National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens 7 Vancouver Canucks 3
Tyler Toffoli had 2 goals & 3 points for Montreal
The Canadiens have points in all 5 games they’ve played and sit atop the All Canadian Division
Winnipeg Jets 4 Ottawa Senators 1
Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets who swept their two games at Ottawa and improve to 3 & 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (OT)
Brayden Point scored the game winning goal in overtime
Boston Bruins 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4 (SO)
New York Islanders 4 New Jersey Devils 1
Los Angeles Kings 4 Colorado Avalanche 2
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes (ppd)
Tonight
Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 pm
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 pm
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals 7 pm
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks 8 pm
San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild 8 pm
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars 8:30 pm
Vegas Golden Knights at Arizona Coyotes 9 pm
Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks 10 pm
National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Lakers 113 Milwaukee Bucks 106
LeBron James had 34 points & 8 assists for the Lakers who lead the Western Conference at 12 & 4
New York Knicks 119 Golden State Warriors 104
Canadian RJ Barrett had 28 points for the Knicks who have won 3 in a row
Utah Jazz 129 New Orleans Pelicans 118
Donovan Mitchell had 36 points for the Jazz
Tonight
Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors
Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors 7:30 pm in Tampa Bay
The Raptors will try and avenge their loss to Miami on Wednesday night
The status of Pascal Siakam for the game is unknown.
Siakam took an awkward fall after a dunk against Miami & didn’t practise Thursday.
Tipoff time is 7:30 pm in Tampa Bay
Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets 7 pm
Houston Rockets at Detroit Pistons 7 pm
Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers 7 pm
Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30 pm
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers 7:30 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs 8:30 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers 10 pm
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns 10 pm
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings 10 pm
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks (ppd)
LPGA Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
at Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Danielle Kang has the first round lead after going 7 under in the opening round.
Brooke Henderson from Smith’s Falls, Ontario is the lone Canadian in the field
Henderson shot a 67 yesterday and is tied for 7th, 3 strokes back of Kang
Round 2 for Henderson begins at 8:40 am this morning
Kang is scheduled to tee off at 9:50 am
PGA American Express
at La Quinta, California
Brandon Hagy shot an 8 under 64 and holds a 1 stroke lead going to Round 2
Hagy tees off at 2:10 pm our time today
5 Canadians are in the field
David Hearn is tied for 15th after shooting a 68 in the opening round
Hearn will be in the first Group on Day 2, set to tee off just after 12 noon our time
Eagles Hire Coach
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League are hiring Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni as their next head coach,
Sirianni had an extensive interview for the job that started Tuesday and reportedly spilled over to the next day.
Sirianni was Frank Reich’s right-hand man in Indianapolis and was the quarterbacks coach when Reich was the Chargers offensive coordinator.
IOC Denies Report
The International Olympic Committee denied a report from the TImes of London, which said that Japan’s government had come to an internal decision to cancel the 2021 Games and focus on another bid in 2032.
The Canadian Olympic committees released a statement saying they had not received any official communication about Japan’s reported decision.