NHL Hall of Famer Mike Bossy has died at age 65 after battling terminal lung cancer that was announced last October.
Bossy helped the NY Islanders to four straight Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983. From 1979 to 1983 Bossy averaged over 60 goals a season. Chronic back issues cut his career to 10 years in New York. One of his coaches was Islander Billy MacMillan.
The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped the Washington Capitals, 7-3 in the NHL. Auston Matthews had two assists and has 101 points this season. John Tavares had four assists. Michael Bunting and Ilya Mikheyev had two goals each.
Ottawa edged Boston, 3-2 with three goals in the second period (two on power plays)after the Bruins led, 2-0. Tim Stutzle had the winner.
Pittsburgh doubled the NY Islanders, 6-3 led by Jake Guentzel with 2 goals and 2 assists. Sidney Crosby added a goal and 2 assists.
Leon Draisaitl scored three times including two on power plays to reach 54 goals this season as Edmonton shutout Nashville, 4-0. Mike Smith made 30 saves in the nets.
Las Vegas over Calgary, 6-1. Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson both had a goal and 2 assists.
Vancouver over Arizona, 7-1. The Canucks scored three times on the power play. Quinn Hughes had three assists.
The Saint John Sea Dogs built up a 6-0 lead in the 2nd and stopped the Charlottetown Islanders, 8-4 in the Q. Brady Burns scored twice including the winner. Patrick Guay got his 45th and defenseman Lukas Cormier got his 27th. The Islanders (40-12-7) are first in the Maritimes with a 5 point lead on Acadie-Bathurst and 2nd overall in the league.
The Summerside Western Capitals can wrap up the North final in the MHL playoffs tonight with a sweep after getting by the Fredericton Red Wings, 6-4. They lead the series, 3-0 after scoring four goals in the third. Jacob Stewart led the attack with a pair of goals. Colby MacArthur had a goal and three assists. Josh MacDonald had a goal and assist. Game 4 is in Fredericton tonight.
The NY Yankees evened their four game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, blanking the Jays, 3-0 in a rain delay. Luis Severino pitched 5 scoreless innings with six strikeouts. The Yankees used five relievers to seal the shutout. Kevin Gausman (0-1) took the loss. Catcher Jose Trevino drove in the winning run in the third.
Oakland took three of four in Tampa Bay with a 6-3 win over the Rays. Christian Pache had two hits including scoring a Little League home run which brought in two on a hit and error by outfield Randy Aronzarena who kicked the ball to the outfield wall.
GOOD FRIDAY LINEUP
The Summerside Western Capitals go for a sweep of their North division final in the MHL playoffs tonight in Fredericton. The Caps have six straight postseason wins after stopping the Red Wings, 6-4 last night. The winner of the series will play the winner of the Valley-Truro South final that continues Saturday and led by the Wildcats 2-1. The Wildcats won, 4-1 in Game 3, last night.
The PEI Bunny Hop will be held on Saturday morning starting at 8.30 featuring a 5K and 10K race. The first 100 people to register will receive a free Bunny Hop T-shirt. Registration is $25. The event begins in front of the Source for Sports and the Dairy Queen on University Ave. and is being hosted by the UPEI Cross Country & Distance team. The Bunny Hop is considered the start of the road racing season on the Island and has been going on since the 1970’s.
Fourteen Islanders will be taking part in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Many of them qualified for Boston in last fall’s PEI Marathon.
They include: Francis Fagan, Blair Steele, Billy MacDonald, Kevin MacIsaac, Carrie Gregory, Sandra Cottreau, Lora Kemp, Gaylene Nicholson, Amber MacLeod, Rachel Barich (top female finisher in PEI Marathon in 2021), Sydney Riggs, Ellen Christie, David Boyce and Bev Walsh.
NHL
Tampa Bay 4, Anaheim 3 (OT)
Detroit 3, Carolina 0
Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Ottawa 3, Boston 2
St. Louis 6, Buffalo 2
Toronto 7, Washington 3
Edmonton 4, Nashville 0
Minnesota 3, Dallas 2 (OT)
Chicago 5, San Jose 4 (SO)
Colorado 3, New Jersey 1
Vegas 6, Calgary 1
Vancouver 7, Arizona 1
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BASEBALL
American League
Oakland 6 Tampa Bay 3
Seattle 5 Chicago White Sox 1
N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 0
Texas 10, L.A. Angels 5
Detroit 4, Kansas City 2
National League
Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 9, Washington 4
Miami 4, Philadelphia 3
San Diego 12, Atlanta 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado 2
L.A. Dodgers 9, Cincinnati 3
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Friday’s Games
(All Times Eastern)
NHL
N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida, 7 p.m.
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AHL
Hartford at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Iowa at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Utica, 7 p.m.
Belleville at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Bridgeport at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Hershey at WB/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Abbotsford at San Jose, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Texas, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Tucson, 9 p.m.
San Diego at Ontario, 10 p.m.
Stockton at Henderson, 10 p.m.
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NBA Play-In Round
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 10 p.m.
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BASEBALL
American League
Minnesota (Ryan 0-1) at Boston (Pivetta 0-1), 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 0-0) at Baltimore (Lyles 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Jefferies 1-0) at Toronto (Stripling 0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-0), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Detmers 0-0) at Texas (TBD), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Skubal 0-1) at Kansas City (Keller 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Houston (Odorizzi 0-0) at Seattle (Gonzales 0-1), 9:42 p.m.
National League
Arizona (Davies 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Bassitt 1-0), 1:10 p.m.
Washington (Fedde 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Keller 0-1), 6:35 p.m.
Philadelphia (Eflin 0-0) at Miami (Lopez 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 0-0) at Milwaukee (Peralta 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Stroman 0-0) at Colorado (Marquez 0-0), 8:40 p.m.
Atlanta (Wright 1-0) at San Diego (Gore 0-0), 9:40 p.m.
Cincinnati (Gutierrez 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 0-0), 10:10 p.m.
Interleague
San Francisco (Rodon 0-0) at Cleveland (Plesac 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
(The Canadian Press)