Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. (updated 12:05 p.m) Thursday, June 16th
NHL: (Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final)
Colorado Avalanche 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT)
Andre Burakovsky scored at 1:23 of overtime for the Avs who outshot the Lightning 38-23.
Colorado led 3-1 after one and the game was tied 3-3 after two.
“There are some positive signs for us in this game,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper of Prince George. “But the right team won the game, so give them credit for pulling it out.”
Andre Burakovsky scored 1:23 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche opened the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.https://t.co/nafK4Wp8Wd
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 16, 2022
The two teams have a two-day break before playing Game 2 Saturday night (just after 5:00 PT) in Denver.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are right here or right here.
Stanley Cup Final: (All times 5 p.m. PT)
Wednesday, June 15: Tampa Bay at Colorado (Colorado won 4-3 in OT)
Saturday, June 18: Tampa Bay at Colorado
Monday, June 20: Colorado at Tampa Bay
Wednesday, June 22: Colorado at Tampa Bay
*Friday, June 24: Tampa Bay at Colorado
*Sunday, June 26: Colorado at Tampa Bay
*Tuesday, June 28: Tampa Bay at Colorado
*If necessary
Column:
Hamilton gets last slot in 2022 Memorial Cup . . . Fun begins Monday in Saint John . . . Long-time Edmonton columnist writes Oil Kings for last time https://t.co/dCGvsrvoSU
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) June 16, 2022
NBA:
The NBA Finals resume with Game 6 (just after 6:00) tonight in Boston.
The Golden State Warriors, looking for their 4th title in the last eight seasons, enjoy a 3-2 series lead over the Celtics.
The NBA playoff results and schedule are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Baltimore Orioles 6 (10 innings)
The (37-25) Blue Jays are 2-1 on a 7-game homestand that continues today (12:07 PT) against the (27-37) Orioles.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Golf:
A good start for Canadian Open champ Rory McIlroy at the U.S. Open.
McIlroy began with a 3-under-67 today (Thursday).
The leaderboard is right here.
CFL:
Week 2 of the CFL season begins tonight (4:30 PT) with Montreal at Toronto.
The (1-0) B.C. Lions are off this week with their next game on Saturday, June 25th when they host Toronto.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
PG Senior Lacrosse:
Canadian Brewhouse Devils 22 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 4
PG Senior Lacrosse tonight at 8:00 has the BHL Bandits up against the Crossfire in Quesnel.
UNBC Timberwolves:
UNBC men’s, women’s soccer schedules released https://t.co/4ADKAnCCip pic.twitter.com/oKzOyfY032
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 13, 2022
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