The Saint John Riptide lost to the London Lightning 116-96…..Haakim Johnson led the Riptide with 31 points and 14 rebounds.
In the NHL, Alex Galchenyuk scored in overtime for the second straight night as Montreal shut out Columbus 1-0 for its third straight win……San Jose scored the winner with 1:24 left in the third period for a 3-1 win over Toronto…..Boston pulled away with 3 goals in the second period to beat Arizona 4-1. Coyotes’ center Alexander Burmistrov was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being hit by Colin Miller who was ejected from the game. Burmistrov was taken to hospital but appears to be alright. Miller texted Burmistrov to say there was no intent on his part to injure him…Washington downed the New York Rangers 4-1…..Dallas rallied from two goals down in the third period for a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. The Penguins had been 26 and 0 when leading after two periods…..In other play, it was Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 in overtime….Nashville 5 Buffalo 4 in overtime….Philadelphia 4 Colorado 0….Florida 3 Carolina 2 in a shootout…..Edmonton 2 St. Louis 1….Minnesota 6 Winnipeg 5 and Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1.
Montreal has acquired defenseman Brandon Davidson from Edmonton for forward David Desharnais.
Forward Nathan Noel of the Sea Dogs has been suspended one game for a check to the head in last Sunday’s game against Halifax. He’ll miss tonight’s game against the Mooseheads.
In the NBA, it was Washington over Golden State 112-108 with Kevin Durant of the Warriors suffering a hyperextended left knee. He missed most of the game. Elsewhere, it was Denver 125 Chicago 107…..Oklahoma City 109 Utah 106 and Charlotte 109 Los Angeles Lakers 104.
The New York Jets have cut cornerback Darrelle Revis.
