detroit 81…..Houston 130 Memphis 81….Oklahoma City 128 Portland 94…..Phoenix 107 Minnesota 104 and Utah 94 Cleveland 85.
On the heels of a 4-game skid, the Saint John Mill Rats have added two reinforcements to bolster their lineup going forward. Joining the team is 6’9 power forward Keith Gayden and 6’6 Canadian small forward Olu Famutimi who is familiar to the NBL Canada having played the last two seasons with the Island Storm and the Halifax Rainmen. He also played for Team Canada in 2007 and 2010.
