In the NHL, the slumping Montreal Canadiens lost their fifth in a row to the Minnesota Wild 2-1…..Fredericton’s Jake Allen made 32 saves as St. Louis blanks the Boston Bruins 2-0….Shane Doan scored twice in 14 seconds as Arizona gets by the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2….. The Rangers won for only the fourth time in their last 15 games, 3-2 over Anaheim in overtime…..Former Blackhawk Patrick Sharp scored a goal and added an assist as Dallas shuts out Chicago 4-0……..New Jersey edged Detroit 4-3……San Jose downed Los Angeles 5-3…….Vancouver got by Tampa Bay 2-1….Jaromir Jagr lost four of his teeth after taking a stick to the face but Florida edged Ottawa in a shootout 2-1 and Calgary defeated Winnipeg 4-1.
In the NBA, the Raptors took Dallas 103-99. In other play, it was Memphis 104 Philadelphia 90…..Detroit 93 Miami 92 and the Los Angeles Lakers 111 Denver 107.
