T-J Oshie’s third goal of the night stood up after video review and the Washington Capitals got by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in an overtime thriller. The video replay confirmed that the puck was completely over the line.
The Sea Dogs face elimination tonight in the fifth game of their playoff series against Shawinigan.
Former NHL’er Randy Jones has been named coach of the Saint John Vito’s while former coach ken Dobson is now Director of Hockey Operations.
Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon, who won the National League batting title last season, has been suspended 80 games without pay for using performance enhancing drugs.
In the Majors, the Red Sox lost to Atlanta 5-3 and Baltimore trounced Chicago 10-2……The Orioles lead the American League East by a game and a half over the Red Sox. Elsewhere, it was Detroit 7 Oakland 3……Chicago Cubs 7 Milwaukee 2……Philadelphia 3 Washington 0 to sweep the three game series……Arizona 3 St. Louis 0 and Miami 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
The Saint John Mill Rats finish up their regular season this weekend with a 7:00 game tonight at Harbour Station against Moncton and another 7:00 start tomorrow night against Halifax. Young people 12 and under can get into both games free of charge.
In the NBA playoffs, Atlanta downed Boston 104-92 to win 4 games to 2.
The NFL draft is underway with the Los Angeles Rams choosing University of California quarterback Jared Goff as the first selection. The Philadelphia Eagles had the second pick and selected another quarterback, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State.
