Sports by Hartley Wednesday, April 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars returned to practice Tuesday after being given Monday off.
The Cougars visit the Western Conference regular-season champion Seattle Thunderbirds Friday night at 7:05 and Saturday night at 6:05 in Kent, Washington.
The Cougars host Games 3 and 4 of their second-round series on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, April 18th and 19th.
The @SeattleTbirds and @PGCougars will meet in the Second Round of the 2023 #WHLPlayoffs presented by @NutrienLTD!
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📸 | Brian Liesse#FeedingTheFuture pic.twitter.com/wUrSOo39pi— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 10, 2023
2023 WHL PLAYOFFS PRESENTED BY NUTRIEN – SERIES K SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time | |
| 1 | April 14, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | |
| 2 | April 15, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 6:05 p.m. PT | |
| 3 | April 18, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 4 | April 19, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 7:00 p.m. PT | |
| 5 | April 21, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
| 6 | April 23, 2023 | Seattle | Prince George | 6:00 p.m. PT | * |
| 7 | April 25, 2023 | Prince George | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. PT | * |
* – if necessary
The other three WHL Conference semifinals also open on Friday: Portland at Kamloops, Moose Jaw at Winnipeg, and Red Deer at Saskatoon.
The playoff schedule/results for the Cougars can be found here.
The WHL playoff results can be found here.
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
Catscan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Josh Dixon in this latest episode | https://t.co/5rY9gHoKKK #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Hru9Ktieim
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 12, 2023
NHL: (10 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 3 Anaheim 2
The (37-37-7) Canucks conclude their season in Arizona against the (28-40-13) Coyotes Thursday night at 7:00.
Winnipeg 3 Minnesota 1
The victory clinched the final Western Conference playoff spot for the Jets.
Edmonton 2 Colorado 1 (OT)
The Oilers extended their winning streak to eight games.
Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 3
The Florida Panthers clinched an Eastern Conference wildcard spot as a result of the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 home-ice loss against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Penguins are one point behind the New York Islanders for the last wildcard berth with each team having a game left.
Pittsburgh is looking to extend the longest active playoff streak in major North American professional sports to 17 years.
For that to happen, Montreal must beat the New York Islanders in regulation time tonight and Pittsburgh must win on the road Thursday at Columbus.
With their win, the @NHLJets became one of two teams to clinch a berth in the 2023 #StanleyCup Playoffs on Tuesday.#NHLStats: https://t.co/prGWPonxDu pic.twitter.com/7fcdF79cKs
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 12, 2023
There are just 3 Wednesday games in the NHL (which is the 3rd last day of the regular season): Montreal at NY Islanders, San Jose at Calgary, and Dallas at St. Louis.
The Islanders can clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with a victory or an overtime loss against the Canadiens.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
Women’s World Hockey Championship: (in Brampton, Ontario)
The quarterfinals begin Thursday.
Canada won all four of its games in Group A after Monday’s 4-3 shootout victory over the USA.
The tournament schedule and results can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Detroit Tigers 3
The (7-4) host the (2-8) Tigers again tonight (4:07 PT) and Thursday.
This weekend Toronto will entertain Tampa.
Tampa Bay Rays 7 Boston Red Sox 2
The Rays are off to a perfect 11-0 start.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
NBA:
(Play-in games)
LA Lakers 108 Minnesota Timberwolves 102
The Lakers advance to the Western Conference quarterfinals against the #2 Memphis Grizzlies.
The Timberwolves on Friday will host the winner of the elimination game tonight between Oklahoma City and New Orleans.
Atlanta Hawks 116 Miami Heat 105
The Hawks advance to the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the #2 Boston Celtics.
The #9 Toronto Raptors host the 10th-place Chicago Bulls tonight (4:00 PT) in an elimination game.
The winner will play the Heat Friday in Miami to see who will advance to the Conference quarterfinals.
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.
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