Saturday, February 4th, 2012

SATURDAY'S SCOREBOARD:

W.H.L. (10)

Kamloops 3 Seattle 1
Tri-City 6 Victoria 3
Kelowna 4 Prince George 1
Vancouver 3 Portland 2
Kootenay 4 Spokane 2
Calgary 6 Red Deer 2
Medicine Hat 7 Saskatoon 2
Lethbridge 3 Regina 2
Brandon 6 Swift Current 3
Moose Jaw 7 Prince Albert 2

B.C.H.L.:

Westside 3 Merritt 1
Prince George 6 Salmon Arm 4
Vernon 5 Alberni Valley 2

K.I.J.H.L.:

Revelstoke 6 Kamloops 3
Princeton 4 Chase 3

N.H.L. (12)

Vancouver 3 Colorado 2 (SO)
Edmonton 5 Detroit 4 (SO)
Toronto 5 Ottawa 0
Washington 3 Montreal 0
Pittsburgh 2 Boston 1
New Jersey 6 Philadelphia 4
Buffalo 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 (SO)
Carolina 2 Los Angeles 1
Tampa Bay 6 Florida 3
Nashville 3 St. Louis 1
Phoenix 5 San Jose 3
Dallas 2 Minnesota 1 (SO)

N.B.A. (13)

Philadelphia 98 Atlanta 87
Orlando 85 Indiana 81
L.A. Clippers 107 Washington 81
Cleveland 91 Dallas 88
Detroit 89 New Orleans 87
New York 99 New Jersey 92
Minnesota 100 Houston 91
Chicago 113 Milwaukee 90
San Antonio 107 Oklahoma City 96
Phoenix 95 Charlotte 89
Utah 96 L.A. Lakers 87
Sacramento 114 Golden State 106
Portland 117 Denver 97

N.L.L. (4)

Toronto 15 Philadelphia 6
Colorado 11 Edmonton 7
Washington 11 Buffalo 10 (OT)
Rochester 16 Minnesota 14

SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE:

(All times Pacific)
   
N.F.L. Super Bowl at Indianapolis:
   
New York Giants vs New England, 3:29 p.m. (N.L. Pre-game 2 p.m.)

N.H.L. (4)

Boston at Washington, 9:30 a.m.
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 10 a.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 10 a.m.
Winnipeg at Montreal, 11 a.m.

N.B.A. (2)

Memphis at Boston, 9 a.m.
Toronto at Miami, 10 a.m.

THE HEADLINES:

-- Cam Lanigan made 38 saves as his Blazers won 3-1 in Seattle Saturday night in Western Hockey league action.  Brendan Ranford had a goal and an assist for the Blazers who are now 37-12-4 while Tim Bozon and Cole Ully each scored a goal.  Kamloops is at home to the Tri-City Americans Tuesday at 7 p.m. (N.L. Pre-game 6:30 p.m.) at the I.S.C.

-- Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds left, and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Vancouver won 3-2 in Colorado.

-- The Edmonton Oilers won their third in a row, with a 5-4 shootout over Detroit.  Sam Gagner followed Thursday's eight-point effort with two goals and an assist in the opening period.  He also scored in the shootout.  Gagner's second goal came with less than a second remaining in the period.  Jordan Eberle got the equalizer for the Oilers with 39 seconds left.
   
-- James Reimer had his second straight shutout, stopping 49 shots in the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-0 win at Ottawa.  Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves in Washington's 3-0 victory at Montreal.
   
-- Martin St. Louis scored three times, and Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida 6-3.  The New Jersey Devils took a 4-0 lead before holding off Philadelphia 6-4.  Pekka Rinne made 41 saves to backstop Nashville to a 3-1 win over St. Louis.
   
-- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a landslide winner as The Associated Press N-F-L Most Valuable Player.  Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs won the defensive honours, while San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh was coach of the year.
   
-- So close to the Super Bowl, yet so far.  Receiver Tiquan Underwood was cut by the New England Patriots less than 24 hours before the big game.  The move increases the likelihood Chad Ochocinco will be active against the New York Giants.
   
-- Curtis Martin -- the N-F-L's fourth-leading career rusher -- is one of five players named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Linemen Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Willie Roaf, Dermontti Dawson and defensive back Jack Butler were also awarded spots in the football shrine in Canton, Ohio.