Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 p.m. Thursday, November 4th
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
West Kelowna Warriors 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
It was the first loss in five home games for the Spruce Kings, before 595 fans at the RMCA. The (7-3) Spruce Kings will host the (5-3-1) Trail Smoke Eaters Friday and Saturday.
Goals from John Herrington and Rowan Miller, along with a good effort in goal from Aaron Trotter didn’t turn out to be enough as the Spruce Kings get edged 3-2 against the West Kelowna Warriors.
?- Vicki Brown#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/2s3dowDrzX
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 4, 2021
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The (5-4) Prince George Cougars play their next two games on the road.
The Cougars visit the (4-2-1) Vancouver Giants Friday in Langley and the (4-3) Rockets Saturday in Kelowna.
The Rockets beat the Giants 7-6 in overtime last night (Wednesday).
The next home games for the Cougars will be on Tuesday and Wednesday against Vancouver.
NHL:
Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon figures it could be 3-5 months before Jack Eichel makes his debut with his new team.https://t.co/QaMmCPlSlj
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 4, 2021
(4 Wednesday games)
Edmonton 5 Nashville 2
Leon Draisaitl tallied twice and added an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead.
Oilers Leon Draisaitl
First player with 20 points thru his team’s first 9 games of a season since Mario Lemieux in 2002-03
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 4, 2021
Wednesday was a packed one:
? @Canes extended to 9-0-0
? Leon Draisaitl hit 20 points in game No. 9️⃣
? Cole Sillinger became the youngest @BlueJacketsNHL with a 3️⃣-point outing
? @ToreyKrug tied the game with 9️⃣ seconds left – shorthanded#NHLStats: https://t.co/bvCivXUmvP pic.twitter.com/htc98C6B5Z— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 4, 2021
The Vancouver Canucks host Nashville Friday night at 7:00.
The (4-5-1) Canucks are 1-3 on a 7-game homestand.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been dealing with mild symptoms.https://t.co/JfZXxNf04K
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2021
The NHL standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars U18 AAA & Northern Capitals Female U18 AAA)
The (5-5-1-1) Cariboo Cougars visit the (8-4) Greater Vancouver Canadians Saturday night at 5:00 and Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in Richmond. Cariboo is in 7th place in the 10-team league
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
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The (7-4-0-1) Northern Capitals host the (5-5) Vancouver Island Seals Friday night at 6:45 at Kin 1 in the first of a triple-header. They also meet Saturday night at 6:00 at Kin 2 and Sunday morning at 8:15 at Kin 1. The Capitals are in 2nd place in the 5-team league.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
Canada West basketball: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The (1-1) UNBC Timberwolves have their home openers this weekend in Canada West basketball.
UNBC will host the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack on Friday night at 6:00 (women) and 8:00 (men) and Saturday at 4:00 and 6:00 PM.
The Timberwolves are 1-1 in both the men’s and women’s divisions.
The TRU women are 0-2 and the TRU men are 1-1.
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 109 Washington Wizards 100
The (6-3) Raptors have won five straight and will host the (5-4) Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night (4:30 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
NFL: (Week 9)
Jordan Love will start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Love replaces Aaron Rodgers, who has been placed in the NFL’s COVID Protocol.
Rodgers out vs. Chiefs, Love to make first start for Packers.
MORE: https://t.co/t3ujWcaV2e pic.twitter.com/vvQro9swYy
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 3, 2021
The 9th week of the NFL season starts tonight (5:2o PT) with the (2-5) New York Jets at the (3-5) Indianapolis Colts.
A dozen more games will be played Sunday, including Green Bay at Kansas City, Arizona at San Francisco, and Tennessee at LA Rams.
Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit when his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, prosecutors said.https://t.co/KTsgk63rBZ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 3, 2021
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL: (Week 14)
B.C. Lions at Hamilton (Friday 4:00 PT)
The (4-7) Lions have lost their last five.
Saskatchewan at Edmonton (Friday 6:45)
The Elks are riding a six-game losing streak.
Toronto at Ottawa (Saturday 1:00 PT)
Montreal at Winnipeg (Saturday 4:00)
West: Winnipeg 10-1, Saskatchewan 7-4, Calgary 6-6, B.C. 4-7, and Edmonton 2-8
East: Toronto 7-4, Montreal and Hamilton 6-5, and Ottawa 2-10.
The CFL schedule is right here.
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