In the NFL, Dwight Freeney stripped the ball from Teddy Bridgewater with 5 seconds left which prevented the Minnesota Vikings from attempting a field goal and the NFC West leading Arizona Cardinals clinched a playoff berth with a 23-20 win.
In the NHL, Darren Helm’s second goal with 6:01 left in the third period broke a tie and lifted Detroit to a 3-2 comeback win over Montreal……Patrick Kane extends his point streak to 24 games but Chicago loses to Nashville 5-1….Former Sea Dog Jonathon Huberdeau had two assists as Florida downs Washington 4-1….Philadelphia over St. Louis 4-2…..Tampa Bay beat Ottawa 4-1….Winnipeg outlasted Columbus 6-4 and Calgary got by Buffalo 4-3.
The Sea Dogs adding defenceman Matt Murphy from the Quebec Remparts to the line-up.In exchange, Saint John sending defenceman Pierre-Luc Lurette and draft picks to Quebec.
In the NBA, it was Brooklyn 100 Philadelphia 91….Chicago 83 Los Angeles Clippers 80…..Oklahaoma City 107 Atlanta 94 and Sacramento 99 New York 97.
Heritage Auctions is reporting a rare Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card was bought by an undisclosed bidder for more than 525 thousand dollars.
