In the NHL, Florida got by Montreal 4-3 in overtime with the winner coming on a deflection…..James van Riemsdyk scored three goals, Tyler Bozak had four assists and Mitch Marner had a goal and set up two others to help Toronto beat Nashville 6-2…..Winnipeg shut out Chicago 4-0…..It was Tampa Bay over Detroit 4-3 but Steven Stamkos of the Lightning had to leave the game with a lower body injury…..Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller scored two goals each as the Rangers beat Vancouver 7-2…Fredericton’s Jake Allen made 23 saves for St. Louis in a 4-1 win over Buffalo……Elsewhere, it was Ottawa 3 Philadelphia 2 in a shootout….Colorado 4 Los Angeles 1…..Anaheim 4 Edmonton 1…..New Jersey over Dallas in overtime 2-1…..Calgary 1 Minnesota 0……Carolina 1 San Jose 0 and Columbus 2 Washington 1 in overtime.
In the NBA, LeBron James scored 28 points and had 14 assists in Cleveland’s 121-117 win over the Toronto Raptors. The Cavs are now 9 and 1 while the Raptors are 7 and 3. In other play, it was Atlanta 93 Miami 90…..Charlotte 115 Minnesota 108……Chicago 113 Portland 88 and the Los Angeles Lakers 125 Brooklyn 118.
