Sports by Darin Bain, as of 7:00 a.m., Sunday, April 16th
WHL Playoffs:
Seattle Thunderbirds 5 Prince George Cougars 1
(Seattle leads the series 2-0)
The Cougars powerplay went 0/5, including an opportunity with a full two minutes of 5-on-3.
The Tbirds scored right after killing off the 5-on-3, which proved to be a turning point in the game.
Ondrej Becher scored the lone Cougars goal 14 seconds into the third period.
Right Bech(er) in it! https://t.co/vDG1ZiUcUo pic.twitter.com/k3F5syh997
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 16, 2023
The full box score can be found here.
The series will shift to Prince George starting with Game 3 on Tuesday.
The full Cougars playoff schedule can be found here.
Tonight’s lucky number is: 5#WHLScores | #WHLPlayoffs | #FeedingtheFuture pic.twitter.com/RLNOCqlK4V
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 16, 2023
NHL Playoffs:
The NHL Playoffs will start tomorrow with four games:
NY Islanders @ Carolina Hurricanes (4:00 p.m.)
Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins (4:30 p.m.)
Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars (6:30 p.m.)
Los Angeles Kings (7:00 p.m.)
World Womens Hockey Championship:
Canada will play the United States in the Gold Medal Game this afternoon. (4:00 p.m.)
Canada defeated the United States 4-3 in their prior matchup in the tournament.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Tampa Bay Rays 2
Jays Starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed just four hits through six innings pitched, while striking out nine batters.
The two teams will finish out the three-game series today. (10:37 a.m.)
NBA Playoffs:
Philadelphia 76ers 121 Brooklyn Nets 101 (PHI leads series 1-0)
Boston Celtics 112 Atlanta Hawks 99 (BOS leads 1-0)
New York Knicks 101 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 (NYK leads 1-0)
Sacramento Kings 126 Golden State Warriors 123 (SAC leads 1-0)
Only words… #PLAYOFFMODE
2.9 left in Game 1.
Warriors ball.GET TO ABC. pic.twitter.com/W8FxNkU44V
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2023
PGA Tour: RBC Heritage:
Matthew Fitzpatrick (-14) is leading heading into the final round, coming off an eight-under 63 on Saturday.
Canadians Corey Conners (-8), Nick Taylor (-6), and Adam Svensson (-5) will look to move up in the standings,
NLL:
Panther City Lacrosse Club 9 Vancouver Warriors 8
The Warriors sit last in the NLL’s West Division.
A HUGE road win from @PantherCityLax to clinch the playoffs 👏👏👏
Medeiros scores the game-winning goal over the @nllwarriors
FINAL 🥍
PCLC: 9
VAN: 8👀 HIGHLIGHTS pic.twitter.com/XWkQHkCII3
— NLL (@NLL) April 16, 2023