Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, May 2nd
NHL: (Final game of the regular season)
Winnipeg Jets 4 Seattle Kraken 3
Former PG Cougar Jansen Harkins picked up a pair of assists for the Jets. Harkins had 13 points (7 goals) in 77 games.
The (40-30-12) Vancouver Canucks finished 10th in the Western Conference with 92 points, five points out of a playoff spot.
The Canucks were 32-15-10 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
The Canucks results are right here.
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The Stanley Cup playoffs will start with 4 games tonight: Tampa at Toronto (4:30 PT), LA at Edmonton (7:00), Boston at Carolina (4:00), and St. Louis at Minnesota (6:30).
The other four first-round series will start on Tuesday including Dallas at Calgary (7:00).
The time is here – it’s the moment every hockey fan has been waiting for…
The First Round schedule for the 2022 #StanleyCup Playoffs is set. Find your team, fill your calendar, get your bracket ready and let the mayhem begin.#NHLStats: https://t.co/iobl99wjdo pic.twitter.com/XzIbFnUr40
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 30, 2022
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 30, 2022
WHL:
Red Deer Rebels 5 Brandon Wheat Kings 4 (Triple OT Sunday)
The Rebels win the series 4-2 to advance to the second round against the Edmonton Oil Kings.
Vancouver Giants 3 Everett Silvertips 0 (Saturday)
The Giants lead the best-of-7 first-round series 3-2 with Game 6 tonight in Langley.
The WHL playoff schedule and results are right here.
PG Cougars Playoff 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
The Game 3 box score and highlights are right here.
Wednesday, April 27th vs. Portland (Game 4)- Portland 2 PG 1
The box score and highlights are right here.
The WHL playoff standings are right here.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while wondering if there is giant upset in WHL’s future . . . https://t.co/18I1dOILO2
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 2, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about his affinity for good goaltending during the @TheWHL playoffs | https://t.co/MhR2d5QHE7 #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/EVt4egaCtA
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 29, 2022
Cat Scan:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Scouting @RiderFanBob in this week’s episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/JgS9tbGcEp #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/z2SEGb6cqd— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 27, 2022
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 6 West Kelowna Warriors 0 (Saturday)
The Vees lead the best-of-7 Interior Final 2-0 with Game 3 tonight (Monday) in West Kelowna.
Nanaimo Clippers 3 Langley Rivermen 0 (Saturday)
The Clippers lead the best-of-7 Coastal Final 2-0 with Game 3 Tuesday night in Langley.
The two series winners will meet for the Fred Page Cup.
The BCHL playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Houston Astros 2
The 15-8 Blue Jays host the 16-6 New York Yankees tonight (4:07 p.m. PT) to start a 3-game series.
The Yankees have the best record in the Majors.
Toronto is 5-2 on a 10-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NBA: (2 playoff games Sunday)
Golden State Warriors 117 Memphis Grizzlies 116
(The Warriors lead the second-round series 1-0)
Milwaukee Bucks 101 Boston Celtics 89
(The Bucks lead the second-round series 1-0)
The other two Conference semis open tonight (Monday): Philadelphia at Miami (4:30 p.m.) and Dallas at Phoenix (7:00).
The NBA playoff results are right here.
PG Lacrosse:
The PG Senior Lacrosse Association begins a new season this week.
The opening game, scheduled for 8:00 tonight at Kin 1 between the Devils and Assault, was postponed due to a lack of referees.
There are five teams in the league, including one each from Quesnel and Mackenzie.
NFL:
Jets: A+
Ravens: A
Falcons: A-
Seahawks: B+#NFLDraft Grades: Instant analysis of every team’s 2022 rookie class. https://t.co/FL0RtgHoLl pic.twitter.com/g1nUjQE3DD— theScore (@theScore) May 1, 2022