In the NHL playoffs, Dale Weise scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa 2-1 to take a 3 games to nothing lead in their first round series……Chicago scored three times in the second period for a 4-2 win over Nashville to take a 2 games to 1 lead…..Calgary over Vancouver 4-2 to take a 2 games to 1 lead…..John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime to give the Islanders a 2-1 win over Washington and a 2 games to 1 lead in their series.
In the “Q” League playoffs, Halifax downed Moncton 7-5 to force a game seven tomorrow night at the Moncton Coliseum. The Wildcats rallied from a 6-0 deficit but fell short.
In the Majors, Adam Jones drove in 5 runs as Baltimore beat the Red Sox 8-3……The Yankees swept the Rays, winning 5-3 as A-Rod doubled, walked twice and scored two runs….Jonny Gomes drove in 4 runs to give Atlanta a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays…..In the National League, the Dodgers won their 7th in a row, 7-0 over Colorado and last night, it was St. Louis edging Cincinnati 2-1.
In the NBA playoffs, defending champion San Antonio lost its opener to the Los Angeles Clippers 107-92. The Celtics lost to Cleveland 113-100 with LeBron James scoring 20 points for the Cavs.
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed Tim Tebow to a one year contract.
Canadian teams skipped by Alan O’Leary and Lois Fowler remain undefeated after two days of round robin play at the World Senior Curling Championships in Sochi, Russia.
