Sports by Hartley Wednesday, April 5th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Tri-City Americans 4 Prince George Cougars 2
Parker Bell snapped a 2-2 tie with a power-play goal at 5:31 of the third period.
Bell added two assists, one of them on an empty netter.
Tri-City went 1/6 and P.G. 0/5 with the man advantage.
.@PGCougars fall to Americans in penalty-filled game three
| https://t.co/KkgaivR1rP #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/ZHt03PZsc3— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 5, 2023
The Americans lead the best-of-seven first-round series 2-1.
Cougars starting goalie Tyler Brennan left the game late in the second period with an injury.
He was replaced by Ty Young, who blocked eight of nine shots.
Back at the Toyota Center, the @TCAmericans regain their series lead over the Cougars. @NutrienLTD | #FeedingtheFuture
STATS 📰| https://t.co/GDxuuVLS3l pic.twitter.com/SiEJJq1KnX
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 5, 2023
The Americans have not trailed during regulation time in the three games.
Under the 2-3-2 format, the two teams also meet tonight (Wednesday) and Friday in Kennewick, Washington.
Mark Lamb named BC Division coach of the year, nominated for WHL coach of the year https://t.co/H6EP3SeTA1 | #CityOfPG @PGCougars
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 5, 2023
The WHL playoff results can be found here.
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) (The box score is here)
Apr. 4 Tri-City 4 Prince George 2 (The box score is here)
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)
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Business Operations and goalie coach Taylor Dakers in this week’s episode | https://t.co/jkPl0ho9zT #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Gq21iahC6i
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 4, 2023
WHL Column:
$idorov’$ OT $core get$ Blade$ back in $erie$ . . . Ice, Warriors, Thunderbirds, Blazers in command . . . Green Shirt Day almost here https://t.co/HiwWS4chUe
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 5, 2023
BCHL:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
The Silverbacks exploded for three goals in just 61 seconds midway through the second period to take a commanding 5-1 lead before 862 fans in PG.
Salmon Arm leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 with game four tonight at 7:00 at the Kopar Memorial Arena in Prince George.
The box score is here.
Do or die for Spruce Kings after falling 3-0 in series against Salmon Arm
RECAP: https://t.co/RjsnLfspxF pic.twitter.com/iJDJ1g9zd7
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 5, 2023
Apr. 1 Salmon Arm 6 Prince George 3 (The box score is here)
Apr. 4 Salmon Arm 6 Prince George 2 (The box score is here)
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: (11 Tuesday games with Winnipeg the only Canadian team idle)
Seattle 5 Vancouver 2
The Kraken scored three unanswered goals in the second period to erase a 2-1 deficit.
The box score is here.
The (34-36-7) Canucks, with just five games left, continue a 5-game homestand Thursday night at 7:00 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago 4 Calgary 3
Edmonton 3 LA 1
Toronto 4 Columbus 2
Carolina 3 Ottawa 2 (OT)
Detroit 5 Montreal 0
Tuesday’s 11-game slate concluded with the @Avalanche becoming the 12th team this season to clinch a spot in the 2023 #StanleyCup Playoffs.#NHLStats: https://t.co/xyzcxlFYnC pic.twitter.com/g1tsETfCq9
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 5, 2023
There are three Wednesday games in the NHL: Calgary at Winnipeg, Edmonton at Anaheim, and Tampa Bay at New York Rangers.
The Jets hold down the final wildcard playoff spot in the Western Conference, two points ahead of the Flames.
Winnipeg has five games left and Calgary has four remaining.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Kansas City 1
The (2-3) Jays visit the (1-4) Royals again tonight (4:40 PT) and Thursday (11:10 AM PT) in Kansas City.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB results can be found 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 5-2 and tied for 4th place after seven games.
Canada 9 Korea 4 (Today-Wednesday)
Canada vs USA (Tonight-Wednesday 4 PM PT)
Earlier results:
Canada 8 Czech Republic 3 (Tuesday)
Canada 6 Japan 3 (Monday)
Norway 8 Canada 6 (Sunday)
Canada 8 New Zealand 2 (Sunday)
Switzerland 8 Canada 3 (Saturday)
Canada 10 Italy 6 (Saturday)
Gushue is trying to capture Canada’s first world men’s gold medal since his team prevailed in 2017 in Edmonton.
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.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 120 Charlotte Hornets 100
The (40-39) Raptors, with just three games left, play tonight and Friday in Boston (4:30 PT on both days) against the (54-25) Celtics before closing at home on Sunday against Milwaukee (10 AM PT).
Toronto is 9th in the Eastern Conference.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
Golf:
The Masters will tee off Thursday.
Five-time champ Tiger Woods will be competing in his 25th Masters.
Scottie Scheffler is the defending champ.