Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, May 13th

WHL: 

The scene has shifted to Spokane in the WHL Championship Series.

The Chiefs host the Medicine Hat Tigers in the next three games; tonight (Tuesday), Wednesday and Friday.

The best of 7 final is tied 1-1 with the Tigers winning the opener 4-1 and the Chiefs coming back with a 6-2 victory in Game 2.

Medicine Hat defenceman Tanner Molendyk, who is from McBride, has a goal and an assist in the two games against the Chiefs.

Spokane forward Chase Herrington of Prince George does not have a point yet for the Chiefs in the series.

The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.

NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: (2 Monday games)

Edmonton  3  Vegas  0  (The Oilers lead 3-1 with Game 5 Wednesday in Vegas)
(Stuart Skinner blocked 24 shots for the shutout)

Carolina  5  Washington  2  (The Hurricanes lead 3-1; Game 5 Thursday in Washington)

There is one Stanley Cup playoff game tonight (Tuesday); Winnipeg at Dallas (5:00) with the Stars ahead 2-1.

The Florida Panthers and the Maple Leafs resume Wednesday (4:00) in Toronto with the series tied 2-2.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.

The second round schedule of all four series can be found here.

IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship: (in Sweden)

Canada, with a 2-0 record, will play its third round robin game today (Tuesday 11:20 AM PT) against France.

Earlier:

Canada  7  Latvia  1     (Sunday)  Game summary is here.
Canada  4  Slovenia  0  (Saturday)  Game summary is here.

The tournament schedule and results can be found here.

Prince George Senior Lacrosse (Monday, May 12th result)

Bandits  17  Mackenzie  6

Judo:

PG well represented at Judo National Championships in Alberta | https://t.co/0yWidXMfth #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #Calgary #Judo #sports pic.twitter.com/UmEdp63IGf

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 12, 2025

NBA: (2 Monday playoff games)

Minnesota  117  Golden State  110  (T-Wolves lead 3-1 with Game 5 Wed. in Minnesota)

New York  121  Boston  113  (The Knicks lead 3-1 with Game 5 Wednesday in Boston)

There are two NBA playoff games tonight (Tuesday); Indiana at Cleveland (4:00) and Denver at Oklahoma City (6:30).

The Pacers lead the Cavaliers 3-1 while the Nuggets and Thunder are tied 2-2 in their best-of-7 second round series.

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The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery and the right to select Cooper Flagg of Duke with the No. 1 pick June 25th.

The Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery.

They jumped 10 spots to grab the No. 1 pick and according to ESPN Research, it is the biggest leap by any team in lottery history.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

The Toronto Blue Jays start a 9-game homestand tonight (Tuesday 4:07) against the
(18-22) Tampa Bay Rays.

The (20-20) Blue Jays have won four straight and are one-quarter of the way through their 162 game season.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.