Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, April 4th
WHL:
Kamloops Blazers 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (OT)
Daylan Kuefler scored on a power-play 56 seconds into overtime as the Blazers erased a two-goal deficit before 2,354 fans Sunday afternoon at CN Centre.
The game stats and highlights are right here.
Ty Young made 41 saves as Kamloops outshot Prince George 45-31.
Connor Bowie, Riley Heidt, and Jonny Hooker all scored in the first period for the Cougars, who led 3-1 after 20 minutes.
The game was tied 3-3 after two.
“That’s a point that could potentially put us in the playoffs. I thought that was a real gutsy effort by our team and I’m very proud of them.”
A big point earned in Sunday’s clash with @blazerhockey.
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 4, 2022
The (22-37-3-1) Cougars are ninth in the WHL Western Conference, but just a point behind the (22-37-4-1) Spokane Chiefs and two points behind the (22-36-5-1) Victoria Royals and the (23-35-4-0) Vancouver Giants.
The top eight advance to the playoffs.
Vancouver has six games remaining, P.G. has five left, and Spokane and Victoria have four remaining.
The Chiefs beat the Vancouver Giants 4-1 Sunday in Langley for their third road win in as many days.
The Cougars, who have dropped 13 of their last 16, host the Kelowna Rockets Tuesday and Wednesday and Victoria on Saturday before closing on the road at Kamloops on April 15th and at Kelowna on April 16th.
The WHL standings are right here.
The regular-season schedule and results for the PG Cougars are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Director of Business Iain Scott in this week’s episode | https://t.co/wrOINDu6An #cityofPG #princegeorge #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/SELMwM4HyE
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) March 31, 2022
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday while hoping someone can help out a Gretzky fan . . . https://t.co/fJK08enONY
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 4, 2022
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the @PGCougars playoff chances in his #AprilFoolsDay version of the column | https://t.co/k8htajny5g #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/RlTmuNnG9r
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 1, 2022
BCHL:
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 1 (Saturday)
The Spruce Kings scored twice in each of the last two periods in front of 1,233 fans in Prince George.
The game stats are right here.
Two goals from Kolton Cousins, and a late third period tally from Luc Laylin highlighted a Game 2 victory for the Spruce Kings, defeating the Cranbrook Bucks 4-1!
📸 Chuck Chin
📝https://t.co/2CrUYcU3zS#GetInTheMix • #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/WAcDjchlHA
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 3, 2022
The Spruce Kings lead the best-of-seven first-round series 2-0 with Games three and four in Cranbrook tonight (Monday) and Tuesday.
The if-needed games would be played on Thursday in P.G., Saturday in Cranbrook, and Monday, April 11th in Prince George.
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Cranbrook Bucks 1 (Friday)
Aaron Trotter made 26 saves and lost his shutout bid with just 25 seconds left in the game before 1,168 fans at the RMCA.
The game stats are right here.
Four goals from four different goal scorers, and a terrific effort in the pipes from Aaron Trotter, triumphed the Spruce Kings to Game 1 victory over the Cranbrook Bucks at the RMCA!
📝https://t.co/njpMV7rZKr#GetInTheMix • #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/uSgVPctScO
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 2, 2022
The Spruce Kings playoff schedule is right here.
The BCHL final regular-season standings are right here.
NHL: (9 Sunday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Vegas 3 Vancouver 2 (OT)
Shea Theodore scored at 2:05 of overtime.
The (32-28-10) Canucks are eight points out of a playoff spot with 12 games remaining, seven at home, and five on the road.
The Canucks visit Vegas Wednesday and Arizona Thursday (both at 7:00 PM).
Vancouver is 24-12-7 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Edmonton 6 Anaheim 1
Sniper Leon Draisaitl scored his 50th goal and added an assist to give him 101 points on the season.
Ottawa 5 Detroit 2
Sunday’s slate was highlighted by the @FlaPanthers becoming the first team to clinch a berth in the 2022 #StanleyCup Playoffs and @EdmontonOilers forward Leon Draisaitl reaching the 100-point and 50-goal mark.#NHLStats: https://t.co/lpKocqmZcj pic.twitter.com/6i99yTGXDf
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 4, 2022
World men’s curling championship–(in Las Vegas)
Canada 10 Switzerland 6 (Sunday night)
Canada 9 Netherlands 6 (Sunday afternoon)
Canada 6 Czech Republic 4 (Saturday afternoon)
Canada 8 Norway 7 (Saturday night)
The 4-0 Canadian team, skipped by Brad Gushue, has just one game today (Monday) and that will be at 2:00 this afternoon against Italy.
13 countries are competing with the top six teams to advance to the playoffs.
Standings at the end of day two at the #WMCC2022 in Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/KWIUEzkSId
— World Curling (@worldcurling) April 4, 2022
Results, schedule, and standings are right here.
NBA:
Miami Heat 114 Toronto Raptors 109
The (45-33) Raptors, with four games left, are tied with the Chicago Bulls for 5th in the Eastern Conference.
The Raptors host Atlanta Tuesday (4:30 P.T.), Philadelphia Thursday, and Houston Friday before closing against the Knicks in New York on Sunday.
The Raptors’ schedule is right here.
The NBA standings are right here.
Soccer:
The draw is out for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Canadian men’s soccer team will open the tournament against Belgium.
Canada is part of a group that also includes Croatia and Morocco.
The #FIFAWorldCup groups are set 🤩
We can’t wait! 🏆#FinalDraw pic.twitter.com/uaDfdIvbaZ
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) April 1, 2022
The World Cup kicks off on Nov. 21st and runs until Dec. 8th in Qatar.
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