The #4 ranked St. F.X. X-Men ended a three game winless slide as they doubled the UPEI Panthers, 4-2 in AUS men’s hockey. For the Panthers that’s 8 losses in the past 9 games.
Adam Stevens scored the go ahead goal with just over 5 minutes left in the 3rd. Matt Needham added an empty netter. Beau McHue and Darcy Ashley scored for the Panthers (3-8-1).
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Moncton got by UPEI, 2-1 in overtime in the women’s game. Jenna Pellerin scored for the Panthers. Brittany Poitras had the overtime winner.
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Big Cove edged the Montague Stallions, 6-5 in NorthEast Senior hockey. Trevor Layton scored the winner in the 2nd period. He 2 goals and 2 assists.
Damon MacDonald had 2 for the Stallions who are 1-3. Matt Cox, David Mazurek and Chris Doyle had singles.
Montague at Big Cove this afternoon.
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Halifax got by Sherbrooke, 3-2 in overtime in the Q.
Blaineville trimmed Saint John, 4-3.
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Max Pacioretty scored his 7th of the season overtime as Montreal edged Buffalo, 2-1 in the NHL.
Toronto beat Boston for a second night, 4-1. Mitch Marner and James Van Riemsdyk had a goal and assist each.
Johnny Oduya and Mike Hoffman had 3rd period goals as Ottawa slipped by Colorado, 4-3 in Sweden.
San Jose blanked Vancouver, 5-0. Former UPEI Panther Joel Ward had an assist.
Nashville got by Pittsburgh, 5-4 in a shootout.
NHL
N.Y. Rangers 4 Edmonton 2
Ottawa 4 Colorado 3
Montreal 2 Buffalo 1 (OT)
Toronto 4 Boston 1
Winnipeg 4 Arizona 1
San Jose 5 Vancouver 0
Columbus 2 Detroit 1 (SO)
Minnesota 1 Philadelphia 0
Chicago 4 Carolina 3 (OT)
New Jersey 2 Florida 1
N.Y. Islanders 5 St. Louis 2
Nashville 5 Pittsburgh 4 (SO)
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The Holland College Hurricanes claimed the bronze medal in national men’s soccer championship in Nanaimo, BC. The Canes edged the Keyano Huskies, from Ft. McMurray, 1-0 on a free kick in the 79th minute.
The goal scored by Alex Latrou. Brendan Lund with the shutout.
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UPEI won the Maritime University Rugby Championship, 17-10 over St. F.X. The Panthers advance to the men’s nationals in Guelph, Ontario this week.
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In basketball….UPEI over UNB, 73-57.
Kierra Rigby had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
The Panthers are 2-2.
The men’s team fell to 0-4 losing 88-80 to the Reds.
Milo Sedlarevic had 20 points.
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Holland College is 3-0 in the men’s with
115-65 rout of UNB Saint John. Michael Keyeye had 23 points. Marcus Dawkins added 20.
The women Canes won 97-82 over the Seawolves. Breauna Rivoli had 22 points.
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Simon Said won by a neck in a photo finish in the feature race at Red Shores in Charlottetown with Mark Bradley behind beating favourite Adkins Hanover to the wire in 1.56/1.
Marc Campbell had 3 winners and leads the CDP with 137 wins this season.
Racing today at 1.00 in Summerside.
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The Road to the Roar pre-trials for the Olympics continues in curling at Credit Union Place in Summerside.
Krista McCarville’s Thunder Bay, Ontario rink clinched a spot in the Tim Horton finals in Ottawa with a 7-5 win over Briane Meilleur from Winnipeg.
Glenn Howard and Greg Baldson meet in an elimination game at 2.00 today in a battle of Ontario rinks in the mens.
The winner to the final.
The loser will play whoever wns the John Morris, Vernon, BC and Brendan Bottcher, Edmonton elimination match at 9 this morning.
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ON TODAY
Harness racing at Red Shores in Summerside. The 12 dash card has first post at 1.00.
Painted Desert with Corey MacPherson driving is the 5-2 morning line favorite in the 11th race feature that has 7 entries.
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Montague visits Big Cove in NorthEast Senior Hockey this afternoon. The Stallions were edged 6-5 by Big Cove last night in Montague.
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Kensington Vipers at the Western Red Wings at Evangeline in Island Jr. B hockey at 7.00. The Eastern Maniacs at Kent, New Brunswick tonight.
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NBL exhibition basketball has the new look Island Storm hosting the Cape Breton Highlanders at 2.00.