Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 a.m., Sunday, February 20th
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars are back in action this afternoon (2:00) after almost a week off.
They’ll face off against the Portland Winterhawks (36-13-2-2) in the first game of a doubleheader.
Head-to-head this season, the Cougars and Winterhawks have split the two games they played.
On November 3rd, the Cougars took the win in a shootout thriller.
The Cougars (24-23-4-0) sit sixth in the WHL’s Western Conference, trailing the Everett Silvertips (27-23-2-1) by five points.
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The full PG Cougars schedule can be found here.
The @blazerhockey take the points in our Sunday matinee!#WHLScores pic.twitter.com/2RavRx4lWX
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 19, 2023
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Salmon Arm Silverbacks 3
The Silverbacks stormed out to a 3-1 lead in the second period, but the Spruce Kings answered with three goals of their own in the third.
Ben LeFranc, Linden Makow, Jack Stockfish, and Kai Greaves were the goal scorers for the Spruce Kings.
The full box score can be found here.
With the win, the Spruce Kings (23-16-4-1) vaulted from fifth place to third in the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.
They were behind Salmon Arm (22-16-4-1) and the West Kelowna Warriors (23-16-4-0).
The full BCHL Standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will play their next four games at home, starting with a Friday night matchup against the Powell River Kings.
The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NHL:Â
Three Canadian teams are in action today:
Ottawa Senators @ Boston Bruins (10:00 a.m.)
Philadelphia Flyers @ Calgary Flames (1:00 p.m.)
Winnipeg Jets @ New York Rangers (4:00 p.m.)
Barrett Hayton scored his first career overtime goal as the @ArizonaCoyotes extended their point streak to nine games dating to Jan. 26 (5-0-4). They have posted a longer run just once in the past 20 years: 11-0-1 in 2011-12 (12 GP).#NHLStats: https://t.co/C4NXBUIuCi pic.twitter.com/qpHaVwZBka
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 20, 2023
PGA Tour: Genesis Invitational:
Jon Rahm took the win, posting a weekend score of -17, beating Max Homa by two strokes.
From 159 yards to 2 feet. Jon Rahm nearly aces the par-3 16th.pic.twitter.com/VMtFZdEwyj
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) February 19, 2023
Canadian Adam Svensson finished in a three-way tie for ninth, posting a score of -9.
XFL:
Two Saturday games:
Arlington Renegades 22 Vegas Vipers 20
Houston Roughnecks 33 Orlando Guardians 12
Two Sunday Games:
St. Louis Battlehawks 18 San Antonio Brahmas 15
DC Defenders 22 Seattle Sea Dragons 18