(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
Saskatoon Blades 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (SO)
Max Gerlach of Saskatoon scored a power-play goal with 40 seconds left in the third and the Blades would go on to win in the sixth round of the shootout.
Ryan Schoettler gave PG a 3-2 lead with a power play goal with 5:55 remaining in regulation.
Joel Lakusta and Ilijah Colina also tallied for the Cougars, who have fallen 11 points out of a playoff spot.
Isaiah DiLaura made 35 saves in the PG net as the Cats outshot the Blades 39-38.
The 18-24-4-4 Cougars continue their six-game Prairie road trip Tuesday in Swift Current.
They also play Wednesday in Regina, Friday in Brandon and Saturday in Moose Jaw.
Next home games for the Cougars will be against Kamloops February 9th and 10th.
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Prince Albert Raiders 6 Prince George Cougars 2 (Friday)
Ex-Cougar Kody McDonald opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal and added two assists.
McDonald completed the Gordie Howe hat-trick with a fight against Cameron MacPhee.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Kamloops 4 Portland 2
Don Hay of Kamloops set the WHL record for career regular-season coaching victories with 743, one more than ex-Portland coach Ken Hodge, who retired in 1993.
Victoria 4 Calgary 1
Red Deer 3 Kelowna 2 (OT)
Tri-City 5 Spokane 4 (OT)
Seattle 3 Everett 2 (SO)
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Kelowna, 49 games = 31-14-3-1 (66 points)
Victoria, 50 games = 29-17-3-1 (62 points)
Vancouver, 49 games = 25-16-5-3 (58 points)
Kamloops, 49 games = 23-23-1-2 (49 points)
Prince George, 50 games = 18-24-4-4 (44 points)
WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD:
Spokane, 49 games = 26-19-2-2 (56 points)
Tri-City, 47 games = 24-16-7-0 (55 points)
Kamloops, 49 games = 23-23-1-2 (49 points)
Prince George, 50 games = 18-24-4-4 (44 points)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Coquitlam Express 0
Bradley Cooper made 29 saves for the shutout.
The 24-15-4-4 Spruce Kings, who play this afternoon in Chilliwack, have taken over sole possession of first place in the Mainland Division, by a point over Surrey, two over Langley, and by seven over Chilliwack.
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Langley Rivermen 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Friday)
BCHL:
MAINLAND DIVISION STANDINGS:
Prince George, 47 games = 24-15-4-4 (56 points)
Surrey, 48 games = 24-17-5-2 (55 points)
Langley, 48 games = 21-15-10-2 (54 points)
Chilliwack, 45 games = 22-18-2-3 (49 points)
Coquitlam, 47 games = 13-30-1-3 (30 points)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
Cariboo Cougars 8 South Island Royals 3 (Saturday)
Cariboo Cougars 6 South Island Royals 3 (Friday)
After 30 games, the Major Midget Cougars are 23-5-2.
NHL:
The 63rd NHL All-Star game will be played today in Tampa Bay.
The Vancouver Canucks return to action on Tuesday when they host Colorado.
The 19-24-6 Canucks are 13 points out of a playoff spot.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
Canada West Men’s Basketball
UNBC Timberwolves 101 Fraser Valley Cascades 91 (Saturday)
UNBC Timberwolves 97 Fraser Valley Cascades 93 (Friday in OT)
Canada West Women’s Basketball
UNBC Timberwolves 82 Fraser Valley Cascades 66 (Saturday)
Fraser Valley Cascades 77 UNBC Timberwolves 70 (Friday)
The UNBC men finish the regular season 10-10 by winning six of their last eight.
The Lady Timberwolves end up 9-11.
Both UNBC teams can start preparing for the Canada West playoffs, which begin February 9th.
SNOWBOARDCROSS:
Meryeta O’Dine of Prince George finished 10th out of 28 at the Bansko Sprint Snowboardcross World Cup race in Bulgaria.
The 20-year-old was second among the five Canadians.
The Snowboardcross team will now compete in one last World Cup in Feldberg, Germany from February 2-4 before heading off to South Korea to compete in February’s PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
NBA:
Golden State Warriors 109 Boston Celtics 105
The 35-15 Celtics lead the Eastern Conference by one-and-a-half game over Toronto.
The 32-15 Raptors host the Los Angeles Lakers today.
The 40-10 Warriors lead the Western Conference by four-and-a-half games over Houston.