National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens 6 Vancouver Canucks 2
Jeff Petry scored twice & had a 3-point night for Montreal
Former Owen Sound Attack forward Nick Suzuki scored early for Montreal
Suzuki has points in 8 of 9 games for this season
The Canadiens are 1 point back of Toronto for 1st in the North Division.
Calgary Flames 4 Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO)
Johnny Gaudreau scored in regulation & added the shootout winner in the 4th round.
The Flames have won 2 in a row
Boston Bruins 5 Washington Capitals 3
The Caps blew a 3-0 lead
The Bruins pull to within 1 point of Washington & Philadelphia for 1st place in the East
New York Rangers 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Port Elgin native Kevin Czuczman had 10 minutes of ice time for the Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Nashville Predators 2
Yanni Gourde scored twice for Tampa Bay
Tonight
Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens 7 pm
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets 8 pm
Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers 10 pm
Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders 6 pm
Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 pm
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 pm
Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks 8 pm
Arizona Coyotes at St. Louis Blues 8 pm
Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche 8:30 pm
Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings 10 pm
DeAngelo Done
New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton confirmed defenceman Tony DeAngelo had played his last game for the club.
DeAngelo who played for Sarnia & Sault Ste Marie in the Ontario Hockey League went unclaimed after being waived on Sunday following a reported physical altercation with goaltender Alexander Georgiev.
Devils Delayed
The National Hockey League announced the New Jersey Devils will have their games postponed through at least February 6th as a result of additional players being added to the league’s COVID Protocol Related Absence List.
The Devils had 10 players on the COVID list as of yesterday
National Women’s Hockey League
at Lake Placid, New York
Boston Pride 7 Buffalo Beauts 1
Sammy Davis scored twice for the Pride who claimed the # 3 seed for the semifinals later this week
Connecticut Whale vs Minnesota Whitecaps (ppd)
Connecticut withdrew from the event which means Buffalo gets the final spot in the Final 4
National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Lakers 107 Atlanta Hawks 99
Anthony Davis had 25 points for LA
The Lakers are 16 & 6 and trail the Clippers and Utah for 1st in the Western Conference
Milwaukee Bucks 134 Portland Trail Blazers 106
Jrue Holiday had 22 points for Milwaukee
The Bucks are 2nd in the Eastern Conference at 12 & 8
Memphis Grizzlies 133 San Antonio Spurs 102
The Grizzlies are 4th in the Western Conference at 9 & 6
Cleveland Cavaliers 100 Minnesota Timberwolves 98
Charlotte Hornets 129 Miami Heat 121 (OT)
Chicago Bulls 110 New York Knicks 102
Sacramento Kings 118 New Orleans Pelicans 109
Houston Rockets 136 Oklahoma City Thunder 106
Phoenix Suns 109 Dallas Mavericks 108
Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets (ppd)
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic
The Raptors beat Orlando Sunday night in Tampa Bay
Toronto is 8 & 12 on the year
Tipoff time is 7 pm
Los Angeles Clippers at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Memphis Grizzlies at Indiana Pacers 8 pm
Portland Trail Blazers at Washington Wizards 8 pm
Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors 10 pm
Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz 10 pm
Andreescu Withdraws
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu withdrew from the Grampians Trophy event scheduled to start tomorrow
Andreescu hasn’t played since the 2019 WTA Trophy because of knee and foot injuries.
The Mississauga native was among 72 players forced into the hard lockdown after being deemed a close contact of passengers on their charter flights who returned a positive test for COVID-19 after arriving in Australia last month.
MLB To Start As Scheduled
The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposal by MLB to delay the start of the season last night.
As a result, MLB will start spring training and the regular season as scheduled.
The Players Association dismissed a proposal to push back the season, which means the February 17th spring training report date and April 1st Opening Day remain in place.