(As of 12:01 AM) by Hartley Miller Long Weekend Wrap
NHL: (Canadian teams went 0-2 on Monday)
Chicago 3 Edmonton 1
(First loss for the (5-1) Oilers)
Minnesota 2 Ottawa 0
Colorado, 6-3 winners over Washington, has the only perfect record in the NHL at 5-0.
Buffalo has not lost in regulation as the Sabres are off to a 5-0-1 start.
New Jersey is the only winless team at 0-4-2.
The (2-2) Vancouver Canucks host the (3-2) Detroit Red Wings tonight.
Four other Canadian NHL teams are in action this evening and all are on home ice.
Calgary entertains Philadelphia, Montreal hosts Tampa Bay, Toronto welcomes Minnesota and Winnipeg hosts Arizona.
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Tri-City Americans 4 Prince George Cougars 2 (Saturday)
The game report is right here.
Prince George Cougars 3 Spokane Chiefs 1 (Friday)
The game report is right here.
The (2-5-0-1) Cougars host the (4-3-1) Spokane Chiefs Friday and Saturday to begin a four-game homestand.
The Cats also entertain (2-4-0-1) Swift Current on Oct. 22nd and (5-3-1) Kelowna on Oct. 23rd.
The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 1 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Saturday)
The game report is right here.
Nanaimo Clippers 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 4 (Shootout-Friday)
The game report is right here.
The (4-6-2-1) Spruce Kings host the (8-5-1-1) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday and Saturday.
Prince George is 4th in the Mainland Division, one point behind the (6-8) Langley Rivermen, seven back of the Chilliwack Chiefs, and nine behind the (10-2) Coquitlam Express.
The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Major Midget League: (Cariboo Cougars)
Cariboo Cougars 6 Valley West Giants 5 (OT-Sunday)
Alex Ochitwa scored his second goal of the game 16 seconds into overtime for the Major Midget Cougars, who extended their win streak to five games.
Cariboo is in 4th place but sits just a point out of second place with two games in hand.
The (5-0-0-1) Cougars will be back on home ice on Saturday when they welcome the (6-2) Vancouver Northeast Chiefs to Kin 1.
The game (4:30 p.m. start) will be Pink in the Rink Night, the team’s annual fundraiser and awareness campaign in the fight against breast cancer.
The Cougars and Chiefs will also play at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Cariboo Cougars 4 Valley West Giants 1 (Saturday)
Cariboo Minor Midget Cougars 3 North Island Silvertips 2 (Sunday)
Cariboo Minor Midget Cougars 3 North Island Silvertips 0 (Saturday)
On Saturday and Sunday, the Cats will play in Kamloops against the Thompson Blazers.
The Minor Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
Canada West Women’s Soccer: (in Calgary)
Calgary Dinos 2 UNBC Timberwolves 1 (Sunday)
Calgary Dinos 2 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Saturday)
The (3-5-4) UNBC women’s soccer team has two regular-season games left with both on the road: Friday at (6-3-3) Victoria and Saturday at (7-2-3) UBC. Both games kick-off at 5 PM.
The Timberwolves are 5th out of eight in the Canada West Pacific Division where the top six teams 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 (4-6-3) UNBC men’s soccer team has two regular-season games remaining and both are against the (4-5-5) Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Masich Place.
The UNBC men are last out of seven teams in the Prairie Division, where just the top four move on to the quarterfinals.
The Timberwolves need to beat TRU twice and get lots of help in other games to advance to the Canada West playoffs.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule/results right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
MLB:
National League Championship Series:
Washington Nationals 8 St. Louis Cardinals 1
The Nationals hold a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NLCS with game four tonight (5:05 p.m. PT).
American League Championship Series: (Game 2)
The ALCS has shifted to Yankee Stadium with New York and the Houston Astros tied 1-1.
Game three will go this afternoon (1:08 p.m. PT).
The MLB playoff schedule/results right here.
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NFL: (Final game in week six)
Green Bay Packers 23 Detroit Lions 22
Mason Crosby kicked a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the game.
The Packers improve to 5-1, the same record as Seattle and New Orleans.
Buffalo is 4-1.
The only unbeaten teams are (6-0) New England and (5-0) San Francisco.
Week seven begins Thursday with two AFC West teams meeting as (4-2) Kansas City plays at (2-4) Denver.
The NFL schedule/results right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 18)
Edmonton Eskimos 19 BC Lions 6 (Saturday)
BC quarterback Mike Reilly broke his left wrist in a game where the (5-11) Lions were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
Reilly underwent surgery and is out for the season.
The (8-8) Eskimos have clinched a playoff spot.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35 Montreal Alouettes 24 (Saturday)
The (10-6) Blue Bombers are tied with (10-5) Calgary and (10-5) Saskatchewan for first in the West Division, although the Stampeders and Roughriders each have a game in hand.
The (8-7) Alouettes loss officially clinched top spot for (12-3) Hamilton in the East Division.
The CFL standings are right here.
The 2019 schedule/results right here.
Week 19 in the CFL has Saskatchewan at BC (7:00) and Toronto at Montreal (4:00) on Friday plus Saturday games of Winnipeg at Calgary (4:00) and Ottawa at Hamilton (1:00).