Sports by Brendan Pawliw Tuesday, May 17th
NHL: (2 playoff games)
The second round of the playoffs kick off tonight (Tuesday).
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Calgary hosts Edmonton in the Battle of Alberta on Wednesday and the New York Rangers head to Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes.
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World Hockey Championship
Canada improves to 3-0 after a 5-1 win over Slovakia this morning.
The Canadian’s next game is on Thursday against Kazakhstan.
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WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 2 Portland Winterhawks 1
(Series tied 3-3)
Game seven is set for tonight in Portland. Former Cougars goalie Taylor Gauthier plays for the Winterhawks.
NBA:
Boston Celtics at Miami Heat
(Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final)
The Dallas Mavericks head to the Bay Area to play the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Game one of the Western Conference Final.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Seattle Mariners 2
Jays (19-17) host the M’s (16-20) again tonight from Rogers Centre.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse
BHL Bandits 8 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 4