Ryder Howatt scored in double overtime to give the Summerside Western Capitals a 6-5 win over the Miramichi Timberwolves in the opening game of the Maritime Junior Hockey League Final. Game 2 is in Miramichi on Monday night.
In the NHL playoffs, Boston beat Toronto 5-1 the opening game of their series. Carolina downed the New York Islanders 3-1.
In the Professional Women’s Hockey League, Toronto beat Montreal 3-2 in overtime; Ottawa beat Minnesota 4-nothing; and Boston edged New York 2-1.
The Central Storm won Gold at the U15 AAA Female Atlantic Hockey Championships with a 7-3 win over the Citadels from Nova Scotia. The Mid-Isle Wildcats lost 3-2 in overtime in the bronze medal game to the Moncton Rockets.
In the U15 AAA Male Atlantic Champonships, the Eastern Express lost 3-1 to the Bedford Bandits in the Bronze Medal Game. The Hitmen from Eastern Newfoundland won Gold.
At the U13 AAA Female Atlantic Championships the Central Storm won Silver, after losing 4-1 to the Fury from New Brunswick in the Final.
The Pownal Red Devils won bronze at the U13 AAA Male Atlantic Championships with a 4-1 win over Chebucto.
In Major League Baseball, the Blue Jays beat San Diego 5-2. The Yankees lost 2-nothing to Tampa Bay in 10 innings. The Red Sox beat Pittsburgh 4-2.
N-B-A Playoff action saw Cleveland beat Orlando 97-83; Minnesota downed the Suns 120-95; New York dumped Philadelphia 111-104; and the Nuggets beat the Lakers 114-103.