In the NHL playoffs, Brent Seabrook scored on a slap shot 1 minute into the third overtime to give Chicago a 3-2 win over Nashville and a 3 games to 1 lead in their series…..Detroit leads Tampa Bay 2 games to 1 after winning 3-0……Petr Mrazek made 22 saves to record the shutout…..Calgary won over Vancouver 3-1 to take a 3 games to 1 lead and Niklas Backstrom scored at 11:09 of overtime to give Washington a 2-1 win over the Islanders and tie that series at two games each.
The Moncton Wildcats advancing to the semi-finals of the “Q” League playoffs after a 6-3 win in game 7 over the Halifax Mooseheads.
Sea Dogs defenseman Thomas Chabot scored a goal and had an assist in Canada’s 3-2 win over Finland at the Under 18 hockey championship……Another Sea Dog, Jakub Zboril had a goal and an assist as the Czech Republic shut out Switzerland 5-0.
In the Majors, Jose Bautista got into a shouting match with Adam Jones as the Blue Jays beat Baltimore 13-6…..Orioles reliever Jason Garcia had thrown a pitch behind him. Bautista hit a home run, flipped his bat and took his time walking to first which the O’s took as a sign of disrespect….. Nathan Eovaldi (E-Valdi) allowed one run on eight hits and a walk in seven plus innings for his first win with the Yankees in a 5-2 victory over Detroit……. Wade Miley and four relievers combined on a four hitter as the Red Sox blanked Tampa Bay 1-0. In the late game out west, San Francisco beat the Dodgers 6-2.
In the NBA playoffs, the Raptors lost to Washington 117-106 and now trail two games to nothing…..LeBron James scored 30 points to give Cleveland a 99-91 win over the Celtics and 2 games to nothing lead in their series.
