Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, May 4th

Sports by Hartley Monday, May 4th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

BCHL: 

Nanaimo Clippers  3  Prince George Spruce Kings  2  (OT-Saturday)

The Clippers tied the game at 2 with the goalie pulled and 1:43 left in the third period; then won it
at 6:59 of overtime before 1,224 fans at the Kopar Memorial Arena.

The game summary is here.

Nanaimo Clippers  4  Prince George Spruce Kings  0  (Friday)

The Clippers outshot the Spruce Kings 34-19 in front of 1,293 fans in PG.

The game summary is here.

The Clippers lead the Coastal Conference Final 2-0 with game three Tuesday night in Nanaimo.

Here’s the schedule/results for the Spruce Kings/Nanaimo 3rd round playoff series.
Game 1
– Fri. May 1st – Nanaimo  4   Prince George  0   Game summary is here.
Game 2 – Sat.  May 2nd – Nanaimo  3 Prince George 2   OT–Game summary is here.
Game 3 – Tuesday May 5th – Prince George @ Nanaimo – 7 p.m.
Game 4 – Wednesday May 6th – Prince George @ Nanaimo – 7 p.m.
Game 5 – Friday May 8th – Nanaimo @ Prince George – 7 p.m. (If necessary)
Game 6 – Sunday May 10th – Prince George @ Nanaimo – 7 p.m. (If necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday May 12th – Nanaimo @ Prince George – 7 p.m. (If necessary)

The BCHL Standings are here.

The Spruce Kings playoff results are here.

 

NHL: (2 Sunday Stanley Cup playoff games)

Montreal  2  Tampa Bay  1

Canadiens win the series 4-3 to advance to the second round against the Buffalo Sabres starting Wednesday.

Colorado  9  Minnesota  6

The Avalanche lead the Western Conference semifinal series 1-0.

There are a pair of Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Monday); Philadelphia at Carolina (4:00 PT) followed by Anaheim at Vegas (6:30).

The Hurricanes lead the Flyers 1-0 while the Ducks and Golden Knights are to play their opener.

The NHL schedule and results are here.

The NHL scoring leaders are here.

 

WHL:

Prince Albert Raiders  7  Medicine Hat Tigers  6

The Raiders win the best of 7 WHL Eastern Conference Final 4-2 and advance to the league championship series against Western Conference champion Everett Silvertips which will begin Friday in Everett.

The game summary is here.

The WHL standings, schedule and results are here.

 

NBA: (2 Sunday playoff games)

Cleveland Cavaliers  114  Toronto Raptors  102

The Cavaliers win the first round series 4-3 with the home team winning each game.

Cleveland will play Detroit in round two.

Detroit Pistons  116  Orlando Magic  94

The Pistons win the first round series 4-3 as Detroit overcame a 3 games to 1 deficit.

There are a pair of NBA playoff games tonight (Monday) to begin the best-of-7 conference semifinals; Philadelphia at New York (5:00) and Minnesota at San Antonio (6:30).

The NBA schedule and results are here.

The Toronto Raptors results are here.

 

MLB:

Minnesota Twins  4  Toronto Blue Jays  3 

The (16-18) Blue Jays continue a 7-game road trip tonight (Monday 3:40 PT) when they visit the (21-12) Tampa Bay Rays.

The MLB regular season schedule is here.

The Toronto Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

PG Senior Lacrosse Association  (Start of the 2026 season)

Bandits  15  Assault  5  (Saturday)

Devils  18  Bandits  5  (Friday)

 

Bowling:

 

Judo:

 

 

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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