(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
Prince George Cougars 4 Kamloops Blazers 2
Isaiah DiLaura made 51 saves for the Cougars who ended a six-game losing streak.
Max Kryski scored twice while defencemen Rhett Rhinehart and Austin Crossley also tallied for PG.
In addition, Kryki had a fight just 1:28 into the game
The (24-38-5-4) Cougars play the (29-37-1-4) Blazers again this evening at CN Centre on Fan Appreciation Night, in the final game of the season for both teams.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Kelowna 5 Vancouver 2
Everett 3 Victoria 2
Portland 8 Seattle 3
Tri-City 2 Spokane 1
Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 5 (OT)
Regina 3 Swift Current 2 (OT)
Saskatoon 2 Prince Albert 1
Kootenay 6 Red Deer 2
Medicine Hat 4 Lethbridge 2
BC DIVISION STANDINGS:
Kelowna, 71 games = 42-22-5-2 (91 points)
Victoria, 71 games = 39-26-4-2 (84 points)
Vancouver, 71 games = 36-26-6-3 (81 points)
Kamloops, 71 games = 29-37-1-4 (63 points)
Prince George, 71 games = 24-38-5-4 (57 points)
WESTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD:
Tri-City, 70 games = 37-24-8-1 (83 points)
Seattle, 70 games = 33-27-8-2 (76 points)
Kamloops, 71 games = 29-37-1-4 (63 points)
Prince George, 71 games = 24-38-5-4 (57 points)
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
Prince George Spruce Kings 9 Surrey Eagles 1
Spruce Kings lead the best-of-seven BCHL Mainland Division final 1-0 with game two tonight at the RMCA.
Liam Watson-Brawn notched two goals and two assists, while Sam Anzai and Kyle Johnson also scored twice for the Spruce Kings, who outshot the Eagles 51-15 before 1,532 fans.
Games Three and Four shift to Surrey on Monday and Tuesday.
Eagles-Spruce Kings second round schedule: (All Games at 7PM)
GAME 1 = Friday, March 16th – Surrey @ Prince George (PG WINS 9-1)
GAME 2 = Saturday, March 17th – Surrey @ Prince George
GAME 3 = Monday, March 19th – Prince George @ Surrey
GAME 4 = Tuesday, March 20th – Prince George @ Surrey
GAME 5 = Thursday, March 22nd – Surrey @ Prince George (If necessary)
GAME 6 = Saturday, March 24- Prince George @ Surrey (If necessary)
GAME 7 = Sunday, March 25 – Surrey @ Prince George (If necessary)
CARIBOO COUGARS:
Cariboo Cougars 9 Thompson Blazers 1
Cougars lead the best-of-three quarter-final series 1-0 with game two today at 4PM at Kin 1.
A third game, if needed, would be played Sunday at 10AM.
NHL:
San Jose 7 Calgary 4
Ottawa 3 Dallas 2 (OT)
Washington 6 NY Islanders 3
Nashville 4 Colorado 2
Anaheim 4 Detroit 2
Minnesota 4 Vegas 2
The Vancouver Canucks, who haven’t scored in their last 10 periods (212 minutes), host San Jose tonight.
The (25-36-9) Canucks are 4-13-3 in its last 20 games to sit 29th (third-last) in the overall standings, two points ahead of Arizona and three up on Buffalo.
NCAA BASKETBALL:
#16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) 74 #1 Virgina 54
It was the biggest upset in March Madness NCAA Tournament history as it was the first time a No. 16 seed beat a No. 1.
No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament were 135-0.
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 122 Dallas Mavericks 115 (OT)
Franchise tying 11th straight win for the (52-17) Raptors, who lead the Eastern Conference by five games over the (47-22) Boston Celtics.
PGA TOUR:
Henrik Stenson and Bryson DeChambeau have a share of the lead entering the third round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Both are at 11-under-133 (-11).
Tiger Woods, at four-under, trails by seven after a second round even par 72.
CURLING:
The Ford world women’s curling championship starts today in North Bay, Ontario.
The Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg is representing Canada, who will play the Czech Republic and Switzerland in its first two games.