(As of 12:05 p.m.) by Hartley Miller
In a nutshell:
NHL:
–The Vancouver Canucks play the defending champion St. Louis Blues tonight (Wed) at 7:30 in the opener of their best-of-7 Conference quarter-final. The game can be heard on Country 97 in Prince George.
–The Montreal Canadiens open their series against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at 5:00.
–Patrice Bergeron scored at 1:12 of double overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
The game was originally scheduled for last night but was played today (Wednesday).
–After six hours, five overtimes and a combined 151 shots on goal, the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in the 4th longest game in NHL history. Brayden Point scored at 10 minutes and 27 seconds of the 5th overtime period.
–In other Tuesday action in the NHL: Calgary beat Dallas 3-2 and Vegas outscored Chicago 4-1.
NBA:
–The (51-19) Toronto Raptors play their second last game prior to playoffs when they tip-off against the Philadelphia 76’ers today (3:30 PM PT).
–Damian Lillard tied a career-high with 61 points, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 134-131 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Trail Blazers have moved into eighth place in the Western Conference.
MLB:
–The Toronto Blue Jays are 6-and-8 after a 5-4 win in 10 innings over the Miami Marlins. It was the first major league baseball game in Buffalo in more than 100 years. The same teams meet again today (3:35 PT) in Buffalo.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Hockey:
With cornerstones like Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, the @Canucks are still learning to win.
But so far in these playoffs, they have not retreated or been blown away. They are a dangerous, confident team.
(@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/GM5RsFRBoR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 11, 2020
Your summer nights just got a whole lot cooler. ?? #GoCanucksGo pic.twitter.com/wud3ZpYZXZ
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) August 10, 2020
The Canadiens and Canucks are both underdogs in Wednesday’s NHL action. (@OddsShark)https://t.co/z0VoSxUjQB
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
The @TBLightning take a 1-0 series lead over the @BlueJacketsNHL, courtesy of a quintuple-overtime win in one of the longest games in NHL history. ⬇https://t.co/ySWkjRuR72
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
Twitter reacts to epic Game 1 between Lightning, Blue Jackets. https://t.co/94AD74RJWB pic.twitter.com/o4SOxrUmZb
— theScore (@theScore) August 12, 2020
Dube scores two as Flames edge Stars to take Game 1. MORE: https://t.co/nhRVZloDEE pic.twitter.com/b9MF2Wa86n
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 12, 2020
Robin Lehner made 19 saves against his former team, and his @GoldenKnights cruised to a 1-0 series lead over the @NHLBlackhawks.https://t.co/nMojOf6VMM
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
TBL 3 – CBJ 2 5OT
CGY 3 – DAL 2
VGK 4 – CHI 1https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/UfY9pjki2X— NHL (@NHL) August 12, 2020
Basketball:
BIG NEWS! An exciting day for @UNBCBasketball, officially committing @campbelltartans / @Elitekhalidloda wing @mattjick for 2020 @canadawest season! Check out some highlights in the video, and read all the details of the newest @UNBC Timberwolf here: https://t.co/hU4y3pC8Ib pic.twitter.com/swcnMWtoIv
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) August 11, 2020
Damian Lillard tied his career high with a dominant 61 points, willing Portland to a narrow victory over the @dallasmavs and moving his @trailblazers into eighth place in the Western Conference.https://t.co/TFXc7Ocs2N
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
Damian Lillard joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players with three 60-point games in a season ? pic.twitter.com/GlPuMWh2sv
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 12, 2020
The Suns are 7-0 in the bubble. ?https://t.co/Ngd20twJbl
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 11, 2020
ICYMI! Final #NBA Scores
Magic 96-108 Nets
Spurs 123-105 Rockets
76ers 117-130 Suns
Grizzlies 107-122 Celtics
Mavericks 131-134 Trail Blazers
Wizards 113-126 Bucks
Kings 112-106 Pelicans pic.twitter.com/ZsC0gJQOTk— SBOBET (@SBOBET) August 12, 2020
Nick Nurse will lean on his top 7 players during the post-season, but @loung_s breaks down the options for the eighth and ninth spots in the Raptors’ rotation.https://t.co/QBMJDYKsvb
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 11, 2020
Baseball:
The Blue Jays beat the Marlins in the first major league game in Buffalo in more than 100 years.https://t.co/Jhn5ajXm69
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
The 2020 MLB trade deadline will be unlike anything ever seen before.@bnicholsonsmith explores how that impacts the Blue Jays and the league as a whole.https://t.co/VLmQPnk6Mo
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 12, 2020
Fastball:
After winning a tournament last month in Kelowna, the Big Guy Lake Kings of PG placed second at a men’s fastball tournament in Ashcroft. @nativesportspg @mypgnow https://t.co/jPVUd8DOte
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) August 10, 2020
Football:
SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall. https://t.co/d5zbtjJZp0 pic.twitter.com/mtDacpjz3A
— theScore (@theScore) August 12, 2020
Report: Cowboys’ players forming separate training camp bubble. https://t.co/SXsdn859Cf pic.twitter.com/E9i6lCSJbA
— theScore (@theScore) August 12, 2020
Soccer:
Portland edges Orlando to win MLS is Back Tournament. https://t.co/nerOd6Mfgr pic.twitter.com/SwcFodEbRI
— theScore (@theScore) August 12, 2020
Golf:
First Look At The Field: Betting odds for the Wyndham Championship. MORE: https://t.co/uvNGkA02LG pic.twitter.com/1GPxOKOUmx
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 12, 2020
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