Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Feb. 6th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have hit the 50-game mark.
They have 18 regular season games left, 10 of them on home ice, including a pair this weekend when they entertain the Victoria Royals on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The (33-15-0-2) Cougars are third in the Western Conference, three points behind the (34-12-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and a point back of the (33-17-1-2) Everett Silvertips.
Prince George is coming off Sunday’s 5-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers.
The game summary and highlights are here.
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🎟️ https://t.co/j2hmdPDpxD… pic.twitter.com/b9hSCgBIbt— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 5, 2024
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
Two high-scoring forwards with the @PGCougars Carlin Dezainde & Terik Parascak are guests this week on the Cat Scan #podcast. They discuss the team’s success, their own contributions, upcoming goals, assessing other top teams, playing minor hockey in Alberta, & more. https://t.co/wsVw5JKmvW
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 6, 2024
NHL: (2 Monday games)
New York Islanders 3 Toronto 2
New York Rangers 2 Colorado 1 (OT)
The (33-11-5) Vancouver Canucks, riding an 11-game point streak, begin a 5-game road trip tonight (Tuesday 4:00) at Carolina against the (28-15-5) Hurricanes,
It will be the first game in a Vancouver uniform for forward Elias Lindholm.
He was acquired from the Calgary Flames in return for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, two prospects (Hunter Brzustewicz, and Joni Jurmo) a first-round pick in this year’s NHL draft and a conditional fourth-round pick.
The Canucks have the best record in the Western Conference and are tied with the (31-9-9) Boston Bruins for the top record in the NHL.
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The Edmonton Oilers put their 16-game win streak on the line tonight when they start a 3-game road trip against the (29-15-6) Vegas Golden Knights.
The (29-15-1) Oilers are one shy of the NHL record of 17 set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
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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.
BCHL:
The (13-21-3) Prince George Spruce Kings, with 17 regular season games left, play their next five on the road starting Friday in Salmon Arm and continuing Saturday in Penticton.
Prince George is last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-20-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (16-23-2) Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars, riding a 4-game win streak, play the (17-11-1-1) Valley West Giants Saturday morning at 10:00 and the (18-10-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Sunday morning at 8:00 at the BC Elite Hockey League showcase in Chilliwack.
With four games remaining in their regular season, the (24-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (24-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (24-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
Cariboo will conclude at Fraser Valley on Feb 24th and 25th.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves will wrap up their regular season in Canada West basketball with home games against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday and Saturday.
Friday is Black Heritage Night. Saturday is both Seniors and Fan Appreciation Night.
UNBC has a record of 8-10 for the men and 4-14 for the women.
.@UNBCATHLETICS MSOC sign local product Xavier Rocha to roster | https://t.co/iSXBihAewb #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/GT3MbW1rq1
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 5, 2024
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:
New Orleans Pelicans 138 Toronto Raptors 100
The (17-33) Raptors conclude a 6-game road trip Wednesday (at 4:00) at Charlotte against the (10-39) Hornets.
Toronto has lost 12 of its last 14 games.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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