Sports by Hartley Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 5 Spokane Chiefs 3 (Sunday night)
The Cougars scored three goals in the second period before 5,376 fans at CN Centre.
Dmitri Yakutsenak scored twice for Prince George who outshot Spokane 29-24.
The Cougars won the first round series 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference semifinal series against the Vees beginning Friday night in Penticton.
The game summary is here.
Round Two Bound!
Tonight’s recap and reaction from GM & HC Mark Lamb and Riley Ashe!https://t.co/DwlzhQ2sAi pic.twitter.com/Ku3mkg8AAM
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 6, 2026
The PG Cougars regular season schedule and results are here.
The WHL standings are here.
The Schedule and results for the first round playoff series is as follows:
Game 1 – Friday March 27th Prince George 6 Spokane 3 (Summary is here)
Game 2 – Saturday March 28th Prince George 3 Spokane 2 (Summary is here)
Game 3 – Monday March 30th Prince George 3 Spokane 2 (OT-Summary is here)
Game 4 – Wednesday April 1st Spokane 3 Prince George 2 (Summary is here)
Game 5 – Thursday April 2nd Spokane 4 Prince George 3 (OT-Summary is here)
Game 6 – Sunday April 5th Prince George 5 Spokane 3 (Summary is here)
RAISING THE STAKES!
Starting Friday, April 10, the @PentictonVees and @PGCougars will begin their best-of-seven, second-round series. #WHLPlayoffs
📝 | https://t.co/iTehsyW0UY pic.twitter.com/jciAM8gjIp
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) April 6, 2026
The first round of the WHL playoffs ended with the Saskatoon Blades posting a 3-2 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 7th and deciding game.
The Blades advance to play Prince Albert in the Eastern Conference semifinal while the other series in the East has Medicine Hat against Calgary.
WINNER, WINNER, WE’VE GOT A GAME 7 OT WINNER! 👏🗣️@BladesHockey | #FeedingtheFuture | #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/exUwrL1x7L
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) April 7, 2026
The Western semifinal between the Kelowna Rockets and the Everett Silvertips will start Friday in Everett.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
Hartley’s Cat Scan with Mark Lamb – April 7th, 2026
| https://t.co/g5BRYQNhUu #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/C2zvMjaI3I— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 7, 2026
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Langley Rivermen 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Langley Rivermen 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The best-of-7 first round series is tied 1-1 with Games 3 and 4 tonight (Tuesday) and Wednesday in Langley.
Game 5 will return to P.G. Friday night at 7:00.
The Schedule for the first round playoff series is as follows:
Game 1 – Friday April 3rd – Langley 2 Prince George 0 The game summary is here.
Game 2 – Saturday April 4th – Prince George 4 Langley 2 The game summary is here.
Game 3 – Tuesday April 7th – Prince George @ Langley – 7 PM
Game 4 – Wednesday April 8th – Prince George @ Langley – 7 PM
Game 5 – Friday April 10th – Langley @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 6 – Sunday April 12th – Prince George @ Langley – 5 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday April 14th – Langley @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Spruce Kings forward Marcus Lougheed has committed to the University of Guelph for 2026-2027.
DETAILS: https://t.co/1ui5VTeUqK pic.twitter.com/tT8N3bkInH
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 5, 2026
The BCHL Standings are here.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (4 Monday games with 1 Canadian team in action)
Winnipeg 6 Seattle 2
LA 3 Nashville 2 (SO)
San Jose 3 Chicago 3
Buffalo 4 Tampa Bay 2
The (22-46-8) Vancouver Canucks, with just 6 games left, host the (35-26-16) Vegas Golden Knights tonight at 7:00.
It is 1 of 11 Tuesday games in the NHL.
The NHL schedule and results are here.
The NHL division standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
MLB:
LA Dodgers 14 Toronto Blue Jays 2 (World Series rematch)
It was the 5th straight loss for the (4-6) Jays, who host the (8-2) Dodgers again tonight (4:07 PT).
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The (6-4) New York Mets host the (5-5) Arizona Diamondbacks today (1:10 PM PT).
The Mets are coming off Sunday’s 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Jared Young of Prince George had the best game of his Major League career by going 3-for-3 (two singles and a double) at the plate for the Mets. He also threw out a runner at 2nd who was trying to extend a single.
The 30-year-old Young is batting .385 this season by going 5-for-13 with one RBI and two walks.
The MLB regular season schedule is here.
The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.
The New York Mets schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
NBA:
The (43-35) Toronto Raptors, with just 4 regular season games left, host the (41-37) Miami Heat tonight (Tuesday) at 4:30 PT and Thursday night at 4:00.
They will also visit the (51-28) New York Knicks Friday (4:30 PM) before closing with a home a home game against the (19-59) Brooklyn Nets Sunday (3:00 PT).
Toronto is in 6th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
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