Sports by Darin, as of 12:05 a.m., Sunday, March 5th:
WHL:
Spokane Chiefs 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (OT)
Chase Bertholet sent the 2,368 fans at the CN Centre home stunned with an absolute laser to seal the Chiefs win in overtime.
BERTHOLET CALLS GAME 🤑
Guess he was eager to get the bus rolling back to Spokane, he scored this one just 28 seconds into OT! Assists for Gross and Catton, who finishes with 4 points tonight.#GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/XyzWGrtsBP
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) March 5, 2023
Carlin Dezainde, Ondrej Becher, Ethan Samson, and Chase Wheatcroft scored for the Cougars in the loss.
The full box score can be found here.
The Cougars (30-24-5-0) sit fourth in the WHL’s Western Conference.
There were mixed results for the Cougars when it comes to the out of town scoreboard.
The Tri-City Americans (28-24-5-2) took a 4-3 overtime win over the disastrous Portland Winterhawks, (36-17-3-3) who are on an eight-game losing skid.
The Seattle Thunderbirds (47-9-1-1) blanked the Everett Silvertips (30-25-2-1).
The Silvertips and Americans both trail the Cougars by two points in the WHL’s Western Conference, while the Cougars trail the third-place Winterhawks by 13 points.
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The Cougars will head out on a four-game road trip, starting in Kelowna on Wednesday. (7:05 p.m.)
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
Closing up for the night. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/0uujtl1At1
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 5, 2023
BCHL:
Vernon Vipers 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 0
The Spruce Kings couldn’t find a way past Vipers netminder Ethan David, who stopped all 27 shots he faced.
The full box score can be found here.
The Spruce Kings (24-19-4-1) sit fifth in the BCHL’s Interior Division, trailing the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (25-16-4-2) by three points.
The full BCHL standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will head out on a quick two-game road trip, starting in West Kelowna on Friday.
The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
Cariboo Cougars U17AAA:
Cariboo Cougars 5 Greater Vancouver Canadians 1
The best-of-three series is tied at one.
The two teams will play in a winner-take-all Game 3 at Kin 1 today at 11:00 a.m.
NHL:
Just one Canadian team is in action today:
Montreal Canadiens @ Vegas Golden Knights (3:00 p.m.)
That’s a wrap on a 12-game Saturday filled with more than 12 hours of hockey.
How did your team do? #NHLStats: https://t.co/gLoRa3pvfh pic.twitter.com/E9E5bpbwcJ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 5, 2023
MLB Spring Training:
Toronto Blue Jays 18 Detroit Tigers 5
Have you ever seen a 13-run inning where 10 runs scored before an out was recorded? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/gsdCJ13VYs
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) March 4, 2023
Today:
Philadelphia Phillies @ Toronto Blue Jays (10:07 a.m.)
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 116 Washington Wizards 109 (OT)
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ipAIqPieZp
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) March 5, 2023
PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational
Kurt Kitayama starts the final day with a one stroke lead at -9.
Canadians still in the tournament are Corey Conners (-3, T12) and Adam Svensson (-2, T19)