The Saint John Sea Dogs will kick off the quarterfinals Friday night at Harbour Station against Val-d’Or with a 7:00 start.
The Boston Bruins clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay. Tuukka Rask earned his 8th shutout of the season and David Pastrnak scored two goals….Toronto’s four game winning streak came to an end as the Leafs lost to Washington 4-1…..Sidney Crosby set up two goals in Pittsburgh’s 4-1 win over Columbus….In other play, it was Colorado 4 Chicago 3 in overtime…..New Jersey 1 Philadelphia 0 in overtime….Ottawa 2 Detroit 0…..Minnesota 5 Carolina 3….The Islanders over Nashville in overtime 2-1….Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 2….Dallas 3 Arizona 2 in overtime….Anaheim 3 Calgary 1….San Jose 3 Vancouver 1 and Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 4.
In the Majors, the New York Yankees behind C-C Sabathia shut out Tampa Bay 5-0…..In other play, it was Detroit, with Justin Verlander on the mound, over the Chicago White Sox 6-3….The Chicago Cubs, behind Jake Arrieta, got by St. Louis 2-1…..Cleveland 4 Texas 3….Houston 2 Seattle 1…..San Francisco 8 Arizona 4……San Diego shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 0…..The Los Angeles Angels edged Oakland 7-6 on a three run homer in the 9th by Danny Espinosa and Colorado 6 Milwaukee 5.
In the NBA, Indiana rallied from 19 points down for a 108-90 win over the Toronto Raptors. Elsewhere, it was Golden State 121 Minnesota 107….Cleveland 122 Orlando 102…..New York 100 Chicago 91…..San Antonio 95 Memphis 89 (OT)…..Washington 118 Charlotte 111…..Brooklyn 141 Philadelphia 118….Oklahoma City 110 Milwaukee 79….Denver 134 New Orleans 131…..Utah 106 Portland 87 and Sacramento 98 Dallas 87.
