(As of 12:01 a.m.) UPDATED at 11 AM
NATIONAL JUNIOR A CHAMPIONSHIP–(in Brooks, Alberta)
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Portage Terriers 1
The Spruce Kings enjoyed period leads of 3-0 and 4-0 to improve to 3-0, winning each game by a four-goal margin.
? 55 seconds in and @digger_194 dances his way to the net to give the @SpruceKings an early 1-0 lead.#NJAC pic.twitter.com/hpXfKBXUfO
— National Junior A Championship (@HC_NJAC) May 16, 2019
The Terriers finished last in the five-team tournament with an 0-4 record.
Prince George outshot Portage 44-10.
Dylan Anhorn, Chong Min Lee, Ben Brar, Nolan Welsh and Nick Poisson tallied for PG.
.@SpruceKings Forward Nick Poisson scored his 3rd goal of the @HC_NJAC on Wednesday during a 5-1 victory over @PortageTerriers #cityofpg #sports #NJAC pic.twitter.com/sapP7JkUWh
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 16, 2019
The Spruce Kings have outscored their opponent 14-2 in the tournament and have outshot the opposition 114-44.
Prince George is 5/19 on the power-play and 11/12 on the penalty kill in its three games.
The BCHL and Doyle Cup champions are 23-3 in the post-season.
Here is Chong Min Lee with @mypgnow at @HC_NJAC following @SpruceKings 5-1 victory over @PortageTerriers #cityofpg #sports #CityofPG pic.twitter.com/6vEgt8eVK3
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 16, 2019
The Spruce Kings will conclude the round robin tonight at 6:00 (PT) against the host (3-0) Brooks Bandits.
The winner finishes first and will get to pick its semi-final time on Saturday.
Brooks has outscored its opponent 14-7 in three games.
The tournament schedule/results right here.
Standings: Brooks 3-0, P.G. 3-0, Ottawa 1-2, Oakville 1-2, Portage 0-4
PG SPRUCE KINGS NATIONAL SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
Sunday, May 12th: PG Spruce Kings 5 Oakville Blades 1
Monday, May 13th: PG Spruce Kings 4 Ottawa Jr. Senators 0
Wednesday, May 15th: PG Spruce Kings 5 Portage Terriers 1
Thursday, May 16th: PG Spruce Kings vs. Brooks Bandits (6:00 PT)
The tournament semi-finals are Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PT and the final goes Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PT.
NHL:
San Jose Sharks 5 St. Louis Blues 4 (OT)
Sharks lead the Western Conference final 2-1 with game four Friday night (5:00 PT) in St. Louis.
Erik Karlsson scored his second goal of the game, 5:23 into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Timo Meier.
The play wasn’t reviewable.
The @SanJoseSharks take a 2-1 series lead with @ErikKarlsson65‘s second of the night. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/wEM36Zsgu6
— NHL (@NHL) May 16, 2019
Logan Couture tied the game at 4 for San Jose with just 61 seconds left in regulation.
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The Boston Bruins go for a sweep of the Hurricanes tonight (5:00 PT) in Carolina.
The Bruins lead the NHL Eastern Conference final 3-0.
Boston has won six in a row and is looking for its third Stanley Cup final appearance in nine years.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here.
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WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Slovakia)
Canada beat France 5-2 today (Thursday) to improve to 3-1 at the world hockey championship in Slovakia.
The Canadian team will continue round-robin action Saturday (7:15 AM PT) against Germany.
The schedule/results right here.
MEMORIAL CUP:
The WHL champion Prince Albert Raiders will begin the Memorial Cup Friday against the host Halifax Mooseheads.
The QMJHL champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the OHL champion Guelph Storm also compete in the four-team tournament.
NBA:
Milwaukee Bucks 108 Toronto Raptors 100
The Bucks outscored the Raptors 32-17 in the 4th quarter.
Milwaukee leads the NBA Eastern Conference final 1-0 and will host game two Friday night (5:30 PT).
The Bucks have won their last five games and are 9-1 in the playoffs.
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The NBA Western Conference final continues tonight at 6:00 in Oakland.
The Golden State Warriors lead the Portland Trail Blazers 1-0.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
PGA:
Brooks Koepka shot a course record 7-under-63 to take the first round lead at the PGA Championship, the second major of the season at Bethpage Black, a public course on Long Island, 40 miles outside of Manhattan.
Masters champ Tiger Woods is nine off the pace after starting with a 2-over-72.
For the first time in major championship history, all of the world’s top 100-ranked players are in the field.
MLB:
San Francisco Giants 4 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The (17-25) Blue Jays visit the Chicago White Sox tonight.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
PG SENIOR LACROSSE:
Northland Nissan Assault 18 RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 16
Prince George Senior Lacrosse resumes tonight at 8:00 at Kin 1 with the Westwood Pub Devils against the Mackenzie Lumberjacks.
League Standings: (As of May 16th morning)
Westwood Pub Devils 4-0
Northland Nissan Assault 3-2
Mackenzie Conifex Power Lumberjacks 2-1
RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits 1-3
Quesnel Summit Electric Crossfire 0-4
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