National Football League Playoffs
AFC Championship
Kansas City Chiefs 38 Buffalo Bills 24
Patrick Mahomes completed 29 passes & fired 3 for touchdowns.
The Bills led 9-0 early after a punt return blunder by Mecole Hardman
However, strong performances by Hardman, Tyreek Hill & especially Travis Kelce allowed the defending Super Bowl Champion Chiefs to rally for the victory.
NFC Championship
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Green Bay Packers 26
Tom Brady threw 3 touchdown passes
The Bucs sacked Aaron Rodgers 5 times
The Packers had a chance to tie the score with the ball at Tampa Bay’s 8-yard line on 4th-and-goal, but they decided to kick a field goal with just over 2 minutes to go in the game. They never got the ball back.
The Chiefs & Buccaneers will meet in Super Bowl LV February 7th at Tampa Bay
Kansas City opened as a 3-point favourite over Tampa Bay
National Hockey League
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Calgary Flames 2
Former Attack forward Wayne Simmonds scored on the power play for the Leafs
Simmonds who played a year & a half in Owen Sound for the Attack now has 500 career NHL points and 100 power play goals
Morgan Rielly had 3 assists for Toronto who have won 2 in a row and are tied with Montreal for 1st in the North Division
Jack Campbell got the win in goal for the Leafs who will meet the Flames again tomorrow night in Calgary.
Edmonton Oilers 4 Winnipeg Jets 3
Leon Draisaitl scored the winning goal for the Oilers with less than a second left.
Buffalo Sabres 4 Washington Capitals 3 (SO)
The point for Washington gives them sole possession of 1st place in the East
Vegas Golden Knights 1 Arizona Coyotes 0
Vegas leads the West Division at 5 & 1
New Jersey Devils 2 New York Islanders 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 New York Rangers 2
Chicago Blackhawks 6 Detroit Red Wings 2
Dallas Stars 3 Nashville Predators 2
Anaheim Ducks 3 Colorado Avalanche 1
San Jose Sharks 5 Minnesota Wild 3
Los Angeles Kings 6 St. Louis Blues 3
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks 10 pm
Armstrong Passes
Former Toronto captain George Armstrong, who played his entire 21-year NHL career with the Leafs, died at the age of 90.
Armstrong who was the captain for a dozen years, was a 4-time Stanley Cup champion and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.
Burroughs & Goure Om Watch List
The Owen Sound Attack are excited to announce that Attack forwards Ethan Burroughs and Deni Goure were two of 52 players announced by the Ontario Hockey League on Saturday with OHL ties that have been included on NHL Central Scouting’s January ‘Players to Watch’ List for the 2021 NHL Draft.
Goure, the Attacks 10th overall selection in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection was one of four skaters to climb from a ‘C’ rating in October to a ‘B’ rating in January. The native of Grand Pointe, Ontario registered 11 goals and 14 assists in his rookie during the pandemic shortened 2019-20 season.
Burroughs, the Attacks 29th overall selection in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection maintained his ‘C’ rating in January’s rankings. The native of Georgetown, Ontario tallied 8 goals and 11 assists in a shortened rookie season in 2019-20.
“We are always excited to see our players be recognized by NHL Central Scouting” said Attack General Manager Dale DeGray. “Deni and Ethan’s ratings comes as no surprise to anyone around our dressing room or have watched them play.”
“Players like Kaleb Lawrence and Nick Chenard not being on the list is a bit of a surprise for me, but this may be because we have played yet this season” added DeGray.
From the OHL, a total of four skaters received ‘A’ ratings, eleven skaters and four goalies received ‘B’ ratings, while 30 skaters and three netminders received ‘C’ ratings. All 20 OHL member teams were represented on the list led by the London Knights and Ottawa 67’s with five each. The Erie Otters, Hamilton Bulldogs and Sarnia Sting each trailed with four players assigned rankings.
The list includes 26 OHL forwards, 19 defencemen and seven goaltenders. Eleven of the players listed (denoted by an asterisk) have yet to play a game in the Ontario Hockey League but have committed to their respective member team for the 2020-21 season.
