(As of 12:05 a.m.)
In a nutshell:
NHL:
–Ryan O’Reilly scored twice and added an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. The Blues snapped a 1-1 tie with a pair of unanswered goals in the second period. St. Louis went 2-for-5 while Vancouver was 0-for-7 on the power play. The best-of-7 Western quarterfinal series is tied 2-2 with game five Wednesday night at 7:30 (PT).
–The Boston Bruins scored four straight goals in the third period to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. The Bruins take a 3-1 series lead with game five Wednesday (1:00 PM PT).
–The Colorado Avalanche crushed the Arizona Coyotes 7-1. The Avs enjoy a 3-1 lead in the Western quarterfinal with the series to resume Wednesday (2:30 PM PT).
–The Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 to take a 3-1 series lead. Game five will be played Wednesday (9 AM PT).
–There are 4 Tuesday Stanley Cup playoff games: Montreal against Philadelphia (Noon PT), Calgary vs. Dallas (2:30), Washington has its season on the line against the NY Islanders (5:00) and Vegas vs. Chicago (7:30). The Flyers lead the Habs 2-1, the Flames and Stars are tied 2-2, the Islanders are ahead of the Capitals 3-0 and the Golden Knights enjoy a 3-1 lead over the Blackhawks.
NBA:
–The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors whipped the Brooklyn Nets 134-110 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series. Fred VanVleet had eight three-pointers as part of a playoff career-high 30 points. Game two in the best-of-seven will be played Wednesday at 10:30 AM PT.
–NBA tonight has Portland at the LA Lakers (6:00 PT) in the opening game of that Western Conference quarterfinal series.
MLB:
–The Toronto Blue Jays got back on the winning track with a convincing 7-2 triumph over the Baltimore Orioles. The (8-11) Jays and (12-10) Orioles meet again tonight (4:35 PM PT) in Baltimore.
CFL:
–The CFL has cancelled its season due to the pandemic, meaning the Grey Cup will not be presented for the first time in just over 100 years (since 1919). The decision was made after the CFL was unable to secure financial assistance from the federal government.
SPORTS TWEETS:
Hockey:
Ryan O’Reilly scored twice and added an assist as the @StLouisBlues defeated the @Canucks 3-1 on Monday to draw even in their NHL playoff series.https://t.co/oenl3uDCAO
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 18, 2020
“I don’t think anyone thought we’d come into this series and St. Louis would roll over. They’re the defending Cup champions. I expect every game to look like the first four; there’s a fine line between winning and losing. Our guys will be back ready to go next game.” -Coach Green
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) August 18, 2020
Bruins storm back in third to stun ‘Canes and take Game 4.
MORE: https://t.co/aZ9KEbYtmv pic.twitter.com/pCDv5l1Gpj
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 18, 2020
Nazem Kadri had two goals and an assist as the @Avalanche overwhelmed the @ArizonaCoyotes 7-1 Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.https://t.co/DXA6BCE097
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 18, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.https://t.co/ecG4AQjU6O
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 17, 2020
NHL: No positive COVID-19 tests in 3rd week of restart https://t.co/TTd5ztMfnl pic.twitter.com/41wk7YtQbP
— theScore NHL (@theScoreNHL) August 17, 2020
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks marathon overtime games including the classic between @SpruceKings and @camrosekodiaks in his latest column | https://t.co/eWe2Otr8R0 #cityofPG #sports #5OT pic.twitter.com/zULKKqVTdw
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 14, 2020
Basketball:
Fred VanVleet is the first Raptors player to record 30 points and 10+ assists in a playoff game. ? pic.twitter.com/gKb4WNlqbz
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2020
? No Game 1 letdown for the Toronto Raptors this season. ?https://t.co/ceZcEcqpJw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 17, 2020
The full Raptors-Nets schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs. ?⤵️https://t.co/mUloO2ZzD1
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 13, 2020
August 17 Results #Playoffs pic.twitter.com/LJYP5uYh7J
— Zimbabwe NBA Fans (@ZimNBA) August 18, 2020
PLAYOFFS BRACKET:
West:
1. Lakers -0
8. Blazers -04. Rockets – 0
5. Thunder – 03. Nuggets – 1
6. Jazz – 02. Clippers – 1
7. Mavericks – 0— Zimbabwe NBA Fans (@ZimNBA) August 18, 2020
NBA determines lottery odds, late-round order after pair of ties broken https://t.co/UgkHissDNj pic.twitter.com/tG8aXRws75
— theScore NBA (@theScoreNBA) August 17, 2020
Baseball:
Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Randal Grichuk homered and drove in four runs and the @BlueJays beat the @Orioles 7-2 Monday night.https://t.co/ueksLwx8o1
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 18, 2020
PG Fastball:
SCMFL TOURNAMENT FINAL
Falcon Camp Services (11)
Falcon Contracting(10)
Falcon Camp Services won all four games including the last (3) of the tournament to claim the title.@KyleBalzer @CKPGCorrigan @PGCitizen @cfisfm @Hartley_Miller pic.twitter.com/WtE5p9gVFz— Big Guy Lake Sports Club (@nativesportspg) August 17, 2020
Football:
CFL officially cancels 2020 season.
MORE: https://t.co/DzT7U9tXfl pic.twitter.com/ux4FTjgv8l
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 17, 2020
Canada reacts to the cancellation of this CFL season. MORE @ https://t.co/4Be4DGxu0m pic.twitter.com/xM6hVHHb2y
— BarDown (@BarDown) August 17, 2020
On the day the Chiefs said they would seat 22 percent of Arrowhead Stadium’s capacity, the Bears said they will not be able to have fans at Soldier Field until further notice. pic.twitter.com/2Rn7dHg2Kl
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 18, 2020
SEC schedule kicks off Sept. 26, headlined by LSU-Mississippi State. https://t.co/VjCcLtLYbm pic.twitter.com/Ndhqxufb41
— theScore (@theScore) August 17, 2020
Golf:
Herman claims Wyndham Championship to qualify for FedEx playoffs.
MORE: https://t.co/PjGLMDCT79 pic.twitter.com/6nYWVuorZR
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 16, 2020