As of 12:01 AM
MEMORIAL CUP IN REGINA: (Championship game)
Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3 Regina Pats 0
It is the first Memorial Cup title in the 49-year history of the Titan.
Evan Fitzpatrick, a second round pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2016, recorded a 28-save shutout.
17-year-old Max Paddock made 41 saves in a losing cause (with the last goal into an empty net).
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 (Acadie-Bathurst won 4-3 OT)
GAME THREE = Sunday, May 20 – Regina vs. Acadie-Bathurst (Acadie-Bathurst won 8-6)
GAME FOUR = Monday, May 21 – Swift Current vs. Hamilton (Hamilton won 2-1)
GAME FIVE = Tuesday, May 22 – Acadie-Bathurst vs. Hamilton (Hamilton won 3-2)
GAME SIX = Wednesday, May 23 – Regina vs. Swift Current (Regina won 6-5)
SEMI-FINAL = Friday, May 25, 7PM – Regina vs. Hamilton (Regina won 4-2)
FINAL = Sunday, May 27, 4PM – Acadie-Bathurst vs. Regina (Acadie-Bathurst won 3-0)
NHL:
The Stanley Cup Final opens tonight (5PM) with the Washington Capitals at Vegas, which is the first game in eight days for the Golden Knights.
The two teams also play in Vegas Wednesday before the series shifts to Washington Saturday and Monday (June 4th).
The Golden Knights are 6-1 at home in the post-season.
The Capitals are 8-2 on the road in the playoffs.
The Capitals team includes 26-year-old forward Brett Connolly of Prince George and former PG Cougars head coach Lane Lambert as an assistant coach.
2018 STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE:
(All start times 5PM PT)
GAME ONE = Monday, May 28th in Las Vegas
GAME TWO = Wednesday, May 30th in Las Vegas
GAME THREE = Saturday, June 2nd in Washington, D.C.
GAME FOUR = Monday, June 4th in Washington, D.C.
**GAME FIVE = Thursday, June 7th in Las Vegas
**GAME SIX = Sunday, June 10th in Washington, D.C.
**GAME SEVEN = Wednesday, June 13th in Las Vegas
**IF NECESSARY
NBA: (Seventh and deciding game in the Eastern Conference Final)
Cleveland Cavaliers 87 Boston Celtics 79
LeBron James hooped 35 points and added 15 rebounds and nine assists to advance to his 8th straight NBA Finals and 9th overall.
James played all 48 minutes and had 12 of his points in the fourth quarter for his sixth straight Game 7 win.
It was the first home court loss in the playoffs for the Celtics (10-1).
In the West, Game seven will be played tonight (6PM) in Houston with the Rockets hosting the Golden State Warriors.
Rockets all-star guard Chris Paul, who did not play Saturday due to a hamstring injury, is listed as a game time decision.
The winner will host Cleveland in the opener of the championship series on Thursday.
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
(Saturday)
RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits 24 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 9
Westwood Pub Devils 13 Quesnel Crossfire 6
(Sunday)
Mackenzie Lumberjacks 9 Co-op Petroleum Stylers 5
(First win of the season in seven games for the Lumberjacks)
(Tonight at 8 at Kin 1)
Westwood Pub Devils vs. Co-op Petroleum Stylers
STANDINGS: (on Monday morning, May 28)
- RPR Mechanical/J.R. Construction Bandits = 7-2
- Westwood Pub Devils = 5-3
- Quesnel M. Daniels Crossfire = 5-4
- Co-op Petroleum Stylers = 2-5
- Mackenzie Omenica Fabricating Lumberjacks = 1-6
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3
The 25-28 Blue Jays are 2-1 on a nine game road trip that continues today (10AM) in Boston.