Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Jan. 24th as of 11:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
NHL: (9 Tuesday games with 4 Canadian teams in action)
Edmonton 4 Columbus 1
The (27-15-1) Oilers extended their club-record win streak to 14 games.
The NHL record of 17 in a row was set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Edmonton will host Chicago on Thursday in its next game.
The @EdmontonOilers are the first team in NHL history to allow 2 or fewer goals in 12 consecutive games while winning all 12.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) January 24, 2024
Ottawa 4 Montreal 1
St. Louis 4 Calgary 3
The @EdmontonOilers’ quest for an NHL record established more than 30 years ago continued Tuesday as the club extended its winning streak to 14 games.#NHLStats: https://t.co/K8OSXQfQKA pic.twitter.com/OUh8ukxKPV
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 24, 2024
The (32-11-4) Vancouver Canucks host the (23-20-2) St. Louis Blues tonight (Wednesday) at 7:00 in Game 4 of a 5-game homestand.
The Canucks, who have won eight of their last nine games, are first in the NHL overall standings.
Vancouver has a league-best +59 goal differential.
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.
None of the defence lawyers who represent players allegedly involved in this case have responded to requests for comment today.
(Canadian law requires criminal defendants to have their own individual defence teams.)
Alison Craig, a Toronto attorney who has defended people accused… https://t.co/vvo22fWR68— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) January 24, 2024
WHL:
The (30-13-0-1) Prince George Cougars begin a 5-game road trip Friday against the (16-21-4) Chiefs in Spokane.
Prince George is tied with the Everett Silvertips for the Western Conference lead but the Cougars have two games in hand over the (29-14-1-2) Silvertips.
Everett will play at Kelowna tonight (Wednesday).
The (28-11-2-1) Portland Winterhawks are two points behind the Cougars with two games in hand and two points back of the Silvertips with four games in hand.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
The WHL transactions can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
High-scoring Riley Heidt & Zac Funk of the @PGCougars are Cat Scan #podcast guests. They discuss the battle against Portland, striving to be the best team, the P.G. coaches, reflecting on their midget playing days and Zac gives an update on a possible NHL contract. https://t.co/IRfqj0qw0h
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) January 23, 2024
We spoke with @Hartley_Miller recapping the heavyweight bout between the @PGCougars & @pdxwinterhawks – and more#WHL #PDX #PGvsPOR https://t.co/nDeELbqYrd
— Pucklandia Podcast (@Pucklandia) January 24, 2024
BCHL:
Prince George-born goaltender signs on the dotted line with the @SpruceKings | https://t.co/EAA7Xu9TaZ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/wuuNzGZyEA
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) January 24, 2024
The Prince George Spruce Kings host the (22-9-0-2) Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Friday (7 PM) and Saturday (6 PM).
The (12-18-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division but are just a point behind the 7th-place (12-18-3-1) Merritt Centennials and three back of the (14-20-2) Cranbrook Bucks.
One Fan. One Shot.
Shoot to win is back this weekend!
One lucky fan will get the chance to shoot for a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan valued at $45,000
Get your tickets for this weeknd:https://t.co/FxuR8fnVuA pic.twitter.com/DeMAzHm2Bo
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) January 23, 2024
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cariboo will visit the (12-13-0-1) Vancouver North West Hawks Saturday night at 6:15 and Sunday afternoon at 12:15 on the Lower Mainland in the BC Elite Hockey League.
The (20-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (20-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (20-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The Hawks are 6th out of 9 teams.
The BCEHL AAA standings in Male U15, U17 and U18 plus Female U18 are here.
The U18 BCEHL schedule and results are here.
The Female U18 schedule and results are here.
Canada West basketball:
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the TRU WolfPack in Kamloops on Friday and Saturday in Canada West basketball.
UNBC has a record of 7-7 for the men and 2-12 for the women.
TRU is 3-9 (men) and 2-10 (women).
The Canada West women’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West women’s basketball standings are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball schedule and results are here.
The Canada West men’s basketball standings are here.
NBA:
The (16-28) Toronto Raptors, who have lost seven of their last eight games, are back in action Friday (4:30) when they host the LA Clippers.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
NFL:
The NFL Conference Finals Sunday have Kansas City at Baltimore (Noon) in the AFC followed by Detroit at San Francisco (3:30) in the NFC. Both home teams are favoured with the Ravens by 3 1/2 and the 49ers by 7. The winners meet in Las Vegas in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11th.
This year’s NFL Divisional Round averaged 40 million viewers (TV+Digital) – the highest on record dating back to 1988, per the NFL.
The Sunday game between the Chiefs and Bills averaged 50.4 million viewers, the most-watched Divisional or Wild Card game on record.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 23, 2024
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The final NFL standings are here.
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