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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

(As of 12:01 AM) by Hartley Miller

NHL: (4 games) Opening night of the season

Edmonton  3  Vancouver  2

Connor McDavid broke a 2-2 tie with 5:23 left and linemate Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists.

Alexander Edler and Tanner Pearson scored for the Canucks, who play their second game of the season Saturday in Calgary.

Vancouver has its home opener Wednesday against LA, at which time the team will name its captain.

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Toronto  5  Ottawa  3

Auston Matthews scored twice to give him nine goals and two assists in the four season-opening games of his career.

Prior to puck drop, the Leafs named John Tavares as the 25th captain in franchise history.

Washington  3  St. Louis  2  (OT)

Jakub Vrana scored at 2:51 of overtime.

Vegas  4  San Jose  1

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There are eight NHL games tonight with three Canadian teams in action, all of them on the road.

Montreal is at Carolina, Winnipeg visits the NY Rangers and Calgary faces off in Colorado.

The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

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The Chicago Blackhawks have signed forward Alex DeBrincat to a three-year, $19.2 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season.

The 21-year-old DeBrincat tied for sixth in the NHL last season with 41 goals. He also added 35 assists for 76 points.


WHL: 
(PG Cougars)

The Prince George Cougars begin their 10-game October schedule with a home doubleheader against the (3-1-1) Kelowna Rockets Friday and Saturday.

The Rockets are coming off a 6-1 Wednesday night victory over the Tri-City Americans.

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Kelowna leads the BC Division by a point over Vancouver and Kamloops.

The (0-3-0-1) Cougars, the only winless team in the WHL, will be without three veterans this weekend.

Cole Moberg and Jackson Leppard are expected out 1-2 weeks while Ilijah Colina is still 2-3 weeks from returning.

After four games, the Cougars are 2/19 on the power-play (10.5 %) and 9/13 on the penalty kill (69.2 %).

They have scored seven goals while allowing 14.

The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.

The WHL standings are right here.



BCHL:
(PG Spruce Kings)

The (3-4-2) Prince George Spruce Kings play two games at the BCHL Showcase in Penticton against the (1-8-2) West Kelowna Warriors on Friday (10 a.m.) and against the (3-5-1) Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).

The Spruce Kings are six points behind the (7-1) Mainland Division leading Coquitlam Express.

The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.

The BCHL standings are right here.



BC Major Midget League: 
(Cariboo Cougars)

The (1-0-0-1) Major Midget Cariboo Cougars visit the (1-1) Kootenay Ice in Trail Saturday (4:00 PM) and Sunday (9:45 AM).

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The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.

 

MLB:

(American League wild-card game)

Tampa Bay Rays  5  Oakland A’s  1

The Rays advance to the best-of-five ALDS against the Astros beginning Friday (11:05 a.m. PT) in Houston.

The other series in the American League opens Friday (4:07 p.m. PT) with the Minnesota Twins at the New York Yankees.

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The best-of-five National League Division Series will open today.

First up, the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Atlanta Braves (2:00 p.m.) and that will be followed by the Washington Nationals at the LA Dodgers (5:30).

The Nationals are riding a nine-game win streak.

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The MLB playoff schedule/results right here.

The MLB standings are right here.

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Major League Baseball’s average attendance dropped 1.7% this year for its fourth straight decline.

Toronto, Seattle, San Francisco and Detroit combined for more than 1.8 million fewer tickets.

The Blue Jays had the biggest home attendance drop, falling 575,137 in a season they finished with a 67-95 record.

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Canada West Women’s Soccer: 

The (3-2-3) UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team will host the (7-0-1) Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at 6:00 and the (2-2-4) Fraser Valley Cascades Sunday at noon at Masich Place.

UNBC is fourth out of eight teams in the Pacific Division with six games to go, with four of them on the road.

The top six advance to the playoffs.

The UNBC women’s soccer schedule/results right here.

The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.



Canada West Men’s Soccer:

The UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team will visit the (6-4) Trinity Western Spartans Friday and Saturday night at 7:15 in Langley.

The (4-5-2) Timberwolves have just four games left and are last out of seven teams in the Pacific Division, with just the top four to advance to the playoffs.

The UNBC men’s soccer schedule/results right here.

The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.

NFL:

The 5th week of the NFL season starts tonight (5:20 p.m.) with the LA Rams at Seattle.

Both teams are 3-1 in the NFC West.

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Just three teams are unbeaten: New England and Kansas City are 4-0 while San Francisco is 3-0.

Six teams are still searching for a victory.

Miami, Cincinnati, Denver and Washington are 0-4, the New York Jets are 0-3 while Arizona is  0-3-1.

The NFL schedule/results right here.

The NFL standings are right here.


CFL:

Just five weekends remain in the CFL regular season.

Week 17 begins Friday (4:00 p.m. PT) with (7-7) Edmonton at (11-3) Hamilton.

The (4-10) BC Lions, who have won three straight, host the (2-11) Toronto Argonauts Saturday night at 7:00.

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The CFL standings are right here.

The 2019 schedule/results right here.

 

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