National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens 4 Edmonton Oilers 0
Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist each
Carey Price stopped 17 shots to record the shutout for Montreal who solidified their hold on a playoff spot in the North
The Canadiens who are 4th in the North have a 4 point lead over Calgary & Vancouver and have played 5 less games than the Flames & Canucks.
Florida Panthers 4 Detroit Red Wings 1
The Panthers move into a 1st place tie with Tampa Bay in the Central Division
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Chicago Blackhawks 2 Carolina Hurricanes 1
The Hurricanes are 1 point back of Florida & Tampa Bay
New York Rangers 5 Washington Capitals 2
The Capitals continue to lead the East by 2 points over the Islanders
Nashville Predators 3 Dallas Stars 2 (OT)
Boston Bruins 5 New Jersey Devils 4
Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets
The Leafs lead the Jets by 1 point for 1st in the North Division
7:30 pm
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks 10:30 pm
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres 7:30 pm
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche 9:30 pm
Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights 10 pm
Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks 10:30 pm
National Basketball Association
Denver Nuggets 104 Philadelphia 76ers 95
Kitchener native Jamal Murray had 30 points for the Nuggets
The loss by Philadelphia leaves them tied with Brooklyn for 1st in the Eastern Conference.
Phoenix Suns 117 Atlanta Hawks 110
Devin Booker had 21 points for the Suns
Phoenix moves to within 3 games of Utah for 1st in the Western Conference.
Orlando Magic 103 Los Angeles Clippers 96
Charlotte Hornets 114 Washington Wizards 104
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Oklahoma City Thunder
The Raptors will be missing 4 players due to injury or health protocols
Toronto has lost 12 of their last 13 games
8 pm
Portland Trail Blazers at Detroit Pistons 7 pm
Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers 7 pm
Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm
Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies 8 pm
New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs 10:30 pm
Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers 10 pm
Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns 10 pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
Elite Eight
(1) Gonzaga 85 (6) USC 66
Gonzaga has now won 34 straight games
(11) UCLA 51 (1) Michigan 49
Johnny Juzang had 28 points for UCLA who scored the upset and now will meet Gonzaga Saturday in a Final 4 matchup
The other Final Four game Saturday is Baylor against Houston.
ATP
at Miami
Hubert Hurkacz eliminated Milos Raonic 4-6, 6-3 & 7-6
WTA
at Miami
Bianca Andreescu vs Sara Sorribes Tormo 7 pm
Major League Baseball – Pre-season
Tampa Bay Rays 5 Detroit Tigers 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Los Angeles Angels 4
Atlanta Braves 5 Boston Red Sox 3
Minnesota Twins 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Milwaukee Brewers 6 Texas Rangers 3
Colorado Rockies 2 Chicago White Sox 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Cleveland Indians 2
The Major League season opens tomorrow with the Toronto Blue Jays in New York to face the Yankees.
CFL Draft
The 2021 Canadian Football League Draft will take place on Tuesday, May 4th
The Hamilton Tiger Cats have the #1 pick,
The draft order was determined by a random draw that was equally weighted across the 9 CFL clubs.
The 2021 CFL Draft will be 6 rounds.
NFL Expands
National Football League owners approved the expansion of the regular season to 17 games
Players agreed to the additional game as part of the collective bargaining agreement, which gave the league an option to expand
The regular season will begin on Thursday September 9th with the Super Bowl set for February 13th.
Lax Clinic
Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse is hosting a free skills & drills clinic for box players on Saturday April 10th at the Kilsyth Arena.
This is open to all age groups, for new and returning players.
Players must be registered to attend.
Free for new and returning players!
Any questions regarding registration please contact registrar@osml.ca
Smitty & Middy
This week on Smitty & Middy Owen Sound Minor Hockey grad Mark O’Leary will be on the show.
Minor Hockey, the OHL, the Moose Jaw Warriors and more
Join Noah Smith & Tyler Middleton for Smitty & Middy Saturdays at 10 am and Sundays at 6 pm on 560 CFOS