Sports by Hartley Monday, May 15th as of 12:05 a.m.
NHL: (6th game in the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinals)
Vegas Golden Knights 5 Edmonton Oilers 2
The Golden Knights won the series 4-2. Jonathan Marchessault scored a natural hat trick in the second period and Adin Hill stopped 38 of 40 shots to lead Vegas.
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In the Stanley Cup playoffs tonight (Monday at 5:00 PT) there is a 7th and deciding game featuring the Seattle Kraken at the Dallas Stars.
(The winner will play Vegas in the Western Conference Final)
The Kraken doubled the Stars 6-3 on Saturday in Seattle to tie the series at 3-3.
The Eastern Conference Final which has Florida against Carolina will open this week.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
WHL:
The WHL Championship Series is tied 1-1 with the next three games in Kent, Washington on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Winnipeg ICE won the opener 3-2 Friday and the Seattle Thunderbirds responded with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.
Heading into Kent with the series tied at one!
STATS 📰 | https://t.co/HipEjoIkjC@SeattleTBirds | #WHLChampionship #FeedingtheFuture pic.twitter.com/fbMvvdzoMf
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 14, 2023
The @WHLWpgICE took advantage of a quick start & hung on to win Game 1 of the 2023 #WHLChampionship Series presented by Nutrien.#FeedingTheFuture
STORY 📰 | https://t.co/XEYg5s5yh0 pic.twitter.com/3Mv92V9yXJ
— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 13, 2023
It is a 2-3-2 format with Games 6 and 7, if needed, in Winnipeg on May 21st and 22nd.
There are a total of 17 NHL-drafted players that are participating in the series, 10 with Seattle and 7 with Winnipeg.
2023 WHL Championship Series
(Games 3 to 7 to be televised on TSN) GAME 1 – Friday, May 12 – Seattle Thunderbirds (2) at Winnipeg ICE (3)GAME 2 – Saturday, May 13 – Seattle Thunderbirds (4) at Winnipeg ICE (2)GAME 3 – Tuesday, May 16 – Winnipeg ICE at Seattle Thunderbirds – 7:05 p.m. PT GAME 4 – Wednesday, May 17 – Winnipeg ICE at Seattle Thunderbirds – 7:05 p.m. PT
GAME 5 – Friday, May 19 – Winnipeg ICE at Seattle Thunderbirds – 7:05 p.m. PTGAME 6* – Sunday, May 21 – Seattle Thunderbirds at Winnipeg ICE – 5 p.m. PTGAME 7* – Monday, May 22 – Seattle Thunderbirds at Winnipeg ICE – 3 p.m. PT* = If necessaryThe WHL playoff results can be found here.
WHL columns:
Lambert, Guenther spark Seattle victory . . . Series heads for Washington state . . . QMJHL, OHL finals all even, too https://t.co/wpaYTax5EI
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 14, 2023
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says there was a lack of upsets in this year’s @TheWHL playoffs
| https://t.co/gsWqFBXSeO #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/kppDgvgjI4— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 12, 2023
BCHL:
Penticton is able to hold home ice advantage in Game 2 of the Fred Page Cup final with a second straight 4-3 win over Alberni Valley. Check out the highlights from yet another thrilling game!#BCHLTonight | @ChevroletCanada pic.twitter.com/HELCXSGTW8
— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) May 14, 2023
Associate Coach Brad Tesink has re-signed with us for the 2023-24 @BCHockeyLeague season.
DETAILS: https://t.co/EojYfgVMOS pic.twitter.com/iR6YY4vxSh
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) May 12, 2023
NBA: (7th and deciding game in the Eastern Conference semifinals)
Boston Celtics 112 Philadelphia 76ers 88
Jayson Tatum scored 51 points for Boston, the most ever in a Game 7.
The Celtics won the series 4-3 and will play the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Final starting Wednesday night (5:30 PT) in Boston.
The Western Conference Final will open Tuesday night (5:30 PT) in Denver with the Nuggets at home against the LA Lakers.
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Atlanta Braves 5
The (24-16) Jays are 3-0 on a 10-game homestand after sweeping the (25-15) Braves.
Toronto will host the (23-19) New York Yankees in a 4-game series starting tonight (Monday at 4:07 PT).
All teams in the A.L. East are above .500.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (in Mackenzie)
Mackenzie 7 PG Assault 0 (Sunday)
Mackenzie 12 PG Assault 5 (Saturday)
Tonight (Monday) at 8:00 in P.G. will feature the Devils against the Bandits.