In the NHL, Shea Weber scored in the third period of his first game back in Nashville since being traded and Max Pacioretty scored late in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 win….Alex Ovechkin scored 22 seconds into overtime as Washington got by Toronto 6-5 the snap the Leafs’ winning streak at five……The New York Rangers lost to Buffalo 4-1….In other play, it was Los Angeles 2 San Jose 1 in overtime….Winnipeg 6 Tampa Bay 4…..Columbus 3 Edmonton 1, the 16th win in a row for the Blue Jackets, one shy of tying the NHL record and New Jersey 3 Carolina 1.
There’s semi final action today at the World Junior Hockey Championship….This afternoon at 4 Atlantic time, the U.S. takes on Russia and tonight at 8:30, it’s Canada against Sweden.
In the NBA, the Toronto Raptors lost to San Antonio 110-82. Elsewhere, it was Boston 115 Utah 104….Philadelphia 93 Minnesota 91….Indiana 121 Detroit 116….Dallas 113 Washington 105….Sacramento 120 Denver 113…Phoenix 99 Miami 90 and the Los Angeles Lakers 116 Memphis 102.
