Sports by Hartley Monday, April 3rd as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 2 Tri-City Americans 1 (OT-Saturday)
Jaxsen Wiebe scored at 4:52 of overtime to the delight of 4,514 fans at CN Centre.
The box score is right here.
Wiebe’s overtime winner lifts Cougars past gritty Americans to even series https://t.co/kJptKIKGp5 pic.twitter.com/YYXdgNvqi3
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 2, 2023
The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 with the next three games in Kennewick, Washington on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Tri-City Americans 6 Prince George Cougars 4 (Friday)
The Americans built up leads of 3-0 and 5-3 and then held on for the victory in front of 4,369 fans in Prince George.
The box score is right here.
.@PGCougars‘ game 1 comeback killed by controversial no-goal callhttps://t.co/xWVG17d8I8 | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/1Yhq2oEQdW
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 1, 2023
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
The playoff schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
WHL playoff schedule and results for Prince George and Tri-City
Apr. 1 Prince George 2 Tri-City 1 (OT)
Apr. 4 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 5 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 7 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 9 Tri-City at Prince George 6:00 pm PDT (if needed)
Apr. 11 Tri-City at Prince George 7:00 pm PDT (if needed)
Column:
Bedard, Pats leave ‘Toontown with two wins . . . Stringer nets OT winner . . . BCHL planning to leave Hockey Canada? https://t.co/pqghGWfHHJ
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 3, 2023
Hitmen, Cougars even series with OT goals . . . Adaszynski, Wiebe are the heroes . . . Pats, Blades resume today https://t.co/SeS1Apfj5S
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 2, 2023
BCHL:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Saturday)
The Silverbacks scored four goals in the second period and outshot the Spruce Kings 49-23 before 1,378 fans in Salmon Arm.
The box score is right here.
Spruce Kings see lead slip as Silverbacks win 6-3 in Game 2.
RECAP: https://t.co/7U2sSN4yhE#BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/B0EpzoG508
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 2, 2023
The Silverbacks lead the best-of-seven opening round series 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 to be played in Prince George on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Friday)
The Silverbacks got the winner early in the third period. Both teams had 35 shots before 1,175 fans in Salmon Arm.
The box score is right here.
Silverbacks took Game 1 as we lose 2-1 in Salmon Arm.
RECAP: https://t.co/8KpInOfFoo
📸 Chris Fowler pic.twitter.com/lkUxS1mIUn
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 1, 2023
Apr. 1 Salmon Arm 6 Prince George 3
Apr. 4 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 5 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 7 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 9 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 2:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 11 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
NHL: (9 Sunday games with 5 Canadian teams in action)
LA 4 Vancouver 1
With the victory, the Kings officially clinched a playoff spot.
The (34-35-7) Canucks, with just six games left, continue a 5-game homestand Tuesday night at 7:00 against the Seattle Kraken.
Calgary 5 Anaheim 4
With their 4th straight victory, the Flames remain two points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the last wild-card spot with both teams having five games remaining.
Winnipeg 6 New Jersey 1
Detroit 5 Toronto 2
Columbus 4 Ottawa 3 (OT)
A 60-win season for the @NHLBruins, a playoff clinch for the @LAKings and a new League record for most multi-goal comeback wins in a season highlighted today’s nine-game slate.#NHLStats: https://t.co/yWIVKZZtcP pic.twitter.com/m4umliHl5Z
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 3, 2023
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
BC Coy Cup: (Senior Men’s Hockey)
(Provincial final in Quesnel)
Quesnel Kangaroos 9 Terrace River Kings 2
Quesnel Kangaroos win Coy Cup with an exclamation mark https://t.co/yOuYDreYoe pic.twitter.com/xYYo7sKjj3
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 2, 2023
The Quesnel Kangaroos win the 2023 Coy Cup Men’s Senior AA Provincial Championship!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/kytU85hs2x
— Coralee Oakes 🇺🇦 (@coraleeoakes) April 2, 2023
Golf:
Canadian Corey Conners won the Valero Texas Open for his second PGA Tour title.
Conners, who also won this tournament in 2019, finished at 15-under-273, for a one-stroke victory over rookie Sam Stevens.
He now heads to the Masters which will begin on Thursday.
Major League Baseball:
St. Louis Cardinals 9 Toronto Blue Jays 4
The (1-2) Jays start a 4-game series against the (0-3) Royals tonight (Monday 4:40 PT) in Kansas City.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found right here.
The MLB standings can be found right here.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 128 Charlotte Hornets 108
The (39-39) Toronto Raptors play the (26-53) Hornets again Tuesday night (4:00 PT) in Charlotte.
The Raptors, with just four games left, are 9th in the Eastern Conference.
Toronto also plays Wednesday and Friday in Boston (4:30 PT both days) before closing at home on Sunday against Milwaukee (10 AM PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
NBA results can be found right here.
The NBA standings can be found right here.
World Men’s Curling Championship (in Ottawa)
Canada, skipped by 5-time Brier champion Brad Gushue and his team from St. John’s, NFLD. is 2-2 after four games.
They are trying to capture Canada’s first world men’s gold medal since Team Gushue prevailed in 2017 in Edmonton.
Canada vs Japan (Today-Monday 11 AM PT)
Norway 8 Canada 6 (Sunday)
Canada 8 New Zealand 2 (Sunday)
Switzerland 8 Canada 3 (Saturday)
Canada 10 Italy 6 (Saturday)
13 teams are competing in the round-robin which runs through to Friday.
The top two teams from the round-robin advance to the semifinals on Saturday (4 PM PT).
The third-place team plays the sixth-place team while four meets five on Saturday (11 AM PT) to see who advances to the semis.
The semifinal winners will play for gold on Sunday at 1 PM (PT) with the semifinal losers battling for bronze on Sunday (8 AM).
Results, standings and schedule can be found here.
Catscan Podcast:
An in-depth look at the @PGCougars @TCAmericans 1st-round #WHL matchup in this week’s Cat Scan #podcast. Cougars coach & GM Mark Lamb discusses peaking at the right time, similarities between Swift Current & PG rebuild, PG offensive prowess, goalie matchup, 2-3-2 format & more. https://t.co/9wLYevuiOG
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) March 28, 2023
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