The Summerside Western Capitals moved 9 points up on Miramichi the battle for second place in the Maritime Junior Hockey League’s North Division with a 3-1 win over the Truro Bearcats in Tignish. Sebastien Cormier scored the winner late in the 1st period. Chris Chaddock and Brodie MacArthur added power play goals.
The Caps have 29 wins in 45 games.
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Jeremy McKenna scored his 32nd of the season and added an assist but Moncton lost 5-4 to Drummondville in the Q. The Summerside right winger is 8th in scoring with 69 points.
First place Halifax dropped Gatineau, 4-1.
Victoriaville over Cape Breton, 6-1.
The Charlottetown Islanders host the Saint John Sea Dogs at 3.00 at the Eastlink Centre.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs got by the Boston Bruins, 4-3. Ron Hainsey scored the winner with 1.23 left. Brad Marchand had two for the Bruins.
Tampa Bay is back in first place overall with a 4-3 shootout win in Montreal. The Lightning is a point up on Las Vegas. The Bolts also move 4 points up on Toronto in the Atlantic Division.
Winnipeg dropped Dallas, 5-3.
Edmonton got by Los Angeles, 4-3.
NHL
Winnipeg 5 Dallas 3
Toronto 4 Boston 3
Edmonton 4 Los Angeles 3
Philadelphia 5 Ottawa 3
Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 3 (SO)
Calgary 5 Colorado 1
Florida 6 Pittsburgh 5
New Jersey 2 N.Y. Islanders 1
Detroit 3 Carolina 1
Columbus 3 Chicago 2
Washington 5 Buffalo 1
Arizona 2 Anaheim 0
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The NHL trade deadline is tomorrow.
Ottawa could deal defenseman Erik Karlsson possibly to Tampa Bay.
San Jose has also put injured forward Joel Ward on the trade bloc. The former UPEI Panther has been out since January 31st.
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The UPEI women’s basketball Panthers are playoff bound after a 59-43 win over Dalhousie.
The men’s Panthers lost their fourth straight, 85-70 to first place Dal.
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Holland College men claimed 1st in the ACAA with an 127-80 rout of St. Thomas. The Hurricanes head to the playoffs with a 20-1 record and 15 straight wins.
The women Canes fell 78-64 to the Tommies.
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UPEI’s Bailey Smith was named AUS female athlete of the year in track winning gold in the 60 metre dash in 7.63 seconds in the AUS indoor finals.
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Nick Castellanos tripled in two runs and scored on an error in the 1st inning as the Detroit Tigers went on to edge the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4 in pre-season baseball.
Boston got by Tampa Bay, 4-3 and the Yankees dropped Pittsburgh, 4-1.
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Canada finished in third place in the medal standings in the Winter Games with 11 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze for a total of 29. Norway led with 39 medals and Germany was second with 31.
The USA was fourth with 23.
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ON TODAY
The Charlottetown Islanders host the last place Saint John Sea Dogs in the Q at 3.00. The Islanders looking for their 33rd win this season. Saint John has lost 6 in a row and has only 1 win in 10 games.
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It’s the battle for 4th place in the Atlantic Division in NBL basketball as the Island Storm visits Cape Breton.
The Storm goes for a 2nd straight win with an 11-16 record. The Highlanders have lost 2 in a row and are 11-17.
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The AUS men’s hockey semi-finals continue with St. F.X. at Acadia. The series is tied, 1-1.
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The Charlottetown Pride hosts Fredericton at 1.45 at the MacLauchlan Arena in Major Midget.
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The Western Red Wings visit the Kensington Vipers in Island Jr. B. The Wings are in 1st place, 5 points up on Sherwood.
Cap-Pele at the Eastern Maniacs in Souris. Both games at 7.00.
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The PEI Midget AAA semi-finals open with the Western Regals and Mid Isle Matrix facing off at 4.40 in Crapaud.
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The Island Jr. C semi-finals begin with South Side in Tignish at 6.30.
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The semi-finals and finals today in the Rodd Hotels Pownal “A”Minor Hockey tournament in Midget, Bantam, Pee Wee, Atom and Novice.