Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, May 5th
NHL: (4 Wednesday playoff games)
Edmonton 6 LA 0
(Series tied 1-1)
Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 3
(Series tied 1-1)
Minnesota 6 St. Louis 2
(Series tied 1-1)
Carolina 5 Boston 2
(Carolina leads 2-0)
There are four Stanley Cup playoff games tonight in a repeat of Tuesday’s schedule.
Calgary hosts Dallas (7:00 PT), Colorado entertains Nashville (6:30), Washington is at Florida (4:30) and Pittsburgh visits NY Rangers (6:30).
The Flames, Avalanche, Capitals, and Penguins are all up 1-0.
The NHL schedule is right here.
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 30, 2022
WHL:
The WHL Western Conference semifinals open on Friday with Vancouver at Kamloops.
The other West semi starts Saturday as Portland travels to Seattle.
In the Eastern Conference, Red Deer is at Edmonton tonight and Moose Jaw visits Winnipeg on Friday to start those best-of-7 second round series.
The WHL playoff schedule and results are right here.
Cat Scan:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in the final episode of the season
| https://t.co/E3UuWSsg9d #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #northernuprising pic.twitter.com/daGldSLumr— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 3, 2022
Column:
WHL’s second round poised to begin . . . It’s Rebels at Oil Kings tonight . . . Bardsley takes over in Spokane https://t.co/0cvLsI2HOO
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 5, 2022
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 6 West Kelowna Warriors 1
The Vees swept the best-of-7 Interior Final 4-0, outscoring the Warriors 25-4.
Nanaimo Clippers 6 Langley Rivermen 1
The Clippers swept the best-of-7 Coastal Final 4-0, outscoring the Rivermen 18-5.
Penticton and Nanaimo will meet for the Fred Page Cup.
The BCHL playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
MEET THE CAPTAIN❕❕❕
We are proud to announce that D Colton Cameron (02) has been named the 22nd captain in franchise history! (BCHL Era)
DETAILS📝=> https://t.co/zrE6kVms6q
Congrats, Cammy!#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/ehs1RQwYsz
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 4, 2022
NBA: (2 Wednesday playoff games)
Phoenix 129 Dallas 109
Miami 119 Philadelphia 103
Both Phoenix and Miami lead their best-of-7 second round series 2-0.
There are no NBA playoff games tonight.
The NBA playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
PG Senior Lacrosse:
PG Bandits 17 Quesnel Crossfire 3
This was the first game played in the regular season.
In PG Senior Lacrosse tonight at 8:00 in Quesnel the Crossfire will host the PG Assault.
There are five teams in the league, three from Prince George and one each from Quesnel and Mackenzie.
UNBC Timberwolves:
The Northern pipeline is strong!
Today, @UNBCWomensBball announced the commitment of Sophia Fuller for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Hear from the @Engage_Sport / @CdnSportSchool product about becoming a @UNBC Timberwolf, and read about it here:https://t.co/X0hOajd02U pic.twitter.com/sJEQKmv24x
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 3, 2022