(As of 12:01AM)
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Swift Current Broncos 4 Everett Silvertips 3 OT (Saturday)
Best-of -seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship series tied 1-1.
Broncos erased a 3-0 deficit after one period.
First road loss in the playoffs for the Silvertips (8-1).
Series shifts to Everett for Game three on Tuesday.
The winner advances to the Memorial Cup this month in Regina.
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Everett Silvertips 2 Swift Current Broncos 1 (Friday)
WHL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
GAME ONE = Everett @ Swift Current, Friday, May 4th (Silvertips win 2-1)
GAME TWO = Everett @ Swift Current, Saturday, May 5th (Broncos win 4-3 in OT)
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
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: (Two games)
Winnipeg Jets 6 Nashville Predators 2
(Jets lead the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-2 with game six Monday at 6:30 in Winnipeg)
Washington Capitals 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
(Brett Connolly of Prince George scored his second goal of the playoffs for Washington. The Capitals are ahead 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semi-final with game six Monday (4PM) in Pittsburgh)
The two other NHL Conference semis resume today: Boston at Tampa (Noon) and Vegas at San Jose (4:30).
The Lightning lead the Bruins 3-1 while the Golden Knights are ahead of the Sharks 3-2)
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
Wenatchee Wild 7 Spruce Grove Saints 2 (Friday)
Wenatchee wins the best-of-seven series 4-1 to advance to the RBC National Junior ‘A’ Championship starting Friday in Chilliwack.
The Wild’s first game of the tournament will be Saturday against the host Chilliwack Chiefs.
This week Chilliwack fired 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)
NBA: (A pair of games in the Eastern Conference semi-finals)
Cleveland Cavaliers 105 Toronto Raptors 103
(LeBron James hit an off-balance game winning shot at the buzzer to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead with game four Monday night at 5:30 in Cleveland)
Boston Celtics 101 Philadelphia 76’ers 98 (OT)
(Celtics lead 3-0 with game four Monday (3PM) in Philadelphia)
The Western Conference semis resume today: Golden State at New Orleans (12:30) followed by Houston at Utah (5PM).
The Warriors and Rockets both lead 2-1.
MLB:
Tampa Bay Rays 5 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The 18-16 Blue Jays are 3-4 on an eight-game road trip that continues today (10AM) in Tampa.
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