MONDAY EYE-OPENER

This year’s Grey Cup will be a rematch of 1999’s CFL championship game. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will play the Calgary Stampeders at BC Place next Sunday. Hamilton downed Montreal 40-24 in Sunday’s East Final while Calgary dominated Edmonton in a 43-18 rout in the West. The Ticats last won the Grey Cup in ’99, when they beat the Stampeders in Vancouver.

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Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots for his fourth shutout and Martin St. Louis had a goal and assist as the New York Rangers routed the NHL-leading Montreal Canadiens 5-0. Lundqvist posted his team-record 54th shutout. Dominic Moore scored his first goal of the season for the Rangers, who had three days off due to a snow postponement in Buffalo.

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It was a happy homecoming for Ryan Reaves. The Winnipeg native scored the deciding goal at 2:25 of the third period to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 win over the Jets. Alex Steen, who’s also from Winnipeg, had a pair of assists as the Blues ended a four-game road trip on a high note. Winnipeg has lost two straight.

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It was another fourth-quarter Mile High miracle for Peyton Manning. Manning directed the Denver Broncos to 22 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 39-36 come-from-behind victory over Miami. Manning completed 28 of 35 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns, becoming the third player in NFL history with touchdown passes in 50 consecutive games. The others are Drew Brees and Tom Brady.

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Around the NFL, the Chicago Bears topped Tampa Bay 21-13, the Philadelphia Eagles downed Tennessee 43-24, Seattle dominated Arizona 19-3, San Diego edged the St. Louis Rams 27-24, and San Francisco got past Washington with a 17-13 victory.

(Canadian Press)