National Hockey League Playoffs
Central Final
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Carolina Hurricanes 0
Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored for Tampa Bay
Andrei Vasilevskiy posted his 3rd straight shutout in a series-clinching victory
The Lightning win the best of 7; 4-1& will meet either the New York Islanders or Boston Bruins in the Final 4
West Final
Vegas Golden Knights 3 Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT)
Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots
The Avalanche led 2-0 going to the 3rd period
The Golden Knights lead the best of 7; 3-2 & will host Game 6 tomorrow night.
Tonight
East Final
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders
( The Islanders lead the best of 7; 3-2 )
7:30 pm
U18 Draft
The Ontario Hockey League Under 18 Priority Selection is today.
The draft starts at 12 noon and the Owen Sound Attack will make 2 selections, beginning with the 11th choice overall.
The Attack are not expected to select a netminder with their first 2 choices which means they forfeit the right to make a 3rd round pick.
Attack Release
Draft season continues today for the Owen Sound Attack when they will participate in the 2021 Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. The Attack hold the 11th, 30th and if required the 51st overall picks. The draft will take place online starting at 12pm.
This is the fifth year for the U18 draft which allows OHL teams to draft players that are not currently on a CHL Member Team Protected List who were carded with a Midget AAA Hockey Club within the OHF, HNO, or HEO in the 2020-21 playing season. This is a two-round draft; however, teams are permitted to make a third selection if they choose a goalie in one of the first two rounds.
( It’s anticipated the Attack will not select a goalie with their first 2 selections, meaning they will not be eligible to make a 3rd choice and use the 51st pick )
Griffin Wilson, Logan LeSage and Kaleb Pearson are examples of players that have come to the league through the U-18 draft. Wilson was selected by the Attack in 2018 draft 15th overall, while LeSage was taken 29th overall in 2019. Pearson came to the Attack in a trade from the Flint Firebirds who selected him 29th overall in 2017.
“We have had our fair share of success drafting players at the U-18 age group” said Attack General Manager Dale DeGray. “This draft allows us to add players to our prospect list who may have been missed or overlooked for a variety of reasons the year before.”
The 2021 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection will kick off at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9th when the London Knights make the first overall selection. Get all your Attack information by following Attack at the Draft presented by Bumstead Insurance and Financial on the Attacks social media feeds and by visiting attackhockey.com. The OHL will also be live streaming the selections with audio on their YouTube channel as well as providing live results at ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/2021U18.
National Basketball Association
East Semifinal
Philadelphia 76ers 118 Atlanta Hawks 102
Joel Embiid had 40 points for the 76ers.
Shake Milton buried a 32-footer and scored 14 points in the victory
( The best of 7 is tied 1-1 )
West Semifinal
Utah Jazz 112 Los Angeles Clippers 109
Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points for the Jazz
Utah rallied from a double-digit deficit.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 23 points
( The Jazz lead the best of 7 series; 1-0 )
Tonight
West Semifinal
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
( The Suns lead the best of 7; 1-0 )
9:30 pm
Jokic MVP
Nicola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was named as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player
Drafted 41st overall, Jokic is the lowest draft pick ever to win the award.
Jokic had a league-high 60 double-doubles & added 16 triple-doubles.
Major League Baseball
American League
Chicago White Sox 6 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Andrew Vaughn homered in the 7th inning & delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 8th,
The White Sox broke open a tight game with 5 runs in the 8th inning & lead the American Central by 4 games over Cleveland
Jays starter Robbie Ray had a 1-0 lead into the 7th as he allowed 5 hits and walked none.
Toronto who launched a 7 game road swing last night have lost 2 in a row.
Houston Astros 7 Boston Red Sox 1
New York Yankees 8 Minnesota Twins 4
Los Angeles Angels 8 Kansas City Royals 1
Detroit Tigers 5 Seattle Mariners 3
National League
Atlanta Braves 9 Philadelphia Phillies 5
Miami Marlins 6 Colorado Rockies 2
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Cincinnati Reds 1
Chicago Cubs 7 San Diego Padres 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Interleague
Tampa Bay Rays 3 Washington Nationals 1
Baltimore Orioles 10 New York Mets 3
Cleveland Indians 10 St.Louis Cardinals 1
Oakland Athletics 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
San Francisco Giants 9 Texas Rangers 4
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox
Alek Manoah ( 1 & 0 ) vs Lance Lynn ( 7 & 1 )
8:10 pm
San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers 2:05 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland Athletics 3:37 pm
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres 4:10 pm
New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles 7:05 pm
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies 7:05 pm
Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 pm
Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox 7:10 pm
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 pm
Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers 7:10 pm
Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins 7:10 pm
Washington Nationals at Tampa Bay Rays 7:10 pm
New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins 8:10 pm
Cleveland Indians at St.Louis Cardinals 8:15 pm
Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Angels 9:38 pm
French Open Tennis
Men’s Division
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 & 7-5
Alexander Zverev eliminated Alejandro Davidovich 6-4, 6-1 & 6-1
Women’s Play
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Elena Rybakina 6-7, 6-2 & 9-7
Tamara Zidansek defeated Paula Badosa 7-5, 4-6 & 8-6
Today
Women’s Division
Cori Gauff vs Barbora Krejcikova
Maria Sakkari vs Iga Swiatek
Men’s Play
Rafael Nadal vs Diego Schwartzman
Novak Djokovic vs Matteo Berrettini
CONCACAF World Cup Soccer Qualifying
Canada 4 Suriname 0
Jonathan David scored 3 goals for Canada who will face Haiti in the next round of qualifying
Alphonso Davies had a goal and two assists for Canada.
Hanover Raceway Season Opener
The racing season at Hanover Raceway will commence this Saturday, which is a week earlier than previously announced.
There will be no fans admitted on Opening Day but the races will be available on a combination of media and betting platforms.
Post time Saturday is 1:30 pm