Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, April 23rd
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 5 Prince George Cougars 2
The Winterhawks scored the first three goals of the game in the opening nine minutes, two of them on the power-play.
Portland went 3-for-5 with the man advantage while Prince George was 1-for-3.
The #WHLPlayoffs are back in PDX, and the @pdxwinterhawks are pretty pleased. #PORvsPG
STATS 📝 | https://t.co/jJy4cBJqvI pic.twitter.com/kt8DQsrZzP
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 23, 2022
Ex-Cougar Taylor Gauthier was named the first star with 32 saves as Portland outshot P.G. 39-34 before 3,813 fans.
Ty Young started for Prince George in net but was replaced by Tyler Brennan after surrendering three goals on 13 shots.
Brennan stopped 23 of 24 in 50-minutes of work.
Connor Bowie, on a second period power-play, and Riley Heidt, in the third, tallied for the Cats.
The Winterhawks lead the best-of-7 Western Conference quarterfinal 1-0 with Game 2 tonight at 6:oo in Portland.
The series will shift to CN Centre for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some big scores, some little scores, and some WHOA-vertime to cap it all off. #WHLPlayoffs #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/R0dYwDIlz0
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 23, 2022
PG Cougars Playoff Schedule vs. Portland
Friday, April 22nd at Portland (Game 1)- PORTLAND 5 PG 2
Saturday, April 23rd at Portland (Game 2)- 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 26th vs. Portland (Game 3)- 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27th vs. Portland (Game 4)- 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 30th at Portland (Game 5)- 5:00 pm If Necessary
Monday, May 2nd vs. Portland (Game 6)- 7:00 pm If Necessary
Wednesday, May 4th at Portland (Game 7)- 7:00 pm If Necessary
The WHL standings are right here.
The regular-season schedule and results for the PG Cougars are right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb on this week’s episode
| https://t.co/xPHvw5qatB #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/wMokbpbMLv— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 20, 2022
Columns:
BCHL bans broadcaster after racist comment . . . Hall fills hat as Giants shock Silvertips . . . AJHL team talking with ex-WHL coach https://t.co/0K0X9xRrSo
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 23, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller chats about the playoff series between the @PGCougars and @pdxwinterhawks in this week’s column | https://t.co/KCzBk6P74a #cityofpg #princeGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/8myROGOqEb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 22, 2022
Lafleur:
Hockey legend and Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur has passed away.
The 5-time Stanley Cup champion had been receiving treatment for cancer since September of 2019.
He was 70.
Guy Lafleur will forever be remembered as one of the most prolific and dynamic point producers in NHL history. But he was much more than that. @EricEngels looks at the legacy of The Flower.https://t.co/gqyUlr0saR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 22, 2022
NHL: (4 Friday games)
Edmonton 6 Colorado 3
The Oilers officially clinched a playoff spot.
Ottawa 2 Columbus 1 (SO)
Minnesota 6 Seattle 3
Washington 2 Arizona 0
The (38-29-11) Vancouver Canucks visit the Calgary Flames tonight at 7:00 (PT).
With four games left, Vancouver is four points behind the Dallas Stars for the final Western Conference wildcard spot.
The Canucks will also host Seattle on Tuesday, host LA on Thursday, and conclude with a road game at Edmonton on Friday.
The Stars, with four home games remaining, entertain Seattle tonight.
The Canucks are 30-13-8 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
BCHL:
The Penticton Vees and the West Kelowna Warriors have advanced to the BCHL Interior Division best-of-7 Final.
The BCHL playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
The PG Spruce Kings’ entire playoff results are right here.
The BCHL final regular-season standings are right here.
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76’ers today (11 a.m. PT).
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 Eastern Conference quarterfinal 3-0.
No NBA team has ever won a series after trailing three games to none.
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Houston Astros 3
The 9-5 Blue Jays visit the 6-7 Astros again today (1:10 PM PT) and Sunday (11:10 AM PT).
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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