Hartley’s Sport Shorts; Wednesday, June 9

As of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 9  by Hartley Miller

NHL—(2 Stanley Cup playoff games)

Vegas  3  Colorado  2  (OT)
(Mark Stone scored 50 seconds into overtime to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 will be played Thursday night at 6:00 (PT) in Vegas)

Without a doubt, this OT winner from Mark Stone (@MStoner61) is your Shot of the Night❗ #StanleyCup

NHL x @JagermeisterUSA pic.twitter.com/B2DTqJOonJ

— NHL (@NHL) June 9, 2021

Tampa Bay  2  Carolina  0
(Lightning took the series 4-1 to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals)

There is just one NHL playoff game tonight (Wednesday): Boston at New York Islanders (4:30 PT). The Islanders lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.

The Montreal Canadiens will put a 7-game win streak on the line when they play their next game against either Vegas or Colorado. The Habs are North Division champions following that 4-game sweep of Winnipeg. After 11 playoff games, 33-year-old Montreal goalie Carey Price has a goals-against-average of 1.97 and a save percentage of .935.

The NHL schedule is right here.

 

PG Cougars:

.@PGCougars offering Pick Your Schedule ticket option
| https://t.co/P38VftVeoj #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/NexvT37AQB

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 7, 2021

 

NBA—(2 playoff games in the best-of-7 conference semifinals)

Utah  112  LA Clippers  109
(Jazz in front 1-0)

Philadelphia  118  Atlanta  102
(Series tied 1-1)

There is just one NBA playoff game tonight: Denver at Phoenix  (6:30 PT). The Suns lead the Nuggets 1-0.

BREAKING: Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has officially won his first career MVP award.https://t.co/DOTeQ2TLfe

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 8, 2021

The NBA playoff schedule is right here.

 

MLB

Chicago White Sox  6  Toronto Blue Jays  1
The (30-28) Blue Jays visit the Central Division-leading White Sox again tonight.

The Blue Jays schedule is right here.