Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
NHL: (9 Monday games)
Washington 6 Vancouver 4
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and added two assists for the Capitals, who overcame a 4-2 third-period deficit.
The (0-3) Canucks have blown multi-goal leads in each of their games.
Canucks fans, look away. 🙈 pic.twitter.com/8JC7bgE44e
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 18, 2022
Vancouver will continue on the road playing at (0-3) Columbus tonight (Tuesday 4:00 PT).
Alex Ovechkin’s first two goals of the season highlighted Monday night’s slate as the @Capitals captain moved within 19 of tying Gordie Howe for second place on the NHL’s all-time list.#NHLStats: https://t.co/2RiLhjMoP4 pic.twitter.com/hmCWcErRLZ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 18, 2022
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have acquired 18-year-old forward Scott Cousins from the Kelowna Rockets.
Cousins, who is from P.G., and a former player with the Cariboo Cougars, notched 12 points (eight goals) in 52 games over three seasons with the Rockets.
The (6-2) Spruce Kings play their next two games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack; Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 against (4-2-1) Coquitlam and Thursday afternoon at 4:00 against (6-0) Surrey.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
WHL:
The (3-5) Prince George Cougars, who have lost their last three, play their next two on the road: Friday in Langley against the (1-3-1-2) Vancouver Giants and Saturday in Kamloops against the (4-1-0-1) Blazers.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL standings can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller speaks with @cariboocougars @NCapitalsfmaaa @caribooU17AAA @caribooU15AAA general manager @Boston771 in this week’s episode @PGCougars | #cityofpg https://t.co/nVVzm6SlKC #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/kI8uKJAVEo
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 13, 2022
BC Elite Hockey League: (BCEHL)
(U18)
The (4-2) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (4-3) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 in West Vancouver and Sunday at noon in North Vancouver.
The U18 Cougars are in third place out of nine teams and riding a 4-game winning streak.
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The (1-6-1) U18 female Northern Capitals host the (0-8-1) Greater Vancouver Comets Friday (6:45 p.m. Kin 1), Saturday (5:45 p.m. Kin 2), and Sunday, (8:30 a.m. Kin 2).
The Caps are 4th and the Comets last in the 5-team division.
The league scores, standings, and stats for all BCEHL divisions can be found here.
MLB:
American League
Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees (PPD Rain)
The two teams will play this afternoon (at 1:07 PT) in the 5th and deciding game with the winner advancing to the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.
National League
The best of 7 National League Championship Series will open tonight (at 5:03) in San Diego featuring the Padres against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Major League Baseball playoff schedule is right here.
NFL: (Final game in Week 6)
LA Chargers 19 Denver Broncos 16 (OT)
The Chargers are 4-2 and tied with Kansas City for the top spot in the AFC West while the Broncos fell to 2-4.
Buffalo has the best record in the AFC at 5-1 while Philadelphia has the best record in the entire NFL at 6-0.
The NFL odds can be found right here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL: (Week 20)
The (11-5) B.C. Lions visit the Edmonton Elks Friday night at 6:30 (PT) before they play at Winnipeg on October 28th to close out their regular season.
Edmonton has lost a league-record 16 straight home games.
The Lions are in second place in the West Division, two points ahead of the (10-6) Calgary Stampeders.
The Stampeders’ final two games are a home-and-home with (6-10) Saskatchewan starting on Saturday (4 PM PT) in Regina and concluding on October 29th in Calgary.
Week 20 of the CFL season starts Friday (4 PM) with (4-12) Ottawa at (6-10) Hamilton.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
NBA:
The NBA regular season tips off with a pair of games tonight: Philadelphia at Boston (4:30 PT) followed by the LA Lakers at Golden State (7:00).
The Toronto Raptors open at home Wednesday night (4:30) against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves conclude their regular season in Canada West men’s soccer on the road at Fraser Valley Friday night at 7:00 and Sunday at noon in Abbotsford.
The UNBC men have clinched a playoff spot as they are in third place out of seven teams in the Pacific Division with a record of 7-4-3.
Michael Henman of the Timberwolves has a league-leading 18 goals.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule and results can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
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The UNBC women’s soccer team missed the playoffs with a 4-7-3 record which was sixth place (out of eight teams) in the Pacific Division.
The UNBC women’s soccer results can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
Columns:
Wheat Kings’ Thornton released from hospital, now at home . . . Health of Rockets’ captain a concern . . . WHL still has three unbeaten teams https://t.co/YhUMvU10zG
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 17, 2022
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