The Jets will play Game 4 of this eight-game homestand tomorrow night against Tampa.7:30 at MTS Centre. It’s available on TSN Jet TV. They face St. Louis at MTS Centre on Saturday afternoon.
There were 10 other games in the NHL last night:
New Jersey 4 Toronto 3 (OT)
Mark Fayne’s fourth goal of the year was the overtime winner. Petr Sykora led the Devils with a goal and an assist. Toronto remained in eighth place by picking up a single point.
Dallas 3 Montreal 0
Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves to get the shutout. The sinking Habs are 1-3-1 in their last five.
Edmonton 6 Calgary 1
Sam Gagner and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and two assists as the Oilers went into Calgary and bombed the Flames.
Nashville 3 Vancouver 1
Mike Fisher had a goal and two assists while Pekka Rinne made 32 saves to get his league-leading 33rd win of the season.
Pittsburgh 2 NY Rangers 0
The NHL’s leading scorer, Evgeni Malkin, had a goal and an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to get the shutout.
Chicago 2 Detroit 1
The Hawks played without the injured Jonathan Toews but still won at home as Marcus Kruger scored the game-winner.
Tampa Bay 3 Anaheim 2
Steven Stamkos scored his league-leading 41st and 42nd goals of the year and added an assist. Bobby Ryan had a goal and an assist for the Ducks.
Buffalo 2 NY Islanders 1
Tomas Vanek scored the eventual winner while Ryan Miller made 30 saves to get the win.
Columbus 6 San Jose 3
Jeff Carter scored three goals to lead Columbus. The Sharks lost their fourth straight game.
Phoenix 5 Los Angeles 4 (SO)
Former Jet Shane Doan had a pair of goals while teammate Radim Vrbata had two goals and an assist for the Coyotes. Michael Boedker scored the winning goal in the shootout.
There are three games in the NHL tonight: San Jose is at Toronto; Washington is at Ottawa; and Boston plays at St. Louis.
In other NHL news, there was a trade yesterday: Kyle Quincey was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Steve Downie and then, moments later, Quincey was sent to Detroit for a prospect and first round draft pick in 2012.
BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
Despite two goals by Dominick Favreau, the Brandon Wheat Kings were beaten 5-4 in a shootout by the Kootenay Ice at Westman Place last night. That put a halt to a four-game winning streak for the Wheaties. The Wheat Kings play again on Friday night as the Swift Current Broncos invade Westman Place: It’s a 7:30 start and also the second game of a four-game home stand.
KEYSTONE JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
And there were two playoff games in the Keystone Junior Hockey League last night: Cody Waterman and Dylan Peters each had two goals and an assist as the Selkirk Fishermen beat the St. Malo Warriors 9-2 to take a 2-0 lead in that best-of-five quarter-final series. While the North Winnipeg Satellites beat the Peguis Juniors 4-3 as the Satellites took a 2-1 series lead. There are no games tonight but two tomorrow: North Winnipeg plays at Peguis while Norway House meets the Falcons in Lundar.
CFL
It’s free-agent frenzy time in the Canadian Football League and t was good day for the Montreal Alouettes. The Als signed Aaron Hunt, an import defensive tackle who spent six seasons with the B.C. Lions and was tremendous in the Grey Cup last November, and Mark Restelli, a linebacker who played three seasons in Edmonton. All this just a few days after signing all-star linebacker Rod Davis away from Edmonton.
NFL
Ever wanted to own shares in a National Football League franchise? Canadians can now purchase shares in the Green Bay Packers. The team has clarified Canadian regulatory requirements and is now able to proceed with sales in Canada. The cost of a share in Canada is $250, with a $35 handling charge per transaction. The Canadian offering document and purchasing information are available online at www.packersowner.com.
BASEBALL
In the Majors, pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training camps. Baseball is back. Seattle announced rthat long-time leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki would bat out of the No. 3 hole this season. Japanese star Yu Darvish arrived at Texas’s camp and impressed the catchers on his first day, American League MVP Justin Verlander had his first workout yesterday and said his goal is to be better than last year when he was almost unhittable and oft-injured Canadian pitcher Erik Bedard arrived at Pittsburgh’s camp and says he feels the best he has in his career. As we did last year, NCI FM will report live from spring training from March 14 to 23.
NBA
There were five games in the NBA last night:
Miami 120 Sacramento 108
Dwyane Wade had 30 points and 10 assists. Chris Bosh had 20 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James had 18 points. The Heat are now 26-7.
Portland 137 San Antonio 97
Seven Blazers scored in double figures. LaMarcus Aldridge led the way with 21. San Antonio’s 11-game win streak was stopped as the Spurs fell to 23-10.
Cleveland 101 Detroit 100
It was the second-straight one-point win for the Cavs. Antwan Jamison had 32 points and 10 rebounds while 19-year-old rookie Kyrie Irving had 25.
Indiana 117 New Orleans 108
Roy Hibbert had 30 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers who are now 20-12.
Memphis 89 Philadelphia 76
Marc Gasol had 15 points and 14 rebounds as the Grizzlies improved to 19-15 and the 76ers fell to 20-13.
The Toronto Raptors play host to the Detroit Pistons tonight. Game time is 6 p.m. on TSN2.
All NBA and NHL scores and highlights will be posted today at ncifm.com.
CURLING
The Canadian women’s curling championship continues today in Red Deer, Alta., Jennifer Jones’ Manitoba team enters the day in second place with a record of 5-2 after beating Nova Scotia 8-3 and Saskatchewan 8-7 in an extra end yesterday. Manitoba plays B.C. this morning and the Territories tonight.
U of W
This weekend, the top Wesmen teams are on the road.
This Friday and Saturday at UBC, it’s the Women’s Volleyball Canada West Final Four: The Wesmen open up on Friday at 10 p.m. CST against Alberta.
The CIS Wrestling Championships are in Thunder Bay this weekend while the Wesmen Women’s basketball team plays at Regina, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Canada West quarter-finals.
MASRC
The Manitoba Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Council will hold the Westman Aboriginal Sport Forum on Friday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brandon Friendship Centre in Brandon, Man. There will be Keynote Speakers from Softball, Special Olympics, Lacrosse, Badminton and Sport Manitoba Westman. The registration fee is just $10 and includes a T-shirt and refreshments.
UFC 144
UFC 144, “Edgar vs. Henderson” will be held Sunday, February 26 in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Because it’s in Japan, it will run in prime time on Saturday, Feb. 25 here in North America. The main event is the vacant UFC lightweight championship between No. 1-ranked Frankie Edgar and No. 4-ranked Ben Henderson. Other bouts on the main card include a light-heavyweight fight between Quinton (Rampage) Jackson and Ryan (Darth) Bader; and a welterweight fight between Japan’s Yoshihiro Akiyama and American Jake Shields.
LOCAL MMA
Winnipeg MMA star, Eric (Odalay) Perez will return to the cage on April 20 at Wreck MMA at the Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. Perez, one of Canada’s Top 10 bantamweights, will face a rising star in the division, Ontario’s (Relentless) Randy Turner. The 33-year-old Perez is 7-2 as a pro and figures a win in April might get him that shot with UFC.
FOX UFC
The next Fox-UFC TV show will feature a bout between former contender Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks. It will go on May 5, in East Rutherford, N.J. UFC also announced that the event's main card will be headlined by lightweights Nate Diaz and Jim Miller, and that fight will be televised live on Fox.
BOXING
In boxing, eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines has agreed to fight undefeated Timothy Bradley of the United States for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The 33-year-old Pacquiao is 54-3-2 with 38 knockouts while the 28-year-old Bradley is 28-0 with 12 KOs. |
