Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, June 17th

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.

Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers (All Games at 5:10 p.m. PT)

Game 1: Oilers 4, Panthers 3 (OT) Wednesday, June 4
Game 2: Panthers 5 Oilers 4  (DBL OT) Friday, June 6
Game 3: Panthers 6 Oilers 1  Monday, June 9
Game 4: Oilers 5 Panthers 4 (OT) Thursday, June 12
Game 5: Panthers 5 Oilers 2 Saturday, June 14
Game 6: Oilers at Panthers, Tuesday, June 17
Game 7: Panthers at Oilers, Friday, June 20 *

* If necessary

Canada has revealed the first six names on its preliminary rosters for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

The initial roster includes: Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Sam Reinhart, and Brayden Point.

The remainder of the rosters will be announced later this year.

The tournament will begin on Feb. 11 with the gold medal game scheduled for Feb. 22

NBA Finals: (Game 5)

Oklahoma City Thunder  120  Indiana Pacers  109

The game summary is here.

Jalen Williams hooped a career playoff-high 40 points, and Canadian MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) added 31 to lead the Thunder, who lead the championship series 3-2.

Game 6 shifts back to Indiana on Thursday.

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Indiana Pacers

• Game 1: Pacers 111, Thunder 110  (Thu. June 5)
• Game 2: Thunder 123, Pacers  107 (Sun. June 8)
• Game 3: Pacers  116, Thunder  107 (Wed. June 11)
• Game 4: Thunder 111, Pacers  104 (Fri. June 13)
• Game 5: Thunder  120  Pacers 109 (Mon. June 16)
• Game 6: Thunder at Pacers (Thu. June 19, 5:30 PT)
• Game 7: Pacers at Thunder (Sun, June 22, 5:00 PT) *
* if necessary

The NBA playoff schedule and results are here.

CFL:

The (1-1) B.C. Lions complete a home-and-home with the (1-0) Winnipeg Blue Bombers when the two teams meet Saturday (4:00) in Vancouver.

Week 3 of the CFL season begins Thursday (6:00) when (2-0) Montreal visits (0-1) Edmonton.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

The CFL standings are here.