Stanley Cup Playoffs:
–The Philadelphia Flyers held off elimination with a 4-3 victory in overtime against the New York Islanders in Game Five of their Eastern Conference semi-final series. The Islanders still lead the series 3-2.
–Vancouver also held off elimination following a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas leads that western conference semi-finals series 3-2.
NBA Playoffs:
–The Denver Nuggets completed a dramatic series comeback with an 80-78 victory over the Utah Jazz last night – to win their Western Conference Series after being down 3-games to 1. The Nuggets became just the 12th team in NBA history to overcome that deficit to win a series. They meet the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semi-finals.
–Boston has gone up 2-0 in their series with Toronto after a 102-99 win last night.