(As of 12:01AM)
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Everett Silvertips 2 Swift Current Broncos 1
First game in the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship series.
Carter Hart 34 saves to help the Silvertips improve to 8-0 on the road in the playoffs.
Game two will be played tonight in Swift Current.
The winner advances to the Memorial Cup this month in Regina.
WHL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
GAME ONE = Everett @ Swift Current, Friday, May 4th (Silvertips win 2-1)
GAME TWO = Everett @ Swift Current, Saturday, May 5th
GAME THREE = Swift Current @ Everett, Tuesday, May 8th
GAME FOUR = Swift Current @ Everett, Wednesday, May 9th
*GAME FIVE = Swift Current @ Everett, Friday, May 11th
*GAME SIX = Everett @ Swift Current, Sunday, May 13th
*GAME SEVEN = Everett @ Swift Current, Monday, May 14th
*IF NECESSARY
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Wenatchee Wild 7 Spruce Grove Saints 2
Wenatchee wins the best-of-seven series 4-1 to advance to the RBC National Junior ‘A’ Championship May 12th to 20th in Chilliwack.
The Wild’s first game of the tournament will be Saturday, May 13 against the host Chilliwack Chiefs.
Meanwhile, Chilliwack this week sacked head coach Jason Tatarnic and replaced him with assistant Brian Maloney.
WENATCHEE-SPRUCE GROVE RESULTS
GAME ONE – Friday, April 27th in Wenatchee (WILD WIN 3-2 in OT)
GAME TWO – Saturday, April 28th in Wenatchee (WILD WIN 3-0)
GAME THREE – Tuesday, May 1st in Spruce Grove (WILD WIN 4-3)
GAME FOUR – Wednesday, May 2nd in Spruce Grove (SAINTS WIN 5-2)
GAME FIVE – Friday, May 4th in Spruce Grove (WILD WIN 7-2)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: (Two games)
Vegas Golden Knights 5 San Jose Sharks 3
(Golden Knights lead the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-2 with game six Sunday at 4:30 in San Jose)
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
(Lightning ahead 3-1 in the Eastern Conference semi-final with game five Sunday at noon in Tampa)
The two other NHL Conference semis resume tonight: Pittsburgh at Washington (4PM) and Winnipeg at Nashville (6:30). Both series are tied 2-2.
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Denmark)
United States 5 Canada 4 (Shootout)
Canada plays its second game of the tournament Sunday (3:15AM PT) against South Korea.
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
There are three Prince George Senior Lacrosse games this weekend at Kin 1.
The Mackenzie Lumberjacks battle the Co-op Petroleum Stylers tonight at 6:30 and that will be followed by the Westwood Pub Devils go against the RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits at 8:30.
On Sunday, Mackenzie takes on the Quesnel Crossfire at 11AM.
STANDINGS:
- RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits = 1-1
- Co-op Petroleum Stylers = 1-1
- Westwood Pub Devils = 1-1
- Quesnel M. Daniels Crossfire = 1-1
- Mackenzie Omenica Fabricating Lumberjacks = 0-0
NBA: (A pair of games in the Western Conference semi-finals)
Houston Rockets 113 Utah Jazz 92
(Rockets lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with game four Sunday night at 5 in Utah)
New Orleans Pelicans 119 Golden State Warriors 100
(Warriors lead 2-1 with game four Sunday afternoon at 12:30 in New Orleans)
The Eastern Conference semis resume today: Boston at Philadelphia (2PM) and Toronto at Cleveland (5:30PM). The Celtics and Cavaliers both lead their best-of-seven series 2-0.
MLB:
Tampa Bay Rays 6 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The 18-15 Blue Jays are 3-3 on an eight-game road trip that continues today and Sunday in Tampa.