SUNDAY SPORTS – UPEI Hockey Panthers Advance

The Maritime leading Halifax Mooseheads blanked the Charlottetown Islanders, 3-0 in the Q for their 4th straight win. Raphael Lavoie scored twice and Jared MacIsaac found an empty net to sew up the win. The Islanders have lost 6 of their last 7. Alex Gravel got his 3rd shutout of the season. The Mooseheads win 7 of 8 meetings with the Isles this year as they prepare to host the Memorial Cup in May.  The Islanders visit Acadie-Bathurst on Thursday night and return home to play Blainville on Saturday in a re-match of the Q semi-finals last spring.

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Moncton got by Gatineau, 5-3 as Summerside’s Jeremy McKenna scored his 37th and 38th goals and had an assist.

Chicoutimi shutout Acadie-Bathurst, 3-0.

Drummondville downed Cape Breton, 7-2.

The Campbellton Tigers surprised the high scoring Summerside Western Capitals with a 5-0 shutout win at Credit Union Place in the MHL.

Tristan Gray with the shutout. Dawson Stairs scored the winner in the 2nd.

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Sherwood over the Eastern Maniacs, 3-1 in Jr. B.

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North River evened its semi-final with Tignish in the Jr. C semi-finals with a 6-5 edging of the Aces.

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The Central Attack dumped the Eastern Express, 6-4 in Bantam AAA led by Luke Coughlin with two goals.

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Sam Bennett scored the winner in overtime as the Calgary Flames got by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4 in the NHL. Evgeni Malkin scored twice in then 3rd to tie the game, 4-4 for Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby got his 25th.

Philadelphia won again, 6-5 in overtime over Detroit. Travis Konceny had the winner.

Toronto had an off night losing 2-0 in Arizona in the NHL despite 35 shots on goal.  Darcy Kuemper made 35 saves for the shutout.

Tampa Bay shutout Montreal, 3-0.   Andrei Vasilevsky with the goose egg.

Ottawa surprised Winnipeg, 4-3 in overtime.  Ryan Dzingel scored the winner.

Las Vegas over Nashville, 5-1.

Boston upended Los Angeles, 4-2.

San Jose got by Vancouver, 3-2.

St. Louis 3 Colorado 0.

NY Islanders 5  Edmonton 2.

Carolina 3  Dallas 0.

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Suzanne Birt’s PEI rink began the Scotties in Sydney, Nova Scotia with a bang ripping Newfoundland-Labrador’s Kelli Sharpe, 14-3. PEI plays the Wild Card team from Alberta skipped by Casey Schiedegger this afternoon.

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UPEI is still half game behind first place Cape Breton in AUS women’s basketball but won again, 77-65 over visiting Acadia.   Jenna Mae Ellsworth had 16 points and Karla Yepez added 15 for UPEI.  The Panthers now 16-2.  The Capers downed St. F.X., 71-52.

The men’s team also won , 91-85 over the Axemen.  Milo Sedlarevic led the way with 25 points.  UPEI now 5-13.
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Highly touted rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made his spring training debut at the Toronto Blue Jays main camp on Saturday and immediately wowed reporters who gatthered by the batting cage to watch him send line drives over the outfield fence. The 19-year is being predicted to be a top 10 hitter in the American League although he is not likely to get his big league start until mid-April for contract reasons.

Team PEI opened competition in the first day of the Canada Winter Games with an impressive comeback win in men’s hockey.
Trailing 2-0 early, the Islanders tied it 2-2 on goals by Cam MacLean and Alex Graham in the third and went on to win on MacLean’s second goal of the game late in the final period. 3-2 PEI over the Yukon.
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Powerful Quebec dropped PEI, 14-1 as ringette began. Abby James had the lone PEI goal.
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Some personal bests for two Island long track speed skaters in then 1500 metre.
Mathew MacKenna had time of 2.36.68.
Carter Bruce with a personal best time of 2.36.62

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PEI lost 3-1 to both Saskatchewan and Newfoundland-Labrador in very competitive table tennis matches.

 Today’s action: PEI meets the Territories in men’s hockey and BC in ringette. The Biathlon begins while long track and short track speed skating and table tennis continue.

The UPEI Panthers will find out later today who they will meet in the AUS men’s hockey semi-finals.

Acadia and St. FX wrap up their quarter-final in Antigonish. That series is tied 1-1.

UPEI swept Moncton with a 4-0 win on the road last night.

An Acadia win will match the Panthers with second place Saint Mary’s.

If X wins, UPEI will play first place UNB.

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The UPEI women’s Panthers need a win to stay alive in their quarter-final series with UNB. They face-off at 2.00 this afternoon at the Bell Aliant Centre. UPEI is host for the U-Sport women’s nationals and they don’t want to be off nearly a month with a first round knockout.

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The Charlottetown Islanders have won only three times in their last 10 after getting shutout 3-0 by first place Halifax in the Q. The Isles look to turn things around in Saint John tomorrow afternoon.

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The NHL has two afternoon games with Pittsburgh home to the NY Rangers and St. Louis at Minnesota.

Montreal at Florida tonight.

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PEI’s Suzanne Birt is 1-0 at the Scotties in Sydney and plays the Wild Card winners from Alberta this afternoon.

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PEI plays the Territories in men’s hockey at the Canada Games in Red Deer looking for a second straight win.

PEI and BC in ringette.

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#1 Holland College hosts UNB Saint John in men’s basketball at 4.00 with an 18-0 record.

The women’s game is at 2.00.

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The NBA All-Star game tonight in Charlotte.

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Kensington at Fredericton in Major Midget hockey.

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The Eastern Maniacs at the Kensington Vipers at 7.00 in Jr. B.

Also at 7.00, Sherwood at the Western Red Wings in Evangeline.