(As of 12:01AM)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: (Two Sunday games in the Conference semi-finals)
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Boston Bruins 1
The Lightning, coached by 50-year-old Jon Cooper of Prince George, won the series 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the third time in four years.
Tampa will play either Washington or Pittsburgh.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 San Jose Sharks 0
(Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the playoffs; Golden Knights took the series 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference Final against either Winnipeg or Nashville)
There are a pair of NHL playoff games tonight in the Conference semis; Washington at Pittsburgh (4PM) and Nashville at Winnipeg (6:30PM).
The Capitals and Jets both lead 3-2.
Brett Connolly of Prince George scored his second goal of the playoffs in the Capitals 6-3 Saturday victory over the Penguins.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:
The next three games in the WHL Final for the Ed Chynoweth Cup will be played in Everett starting Tuesday.
The Silvertips and the Swift Current Broncos are tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.
Everett is 8-1 on the road in the playoffs after Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss in Swift Current.
The Silvertips won the opener 2-1 on Friday.
The WHL champion advances to the Memorial Cup May 18th to 27th in Regina.
WHL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
GAME ONE = Everett @ Swift Current, Friday, May 4th (Everett won 2-1)
GAME TWO = Everett @ Swift Current, Saturday, May 5th (SC won 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
DOYLE CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY:
The Wenatchee Wild whipped the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2 (Friday) to win the best-of-seven Doyle Cup 4-1.
They advance to the RBC National Junior ‘A’ Championship in Chilliwack.
Wenatchee’s first game in the tournament will be Saturday night against the host Chilliwack Chiefs.
Last 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 WON 3-2 in OT)
GAME TWO – Saturday, April 28th in Wenatchee (WILD WON 3-0)
GAME THREE – Tuesday, May 1st in Spruce Grove (WILD WON 4-3)
GAME FOUR – Wednesday, May 2nd in Spruce Grove (SAINTS WON 5-2)
GAME FIVE – Friday, May 4th in Spruce Grove (WILD WON 7-2)
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Denmark)
Canada 10 Korea 0
Canada is 1-1 having lost its opener 5-4 to the United States in a shootout.
Today (11:15AM PT), the Canadian team will face host Denmark.
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits 8 Westwood Pub Devils 7 (Saturday)
Co-op Petroleum Stylers 15 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 5 (Saturday)
Quesnel Crossfire 13 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 6 (Sunday)
Tonight at 8 at Kin 1 in PG Senior Lacrosse, the Bandits face the Stylers.
STANDINGS:
- RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits = 2-1
- Co-op Petroleum Stylers = 2-1
- Quesnel M. Daniels Crossfire = 2-1
- Westwood Pub Devils = 1-2
- Mackenzie Omenica Fabricating Lumberjacks = 0-2
NBA: (A pair of games in the Western Conference semi-finals)
Houston Rockets 100 Utah Jazz 87
(Rockets lead the best-of-seven series 3-1 with game five Tuesday at 5PM in Houston)
Golden State Warriors 118 New Orleans Pelicans 92
(Warriors lead 3-1 with game five Tuesday night at 7:30 in Oakland)
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The Toronto Raptors have their season on the line tonight in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers, up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semi-final, host the Raptors at 5:30.
Toronto is riding its first three-game losing streak of the season.
The Cavs are coming off a 105-103 victory, when LeBron James hit an off-balance game winning shot at the buzzer.
The Philadelphia 76’ers also face elimination, hosting Boston today (3PM PT) with the Celtics in front 3-0.
Teams with a 3-0 lead in an NBA series are a perfect 127-0.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 2 Tampa Bay Rays 1
The 19-16 Blue Jays finished 4-4 on an eight-game road trip.
The Jays host the 19-14 Seattle Mariners Tuesday to start a six-game home-stand.
Toronto is third in the AL East, 5 1/2 games behind the NY Yankees and 6 1/2 back of the Boston Red Sox.
Seattle is third in the AL West, 1/2 a game behind Houston and 1 1/2 back of the LA Angels.