(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
Prince George Cougars 5 Tri-City Americans 1
The Cougars exploded with four unanswered goals in the first eight minutes of the third period to break a 1-1 tie before 2,126 fans at CN Centre.
Four goals in the third period was fun. Big win to start the weekend doubleheader.#NorthernUprising #WHL
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) February 1, 2020
The same teams meet again tonight in Prince George.
The Americans have lost eight straight and during that stretch have been outscored 54-12.
Tri-City is 1-11 and outscored 79-27 in its last 12 games.
FINAL: @TCAmericans (1) at @PGCougars (5)
STATS ? | https://t.co/O6MqtXc9EK#PGvsTC pic.twitter.com/aLIERbjhXA
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 1, 2020
The (14-25-3-4) Cougars are 9th in the Western Conference, eight points behind the (19-22-3-2) Seattle Thunderbirds for the final wild-card playoff spot.
Both teams have 22 games remaining, including four against each other.
Prince George will host Seattle on Tuesday and Wednesday.
VIC 4 REG 5 (SO)
SAS 3 MJ 0
MH 4 SC 1
LET 1 PA 4
WPG 5 RD 6
BDN 4 CGY 0
SPO 7 KEL 3
TC 1 PG 5
KAM 4 VAN 5 (OT)
POR 3 EVT 4— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 1, 2020
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The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
LISTEN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars goals and points record holder Quinn Hancock on this week’s edition of the Cat Scan podcast | https://t.co/qGT3ZNNW13 #cityofpg #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/rVhyuIHxuT
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 30, 2020
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Vernon Vipers 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1
The Vipers scored the winning goal with 17 seconds left in the third period.
RECAP | @coreycuningham scored his team leading 21st goal of the season and Carter Woodside made 35 saves, but the Spruce Kings drop a nail-biter 2-1 against the Vernon Vipers.
? | Lisa Mazurek Photography#BCHL pic.twitter.com/nAjyvvcICM
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 1, 2020
The Spruce Kings are 1-4 on a six-game road trip that will conclude tonight against the Warriors in West Kelowna.
Prince George, with just nine regular-season games remaining, will be at home on Wednesday against the Wenatchee Wild.
The (16-28-2-3) Spruce Kings are last in the Mainland Division, 7 points behind the
(20-24-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen.
In the overall BCHL standings, P.G. is 15th out of 17 and in a playoff spot with 37 points followed by West Kelowna with 36 and the Merritt Centennials with 24.
With 16 of the 17 teams to qualify for the postseason, it appears that Merritt will be the odd team out.
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars)
The Cariboo Cougars play the (10-21-1-0) South Island Royals tonight at 8:00 and Sunday morning at 11:15 at the BCMML showcase event in Kelowna.
The Cougars, who have lost five of their last six, have 10 regular-season games left, with the last eight of them on home ice at Kin 1.
The (18-10-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 11-team league.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
NHL: (7 Friday games)
NYR 4 – DET 2
PIT 4 – PHI 3 OT
WSH 5 – OTT 3
VGK 4 – CAR 3
BOS 2 – WPG 1
EDM 4 – STL 2
TBL 4 – ANA 3https://t.co/thfyzv31ko pic.twitter.com/zzg1b5lmfk— NHL (@NHL) February 1, 2020
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UPDATE:
The Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders today (Saturday) as Quinn Hughes scored his second goal of the game in overtime.
The (30-18-4) Canucks, who have won their last five games and seven of eight, visit the (29-19-3) Carolina Hurricanes Sunday (11:00 a.m. PT).
They also play at Boston on Tuesday (4:00 p.m. PT) and at Minnesota on Thursday (5:00 p.m. PT).
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The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
The NHL scoring leaders are right here.
Canada West Basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
(Women’s game)
UNBC Timberwolves 73 Regina Cougars 67
It was the 5th consecutive win for the UNBC women.
RECAP: @landry_madi had 30 points & 10 boards, and the @UNBCWomensBball overcame having juts six players to edge the @ReginaCougars 73-67 in @CanadaWest play tonight! Read all about it: https://t.co/oh7Gz4FmsA pic.twitter.com/X1gfuxTQoS
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 1, 2020
(Men’s game)
Regina Cougars 90 UNBC Timberwolves 58
It was the 10th consecutive loss for the UNBC men.
Off to the @CanadaWest playoffs for the fifth straight year! ? https://t.co/JhNjxKg0OV
— U of R Cougars MBB (@cougsmbb) February 1, 2020
The Timberwolves visit Regina again tonight before they conclude their regular season with home games Feb. 7th and 8th against the MacEwan Griffins.
The 8-9 UNBC women are in 8th place out of 17 teams.
The 4-13 UNBC men are in 13th spot.
The top 12 teams advance to the playoffs.
Regina is 8-9 (women) and 8-9 (men).
MacEwan is 2-15 (women) and 2-15 (men).
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 105 Detroit Pistons 92
The (35-14) Raptors extended their win streak to 10 games.
Toronto is second in the NBA Eastern Conference.
Portland Trail Blazers 127 LA Lakers 119
Lakers first home game since the passing of Kobe Bryant.
The NBA standings are right here.