In a nutshell: As of 12:05 p.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
NHL: (North Division)
Edmonton 3 Vancouver 0
(Mike Smith with 32 saves for the shutout. It is the third time this season that Vancouver has been blanked. Connor McDavid scored into an empty net and added an assist to give him 40 points in 22 games. The (8-14-2) Canucks visit the (12-6-1) Winnipeg Jets on Monday and Tuesday night at 5:00)
Smith leads Oilers to shutout of slumping Canucks.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 26, 2021
Winnipeg 6 Montreal 3
(This was the Habs first game since Dominique Ducharme took over from the fired Claude Julien as head coach)
Connor scores twice as Jets spoil Ducharme’s debut, beat Habs.
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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 26, 2021
Ottawa 6 Calgary 1
Pulled after allowing four goals, David Rittich paused while walking towards the dressing room to headbutt a door.
As @EricFrancis writes, it’s the kind of move the Flames have mimicked lately, self-inflicting all sorts of pain as they reach new lows.https://t.co/xKB9TUPZnD
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 26, 2021
NYI 7 – BOS 2
WSH 5 – PIT 2
TBL 3 – CAR 1
FLA 3 – DAL 2
CHI 2 – CBJ 0
OTT 6 – CGY 1
NJD 4 – BUF 3 OT
DET 5 – NSH 2
WPG 6 – MTL 3
EDM 3 – VAN 0https://t.co/NFSYj50hKj pic.twitter.com/lQ4nybN2d8— NHL (@NHL) February 26, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
PG Spruce Kings:
TRADE | The Spruce Kings have traded G Carter Woodside (’01) to the Victoria Grizzlies in exchange for future considerations.#TrueBlue | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/MAOcki0nKQ
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 25, 2021
TRADE | The Spruce Kings have acquired the rights of D Cade Alami (’01) from the Surrey Eagles in exchange for the rights of F Wil Kushniryk (’00).#TrueBlue | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/2mL4xgRGiA
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) February 25, 2021
Curling: (National Scotties)
BC (Corryn Brown) finished 4-4 and failed to qualify for the championship pool of eight at the National Scotties in Calgary.
Ontario (Rachel Homan) and Canada (Kerri Einarson) are 7-1 followed by Saskatchewan (Sherry Anderson), Manitoba (Jennifer Jones), and Quebec (Laurie St-Georges) at 6-2.
The other three to advance with 5-3 records are Alberta (Laura Walker), Wild Card 1 (Tracy Fleury), and Wild Card 3 (Beth Peterson).
A look at the elite eight as the Scotties heat up with championship pool #STOH2021
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— TSN Curling (@TSNCurling) February 26, 2021
Columns:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller‘s latest column focuses on the life of Glen “Moose” Scott
| https://t.co/itiXSfcP3d #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/Rm7eDKISrl— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 26, 2021
WHL’s wait is almost over; two games set for Friday night . . . Second team opts out of AJHL restart . . . Beast prexy with good dope on folderoo https://t.co/D6Br73NcsR
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 26, 2021
UNBC Timberwolves:
Mercedes VanKoughnett cements @UNBCATHLETICS legacy with Wall of Honour induction
| https://t.co/YAC76hFiTx #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/co2nclsBmG— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 26, 2021
WALL OF HONOUR: @UNBCATHLETICS induct @TofaFakunle after five memorable seasons with the men’s soccer program | #cityofpg https://t.co/fHRfGRGE2l #sports pic.twitter.com/DkO2fgn1mk
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 23, 2021
YES! @UNBCWomensBball has added a dose of basketball IQ to the 2021 @CanadaWest roster, committing @cydcbasketball product Hanna Busic. Hear from the newest @UNBC Timberwolf in the video, and read all the details here: https://t.co/PhQl8hXhVr pic.twitter.com/hc3QTQ6nca
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 25, 2021
NBA:
The (16-17) Toronto Raptors host the (11-19) Houston Rockets tonight (4:30 PT) in Tampa Bay. The Rockets have lost nine straight. The Raptors are in a four-way tie for 5th place in the NBA Eastern Conference.
Nick Nurse and 5 other Raptors coaches will not be on the bench tonight vs Houston due to health and safety protocols. pic.twitter.com/IebT6awfym
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 26, 2021
The NBA schedule is right here.
The Raptors schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.