(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
Edmonton Oil Kings 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (SO)
Tomas Soustal scored on a third period penalty shot and added the only goal in the shootout.
Isaiah DiLaura made 23 saves in his first WHL start for Prince George.
The Cougars continue their Alberta trip tonight (Saturday) in Red Deer and Sunday afternoon in Calgary.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Brandon Wheat Kings 6 Vancouver Giants 5
Portland Winterhawks 3 Kelowna Rockets 1
Kamloops Blazers 3 Spokane Chiefs 2 (SO)
Regina Pats 5 Victoria Royals 3
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Victoria, 12 games = 9-2-1 (19 points)
Kelowna, 11 games = 4-5-1-1 (10 points)
Vancouver, 11 games = 4-5-1-1 (10 points)
Prince George, 11 games = 3-5-2-1 (9 points)
Kamloops, 12 games = 3-9 (6 points)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Powell River Kings 3 (TIE)
Evan DeBrouwer made 39 saves for the Spruce Kings, who were outshot 42-21.
Powell River scored all three of its goals on the power-play.
The Spruce Kings visit Alberni Valley tonight and Nanaimo Sunday afternoon on their Island swing.
BCHL:
MAINLAND DIVISION STANDINGS:
Prince George, 15 games = 7-4-2-2 (18 points)
Langley, 15 games = 6-3-6 (18 points)
Chilliwack, 15 games = 7-6-1-1 (16 points)
Surrey, 15 games = 5-8-1-1 (12 points)
Coquitlam, 15 games = 3-10-1-1 (8 points)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
The Major Midget Cariboo Cougars are in Kamloops to play the 2-4 Thompson Blazers tonight and Sunday.
The 5-2-1 Major Midget Cougars have won four in a row and are unbeaten in six.
NHL:
Vancouver Canucks 4 Buffalo Sabres 2
(Derek Dorsett two goals and an assist for the 3-3-1 Canucks, who play Sunday in Detroit)
Winnipeg Jets 4 Minnesota Wild 3
(Jets captain Blake Wheeler scored the winner, his 200th NHL goal)
Anaheim Ducks 6 Montreal Canadiens 2
(Seventh straight loss for the Habs, who are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference)
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
(Canada West Women’s Soccer)
The 3-7-2 UNBC Timberwolves can advance to the Canada West women’s soccer playoffs if they win this afternoon against 3-8-1 TRU in Kamloops.
UNBC is a point ahead of TRU for the sixth and final post-season berth with two games left for both teams.
The Lady Timberwolves conclude their regular season Sunday afternoon in Kelowna against 1-9-2 UBC Okanagan.
(Canada West Men’s Soccer)
The UNBC men’s soccer team will find out tonight if they advance to the playoffs.
The Timberwolves, who finished 5-5-6 in their regular season, will qualify for the post-season if UBCO (5-6-3) doesn’t win against TRU (6-3-5) this afternoon in Kamloops and if Victoria loses tonight at (7-4-4) Trinity Western.
On Friday, Victoria (6-7-1) beat Fraser Valley 3-0 to move into the 4th and final playoff spot.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
(6th game in the best-of-seven ALCS)
Houston Astros 7 New York Yankees 1
Series tied 3-3 with the seventh and deciding game tonight in Houston.
Home team has won each game.
The winner advances to the World Series against the Dodgers beginning Tuesday in Los Angeles.
CFL:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 30 Calgary Stampeders 7
The 9-7 Riders clinch a playoff spot.
The loss ended the Stampeders 11-game winning streak.
The 6-9 BC Lions, who have been eliminated from playoff contention, host 9-6 Edmonton tonight.
This afternoon in Toronto, the Argos host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
NFL:
Week 7 of the NFL season continues Sunday. Among the match-ups: Seattle at New York Giants in the afternoon and Atlanta at New England at night.
NBA:
The 1-0 Toronto Raptors host the 0-2 Philadelphia 76ers tonight.