The Saint John Sea Dogs won their 5th in a row, 3-1 over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan as Calum Booth made 24 saves…..The Sea Dogs got goals from Samuel Dove-McFalls, Spencer Smallman and Simon Bourque.
In Major Midget hockey, the Saint John Vito’s swept their semi final series with Fredericton, winning 4-1 and will now play the Moncton Flyers in the final.
In the NHL, Paul Byron scored in overtime as Montreal defeated Vancouver 2-1 for its 6th win in a row….James Van Riemsdyk broke out of a month long scoring slump with a power-play goal the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a five game losing streak with a 3-2 win over Detroit…..Another big night for Fredericton’s Jake Allen with 32 saves as St. Louis gets by Minnesota 2-1….The New York Rangers over Florida 5-2 as Henrik Lundqvist makes 43 saves….In other play, it was Columbus 2 New Jersey 0….Philadelphia 6 Buffalo 3…The Islanders 4 Edmonton 1….Anaheim 4 Nashville 3 in a shootout and Colorado 3 Carolina 1.
The Saint John Riptide have announced the signing of Aaron Brown for the remainder of the National Basketball League season. Brown is a 6 foot 5 shooting guard who played his college basketball at Saint Joseph’s University, averaging 10.4 points and 1.3 assists a game in his senior year. He’s seen as a strong defender. The Riptide host the Island Storm tomorrow night at Harbour Station with tip off at 7:00.
In the NBA, it was Portland 126 Oklahoma City 121…….Dallas 122 Los Angeles Lakers 111 and Washington 131 Phoenix 127.
New Brunswick, represented by the Mike Kennedy rink of the Capital Winter Club, is 1 and 5 at the Brier after losing in an extra end, 7-6 to Saskatchewan.
