Sports by Hartley Tuesday, May 23rd as of 12:05 a.m.
NHL: (3rd game in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final)
Florida Panthers 1 Carolina Hurricanes 0
Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves for the shutout as the Panthers grabbed a 3-0 lead and they will go for a sweep in Game 4 Wednesday night (5:00 PT) in Florida.
Out of the last 110 shots he’s faced in this series, Bobrovsky has stopped 109.
The NHL Western Conference Final shifts to Dallas tonight (Tuesday at 5:00) with the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the Stars 2-0. Both Vegas wins came on home ice in overtime.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
CHL:
The Memorial Cup will start Friday night at 6:00 in Kamloops with the Blazers up against the Quebec Remparts.
The Seattle Thunderbirds open up on Saturday against the Peterborough Petes.
The Memorial Cup schedule is here.
The Thunderbirds won the WHL title in five games while the Petes took the OHL championship in six games and the Remparts captured the QMJHL title in six games.
Nico Myatovic of Prince George had the game-winning goal on a penalty shot in Seattle’s 3-1 Friday victory over Winnipeg that ended the series.
Myatovic of PG scores game-winner for WHL champion @SeattleTbirds https://t.co/yjwWEPUyyn | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 20, 2023
It’s set. The 2023 Memorial Cup presented by @KiaCanada
🤝 @PetesOHLhockey
🤝 @quebec_remparts
🤝 @SeattleTbirds
Safe travels to #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/IDBORsVdQ1— Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) May 22, 2023
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 (1) at Seattle Thunderbirds (3)The WHL playoff results can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
He’s big. He’s talented. He’s determined. And he has limitless, tantalizing potential.
Say hello to the newest member of @UNBCMSoccer, Ibrahim Ezletni.
Hear from Ibrahim, and read all the good news here: https://t.co/Too62vcebw pic.twitter.com/41edE39W7g
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 23, 2023
Major League Baseball:
Tampa Bay Rays 6 Toronto Blue Jays 4
The (25-23) Jays have lost five straight and seven of their last eight.
Toronto continues a 7-game road trip today in Tampa (3:40 PM PT).
Despite a winning record, the Jays are in last place in the A.L. East.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
NBA: (4th game in the best-of-7 Western Conference Final)
Denver Nuggets 113 LA Lakers 111
The Nuggets swept the series 4-0 to advance to the NBA Championship Series for the first time in their 46-year history.
The NBA Eastern Final resumes tonight (Tuesday at 5:30) in Miami as the Heat, up 3-0, go for a sweep over the Boston Celtics.
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
Special Olympics Basketball:
PG basketball player to join Team Canada at Special Olympics World Gameshttps://t.co/I1KblJxWX5
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 21, 2023
Handball:
Prince George men handily win gold at Canadian National Handball Championships https://t.co/jB7zlDBbnR | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/nvcHKLhQAj
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 20, 2023