(As of 12:01AM)
NHL: (4th game in the best-of-seven Western Conference Final)
Vegas Golden Knights 3 Winnipeg Jets 2
Golden Knights lead 3-1 with game five Sunday at noon in Winnipeg.
Marc-Andre Fleury had another spectacular game in the Vegas net with 36 saves.
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The NHL East Final resumes tonight (4:15PM) in Tampa Bay with the Lightning and Washington Capitals even at 2-2.
Tampa was outshot 76-43 in Games Three and Four, and won them both.
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: (in Denmark)
Canada is up against Switzerland today (10:15AM PT) in the semi-finals of the world hockey championship in Denmark.
The winner advances to the gold medal game Sunday.
The other semi has the USA vs. Sweden (6:15AM today).
MEMORIAL CUP IN REGINA: (opening game in the four-team round-robin)
Regina Pats 3 Hamilton Bulldogs 2
Nick Henry scored with 32.6 seconds left in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie.
The Swift Current Broncos play their opener this afternoon against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
MEMORIAL CUP SCHEDULE (PT) AND RESULTS:
GAME ONE = Friday, May 18 – Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Regina Pats (REGINA WON 3-2)
GAME TWO = Saturday, May 19 – Swift Current Broncos vs. Acadie-Bathurst Titan, 1PM
GAME THREE = Sunday, May 20 – Regina vs. Acadie-Bathurst, 4PM
GAME FOUR = Monday, May 21 – Swift Current vs. Hamilton, 5PM
GAME FIVE = Tuesday, May 22 – Acadie-Bathurst vs. Hamilton, 7PM
GAME SIX = Wednesday, May 23 – Regina vs. Swift Current, 7PM
*Tiebreaker (if necessary) = Thursday, May 24, 5PM
SEMI-FINAL = Friday, May 25, 7PM
FINAL = Sunday, May 27, 4PM
ROYAL BANK CUP JUNIOR HOCKEY: (in Chilliwack)
The semi-finals will be played today at the Royal Bank Cup.
Wenatchee faces Wellington (2PM) followed by host Chilliwack against Ottawa (7PM).
Winners play in the championship game Sunday (4PM).
RBC ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS: (FINAL)
Wenatchee Wild (4GP) 2 W, 2 OTW = 10 points
Chilliwack Chiefs (4GP) 2 W, 1 OTW, 1 OTL = 9 points
Ottawa Junior Senators (4GP) 2 OTW, 2 OTL = 6 points
Wellington Dukes (4GP) 1 OTW, 1 OTL, 2L = 3 points
Steinbach Pistons (4GP) 2 OTL, 2 L = 2 points
RBC SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Saturday, May 12th: Ottawa 2 Wellington 1 (OT) | Wenatchee 2 Chilliwack 1 (OT)
Sunday, May 13th: Wenatchee 4 Steinbach 3 | Chilliwack 4 Ottawa 3 (OT)
Monday, May 14th: Wellington 3 Steinbach 2 (OT)
Tuesday, May 15th: Wenatchee 3 Ottawa 2 (SO) | Chilliwack 2 Wellington 0
Wednesday, May 16th: Ottawa 5 Steinbach 4 (OT)
Thursday, May 17th: Wenatchee 7 Wellington 1 | Chilliwack 4 Steinbach 1
Saturday, May 19th: Semi-final #1 Wenatchee vs. Wellington (2pm)
Semi-final #2 Chilliwack vs. Ottawa (7PM)
Sunday, May 20th: Championship game (4PM)
MLB:
Oakland A’s 3 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Blue Jays slip below .500 with a 22-23 record.
NBA:
The NBA Eastern Conference final resumes tonight in Cleveland.
The Boston Celtics lead the Cavaliers 2-0.
In the West, Houston plays at Golden State Sunday (5pm) with the Rockets and Warriors tied 1-1.
PG TEAMS AND ATHLETES THIS WEEKEND:
The volleyball club nationals continue until Tuesday in Edmonton.
The Prince George Kodiaks have a total of 13 teams competing in the 14-to-18 age groups.
The tournament is featuring 864 teams in 24 divisions.
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The Prince George and Hart Judo Clubs have 17 athletes in Calgary for the national judo championships that wrap up Sunday.
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The Prince George Knights are competing at the Interior Cup in Penticton, which is Western Canada’s largest adult ball hockey tournament.
Playoffs are scheduled for Sunday.
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
PG Senior Lacrosse resumes Wednesday night at 8 at Kin 1 with the Westwood Pub Devils against the
RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits.
STANDINGS: (on Saturday, May 19)
- Quesnel M. Daniels Crossfire = 5-2
- RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits = 4-2
- Westwood Pub Devils = 4-2
- Co-op Petroleum Stylers = 2-4
- Mackenzie Omenica Fabricating Lumberjacks = 0-5