(As of 12:01 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars have a pair of road games this weekend.
The (16-26-3-4) Cougars play the (23-20-3-2) Vancouver Giants tonight in Langley before they visit the (20-23-3-3) Seattle Thunderbirds Sunday.
The Cougars trail the Thunderbirds by seven points with 19 games left for the last wild-card playoff spot.
MH 3 BDN 2 (OT)
REG 4 SC 2
RD 1 EDM 2
PA 1 CGY 2
POR 7 KEL 3
KAM 2 VIC 3
EVT 5 TC 0— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 8, 2020
The P.G. Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller with the original voice of the @PGCougars Glen Dufresne in this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/xnBSGpCQL4 #CityOfPG #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/b4e2g2Zzt8— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 6, 2020
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
Merritt Centennials 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
Just the 11th win in 52 games this season for the Centennials.
Prince George outshot Merritt 36-19 before 1,349 fans at the RMCA.
The Spruce Kings, with just six regular-season games to go, visit Chilliwack Tuesday and Surrey Thursday.
The (17-29-2-4) Spruce Kings have clinched a playoff spot despite being last in the Mainland Division, 6 points behind the (21-25-2-1-1) Langley Rivermen.
The BCHL standings are right here.
The Spruce Kings 2019-20 schedule/results right here.
BCMML: (Cariboo Cougars)
The Cariboo Cougars host the (7-26-0-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians tonight at 4:30 and Sunday morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
The (20-10-1-1) Cougars are in 5th place in the 11-team league while the Canadians are at the bottom.
Cariboo has just eight regular-season games remaining, all at home.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
NHL: (4 Friday games)
TOR 5 – ANA 4 OT
BUF 3 – NYR 2
CBJ 2 – DET 0
MIN 3 – DAL 2https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/LsljCOEJg9— NHL (@NHL) February 8, 2020
The Vancouver Canucks will begin a six-game homestand tonight against Calgary.
Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson missed the last game and is listed as day-to-day.
The (30-20-5) Canucks lead the Pacific Division by two points over Vegas, three points over Edmonton, four over Arizona and five over Calgary.
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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 84 MacEwan Griffins 63
Before over 1,500 students at the Northern Sport Centre, the (10-9) UNBC women extended their winning streak to seven games.
RECAP: 1500 @SD57PG students energized a shorthanded @UNBCWomensBball team, helping them to a 84-63 win over the @MacEwanGriffins on Friday afternoon! Read all about it: https://t.co/22jOVxaU00 pic.twitter.com/N5m0dwPjLS
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 7, 2020
(Men’s game)
UNBC Timberwolves 89 MacEwan Griffins 72
The (5-14) UNBC men ended an 11-game losing streak but they were eliminated from playoff contention after Brandon beat Manitoba 90-87.
RECAP: Despite a good win over the @MacEwanGriffins on home court, @UNBCBasketball is eliminated from @CanadaWest playoff contention. Get all the details here: https://t.co/BhfZ0Vf6U4 pic.twitter.com/JcUhCnv41k
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 8, 2020
The Timberwolves host MacEwan again tonight at 5 (women) and 7 (men) to conclude the Canada West regular season.
MacEwan is 2-17 in both women’s and men’s divisions.
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NBA:
Toronto Raptors 115 Indiana Pacers 106
The (38-14) Raptors extended their club-record winning streak to 13 games.
Toronto will host Brooklyn tonight and Minnesota Monday.
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The NBA standings are right here.