Sports by Hartley Tuesday, Dec. 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
The (22-8) Prince George Cougars have three road games in four nights before heading to their Christmas break.
They visit the (19-12-1-1) Everett Silvertips on Wednesday, the (20-9-3) Wenatchee Wild on Friday and the (11-17-2) Vancouver Giants on Saturday.
The Cougars are first in the Western Conference and second in the overall standings, a point behind the (22-8-1) Saskatoon Blades with a game in hand.
P.G. is coming off of Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Victoria.
The game summary and highlights are here.
WORLD JUNIOR BOUND 🇨🇿 🇸🇰
Ondrej Becher and Viliam Kmec are aiming to represent their countries this holiday season at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Sweden!
📝 https://t.co/xsCII9zEvi pic.twitter.com/g0vrxA0FUq
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) December 12, 2023
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
BCHL:
The (8-14-3) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (10-10-6) Trail Smoke Eaters Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 in their final two games before the Christmas break.
The Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, five points behind the 7th place (10-13-3-1) Merritt Centennials, six back of the (12-14-1) Cranbrook Bucks and seven behind Trail.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
NHL: (4 Monday games with 2 Canadian teams in action)
Colorado 6 Calgary 5
NY Islanders 4 Toronto 3 (OT)
Dallas 6 Detroit 3
Buffalo 5 Arizona 2
The (18-9-1) Vancouver Canucks host the (13-11-5) Tampa Bay Lightning tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00. It is game four of a 5-game homestand for the Canucks which will conclude Thursday against Florida.
The (12-12-1) Edmonton Oilers put a 7-game win streak on the line when they entertain Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks this evening at 7:00.
There are 10 Tuesday NHL games with Montreal the only Canadian team idle.
Calgary visits Vegas, Winnipeg is at San Jose, Toronto is up against the Rangers in New York and Ottawa hosts Carolina.
The NHL regular season schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks regular season schedule and results are here.
The NHL standings are here.
The NHL scoring leaders are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The (16-3-1) U18 Cariboo Cougars visit the (11-7-1-1) Valley West Giants on Saturday at 4:45 PM in Delta and Sunday at 11:15 AM in Langley in their final two league games in 2023.
The U18 Cougars are in first place in the 9-team BC Elite Hockey League, a point ahead of the (15-3-0-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
Speedskating:
Carolina Hiller top-rated Canadian in 500m, 1000m World Cup events | https://t.co/Ifgy7FkmrL #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/1A9bQb7oFg
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 11, 2023
UNBC Timberwolves:
.@UNBCATHLETICS WSOC pry another recruit out of the Okanagan | https://t.co/3Ng5OMTVhi #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/WnGZE1sKS5
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 11, 2023
NFL: (Final two games in Week 14)
NY Giants 24 Green Bay 22
(The Giants won it on a last-play 37-yard field goal)
Tennessee 28 Miami 27
(Titans erased a 14-point deficit in the final four minutes of the game for the upset win)
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
NBA:
New York 136 Toronto 130
The (9-14) Raptors host the (9-13) Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday and Friday (4:30 PM).
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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