National Hockey League
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Vancouver Canucks 1
Auston Matthews extended his goal scoring streak to 8 games as he potted the game winner
Alexander Kerfoot scored 11 seconds after Matthews to seal the win.
Mitch Marner’s point streak is now at 8 games,
Toronto won 3 straight over Vancouver by a combined score of 15-5.
The Leafs who have points in 8 straight games lead the North Division by 3 points over the Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens will host Toronto tomorrow night
Edmonton Oilers 3 Ottawa Senators 1
Tyler Ennis scored the go-ahead goal early in the 3rd period.
Netminder Mike Smith won in his season debut for the Oilers.
The Senators host Edmonton again tonight.
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Nashville Predators 1
Anthony Cirelli scored twice for Tampa Bay
The Lightning lead the Central Division by 2 points over Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2
Arizona Coyotes 4 St. Louis Blues 3 (SO)
In the loss, former Attack netminder Jordan Binnington made 23 saves.
Binnington is 6-2 & 2 in 10 starts this year.
The point for the Blues moves them into 1st place in the West Division
New York Islanders 2 New York Rangers 0
OHL grads Casey Czikas & Matt Martin scored for the Islanders.
Tonight
Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators 7 pm
Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames 10 pm
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals 6 pm
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers 7 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars 8:30 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators 8:30 pm
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings 10 pm
Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights 10 pm
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild (ppd)
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche (ppd)
The NHL announced that 2 additional Buffalo Sabres games, 3 more New Jersey Devils contests, and 2 more Minnesota Wild games have been postponed as a result of the COVID Protocols.
Hancock Signs
Former Owen Sound Attack forward Kevin Hancock has signed with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League
Hancock who played most of over 5 years in the Ontario Hockey League mostly with the Owen Sound Attack had 4 goals last year for Tucson.
With the Attack, Hancock 99 goals and has a share of the franchise record with 17 career playoff goals.
Siskins Acquire Godmere
The Stayner Siskins of the PJHL announced they have acquired forward Hunter Godmere from the Pelham Panthers.
Previously Godmere played in the Carruthers Division for the Midland Flyers in 2018.
National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 128 Memphis Grizzlies 113
Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet combined to score 93 points for Toronto
VanVleet had 32 points and 9 assists for the Raptors who have 4 of their last 5 and improve to 11 & 13 on the year
Toronto will be at Washington tomorrow night.
Washington Wizards 105 Chicago Bulls 101
Milwaukee Bucks 125 Denver Nuggets 112
Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton combined for 59 points for the Bucks
Milwaukee is 2nd in the Eastern Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 119 Oklahoma City Thunder 112 (OT)
LeBron James had 28 points in the win
The Lakers have won 5 straight and 2nd in the Western Conference
Charlotte Hornets 119 Houston Rockets 94
Phoenix Suns 119 Cleveland Cavaliers 113
Dallas Mavericks 127 Minnesota Timberwolves 122
San Antonio Spurs 105 Golden State Warriors 100
Tonight
Brooklyn Nets at Detroit Pistons 7 pm
New York Knicks at Miami Heat 7:30 pm
Houston Rockets at New Orleans Pelicans 7:30 pm
Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs 8:30 pm
Orlando Magic at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
Philadelphia 76ers at Sacramento Kings 10 pm
Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz 10 pm
Australian Open
Men’s Draw
Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-2, 6-4 & 6-2
Denis Shapovalov beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6 & 6-4
Daniil Medvedev swept Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-2 & 6-4
Women’s Draw
Bianca Andreescu defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2, 4-6 & 6-3
Elise Mertens eliminated Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 & 6-3
Today
Men’s
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs James Duckworth
Milos Raonic vs Corentin Moutet
Denis Shapovalov vs Bernard Tomic
Women’s
Bianca Andreescu vs Su-Wei Hsieh
Rebecca Marino vs Marketa Vondrousova
Clash at Dayton RC
Daytona International Speedway
7 pm
MLB Deal
Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on 2nd base to start extra innings will return for another season under an agreement for 2021 health protocols reached between Major League Baseball and the players’ association.
The deal did not include last year’s experimental rule to extend the designated hitter to the National League or expanded playoffs.