Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, January 3rd
NHL: (2 Canadian teams in action on Sunday)
Calgary 5 Chicago 1
Winnipeg 5 Vegas 4 (OT)
Sunday’s seven-game slate featured hat tricks by Bryan Rust and Evan Rodrigues of the @penguins as well as Mika Zibanejad of the @NYRangers.
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— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 3, 2022
There is just one NHL game tonight (Monday): Edmonton at the New York Rangers.
The (16-15-3) Vancouver Canucks are idle until Saturday when they host the Ottawa Senators at 7:00.
The Canucks are 8-0-1 under head coach Bruce Boudreau following the 5-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on New Year’s Day.
The Canucks followed their poorest game under Bruce Boudreau with a win, starting their year by inching closer to the playoffs. But the biggest win on Saturday, the one that will be remembered, happened before the puck was even dropped. (@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/7WyetoCvjx
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 2, 2022
The Canucks and Kraken came together to award Nadia Popovici with a scholarship for helping Canucks equipment manager, Brian “Red” Hamilton ?
MORE @ https://t.co/UWp9pY82e6 pic.twitter.com/0EB3GZA7o8
— BarDown (@BarDown) January 2, 2022
WHL:
The (13-17-1-1) Prince George Cougars host the (12-14-4) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday.
Both Prince George and Victoria have 28 points, tied for 7th in the Western Conference standings, three points behind the Vancouver Giants.
The Giants beat the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 in overtime Sunday in Langley.
The Cougars are 5-0 this season against the Royals.
Kamloops Blazers 7 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
The Blazers put the game away early by scoring four unanswered goals in the first period and two more in the second before 2,957 fans at the Sandman Centre.
The loss extended the Cougars losing streak to five games.
The box score is right here.
The game report is right here.
Kamloops Blazers 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Shootout-Friday)
The Blazers built up leads of 2-0 and 3-1 and went on to win the shootout 2-0 before 2,077 fans at CN Centre.
Riley Heidt tied the game at 3 for P.G. with just 3:36 left in the third period.
The box score is right here.
PG Cougars end 2021 by getting their point across https://t.co/pA1gnmP4sn pic.twitter.com/brSYldf1ih
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 1, 2022
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
Cat Scan Podcast:
LISTEN: Hartley’s Cat Scan with Tyler Brough – December 30th, 2021 https://t.co/kpIDJdCY31 pic.twitter.com/jowAG1YyTd
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 30, 2021
BCHL:
The (14-9-1-1) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (12-12-1) Trail Smoke Eaters on Wednesday.
The Spruce Kings also play the (15-10-2) Bucks in Cranbrook Friday and Saturday before having a home game on Wednesday, January 12th against West Kelowna.
Prince George is 5th in points in the 9-team Interior Division.
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Wenatchee Wild 3 (Friday)
The box score is right here.
Kilian McGregor-Bennett, Kolton Cousins, Nick Rhéaume, Simon Labelle, and Luc Laylin all found the back of the net, helping the Spruce Kings to a 5-3 victory! Check out the game highlights presented by The Siding Specialists at WR Ventures!
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 1, 2022
Wenatchee Wild 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Shootout-Thursday)
39 saves from Jordan Fairlie, and a late third period tying tally from Ty Gagno earned the Spruce Kings a single point in a 2-1 shootout defeat against the Wenatchee Wild.
? @garrettjames22 #TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/RczqJGIWOf
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) December 31, 2021
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
Columns:
WJC taken down by ‘opponent that was not on the ice’ . . . The Earl of Kamloops strolls off into sunset . . . Royals life just Peachy in Victoria https://t.co/AgTFCgrWdA
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) January 3, 2022
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Guaranteed to happen in 2022?) December 31st, 2021 EDITION 869 https://t.co/PhIHRIhrgE pic.twitter.com/nbyVB1kj5V
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 31, 2021
NFL:
Green Bay 37 Minnesota 10
The 13-3 Packers clinched top spot in the NFC and will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Green Bay win also clinched a playoff spot for the Philadelphia Eagles, who earlier in the day beat Washington 20-16.
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, A.J. Dillon ran for two more scores and the Green Bay Packers routed the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Sunday night to wrap up the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed.https://t.co/nsmmcBKDHJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 3, 2022
Cincinnati 34 Kansas City 31
The Bengals clinched first place in the AFC North. The loss ended the Chiefs 8-game winning streak.
Monday Night Football to conclude Week 17 has 7-8 Cleveland at 7-7-1 Pittsburgh.
Antonio Brown, mere hours after his tenure with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached an unsightly and weird end, released a song called “Pit Not The Palace” on social media. https://t.co/1DksbztF3F
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 3, 2022
The NFL standings are right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 120 New York Knicks 105
The (16-17) Raptors host the (14-21) San Antonio Spurs Tuesday (4:00 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.