Bokondji Imama scored twice and added an assist as the Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the Rimouski Oceanic 5-2 to take a 3 games to nothing lead in their first round playoff series. Matthew Highmore and Joe Veleno each had a goal and an assist. The Sea Dogs only allowed Rimouski 12 shots on goal which is a new team record for defence. Game 4 will be played tonight.
In the NHL, Montreal scored three goals in the third period for a 4-1 win over Dallas……Boston over Nashville 4-1 to move three points ahead of Tampa Bay for the second wild card…..Auston Matthews scored his 35th goal of the season for the Leafs in Toronto’s 3-2 win over Florida….Detroit lost to Carolina 4-1 and will miss the playoffs for the first time in 25 years…..The New York Rangers lost to San Jose in overtime 5-4……In other play, it was Washington 5 Minnesota 4 in overtime…..Philadelphia 3 Ottawa 2 in a shootout…..Edmonton 2 Los Angeles 1….Columbus 3 Buffalo 1……Anaheim 4 Vancouver 1 and Winnipeg 4 New Jersey 3 in a shootout.
The Saint John Riptide beat up on Cape Breton 133-105 with Anthony Anderson scoring 51 points and 10 assists. Anderson is nearing 4 thousand career points in the National Basketball League.
In the NBA, it was Golden State 113 Houston 106….Milwaukee 118 Charlotte 108……Minnesota 115 Indiana 114….Philadelphia 106 Brooklyn 101…..Miami 97 Detroit 96…..Atlanta 95 Phoenix 91…..Portland 122 Denver 113 and Washington 119 Los Angeles Lakers 108.
