Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, January 29th
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 4 Prince George Cougars 1
Ex-Cougar Taylor Gauthier was named the first star with 26 saves as the Winterhawks outshot Prince George 47-27 before 3,366 fans at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
The box score is right here.
Riley Heidt gave the Cougars a short-lived 1-0 lead with his 11th goal of the season to extend his points streak to seven games.
The game was tied 1-1 after one and the (23-11-3-2) Winterhawks led 3-1 after two.
Just like coach drew it up!🔥🤤@pdxwinterhawks pic.twitter.com/nkCd4kMVUn
— The WHL (@TheWHL) January 29, 2022
Portland has won five straight and has not lost in regulation time in its last 12 games going 11-0-0-1.
Prince George has lost its last three.
It was the Cougars sixth consecutive loss in Portland dating back to 2017.
The (17-20-1-1) Cougars visit the (28-7-2-2) Everett Silvertips tonight at 6:00.
Prince George is 3rd in the B.C. Division and 6th in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the (16-19-2) Vancouver Giants.
The WHL standings are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Head Coach and GM Mark Lam on this week’s episode | https://t.co/DkoWCPOuVT #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/B8uj9sVRea
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 27, 2022
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @PGCougars facing off against @tgoats_35 and the @pdxwinterhawks to kick off US road trip | https://t.co/9omjbCpewq #CityofPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/BnESCqgxVH
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 28, 2022
BCHL:
Vernon Vipers 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (SO)
The game was played before 1,000 fans at the RMCA.
The box score is right here.
A goal from Kolton Cousins, and another late goal from Rowan Miller forced extra time, but it was the Vernon Vipers edging the Spruce Kings 3-2 in a shootout.
📝https://t.co/zO92jpTdAJ#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/5R4fuo1I0c
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 29, 2022
The (19-9-2-4) Spruce Kings host the (12-14-3-3) Vipers again tonight.
The Spruce Kings are third out of nine in the Interior Division, six points behind the Penticton Vees and two points ahead of the West Kelowna Warriors.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
NHL: (5 Friday games) No Canadian teams in action
The @DetroitRedWings, @mnwild, @Capitals, @Avalanche & @NHLBruins earned wins as visitors.
DYK? The NHL has featured more road teams win every game contested in a single night 3 times: Feb. 11, 2018 (9), March 10, 2000 (7) & March 11, 1999 (6). #NHLStats: https://t.co/20iWD2pO9t pic.twitter.com/KmDwXm3wYA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 29, 2022
The (19-19-5) Vancouver Canucks continue a four-game road trip tonight at 7:00 (PT) against the Flames in Calgary.
Vancouver is 11-4-3 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Canada West basketball:
(Men’s division)
Fraser Valley Cascades 88 UNBC Timberwolves 76
RECAP: The @UFVCascades got out to a hot start and held on to top Tyrell Laing and @UNBCBasketball 88-76.https://t.co/xVDIu3aVHm pic.twitter.com/m55jVXIe7U
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 29, 2022
The same teams play again tonight at 6:00 at the Northern Sport Centre.
The UNBC men are 4-8 on the season while the Fraser Valley men are 6-4.
The women’s games between UNBC and Fraser Valley this weekend were postponed because of COVID-19 related protocols.
(The UNBC women are 5-6 while the Fraser Valley women are 9-2)
The UNBC women’s basketball schedule is right here while UNBC men’s basketball schedule is right here.
NFL:
The NFL Conference Championship Games will be played on Sunday.
In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals (12:05 p.m. PT).
The Chiefs are 7-point favorites to advance to the Super Bowl for the third straight year.
In the NFC, the San Francisco 49’ers visit the LA Rams (3:40 p.m. PT).
The Rams are favored by 3 1/2.
NFL odds are right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
The NFL results are right here.
NBA:
The (23-23) Toronto Raptors visit the (32-17) Miami Heat tonight at 5:00 (PT).
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (AAA)
(U18 Male)
The Cariboo Cougars games this weekend on the road against the Vancouver Northwest Hawks have been postponed.
The U-18 Cougars are scheduled to host the South Island Royals on Feb 5th and 6th.
The (11-11-1-3) Cougars are 5th out of 10 teams.
The U-18 Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(U18 Female)
The Northern Capitals are idle until Feb. 4th when they visit the (2-19-1) Greater Vancouver Comets in Richmond.
The (15-6-0-3) Caps also visit the (7-13-0-1) Vancouver Island Seals on Feb. 5th and 6th in Chemainus.
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.