Sports by Hartley Friday, May 26th as of 12:05 a.m.
NHL: (4th game in the best-of-7 Western Conference Final)
OT: Dallas Stars 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2
Joe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime.
The Golden Knights still lead the series 3-1 with Game 5 Saturday night (5:00 PT) in Vegas.
The series winner will battle the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Panthers have won 11 of their last 12 games.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
Men’s World Hockey Championship: (Quarterfinal in Finland)
Canada 4 Finland 1
Canada will play Latvia (4:20 AM PT) and the United States will face Germany (8:20 AM PT) in the semifinals on Saturday.
The winners play for gold on Sunday.
More on the tournament can be found here.
CHL:
It’s the opening day of the Memorial Cup.
The first game in the four-team tournament will be played tonight (Friday) at 6:00 in Kamloops with the host Blazers up against the Quebec Remparts.
The Seattle Thunderbirds open up on Saturday against the Peterborough Petes.
PG’s Nico Myatovic gearing up for star-studded Memorial Cup with @SeattleTbirds | #cityofpg https://t.co/BHsXHHMGd1 #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #MemorialCup #Kamloops #BestintheWest pic.twitter.com/QT3ZC0BD8s
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 25, 2023
Memorial Cup schedule:
Round-Robin – Game 1 – Friday, May 26 – Québec vs. Kamloops (6 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 2 – Saturday, May 27 – Seattle vs. Peterborough (3 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 3 – Sunday, May 28 – Kamloops vs. Peterborough (3 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 4 – Monday, May 29 – Seattle vs. Québec (6 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 5 – Tuesday, May 30 – Peterborough vs. Québec (6 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 6 – Wednesday, May 31 – Kamloops vs. Seattle (6 p.m. PT)
Tie-Breaker (*if necessary) – Thursday, June 1 (6 p.m. PT)
Semi-Final – Friday, June 2 (7 p.m. PT)
Final – Sunday, June 4 (4 p.m. PT)
The Thunderbirds won the WHL title in five games while the Petes took the OHL championship in six games and the Remparts captured the QMJHL title in six games.
HART ATTACK: PG will be represented at the #MemorialCup in Kamloops thanks to @Nicomyatovic of the @SeattleTbirds
| https://t.co/A1itJH8InJ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #sports #northernbc #BestintheWest #Seattle #Kamloops #MemorialCup pic.twitter.com/VShGCcFnQA— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 26, 2023
UNBC Timberwolves:
The future looks BIG & bright for @UNBCMBB.
Today, the Timberwolves announced the commitment of 6-foot-7 forward Wesley Ainu’u for the upcoming Canada West season!
Hear from the All-Star, and read all the good news here: https://t.co/wTzj5dkk2V pic.twitter.com/wy8BzgT3Yu
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 26, 2023
NBA: (5th game in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final)
Boston Celtics 110 Miami Heat 97
Miami is still ahead 3-2 and will host Boston in Game 6 Saturday night (5:30 PT).
The series winner will face the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the league final starting on Thursday (June 1st).
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
Major League Baseball:
Tampa Bay Rays 6 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The (26-25) Jays are 1-3 on a 7-game road trip which continues tonight (5:10 PT) against the A.L. Central-leading Twins in Minnesota.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (Thursday night in Quesnel)
Assault 17 Quesnel 10
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