Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, January 4th
NHL: (1 Monday game)
New York Rangers 4 Edmonton Oilers 1
There are 8 NHL games tonight (Tuesday) with just two of them involving Canadian teams: Calgary at Florida and Winnipeg at Arizona.
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.
WHL:
The (13-17-1-1) Prince George Cougars host the (12-14-4) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday.
The Cougars are riding a 5-game losing streak.
Both Prince George and Victoria have 28 points, tied for 7th in the Western Conference standings, three points behind the Vancouver Giants.
The Cougars are 5-0 this season against the Royals.
The WHL standings are right here.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings game scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) against the Smoke Eaters in Trail has been postponed due to COVID-19 precautions.
An update on Wednesday’s game in Trail⤵️ pic.twitter.com/rlWJzJwE8j
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 4, 2022
The (14-9-1-1) Spruce Kings are set to 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.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
Column:
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
NFL: (Final game in Week 17)
Pittsburgh Steelers 26 Cleveland Browns 14
The victory kept the slim playoff hopes alive for the 8-7-1 Steelers.
Ben Roethlisberger passed for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception in likely his last start at Heinz Field, leading the Steelers to a win over the Browns.https://t.co/QbJJHp6UQw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 4, 2022
Week 18 to conclude the regular season will have a pair of Saturday games (KC at Denver 1:30 PT and Dallas at Philadelphia (5:15) followed by 14 on Sunday.
The 13-3 Green Packers have already clinched the top spot in the NFC and will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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:
The (16-17) Toronto Raptors host the (14-21) San Antonio Spurs tonight (4:00 PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
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