Sports by Hartley Friday, Nov. 10th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars’ only game on the long weekend will be played tonight (Friday) at 7:00 when they host the (6-9-0-2) Red Deer Rebels.
The (12-5) Cougars lead the Western Conference by just one point over both the (11-4-0-1) Portland Winterhawks and the (11-6-1) Wenatchee Wild.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Hart Attack column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller dishes on the @PGCougars being ranked first in @TheWHL‘s Western Conference in this week’s column | https://t.co/NCKm2eEcHG #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/bQft7lfdXL
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 10, 2023
Cat Scan podcast:
This week @PGCougars Cat Scan podcast, coach/GM Mark Lamb talks 3-2 East road trip, 12-5 record, early season surprises, WHL shutout leader Josh Ravensbergen (Mark says there’s no goaltending controversy) development of coach Carter Rigby & top special teams & goal differential https://t.co/d0Vss4lWVo
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) November 7, 2023
BCHL:
The (3-7-3) Prince George Spruce Kings try to snap a 4-game losing streak when they host the (9-4-2) West Kelowna Warriors tonight (Friday) at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings are 7th out of 8 teams in the Interior Division while the Warriors are 3rd.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (11 Thursday games with Toronto and Calgary the only Canadian teams idle)
Vancouver 5 Ottawa 2
5th straight win for the (10-2-1) Canucks who continue their 3-game Eastern Canada road trip Saturday night (4:00 PT) in Toronto and Sunday (4:00 PT) in Montreal.
The box score is here.
NHL scoring leader Elias Pettersen notched a goal and two assists to give him 24 points in 13 games.
The Canucks have an NHL-best plus 33 in goal differential (59 GF, 26 GA).
#Canucks Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes & J.T. Miller
First teammate trio with 20 points in a team’s first 13 games of a season since the 2005-06 Senators (Heatley/Alfredsson/Spezza)
(h/t @PR_NHL)
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 10, 2023
San Jose 3 Edmonton 2
The Oilers are 2-9-1, tied with the Sharks for the fewest points in the league.
Winnipeg 6 Nashville 3
Montreal 3 Detroit 2 (OT)
Connor Bedard had the most productive game of his young NHL career.
Bedard scored twice and assisted on two others in the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 18-year-old has 11 points (including seven goals) in 12 games.
Connor Bedard factored on four of the @NHLBlackhawks’ five tallies Thursday and became the youngest player in franchise history with a multi-goal and four-point game.#NHLStats: https://t.co/jW8rjSyLO3 pic.twitter.com/gxuIf0KLo8
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 10, 2023
All 11 games on the Thursday schedule featured at least one game-tying goal. Did your team win and collect two points? #NHLStats: https://t.co/jW8rjSyLO3 pic.twitter.com/6e7FHutDMg
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 10, 2023
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
Baseball:
PG’s Jared Young eager for new opportunity with @Cardinals | https://t.co/bNMBLtq4JH #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #STLCards pic.twitter.com/Z68vQaqT6w
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) November 9, 2023
NFL: (Start of Week 10)
Chicago Bears 16 Carolina Panthers 13
The Bears are 3-7 while the Panthers fell to 1-8.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL:
The CFL division finals kick off on Saturday starting with Montreal at Toronto in the East (noon PT) followed by B.C. at Winnipeg in the West (3:30).
The winners meet in the 110th Grey Cup game on Sunday, November 19th (shortly after 3:00 PT) in Hamilton.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The playoff schedule is here.
The CFL standings are here.
NBA:
The (4-4) Toronto Raptors conclude a 4-game road trip Saturday (4 PM PT) against the (5-2) Celtics in Boston.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.