In the NHL, Montreal beat the Rangers 5-1 as goalie Carey Price left the game after two periods because of a recurring injury….Frank Vatrano scored his second goal of the game at 3:32 of overtime to give Boston a 3-2 win over Detroit……Evgeny Malkin scored in overtime to give Pittsburgh a 4-3 win over St. Louis…..Chicago downed San Jose 5-2…..Ottawa got by Colorado 5-3…..Tampa Bay edged Los Angeles in a shootout 2-1…..Vancouver downed Minnesota 3-2….Carolina defeated Edmonton 4-1….The Islanders over Philadelphia 3-1……..Columbus edged New Jersey 2-1……It was Washington over Winnipeg 5-3….Nashville slipped by Buffalo 3-2 and Arizona doubled up on Anaheim 4-2.
The Sea Dogs are at home tonight against the Quebec Rempart……Gametime is 7:00.
Three of the Sea Dogs have been identified as players to watch on a new list of prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft. Defencemen Luke Green and Oliver Felixson along with forward Nathan Noel are among players to make the list from leagues around the world. Green is viewed as a potential second or third-round draft pick. Felixson and Noel are seen as potential fourth, fifth or sixth round draft picks.
In the NBA, the Raptors returned home after a long road trip and beat Cleveland 103-99……In other play, it was Charlotte 101 Washington 87…..Orlando 100 New York 91…..Boston 84 Philadelphia 80……Detroit 104 Miami 81…..Memphis 102 Houston 93…..Sacramento 129 Milwaukee 118……Minnesota 99 Atlanta 95…..Oklahoma City 110 Brooklyn 99….San Antonio 88 Dallas 83…..New Orleans 120 Pjoenix 114 and Utah 102 Los Angeles Clippers 91.
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has to undergo surgery for a sports hernia injury and is expected to miss from 3 to 4 weeks. Head coach Pete Carroll concedes there’s a possibility he’ll be gone for the rest of the season.
