Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, April 27th
WHL:
Portland Winterhawks 2 Prince George Cougars 0
Ex-Cougar Taylor Gauthier blocked 28 shots for his first playoff shutout.
Tyler Brennan made 34 saves for the Cougars, who were outshot 36-28 in front of 1,821 fans at CN Centre.
Gabe Klassen tallied twice in the second period to take care of the scoring.
The Game 3 box score and highlights are right here.
The Winterhawks lead the best-of-7 WHL Western Conference quarterfinal 3-0 with Game 4 tonight in Prince George.
Two goals for Klassen, a shutout for Gauthier, and a 3-0 series lead for the @pdxwinterhawks in #PORvsPG! #WHLPlayoffs
STATS 📰 | https://t.co/uhJOFzdSRq pic.twitter.com/osa83FEg7L
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 27, 2022
PG Cougars Playoff Schedule/Results 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)- Portland 2 PG 0
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:
Ice responds to City of Cranbrook lawsuit . . . Portland’s McCleary had interesting night . . . Four WHL teams facing elimination tonight https://t.co/oflMtxKyFD
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 27, 2022
NHL: (13 Tuesday games)
Vancouver 5 Seattle 2
The Canucks won the game but were officially eliminated from the playoffs when Dallas beat Vegas 3-2 in a shootout earlier in the evening.
It is the 6th time in the last 7 seasons that Vancouver has failed to qualify for the post-season.
The (39-30-11) Canucks host L.A. on Thursday and end with a road game at Edmonton on Friday.
Vancouver is 31-14-8 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Calgary 5 Nashville 4 (OT)
With the one point, the Predators clinched a playoff spot
Toronto 3 Detroit 0
Auston Matthews scored twice including his 60th goal of the season.
Edmonton 5 Pittsburgh 1
Ottawa 5 New Jersey 4 (OT)
The @PredsNHL and @LAKings secured #StanleyCup playoff berths Tuesday, leaving just one more Wild Card spot up for grabs in the Western Conference.#NHLStats: https://t.co/v6eVzaaW4Q pic.twitter.com/DOZOwZqRPA
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 27, 2022
BCHL:
The best-of-7 BCHL Interior and Coastal Conference finals start 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:
The Raptors-76’ers NBA first-round series is back in Toronto for Game 6 Thursday (4:00 p.m. PT).
Philadelphia leads the best-of-7 Eastern Conference quarterfinal 3-2.
If a 7th game is needed, it will be played Saturday in Philadelphia.
The Raptors are trying to become the first NBA team to ever win a series after losing the first three games.
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Boston Red Sox 5 (10 innings)
The Jays erased a 5-2 deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the 9th and the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.
The 12-6 Blue Jays host the 7-11 Red Sox again tonight (4:07 p.m. PT).
Toronto is 2-0 on a 10-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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