Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, March 3rd
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Spokane Chiefs 4 (OT)
The Cougars were down 4-2 in the final minute of the third, but goals from Villiam Kmec and Zac Funk sent the game to overtime.
FUNK DIDN’T HEAR NO BELL.#ALLCAPS @Capitals https://t.co/XC7Upcr8tS pic.twitter.com/rG29UnIOGE
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 3, 2024
Riley Heidt sealed the Cougars win in overtime.
2 GOALS IN THE LAST MINUTE OF REGULATION, HEIDT ENDS IT IN OT!!!@mnwild #mnwild pic.twitter.com/iOraUAUoYW
— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 3, 2024
The Cougars (41-15-1-3) sit atop the WHL’s Western Conference, one point ahead of the Portland Winterhawks. (41-15-2-1)
The full WHL standings can be found here.
The Cougars will be back in action at the CN Centre Friday against the Vancouver Giants.
The full Cougars schedule can be found here.
Just another night in the wild, wild Western League! #WHLScores pic.twitter.com/Pca06CVvQt
— The WHL (@TheWHL) March 3, 2024
BCHL
Merritt Centennials 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2
The game was tied late in the third, but Merritt found the back of the net
The Spruce Kings are at the bottom of the BCHL’s Interior Division standings.
The BCHL standings can be found here.
The BCHL’s Alberta Division standings can be found here.
The Spruce Kings will be back in action Friday for a road game against the Trail Smoke Eaters.
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NHL:
There are six games in the NHL today, three including Canadian teams.
Winnipeg @ Buffalo (4:00)
Vancouver @ Anaheim (5:00)
Pittsburgh @ Edmonton (6:00)
The @EdmontonOilers, @PredsNHL and @NYIslanders all climbed the standings with wins Saturday – a day that also included big third-period comeback wins by a pair of Canadian clubs.#NHLStats: https://t.co/JQXdOFDRFb pic.twitter.com/8xRwFLOUym
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 3, 2024
PWHL:
Toronto 5 Ottawa 2
Montreal 3 Boston 1
NLL:
Philadelphia 11 Calgary 9
Albany 14 New York 8
Saskatchewan 15 Colorado 7
Toronto 15 San Diego 13
One Sunday game:
Rochester @ Panther City
PGA Tour: Cognizant Classic:
Shane Lowry, David Skinns and Austin Eckroat (-13) are in a three-way tie heading into the final round.