(As of 12:05 a.m.) by Hartley Miller
In a nutshell:
NHL:
–Captain Bo Horvat scored twice, one in overtime on a breakaway, to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. The Canucks, who lead the best-of-7 series 2-0, have won five straight. Game three will be played Sunday night at 7:30 (PT) in Edmonton.
–Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots for the Calgary Flames in a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars. The Flames are up 2-1 with game four Sunday (11 AM PT).
–Carey Price made 30 saves for the seventh postseason shutout of his career in the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 skunking of the Philadelphia Flyers. The series is even 1-1 with game three Sunday at 5 PM.
NBA:
–The Toronto Raptors closed out their regular season with a 117-109 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The Raptors, 7-1 in the restart and 53-19 overall, will face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday (1:00 PM PT) in the first round of the playoffs.
–The Portland Trail Blazers meet the Memphis Grizzlies today (Saturday) at 11:30am PT as the two teams battle to see who will meet the LA Lakers in the postseason. If the Grizzlies win they will face each other again on Sunday. Because the Trail Blazers finished 8th and the Grizzlies 9th in the Western Conference, Portland needs just one victory to advance while Memphis must win twice to keep its season going.
MLB:
–The Toronto Blue Jays banged out six homers, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4. The loss ended the Rays six-game win streak. The 7-and-9 Jays host the 12-9 Rays again today (3:35 PM PT) in Buffalo.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Hockey:
Former @PGCougars stand out Dan Hamhuis reflected on a 16-year NHL career with @Canucks, @PredsNHL and @DallasStars
| https://t.co/eKppdM1sx7 #cityofPG #sports #Smithers pic.twitter.com/rAD3Chi9iG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 15, 2020
A busy Friday in the 2020 #StanleyCup playoffs saw the @Avalanche, @Canucks and @NYIslanders take a 2-0 lead in their First Round series. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/FXgK3Pr89e
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) August 15, 2020
Bo Horvat is showing he’s built for playoff hockey after his latest heroics for the #Canucks.
✍️: @imacSportsnethttps://t.co/hydczJv873
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 15, 2020
Horvat’s 2nd of the night is the OT winner! ??
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— theScore (@theScore) August 15, 2020
Your summer nights just got a whole lot cooler. ?? #GoCanucksGo pic.twitter.com/wud3ZpYZXZ
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) August 10, 2020
Cam Talbot makes 35 saves as the Flames shut out the Stars in Game 3.https://t.co/dH57XqNauS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 15, 2020
After an “embarrassing” loss, Alain Vigneault diverted everyone’s attention to the Canadiens’ power play in a tactical move after Game 2.
✍️: @reporterchrishttps://t.co/bcok3zzjOw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 15, 2020
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League plans to return on October 1. MORE: https://t.co/Auj4t9kjYu pic.twitter.com/dGtFEqFg7h
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 14, 2020
Basketball:
The Trail Blazers and Grizzlies will meet in a play-in series to determine the eighth seed in the Western Conference.https://t.co/wuWIrkpBAK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 14, 2020
Raptors finish the regular season with their best win percentage in franchise history ? https://t.co/Q7u3C4tqtk
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) August 14, 2020
The full Raptors-Nets schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs. ?⤵️https://t.co/mUloO2ZzD1
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 13, 2020
NBA First Round playoff schedules are here! ? ? ?
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— theScore (@theScore) August 13, 2020
August 14 Results pic.twitter.com/q57o8UmXzm
— Zimbabwe NBA Fans (@ZimNBA) August 15, 2020
Baseball:
Bo Bichette homered for the fourth straight game as the Blue Jays routed the Rays in the series opener.https://t.co/1mtACNwHUy
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 15, 2020
MLB announces 4 positive tests, 29 teams had no cases. https://t.co/ernoWyiDhi pic.twitter.com/ADCYyQBlPl
— theScore (@theScore) August 14, 2020
Football:
CFL, CFLPA making progress, season could come down to federal loan.
MORE: https://t.co/6bKXaHpNcz pic.twitter.com/g4FjL2fnYY
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 15, 2020
George Kittle officially signed the deal Friday, a day after agreeing to the contract that keeps him locked up with the @49ers through the 2025 season.https://t.co/GgJTZeXX5R
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 15, 2020
Golf:
Golf: Billy Horschel, Kim Si-woo among leaders at log-jammed Wyndham Championship https://t.co/sxY6X9QUb6
— The Straits Times (@STcom) August 15, 2020