Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Jan. 9th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
NHL: (4 Monday games)
Vancouver 6 New York Rangers 3
Elias Pettersson notched two goals and two assists for the (26-11-3) Canucks, who are 2-1 on a 7-game road trip that will continue tonight (Tuesday 4:30) against the (18-11-10) New York Islanders.
The game summary is here.
Colorado 4 Boston 3 (SO)
Dallas 4 Minnesota 0
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 1
There are 10 Tuesday games in the NHL with Montreal the only Canadian team idle.
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.
WHL:
Two players on the Prince George Cougars are atop the WHL scoring race.
Zac Funk leads in goals with 42 and in points with 73 while linemate Riley Heidt is second in points with 71 and second in assists with 49.
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The PG Cougars are 28-12 after 40 games, good for first place in the Western Conference, four points ahead of the (25-10-1-1) Portland Winterhawks (with Portland holding three games in hand).
The Cougars begin a 4-game homestand Friday and Saturday against the (18-17-2) Kelowna Rockets.
The Rockets are 6th out of 11 teams in the Western Conference.
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The WHL trade deadline is Wednesday.
The league transactions can be found here.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 9, 2024
BCHL:
The (11-17-3) Prince George Spruce Kings visit the (16-13-1) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 7:00 and the (13-12-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Sunday afternoon at 3:00 before hosting the (20-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Jan. 26th and 27th.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (11-16-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (14-18-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (18-5-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (19-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs on Saturday (3:30 PM) and Sunday (10:45 AM) in Burnaby in the BC Elite Hockey League.
Cariboo is in second place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, three points behind the North East Chiefs and just a point ahead of the (18-4) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Regina Cougars on Friday and Saturday nights in Canada West basketball.
UNBC has a record of 6-4 for the men and 2-8 for the women.
Regina is 8-2 (men) and 6-4 (women).
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
The (15-21) Toronto Raptors continue a 6-game road trip tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30 against the (18-19) LA Lakers.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The NFL Wild Card weekend will kick off with a pair of games on Saturday: Cleveland at Houston (1:30 PM) followed by Miami at Kansas City (5:00 PM).
There are three playoff games on Sunday: Pittsburgh at Buffalo (10 AM), Green Bay at Dallas (1:30 PM) and LA Rams at Detroit (5:00 PM).
The Monday Night game will feature Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (5:15).
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
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