National Hockey League
( Season Openers )
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Montreal Canadiens 4 (OT)
Morgan Reilly had the game winning goal in overtime
William Nylander scored twice & added an assist for Toronto
Friday & Saturday, the Leafs are at Ottawa to meet the Senators
Former Attack first rounder Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens.
Vancouver Canucks 5 Edmonton Oilers 3
Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner for Vancouver
Braden Holtby made 28 saves for his first win as a Canuck.
Philadelphia Flyers 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Joel Farabee had a goal & 4 points for the Flyers
Nolan Patrick and Oskar Lindblom both scored for the Flyers.
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Chicago Blackhawks 1
Steven Stamkos had a goal & 3 points for the Lightning.
St. Louis Blues 4 Colorado Avalanche 1
Former Attack netminder Jordan Binnington made 26 saves to post the win for St Louis.
Tonight
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres 7 pm
Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils 7 pm
New York Islanders at New York Rangers 7 pm
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings 7:30 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators 8 pm
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets 8 pm
San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes 9 pm
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers 9 pm
Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings 10 pm
Anaheim Ducks at Vegas Golden Knights 10 pm
National Basketball Association
Dallas Mavericks 104 Charlotte Hornets 93
Luka Doncic had 34 points for the Mavericks
Tonight Charlotte will meet the Toronto Raptors at Tampa Bay
The Hornets are 6 & 6 while Toronto is 2 & 8
Milwaukee Bucks 110 Detroit Pistons 101
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points for Milwaukee
The Bucks move to 8 & 4 on the year, good for a tie with Philadelphia for 2nd in the Eastern Conference
Los Angeles Lakers 128 Oklahoma City Thunder 99
LeBron James had 26 points for the Lakers who are 10 & 3 and lead the Western Conference
Los Angeles Clippers 111 New Orleans Pelicans 106
Brooklyn Nets 116 New York Knicks 109
Memphis Grizzlies 118 Minnesota Timberwolves 107
Portland Trail Blazers 132 Sacramento Kings 126
Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards ( ppd )
Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns ( ppd )
Tonight
Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors 7:30 pm at Tampa Bay
Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers 7 pm
Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs 7:30 pm
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets 10 pm
Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
Disgruntled star James Harden is heading to the Brooklyn Nets from the Houston Rockets as the centerpiece of a 4-team NBA deal that also involves Indiana and Cleveland.
Harden has been seeking a trade from the Rockets at length.
Main Draw For Marino
Canada’s Rebecca Marino has qualified for the Australian Open.
Marino who is from Vancouver securing her first berth in a Grand Slam since 2013 as she defeated Maryna Zanevska 6-4, 7-6 in the 3rd & final round of qualifying yesterday.
PGA Sony Open in Hawaii
at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu
Cameron Smith is the defending champion
Smith will tee off at 5:30 pm ( our time )
6 Canadians are in the field
Nick Taylor will be the first Canadian to tee off at 1:20 pm
Expanded Field For Scotties & Brier
Curling Canada has expanded the field for the upcoming national championships.
A maximum of 18 teams will play in the main draw at both the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.
The field will include defending champions, teams from all 14 provincial and territorial associations and three wild-card entries.
The Scotties is set for February 20th-28th and the Brier will go March 6th-14th.
Armas Hired
Toronto FC announced former New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas will be Greg Vanney’s successor as coach of the MLS squad.
Vanney stepped down as head coach and technical director on December 1st after more than 6 years with Toronto
Armas, the 10th coach in TFC history, was an elite defensive midfielder during a 12-year playing career with the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire
He was let go as head coach by the Red Bulls last September.