SPORTS

In the NHL playoffs…Canadiens downed the Rangers 3-1 to take a two game to one lead.  The Oilers also have a two game to one lead after shutting down the Sharks 1-0.  The Penguins won their third straight but needed overtime against Columbus 5-4. The Blues beat Minnesota 3-1 for their third straight.

The Blue Jay’s lost to the Orioles 11-4.  Red Sox downed the Rays 7-5.  Yankees easily over St. Louis 9-3.

In the NBA playoffs…Celtics lost the first game in their series 106 to 102 to the Bulls.

Canada’s Stephen Ames won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic on the P-G-A Champions Tour.

One Person killed in Harcourt, NB Crash

One man was killed and two others were taken to hospital after pickup truck left the road and crashed near Harcourt, NB on Friday. RCMP say the the accident happened around 5pm on route 126 – about 60 kilometers North-west of Moncton. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Aldouane, NB was killed. Two passengers in the truck were taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries. RCMP closed the highway for about five hours. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.