Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, April 25th
WHL:
The Portland Winterhawks enjoy a 2-0 series lead over the Prince George Cougars with Games 3 and 4 at CN Centre Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Winterhawks won the first two games in the best-of-7 Western Conference quarterfinal, 5-2 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday.
In the Saturday game, Cougars goalie Tyler Brennan made 44 saves as Portland outshot Prince George 46-23 before 4,678 fans at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Brennan’s strong goaltending not enough for Cougars in 2-1 losshttps://t.co/dexwvQM9hw pic.twitter.com/uAn2oRfrip
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 24, 2022
In the Friday game before 3,813 fans, Portland went 3-for-5 with the man advantage.
PG Cougars Playoff Schedule vs. Portland
Friday, April 22nd at Portland (Game 1)- Portland 5 PG 2
The Game 1 box score and highlights are right here.
Saturday, April 23rd at Portland (Game 2)- Portland 2 PG 1
The Game 2 box score and highlights are right here.
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 playoff standings are right here.
Columns:
Banned analyst issues apology for racial slur . . . Wheat Kings score OT goal to tie series . . . Huuhtanen helps Silvertips get back on even ground https://t.co/MlIX4d2Fey
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 24, 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
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
NHL: (11 Sunday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Toronto 4 Washington 3 (SO)
Caps 50-goal scorer Alex Ovechkin suffered an upper-body injury and did not return. Ovechkin has 780 Career goals, only behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe.
Columbus 5 Edmonton 2
Winnipeg 4 Colorado 1
Boston 5 Montreal 3
Goosebumps alert pic.twitter.com/cMs6peDbAk
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 24, 2022
Ryan Getzlaf skated in the final game of his NHL career as the the 2022 #StanleyCup Playoffs approach on the horizon.#NHLStats: https://t.co/lO30qzME5u pic.twitter.com/d5kuMihVC0
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 25, 2022
The Vancouver Canucks, who lost 6-3 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday, are on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention.
The (38-30-11) Canucks, who have dropped their last three, are six points behind the Dallas Stars for the final wild-card spot with three games left.
Vancouver will host Seattle on Tuesday, host L.A. on Thursday, and end with a road game at Edmonton on Friday.
The Canucks are 30-14-8 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
BCHL:
Four teams remain in the running for the BCHL Fred Page Cup.
The Interior Conference championship series will feature the Penticton Vees against the West Kelowna Warriors.
The best-of-7 Coastal final has the Nanaimo Clippers against the Langley Rivermen.
Shaw BCHL Playoff Recap: Apr. 23
The Langley Rivermen defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 5-2 in Game 6 to punch their ticket to the Coastal Conference Finals.https://t.co/Ugq4BGT5li#BCHL | #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/bfZ0KhkU5U
— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) April 24, 2022
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 have their season on the line tonight (5:00 PT) when they visit the Philadelphia 76’ers.
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 Eastern Conference quarterfinal 3-1.
The Raptors extended their season on Saturday by winning Game 4 with a score of 110-102.
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
MLB:
Houston Astros 8 Toronto Blue Jays 7 (10 innings)
Rookie Jeremy Pena hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th as the Astros snapped the Jays’ 4-game win streak.
The 10-6 Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox in a 4-game series starting tonight (4:07 p.m. PT).
Toronto is starting a 10-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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