As of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, June 3 by Hartley Miller
NHL—(2 Stanley Cup playoff games)
Montreal 5 Winnipeg 3
(Canadiens lead the best-of-7 series 1-0)
“You never want to see that.”
The Canadiens are outraged that Jake Evans’ presence in their Round 2 series vs. the Jets was put in doubt by a reckless and dangerous hit by Mark Scheifele.
(Via @EricEngels)https://t.co/JTRjebHa2V
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 3, 2021
Canadiens forward Jake Evans suffered a concussion as a result of Wednesday night’s hit from Mark Scheifele and will miss an undetermined amount of time.https://t.co/dnGV2LOOCS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 3, 2021
Colorado 3 Vegas 2 (OT)
(Avalanche up 2-0 in the best-of-7 series)
Right over the shoulder and Mikko Rantanen called game!
That’s your Shot of the Night.
NHL x @JagermeisterUSA pic.twitter.com/Jpj9923Rws
— NHL (@NHL) June 3, 2021
There are two NHL playoff games tonight (Thursday): Boston at New York Islanders (4:30 PT) and Carolina at Tampa Bay (5:00). The Bruins and Islanders are tied 1-1 while Tampa is up 2-0 over the Hurricanes.
The first 15 picks of the 2021 #NHLDraft are set. ? pic.twitter.com/k4sapCf7jJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 2, 2021
The NHL schedule is right here.
World Hockey:
Team Canada is up against Russia today (10:15 a.m. PT) in the quarterfinals at the world hockey championship in Latvia. Canada was fourth in Group B while Russia came first in Group A.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars will pick 15th in the WHL’s 2021 prospects draft, formerly the bantam draft. The Spokane Chiefs have the first selection. The draft is scheduled for December 9th.
We will pick 15th in the WHL Prospects Draft.#WHLDraft | #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/qCHKf9TyTm
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) June 2, 2021
The @spokanechiefs will select first overall in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft! #WHLDraft
DETAILS ? | https://t.co/qkQKsYA8pd pic.twitter.com/W4cGEt9fV4
— The WHL (@TheWHL) June 2, 2021
We will select 4th, 41st overall in @thewhl U.S. Priority Draft on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
? https://t.co/46NPF4AULg pic.twitter.com/JBtDVi9sSF
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) June 3, 2021
Column:
Spokane wins WHL lottery, gets first draft pick . . . Wheat Kings to select twice in top four . . . World women’s tourney to Calgary https://t.co/qQqXmLJ8wa
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) June 3, 2021
BCHL:
TRADES | The Spruce Kings have made a trio of trades, acquiring F Austin Fraser (’03), D Brody Gagno (’02), and F Ty Gagno (’03).
?https://t.co/PeFnsbOTXx#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/k6aJd76PJ3
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) June 2, 2021
.@SpruceKings and @BCHLKings swap blueliners | #cityofpg https://t.co/iaYxu5XmGU #Sports pic.twitter.com/SIxNpFgkwU
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 1, 2021
NBA—(5th games in the Conference quarterfinals)
Dallas 105 LA Clippers 100
(Mavericks lead the series 3-2)
Utah 126 Memphis 110
(Jazz capture the series 4-1)
Atlanta 103 New York 99
(Hawks win the series 4-1)
Philadelphia 129 Washington 112
(76’ers win the series 4-1)
There are a pair of NBA playoff games tonight: Denver at Portland (5:00 PT) followed by Phoenix at LA Lakers (7:30). The visiting Nuggets and Suns lead their best-of-7 series 3-2.
The NBA playoff schedule is right here.
Brad Stevens will reportedly lead the Celtics’ basketball operations after Danny Ainge steps down. https://t.co/1hCgVIeEWq
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 2, 2021
MLB
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Miami Marlins 5
The (29-25) Blue Jays host the Houston Astros Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated from French Open after second-round loss to American Madison Keys.https://t.co/f3An2dYyLt
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 2, 2021