Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, May 30th
WHL:
Seattle Thunderbirds 2 Kamloops Blazers 1
The best-of-7 Western Conference Final is tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game to be played Tuesday night at 7:00 in Kamloops.
The box score from Game 6 can be found right here.
The Thunderbirds are 4-0 when facing elimination in this year’s playoffs.
The winner will play the Edmonton Oil Kings in the league’s championship series beginning Friday night in Edmonton.
The WHL playoff schedule and results are right here.
Columns:
Scattershooting on a Sunday night while pondering the mystery of the Prospera Place deficiencies . . . https://t.co/fvN7Alv51g
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) May 30, 2022
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Men’s World Hockey: (in Finland)
(Gold Medal Game)
Finland 4 Canada 3 (OT)
Finland scored the winner on a power-play at 6:42 of overtime after Canada scored two late goals in the 3rd period to tie the game at 3.
The scoring summary can be found right here.
The world men’s hockey results can be found right here.
NHL:
The New York Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight (Monday 5:00 PT) in the 7th and deciding game of the second-round series.
The Rangers won Game 6 on Saturday 5-2.
The Hurricanes are 7-0 at home and 0-6 on the road in the playoffs.
The winner will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final beginning on Wednesday.
The Western Conference Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche will begin Tuesday night (5:00 PT) in Denver.
The NHL playoff schedule is right here or right here.
NBA:
Boston Celtics 100 Miami Heat 96
The Celtics won the Eastern Conference Final 4-3.
Boston advances to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years.
The Celtics will play the Golden State Warriors starting on Thursday in San Francisco.
The NBA playoff results and schedule are right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 11 LA Angels 10
The (27-20) Blue Jays swept the 4-game series to extend their winning streak to five games.
Toronto will entertain the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night (4:07 PT) to begin a 6-game homestand.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Canadian Leylah Fernandez is off to the quarterfinals of the French Open. Fernandez defeated American Amanda Anisimova to advance. Fernandez is seeded 17th and will play Martina Trevisan of Italy on Tuesday (about 3 a.m. PT).
A featured men’s quarterfinal match will have #1 Novak Djokovic against #5 Rafael Nadal.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Athletic, competitive, and hungry to make an impact.
A good day for @UNBCWSoccer with the commitment of @TOFC_Soccer defender Kambria Mellum for the upcoming @CanadaWest season!
Hear from the newest @UNBC TWolf, and read all about the big news here: https://t.co/G8ePKlvRny pic.twitter.com/cHC0zrDMKg
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 30, 2022
PG Senior Lacrosse:
Mackenzie 14 Quesnel 4 (Sunday)
Mackenzie 16 Quesnel 1 (Saturday)
Tonight at 8:00 at Kin 1 the Devils play the Bandits in an all Prince George match-up.
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