Players have been identified using the following criteria:
• A Rating – Indicates a first round candidate
• B Rating – Indicates a second or third round candidate
• C Rating – Indicates a fourth/fifth/sixth round candidate
2021 NHL Central Scouting January ‘Players to Watch List – OHL Skaters
A Daniil Chayka Guelph Storm D
A Brandt Clarke Barrie Colts D
A Mason McTavish Peterborough Petes C
A Francesco Pinelli Kitchener Rangers C
B Nick DeGrazia Sudbury Wolves C
B Deni Goure Owen Sound Attack C
B Artyom Grushnikov* Hamilton Bulldogs D
B Brett Harrison Oshawa Generals C
B Wyatt Johnston Windsor Spitfires C
B Logan Mailloux London Knights D
B Brennan Othmann Flint Firebirds LW
B Matvei Petrov* North Bay Battalion RW
B Daniil Sobolev* Windsor Spitfires D
B Chase Stillman Sudbury Wolves C
B Ryan Winterton Hamilton Bulldogs RW
C Francesco Arcuri Kingston Frontenacs C
C Jack Beck Ottawa 67’s RW
C Josh Bloom Saginaw Spirit LW
C Ethan Burroughs Owen Sound Attack RW
C Ethan Cardwell Barrie Colts RW
C Nolan Dann Sarnia Sting RW
C Ethan Del Mastro Mississauga Steelheads D
C Isaac Enright Niagara IceDogs D
C Vsevolod Gaidamak* Ottawa 67’s C
C Ranvir Gill-Shane Ottawa 67’s D
C Avery Hayes Hamilton Bulldogs RW
C Jacob Holmes Soo Greyhounds D
C Braeden Kressler Flint Firebirds C
C Artyom Kulakov* Erie Otters D
C Dmitry Kuzmin* Flint Firebirds D
C Kasper Larsen* Mississauga Steelheads D
C Connor Lockhart Erie Otters C
C Ryan Mast Sarnia Sting D
C Jack Matier Ottawa 67’s D
C Bryce Montgomery London Knights D
C Connor Punnett Barrie Colts D
C Ben Roger London Knights D
C Colby Saganiuk* Erie Otters RW
C Lawson Sherk Hamilton Bulldogs C
C Brenden Sirizzotti Ottawa 67’s RW
C Matthew Sop Kitchener Rangers LW
C Kirill Steklov London Knights D
C Oliver Suni Oshawa Generals LW
C Ty Voit Sarnia Sting RW
C Brian Zanetti* Peterborough Petes D
2021 NHL Central Scouting January ‘Players to Watch List – OHL Goalies
RANK GOALTENDER TEAM
B Benjamin Gaudreau Sarnia Sting
B Alexei Kolosov* Erie Otters
B Tristan Lennox Saginaw Spirit
B Joe Vrbetic North Bay Battalion
C Brett Brochu London Knights
C Pavel Cajan* Kitchener Rangers
C Nick Malik Soo Greyhounds
National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 107 Indiana Pacers 102
OG Anunoby scored 30 points and made three free throws in the final minute for the Raptors
Fred VanVleet added 21 points & has made a 3-pointer in a franchise-record 48 consecutive games
Toronto won without Kyle Lowry & Pascal Siakam and now have victories in 5 of their last 6 games
Tonight, the Raptors meet the Pacers again in Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks 129 Atlanta Hawks 115
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points for Milwaukee
The Bucks are 2nd in the Eastern Conference at 10 & 6
Boston Celtics 141 Cleveland Cavaliers 103
Jaylen Brown scored 33 points for Boston
The Celtics are 3rd in the Eastern Conference at 9 & 6
Los Angeles Clippers 108 Oklahoma City Thunder 100
Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points
The Clippers and Lakers share the lead in the Western Conference at 13 & 4
Portland Trail Blazers 116 New York Knicks 113
Charlotte Hornets 107 Orlando Magic 104
San Antonio Spurs 121 Washington Wizards 101
Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies (ppd )
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Indiana Pacers 7 pm
Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons 7 pm
Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic 7 pm
Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland Cavaliers 8 pm
Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks 8:30 pm
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls 9 pm
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans 9 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors 10 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies (ppd)
LPGA Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
at Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Jessica Korda defeated Danielle Kang on the first playoff hole.
Korda and Kang finished the tournament tied at 24 under forcing the playoff
Brooke Henderson from Smiths Falls, Ontario finished 9th at 13-under.
PGA American Express
at La Quinta, California
Kim Si-woo won the event by 1 stroke finishing at 23 under par
Adam Hadwin of British Columbia was the low Canadian. He tied for 32nd.