Sports by Hartley Friday, May 19th as of 12:05 a.m.
NHL: (1st game in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final)
Florida Panthers 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2 (4-OT)
Matthew Tkachuk scored with just 12.7 seconds left in the 4th overtime period to end the 6th longest game in NHL history. It was the longest game for both the Panthers and Hurricanes.
The game stats are here.
MATTHEW TKACHUK’S GAME WINNER HELPS THE PANTHERS WIN THE SIXTH LONGEST GAME IN NHL PLAYOFF HISTORY 🚨 pic.twitter.com/H0Kwdm8HOd
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 19, 2023
Florida leads lead 1-0 with Game 2 Saturday night (5:00 PT) in Carolina.
The NHL Western Conference Final begins tonight (Friday 5:30) in Vegas with the Golden Knights hosting the Dallas Stars.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller asks the question, Is the final four in the @NHL playoffs a snore?
| https://t.co/2aNZFNaMfr #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/wDqgieNQzK— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 19, 2023
WHL:
The Seattle Thunderbirds are on the verge of winning the WHL Championship.
The Thunderbirds lead the Winnipeg ICE 3-1 with Game 5 tonight (Friday) in Kent, Washington.
Seattle has won the last three games in the series.
Nico Myatovic of Prince George has one goal and one assist in the four games against Winnipeg.
2023 WHL Championship Series
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 (3) at Seattle Thunderbirds (6)GAME 4 – Wednesday, May 17 – Winnipeg ICE (2) at Seattle Thunderbirds (4)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.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Timberwolves fans, get ready for Josh Gillespie!
Today, @UNBCMBB added a big piece, officially committing the NWAC All-Star to the roster!
Hear from Josh in the video, and read all about the big news here: https://t.co/LGAOPiwjIo pic.twitter.com/JouQMzKz5I
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 19, 2023
NBA: (2nd game in the best-of-7 Western Conference Final)
Denver Nuggets 108 LA Lakers 103
The Nuggets lead 2-0 with Game 3 Saturday night at 5:30 in LA.
The NBA Eastern Final resumes tonight (Friday at 5:30) in Boston with the Miami Heat in front of the Celtics 1-0.
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
New York Yankees 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (25-19) Jays are 4-3 on a 10-game homestand which will continue tonight (4:07 PT) against the (28-16) Baltimore Orioles.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Golf:
Canadian Corey Conners shot a first-round 3-under-67 at the PGA Championship in Rochester, New York.
Conners entered the second round today (Friday) in a tie for 2nd place.
The leaderboard is here.
Volleyball:
PG volleyball player signs on with @GoTRUWolfPack
| https://t.co/iHFZYrfOgw #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #Fearthewolf pic.twitter.com/A2wlI4R5AI— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 18, 2023
PG Senior Lacrosse: (Thursday in PG)
Quesnel 12 Mackenzie 7