In the NHL playoffs, former Sea Dog Mike Hoffman scored the only goal of the game as Ottawa shuts out Montreal 1-0……The Canadiens still lead the series 3 games to 1…..Kevin Hayes scored at 3:14 of overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh and 3 games to 1 lead in the series…..Fredericton’s Jake Allen made 17 saves as St. Louis routs Minnesota 6-1 to even up that series at 2 games each….Anaheim eliminates Winnipeg in four straight with a 5-2 win.
At the Under 18 hockey championship, Canada is 4 and 0 after edging the Czech Republic 3-2.
In the Majors, the New York Mets won their 10th straight, 3-2 over Atlanta and now have the best record in the league at 12 and 3…..Devon Travis got three hits including the go ahead home run that gave the Blue Jays a 4-2 win over Baltimore…..The Yankees scored 6 runs off David Price in the first inning en route to a 13-4 win over the Tigers……Tampa Bay rallied from 4 runs down to beat the Red Sox 7-5.
In the NBA playoffs, defending champion San Antonio won over the Los Angeles Clippers in overtime 111-107 to tie up the series at 1 game each….Atlanta downed Brooklyn 96-91 to take a 2 games to nothing lead and Memphis leads Portland 2 games to nothing after a 97-82 win.
Three Saint John Mill Rats have been named National Basketball League all-stars……Anthony Anderson, Kenny Jones and Alex Johnson.
The NFL is suspending Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy for 10 games after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend and threatening to kill her.
