Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Saturday, May 7th
NHL: (4 Friday playoff games)
Edmonton 8 LA 2
Toronto 5 Tampa 2
Minnesota 5 St. Louis 1
Boston 4 Carolina 2
The Oilers, Leafs, Wild and Hurricanes all lead their first round series 2-1.
There are four Stanley Cup playoff games today: Florida at Washington (10AM PT), Colorado at Nashville (1:30PM), NY Rangers at Pittsburgh (4:00) and Calgary at Dallas (6:30).
The Avalanche lead the Predators 2-0 while the other three series are tied 1-1.
The NHL schedule is right here.
— The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) April 30, 2022
WHL:
Kamloops 3 Vancouver 1
Winnipeg 6 Moose Jaw 1
Both Kamloops and Winnipeg lead their second round series 1-0.
The Portland Winterhawks play their first game since sweeping the PG Cougars when they visit the Seattle Thunderbirds tonight to open that series.
Thursday, five Cougars were named to NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings ahead of the 2022 #NHLDraft.
📸 James Doyle
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) May 5, 2022
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
Columns:
Bilous, Bruins win Game 7 . . . Ice opens by beating Warriors . . . Bankier streak to 15 as Blazers dump Giants https://t.co/qvHsb8cdza
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 7, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller delves into the first round of the NHL playoffs in his latest column
| https://t.co/X7qo1xYMX4 #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/23DlEYCWj9— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 6, 2022
BCHL:
The BCHL best-of-7 Fred Page Cup championship series will begin in Penticton.
The Vees host the Nanaimo Clippers in the first two games on Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th.
Both teams swept their Conference Finals in four straight.
Penticton outscored West Kelowna 25-4 (Interior) while Nanaimo outscored Langley 18-5 (Coastal).
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:
Dallas 103 Phoenix 94
Philadelphia 99 Miami 79
Despite losing Game 3, both the Suns and Heat still lead their best-of-7 series 2-1.
There are a pair of NBA playoff games today: Boston at Milwaukee (12:30 PM PT) followed by Memphis at Golden State.
Both of those series are tied 1-1.
The NBA playoff results and upcoming schedule are right here.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
PG Senior Lacrosse has a pair of Saturday night games at the PG Coliseum: Assault against Mackenzie at 7:00 followed by Devils against the Bandits at 9:00.
Tonight between games, the league will be paying a tribute to long-time Commissioner Glen “Moose” Scott who passed away from cancer during the peak of Covid-19.
One more game is set for Sunday and that will have the Devils against Quesnel at 11:00 a.m. at the Coliseum.
UNBC Timberwolves:
An exciting day for @UNBCMSoccer, officially announcing the commitment of @VIWave / Royal Bay Secondary winger Charlie Stewart for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Welcome, Charlie!!
Hear from the newest @UNBC Timberwolf, and read all the details here: https://t.co/b1s82SH5jT pic.twitter.com/O25hXtvlpb
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 6, 2022
WHAT A DAY!!!
TWO @CanadaWest Sports Info Awards!
Our @UNBC Indigenous Jersey project would not have been possible without the incredible work of so many people who collaborated with us along the way. Thank you.
Today is for all of you. https://t.co/TkTIQDdET9#RunAsOne pic.twitter.com/CjW5QBFRI1
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 5, 2022