In the NHL, Brad Marchand scored twice including an empty netter as the Boston Bruins beat St. Louis 5-3….Duncan Keith scored a power play goal 38 seconds into overtime to give Chicago a 4-3 win over Detroit for the Blackhawks’ fourth straight victory……In other play, it was Buffalo 4 Philadelphia 1…..Carolina 5 Columbus 3…..Nashville 2 Vancouver 1 in overtime…..San Jose 5 Edmonton 3 and Anaheim 2 Dallas 0.
In the NBA, DeMar DeRozan scored a season high 41 points and the Toronto Raptors ended the Boston Celtics’ four game winning streak, 114-106. In other play, it was Washington 101 Chicago 99…..Atlanta 117 Brooklyn 97….Houston 121 Charlotte 114….Milwaukee 109 San Antonio 107….Utah 100 Cleveland 92….Portland 108 Los Angeles Lakers 87…Golden State 107 Miami 95 and Sacramento 100 Detroit 94.
Saint John Riptide have signed Horace Wormely for the remainder of 2016-2017 NBL Canada season. Wormely, at 5 feet 6 inches, is nicknamed the Gingerbread Man as in catch him if you can. Professionally he has played in Japan, Germany, China and most recently Spain as well as the NBA Development League.
