Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, February 18th:
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 2 Prince George Cougars 1 (SO)
The Cougars outshot the Blazers 48-30, but ran into a hot goaltender in Jesse Sanche.
Ondrej Becher scored the lone goal for the Cougars.
Ondrej Becher’s 20th of the season could not have come at a better time 🤩🤩🤩 https://t.co/c3TGjzvoj7 pic.twitter.com/lkTD399z13
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) February 18, 2024
The Cougars (36-15-0-3) sit atop the BC Division, and second in the WHL’s Western Conference standings, two points behind the Portland Winterhawks (37-13-2-1).
The Cougars also clinched a playoff spot last night.
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The Cougars will be back at the CN Centre tomorrow for the Cougars Fight Cancer game.
Cougars holding Mega 50/50 Family Day Game for BC Cancer Foundation https://t.co/rL8MEo3ndN | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/qWvYGgOQwc
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 15, 2024
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
Another Saturday night in the books! #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/TJ0AvIoqnx
— The WHL (@TheWHL) February 18, 2024
BCHL:
Cowichan Valley Capitals 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 3
Skogen Schrott, JR Perdion, and Jared Langdon scored for the Spruce Kings in the loss.
The full box score can be found here.
The Spruce Kings (13-25-3-0) remain at the bottom of the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.
The full BCHL standings can be found here.
The full BCHL Alberta Division standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will finish off their five-game road swing tomorrow against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
The full Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NHL:
There are three Sunday games in the NHL:
NY Rangers @ NY Islanders (12:00)
Arizona @ Colorado (3:00)
Los Angeles @ Pittsburgh (3:00)
A 13-game Saturday saw the @NJDevils win the first rendition of the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL #StadiumSeries while the @MapleLeafs and @FlaPanthers both erupted for nine goals apiece.#NHLStats: https://t.co/V23PubW1au pic.twitter.com/74D41Ngk2S
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 18, 2024
NLL:
Halifax 14 Buffalo 12 (Friday)
Toronto 16 New York 10 (Friday)
Philadelphia 10 Las Vegas 8 (Friday)
Albany 13 Colorado 11
There is one Sunday game in the NLL:
Halifax @ Calgary
PGA Tour: Genesis Open:
Patrick Cantlay (-14) has a two stroke lead heading into the final round.
Canadians Corey Conners (-8), Adam Svensson (-7), Mackenzie Hughes (-7) and Adam Hadwin (-7) are in the hunt.
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