In the QMJHL, the Charlottetown Islanders lost 6-4 at home to the Quebec Remparts.
Maritime Junior Hockey League action saw the Summerside Western Capitals down the Pictou County Weeks Crushers 4-1.
Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off all-star closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 to win their National League Wild Card Series. The Mets move on to a best-of-five Division Series against the Phillies.
Thursday night at Red Shores Charlottetown, Woodmere Rollily charged home to win the Grand Slam of Curling $2,900 featured pace in a 1:55.4 clocking for trainer-driver Adam Merner and owners Marsha Knox and Cory Livingtston at 6-1 odds. Live racing continues Saturday afternoon at 12:30 P.M.
In the NFL Thursday night, the Atlanta Falcons won 36-30 in overtime over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The UPEI Hockey Panthers are in action Friday night. The Men host Acadia at Eastlink Centre at 7:00pm, and the Women are at St. Thomas. The UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers are in Calgary for the Calgary Cup and face Victoria.
SCOREBOARD
Thursday’s Scoreboard
MLB Playoffs
Wild Card Series
N.Y. Mets 4 Milwaukee 2
(N.Y. Mets win series 2-1)
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NFL
Atlanta 36 Tampa Bay 30 (OT)
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NHL Pre-season
Toronto 2 Detroit 0
Los Angeles 4 Boston 1, at Quebec City
Philadelphia 5 New Jersey 4
Pittsburgh 3 Columbus 1
St. Louis 4 Dallas 3 (OT)
Colorado 3 Vegas 1
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Friday’s Games
(All times Eastern)
NHL
New Jersey vs. Buffalo at Prague, Czechia, 1 p.m.
NHL Pre-season
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
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CFL
Winnipeg at Hamilton, 7 p.m.
Calgary at BC, 1.0. p.m.
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WNBA Playoffs
Best-of-5 Semifinals
New York at Las Vegas, 9:30 p.m.
(New York leads series 2-0)
Minnesota at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
(Series tied 1-1)
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