National Hockey League
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Ottawa Senators 1
Auston Matthews & Alex Kerfoot with the game winning marker scored for the Leafs who avenged an earlier overtime loss this week to Ottawa
Tonight, the Senators are in Toronto again to wrap up their 3 game set
7 pm
Edmonton Oilers 3 Winnipeg Jets 2
Oilers Captain Connor McDavid had 2 assists, including his 500th NHL point
Leon Draisaitl scored twice for Edmonton.
Vancouver Canucks 5 Calgary Flames 1
Brock Boeser had a goal & 3 points for the Canucks
OHL grads Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller both scored and had an assist for Vancouver
Florida Panthers 4 Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)
Chicago Blackhawks 2 Detroit Red Wings 0
The Panthers and Blackhawks share the lead in the Central Division
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 pm
New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins 7 pm
Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 pm
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers 7 pm
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 pm
Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals 7 pm
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues 8 pm
Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes 9 pm
Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks 10 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars (ppd)
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76ers 118 Houston Rockets 113
Joel Embiid had 31 points for Philadelphia who lead the Eastern Conference at 19 & 10
Utah Jazz 114 Los Angeles Clippers 96
Donovan Mitchell had 24 points as Utah won their 9th game in a row
The Jazz improve to 24 & 5 and lead the Western Conference
Indiana Pacers 134 Minnesota Timberwolves 128 (OT)
Atlanta Hawks 122 Boston Celtics 114
Orlando Magic 107 New York Knicks 89
Chicago Bulls 105 Detroit Pistons 102
Golden State Warriors 120 Miami Heat 112 (OT)
Washington Wizards 130 Denver Nuggets 128
Memphis Grizzlies 122 Oklahoma City Thunder 113
Portland Trail Blazers 126 New Orleans Pelicans 124
Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets (ppd)
San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers (ppd)
Detroit Pistons at Dallas Mavericks (ppd)
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks 7:30 pm
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers 10 pm
Miami Heat at Sacramento Kings 10 pm
Australian Open
Men’s Semifinal
Novak Djokovic defeated Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4 & 6-2
Djokovic will meet either Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Men’s Final
Women’s Semifinals
Naomi Osaka swept Serena Williams 6-0 & 6-3
Jennifer Brady eliminated Karolina Muchova 6-4, 3-6 & 6-4
Osaka will meet Brady in the Women’s Final
PGA The Genesis Invitational
at the Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Play starts at 9:40 am ( our time )
Adam Scott is the defending champion
Scott will tee off at 10:24 am
4 Canadians including Corey Conners of Listowel are competing
Conners is scheduled to tee off at 10:57 am
Jays Fly South
The Toronto Blue Jays will open the Major League Baseball season in Dunedin, Florida, according to multiple sources.
The formal announcement is expected today when the club holds its first workout for pitchers and catchers
The shift to TD Ballpark covers homestands up to May 2nd at which time the potential exists they could be allowed to return and play home games in Toronto
The Jays played out of Buffalo last year.
Padres Pony Up
Fernando Tatis Jr. has agreed to a $340 million, 14-year deal that will keep the shortstop with the San Diego Padres until he’s 35 years old,
Tatis has bloomed into a superstar with the Padres.
He helped San Diego end a 13-year playoff drought in 2020 and win a wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals before the Padres were swept by the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.
It’s the longest contract signed in MLB history.
Owen Sound Puffer Hockey League
Great Lakes Drywall 4 Thom Construction 1
Aaron Murray scored twice for Great Lake Drywall including the game winning goal
Gary Byers Lighting & Sound 2 M & M Food Market 1
Andy Hillyer & Jim Winters scored in the win for Gary Byers Lighting & Sound
Tamming Law 4 Hobart’s Food Equipment 2
Mike Krault scored all 4 goals for Tamming Law
Ice Hawks
Owen Sound Girls Hockey will resume Saturday.
The Ice Hawk teams will have the same ice times as prior to the December Lockdown.
Barring unforeseen alterations, the season will be extended until April 18th.
Owen Sound Minor Hockey Group has re-opened registration.
The organization plans on resuming the week of February. 22nd & operate an extended program to April 18th.
All the details are posted at www.owensoundminorhockey.com