In the NHL, golfer Jack Nicklaus delivered a pregame pep talk to the Montreal Canadiens about being prepared and not trying to do too much. Carey Price responded by stopping 41 shots and Paul Byron scored with 1:02 left to give Montreal a 3-2 win over Boston…..Los Angeles shut out Toronto 7-0….Pittsburgh got by Edmonton 4-3…..Detroit broke a 5 game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia…..Vancouver upended the Rangers 5-3…..Elsewhere, it was Nashville 3 Ottawa 1….San Jose 3 Washington 0…..Winnipeg 8 Dallas 2 and Arizona over Colorado 4-2.
In the NBA, Cleveland lost for the first time this season, 110-106 to Atlanta. Elsewhere, it was Brooklyn 119 Miami 110….Memphis 108 Denver 107…..Portland 124 Phoenix 121…..Sacramento 102 New Orleans 94 and Dallas 109 Los Angeles Lakers 97.
