In the NHL, Mitchell Marner scored both goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 2-1 win over Buffalo. It was the Leafs’ first road win of the season…….Jimmy Hayes scored in the 10th round of a shootout in Boston’s 4-3 win over Tampa Bay…..Corey Crawford got his second shutout in 3 games in Chicago’s 4-0 win over Colorado…..A late goal by Rick Nash with 1:21 left helped the Rangers defeat Edmonton 5-3….Newly acquired Mike Condon got the shutout as Ottawa blanked Vancouver 1-0…Sidney Crosby scored both goals but Pittsburgh lost in overtime to Los Angeles 3-2….Elsewhere, it was Washington 4 Winnipeg 3 in overtime…..Florida 4 New Jersey 3 in overtime….Dallas 6 St. Louis 2 with former Bruin Tyler Seguin getting 4 assists….Arizona 3 Nashville 2 in a shootout and Calgary 3 San Jose 2.
In the “Q”, the Sea Dogs are on the road tonight taking on the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
In Major Midget hockey at the LBR, the Saint John Vitos go up against the Miramichi Rivermen at 8:00 tonight.
In the NFL, Matt Ryan threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns as the Atlanta Falcons consolidated their grip on first place in the N-F-C South with a 43-28 victory over Tampa Bay.
TV ratings for Monday Night Football is down 24% from last year at this time, Sunday Night Football has dropped by 19% and Thursday night is off by 18%.
In high school football, there’s semi final play tonight in the 10 man division with St. Malachy’s taking on Hampton High, 7:00 at Shamrock Park. In the 12 man division semi final tomorrow, Saint John High is in Sackville to face Tantramar.
In the NBA, LeBron James scored a season high 30 points and Cleveland stayed undefeated, winning 128-122 over the Boston Celtics…..In other play, it was Golden State 122 Oklahoma City 96….Denver 102 Minnesota 99….Milwaukee 125 Indiana 107 and Orlando 102 Sacramento 94.
Saint John Riptide has announced the signing of Olu Famutimi who joined the Mill Rats last season in March and averaged eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game. In 2013-14, Olu was named an NBL Canada all-star and all-Canadian
