(As of 12:01AM) Long weekend wrap-up
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
(WHL)
The Prince George Cougars split their two games in Langley against the Vancouver Giants; a 2-1 loss was followed by a 1-0 victory.
Prince George Cougars 1 Vancouver Giants 0 (Sunday)
With his parents from Lakeville, Minnesota in the stands, Isaiah DiLaura made 26 saves for his first WHL shutout.
In six games this season, the 18-year-old DiLaura has a 3-2-0-1 record with 2.38 GAA and a .926 save percentage.
Ethan Browne scored the only goal on a power play eight minutes into the opening period.
Prince George will host Kelowna on Wednesday to begin a five-game homestand.
The 8-8-1-2 Cougars are third in the BC Division, just a point behind Victoria, although the Royals have three games in hand.
PG is also three points in front of Kelowna and five ahead of last-place Kamloops.
Vancouver Giants 2 Prince George Cougars 1 (Saturday)
Trent Miner blocked 32 shots, including 17 in the third period to lead the Giants.
Connor Bowie, with his first goal of the season, gave Prince George a 1-0 lead after one.
Vancouver scored twice in the middle period 3:23 apart.
The Cougars have been outscored 19-6 in the second period this season.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
(BCHL)
The Prince George Spruce Kings split their two home games against the Langley Rivermen; an 8-1 win was followed by a 2-1 loss.
Langley Rivermen 2 Prince George Spruce Kings 1 (Saturday)
Braedon Fleming made 37 saves for the Rivermen before 958 fans at the RMCA.
Fleming lost his shutout bid with 56 seconds left in the game on a goal by Nick Bochen.
The 15-7-0-1 Spruce Kings are tied with the Coquitlam Express for second in the Mainland Division, five points behind the Chilliwack Chiefs with two games in hand on the Chiefs.
Prince George will play its next three on the Island: Friday in Powell River, Saturday in Alberni Valley and Sunday in Nanaimo.
The Spruce Kings next home game will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 21st against Trail.
Prince George Spruce Kings 8 Langley Rivermen 1 (Friday)
Dustin Manz notched a hat trick and added two assists before 1,137 hometown fans.
CARIBOO COUGARS:
(BCMML)
The Cariboo Cougars are riding a seven-game win streak following a sweep of a doubleheader against the Okanagan Rockets in Kelowna.
Cariboo Cougars 5 Okanagan Rockets 4 (OT Sunday)
Cariboo Cougars 4 Okanagan Rockets 1 (Saturday)
The 9-3-2 Major Midget Cougars visit the (7-5-1-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians Saturday night at 5 and Sunday morning at 10 in Richmond.
Cariboo is in fourth place, but just a point behind second and third and ony three points behind the (11-2-1) first place Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
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The Cariboo Cougars will again spend their Christmas holidays in Alberta.
For the 14th consecutive year, the Major Midget Cougars have been invited to the prestigious Macs International Hockey Tournament, which begins Boxing Day in Calgary.
NHL: (Four Monday games)
NY Rangers 2 Vancouver 1
The Canucks are 1-1-2 on a six-game road trip and 10-7-2 overall.
Vancouver visits the (8-6-2) New York Islanders tonight and the (11-4-2) Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Anaheim 2 Nashville 1 (SO)
Columbus 2 Dallas 1
Carolina 3 Chicago 2 (OT)
The Blackhawks haven’t won in three games (0-2-1) since Jeremy Colliton replaced Joel Quenneville as head coach.
There are nine Tuesday games in the NHL with four Canadian teams in action. Besides the Canucks facing off at the NY Islanders, Montreal is at Edmonton and Toronto visits LA.
CHL CANADA-RUSSIA SERIES:
(Game Four Monday in Oshawa, Ontario)
Russia 4 Team OHL 0
The Russians are 2-2 in the six-game series.
They split with the WHL (2-1 WHL win followed by 3-1 Russia victory) and with the OHL (3-1 OHL win and 4-0 Russia victory).
Russia will conclude with two games against the QMJHL tonight in Sherbrooke and Thursday in Drummondville.
BC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: (at Masich Place Stadium)
(First round of the Provincial Subway Bowl playoffs from Saturday)
Double-A Varsity:
PGSS Polars 42 South Kamloops Titans 14
(QB Braden Reed scored five touchdowns for the second straight game. The Polars advance to the quarter-finals against the No. 2-ranked Holy Cross Crusaders of Surrey Saturday at noon. The game will be held at B.C. Place Stadium)
G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) 59 Kelly Roadrunners 6
(The Grizzlies move on to the quarter-finals against John Barsby)
Junior Varsity:
College Heights Cougars 33 South Kamloops Titans 19
(College Heights advances to the provincial semi-final against the Windsor Dukes the Nov. 23rd weekend in North Vancouver)
CFL:
(Division Semi-Finals from Sunday)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 48 B.C. Lions 8
(Final game for Lions coach and general manager Wally Buono who is retiring at age 68. The Ti-Cats play at the Ottawa RedBlacks in the East Final on Sunday)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
(The Blue Bombers visit the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s West Final)
NFL: (Final game in week 10)
New York Giants 27 San Francisco 49’ers 23
Just the second win in nine games for the Giants. The 49’ers are just 2-8. The 1-8 Oakland Raiders have the worst record in the NFL.
(From Sunday)
LA Rams 36 Seattle 31
(The Rams are 9-1 while the Seahawks dropped to 4-5)
Kansas City 26 Arizona 14
(The Chiefs lead the AFC with a 9-1 record)
New Orleans 51 Cincinnati 14
(The 8-1 Saints have won eight in a row)
Tennessee 34 New England 10
(The 7-3 Patriots had their six-game win streak come to an end)
Dallas 27 Philadelphia 20
(Sunday night game. Both teams 4-5)
NBA:
New Orleans Pelicans 126 Toronto Raptors 110
First home loss in eight games for the Toronto Raptors, who still have the best record in the NBA at 12-2. Toronto will host the 6-6 Detroit Pistons Wednesday before a visit to Boston on Friday to face the 7-6 Celtics.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
The UNBC Timberwolves had the bye on the long weekend in Canada West basketball.
The Timberwolves host the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans Friday and Saturday at the Northern Sport Centre.
The UNBC women are 4-0 while the men sit 3-1.
TWU is 6-0 (women) and 0-6 (men).