TUESDAY EYE-OPENER

The Montreal Canadiens may have reloaded for the playoff drive with three deals before the NHL’s trade deadline, but their on-ice product still hasn’t jelled. Alex Stalock made 20 saves for his fourth career shutout as the San Jose Sharks blanked the Habs 4-0. Montreal acquired defenceman Jeff Petry from the Edmonton Oilers and speedy forwards Brian Flynn and Torrey Mitchell in separate trades with the Buffalo Sabres.

There were two other games on the ice. Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard had two assists each and the New York Rangers rebounded to send the NHL-leading Nashville Predators to their season-worst third straight defeat, 4-1. Also, Jonathan Toews had two goals and assisted on Marian Hossa’s score as the Chicago Blackhawks rolled to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs maintained his perfect 5-0 record at the Brier, but not without controversy. Jacobs beat Ontario’s Mark Kean 7-3, but Ontario’s coach Bryan Cochrane complained to officials following the game about a Northern Ontario player rapping the foot of Ontario third Mat Camm with a broom after he’d released a stone.  Saskatchewan’s Steve Laycock is 3-1 after an 8-4 win over Team Canada Monday evening in Calgary.  On Tuesday, Saskatchewan faces New Brunswick and Quebec.

DeMar DeRozan did the heavy lifting to help the Toronto Raptors end a season-worst five-game losing streak. He scored a season-high 35 points, Lou Williams had 21 and the Raptors topped the Philadelphia 76ers 114-103. Toronto rested all-star point guard Kyle Lowry for the second straight game.

Tyler Johnson scored a career-high 26 points and Goran Dragic added 21 against his former team to send Miami past Phoenix 115-98. Hassan Whiteside finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds before getting in a third quarter that featured five player technicals, three ejections and two flagrant fouls assessed.

The Los Angeles Clippers won for the seventh time in nine games by holding the Timberwolves to one field goal in the fourth quarter of a 110-105 triumph at Minnesota. Chris Paul had 26 points and 14 assists for the Clippers, while DeAndre Jordan contributed 12 points and 18 rebounds.

(CP)

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Trade deadline day…what a joke.

Anonymous
Anonymous
9 years ago

Ah yes, trade deadline week may make more sense.

Anonymous
Anonymous
9 years ago

Montreal's "on ice product hasn't jelled" ? Where the hell have you been they are still in 1st place and because they lose one you write something like that . Oops I guess I forgot you are probably a Leaf Fan….So Sorry.