National Hockey League
Winnipeg Jets 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor both scored twice for the Jets who moved to within 3 points of Toronto for 1st place in the North Division
Jack Campbell allowed 3 goals on 6 shots before being pulled in the 1st period,
The Jets move to within 3 points of Toronto for 1st place in the North Division
Toronto has lost 3 in a row
Carolina Hurricanes 4 Nashville Predators 1
Carolina moves to 60 points, good for a 1st place tie with Tampa Bay in the Central Division
The Hurricanes technically are 1st based on the fact they have played 1 less game than Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Florida Panthers 2 (OT)
Viktor Hedman scored the overtime winner for the Lightning
The Panthers are just 1 point back of Carolina and Tampa Bay.
Buffalo Sabres 5 Washington Capitals 2
The Capitals continue to lead the East Division by 2 points over the Islanders
Boston Bruins 4 New York Islanders 1
Philadelphia Flyers 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (SO)
New York Rangers 4 New Jersey Devils 0
Detroit Red Wings 4 Chicago Blackhawks 1
Dallas Stars 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Tonight
Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens 6 pm
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks 9 pm
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins 7 pm
San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild 8 pm
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche 9 pm
Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks 10 pm
Canucks Cancelled
The NHL officially delayed the Vancouver Canucks’ return to play.
The announcement came after the game set for Friday night between the Edmonton Oilers and Canucks at Rogers Arena was postponed.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are scheduled to be in Vancouver Saturday & Monday.
OHL Update
Ontario’s minister of sport says it would be “irresponsible” to approve a return to play for the Ontario Hockey League.
Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod said the province was days away from approving the OHL’s return to play in late March when the 3rd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rocked Ontario.
MacLeod said there was no way to justify the league returning given how quickly variants of concern can spread.
OHL Release
Further to public comments made earlier today regarding the 2020-21 OHL season, the Ontario Hockey League is providing an update on its return to play status.
Over the past number of months, the League has worked tirelessly with Premier Doug Ford and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health on a return to play plan, which we believe is in the best interest of our players’ physical and mental health. This has been our priority and our return to play plan was recently granted conditional approval. The recent increase in COVID-19 cases across the province paired with the latest reinstatement of a stay-at-home order have put increased pressure on these plans.
The League will provide a further update to our players, families, billets, teams and fans in the coming days.
Major League Baseball
American League
Kansas City Royals 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Jakob Junis ran his consecutive scoreless streak to 14 innings as the Royals staked him to a 7-run lead
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had 3 hits including a home run for the Jays.
Minnesota Twins 4 Boston Red Sox 3
Seattle Mariners 4 Baltimore Orioles 2
Seattle Mariners 2 Baltimore Orioles 1
Texas Rangers 6 Tampa Bay Rays 4 ( 10 innings )
Cleveland Indians 4 Chicago White Sox 2
Oakland Athletics 8 Detroit Tigers 4
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Colorado Rockies 5
San Diego Padres 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 11 Washington Nationals 6
Atlanta Braves 7 Miami Marlins 6
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets (ppd)
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Steven Matz (2 – 0) vs. Mike Minor (1 – 0)
8:10 pm
Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs 2:20 pm
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 7:05 pm
St.Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals 7:05 pm
Chicago White Sox ay Boston Red Sox 7:10 pm
Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 pm
San Francisco Giants at Miami Marlins 7:10 pm
Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers 8:05 pm
Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers 8:10 pm
New York Mets at Colorado Rockies 8:40 pm
Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels 9:38 pm
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics 9:40 pm
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres 10:10 pm
Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners 10:10 pm
National Basketball Association
Milwaukee Bucks 120 Atlanta Hawks 109
Jrue Holiday had 23 points for the Bucks
Milwaukee is 3 games back of Philadelphia for 1st in the Eastern Conference.
Phoenix Suns 122 Sacramento Kings 114
Deandre Ayton scored 26 points for Phoenix
The Suns are 2nd in the Western Conference, 1 game back of Utah
Boston Celtics 121 Los Angeles Lakers 113
Golden State Warriors 119 Cleveland Cavaliers 101
Tonight
Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors
The Raptors are 1 game back of Chicago for a ” Play-In ” spot in the Eastern Conference
Toronto will be without Kyle Lowry for the 3rd straight game, as well as Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby, who will be given rest days tonight
7:30 pm at Tampa Bay
Indiana Pacers at Utah Jazz 3 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons 7 pm
Los Angeles Clippers at Philadelphia 76ers 7 pm
New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards 7 pm
Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls 8 pm
Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets 8 pm
Miami Heat at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs 8:30 pm
New York Knicks at Dallas Mavericks 9:30 pm
LPGA LOTTE Championship
at Oahu, Hawaii
Yuka Saso has a 2 stroke lead after 2 rounds of play
Saso shot 8 under par yesterday and sits at 16 under after 2 rounds
Defending champion Brooke Henderson of Smith’s Falls, Ontario once again shot 4 under par and is at 8 under for the tournament.
PGA RBC Heritage
at Hilton Head, South Carolina
Cameron Smith has a 1 stroke lead after shooting a 9 under 62 in Round 1
5 Canadians are in the field including Corey Conners of Listowel & Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas.
Both Conners and Hughes finished at 4 under par 67 in the opening round and are 8th going to today’s play.
WTA Billie Jean King Cup Play Offs
Canada vs Serbia
8 am
Leylah Annie Fernandez vs Olga Danilovic
9:30 am
Rebecca Marino vs Nina Stojanovic
Reverse singles matches go on Saturday before the doubles match.
The winner of the best-of-five tie advances to next year’s qualifiers