Sporting Digest: Ice Hockey

NHL: (Friday) Buffalo 5 Boston 0; NY Islanders 5 Montreal 2; NY Rangers 3 Dallas 0; Tampa Bay 4 St Louis 3; Vancouver 5 Winnipeg 1; Washington 2 New Jersey 1. (Saturday): Detroit 3 Calgary 3 (ot); Edmonton 5 Los Angeles 3; Florida 2 Ottawa 2 (ot); Philadelphia 6 Hartford 5; NY Rangers 4 New Jersey 2; Buffalo 6 Quebec 2; Anaheim 3 Toronto 1; Montreal 3 NY Islanders 3 (ot); San Jose 7 Vancouver 4.

BRITISH LEAGUE Championship play-offs: Group A: Cardiff 8 Durham 2; Nottingham 4 Whitley 2; Durham 6 Nottingham 4; Whitley 5 Cardiff 7. Group B: Sheffield 8 Fife 3; Humberside 8 Murrayfield 6; Fife 13 Humberside 3. Promotion/ relegation play-offs: Group A: Milton Keynes 6 Blackburn 5; Telford 17 Billingham 4; Billingham 3 Milton Keynes 10 Blackburn 6 Telford 4. Group B: Peterborough 11 Romford Raiders 6; Slough Jets 9 Medway Bears 2; Romford Raiders 4 Slough Jets 7; Medway Bears 6 Peterborough 10.