Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 19th
BCHL:
Penticton Vees 5 PG Spruce Kings 3
The Vees snapped a 2-2 tie with 32 seconds left in the 2nd period and added the winner at 8:09 of the 3rd before 1,005 fans at the RMCA.
P.G. outshot Penticton 35-32.
35 shots and goals from Ben LeFranc, Simon Labelle, and Luc Laylin, was close, but not enough, as the Spruce Kings drop a 5-3 decision to the Penticton Vees in Game 3 at the RMCA.
📝https://t.co/dtALKgTQyl#GetInTheMix • #BCHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/XZRf1KaB3i
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 19, 2022
The Vees lead the best-of-7 Interior Division semifinal series 3-0 and will go for a sweep in Game 4 tonight at 7:00 in Prince George.
The game stats are right here.
PG Spruce Kings schedule/results against Penticton:
Game 1 – Thursday, April 14th – Prince George @ Penticton – Penticton won 2-1
The game stats are right here.
Game 2 – Saturday, April 16th – Prince George @ Penticton – Penticton won 6-2
The game stats are right here.
Game 3 – Monday, April 18th – Penticton @ Prince George – Penticton won 5-3
Game 4 – Tuesday, April 19th – Penticton @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 5 – Thursday, April 21st – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Saturday, April 23rd – Penticton @ Prince George – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Monday, April 25th – Prince George @ Penticton – 7 PM (If Necessary)
The Spruce Kings’ entire playoff schedule and results are right here.
The BCHL final regular-season standings are right here.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars visit the Portland Winterhawks Friday and Saturday in the first two games of their WHL Western Conference quarterfinal.
The best-of-7 first-round series will shift back to P.G. on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26th and 27th.
The (47-16-3-2) Winterhawks finished third in the conference, one point out of first and 46 points ahead of Prince George.
The (24-39-4-1) Cougars are in the playoffs for the first time in five years.
Prince George ended up 6th, beating out Spokane and Vancouver on a tie-breaker after all three teams finished with 53 points, one more than 9th place Victoria.
PG Cougars Playoff Schedule vs. Portland
Friday, April 22nd at Portland (Game 1)- 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 23rd at Portland (Game 2)- 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 26th vs. Portland (Game 3)- 7:00 pm
Wednesday, April 27th vs. Portland (Game 4)- 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 30th at Portland (Game 5)- 5:00 pm*
Monday, May 2nd vs. Portland (Game 6)- 7:00 pm*
Wednesday, May 4th at Portland (Game 7) 7:00 pm*
* If Necessary
Single-game 2022 Cougars Playoff tickets are now on sale at www.ticketsnorth.ca. and start at $16.
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 chats with @PGCougars associate coach Josh Dixon in this week”s episode
| https://t.co/K98kkOROWr #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #NorthernUprising #sports pic.twitter.com/08xgxWEPrn— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 13, 2022
Column:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while wondering if spring finally has arrived (sorry, Brandon and area) . . . https://t.co/cjRy2fWguR
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 18, 2022
NHL: (6 Monday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 6 Dallas 2
The Canucks extended their winning streak to six games.
Vancouver is 4 points out of a playoff spot (behind third-place LA in the Pacific Division) with 6 games remaining.
The (38-28-10) Canucks are also 5 points out of a wild-card spot.
With the winning streak at six, the #Canucks‘ playoff push keeps gaining steam, even as the injuries pile up.
✍️: @imacSportsnethttps://t.co/MmmeNTdNtH
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 19, 2022
Vancouver will host the Ottawa Senators tonight at 7:00.
The Canucks are 30-12-7 since Bruce Boudreau took over as coach.
Seattle 4 Ottawa 2
Calgary 5 Chicago 2
NBA: (Playoffs)
Philadelphia 76’ers 112 Toronto Raptors 97
The 76’ers lead the best-of-7 first-round playoff series 2-0 with Game 3 Wednesday night (5:00 PT) in Toronto.
The NBA playoff results are right here.
The Raptors playoff schedule against Philadelphia is right here.
MLB:
The Toronto Blue Jays begin a 6-game road trip tonight (4:10 PT) against the Red Sox in Boston.
The Jays are 6-4 after 10 games.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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