Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 26th
WHL:
The scene has shifted to Prince George for Games 3 and 4 of the Cougars series against the Portland Winterhawks.
The two teams meet tonight and Wednesday at 7:00 at CN Centre.
The Winterhawks lead the best-of-7 WHL Western Conference quarterfinal 2-0 (winning the first two games by scores of 5-2 and 2-1).
Tonight will be the Cougars first home playoff game in five years.
In the WHL Monday, the Kamloops Blazers whipped the Spokane Chiefs 5-1 to grab a commanding 3-0 series lead.
The @blazerhockey win Monday’s only #WHLPlayoffs contest and move to within a win of the Second Round. #WHLScores
STATS 📰 | https://t.co/yEJfbJS1Qg pic.twitter.com/oIMfUpsf6t
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 26, 2022
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.
Column:
Englot plays for Blazers after penalty changed. . . . Kamloops really in control now . . . Everett top gun hit with two-game suspension https://t.co/1ncun9DslR
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 26, 2022
NHL: (1 Monday game)
Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1
The Vancouver Canucks host the Seattle Kraken at 7:00 in one of 13 NHL games tonight.
The Canucks need a win plus a Dallas loss at home in regulation to Vegas to keep their remote playoff chances alive.
Vancouver is six points behind Dallas for the final wild-card playoff spot with both teams having three games left.
The (38-30-11) Canucks, who have dropped their last three, also host L.A. on Thursday and end with a road game at Edmonton on Friday.
Vancouver is 30-14-8 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
BCHL:
The best-of-7 BCHL Interior and Coastal Conference finals will begin Friday.
In the Interior, the West Kelowna Warriors visit the Penticton Vees while in the Coastal the opener features the Langley Rivermen at the Nanaimo Clippers.
The two series winners will meet for the Fred Page Cup.
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:
Toronto Raptors 103 Philadelphia 76’ers 88
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 Eastern Conference quarterfinal 3-2.
The 6th game will be played Thursday (4:00 p.m. PT) in Toronto with a 7th game, if needed, Saturday in Philadelphia.
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Boston Red Sox 2
The 11-6 Blue Jays host the 7-10 Red Sox again tonight (4:07 p.m. PT).
Toronto is 1-0 on a 10-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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