Sports by Hartley Monday, Jan. 29th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
WHL:
Wenatchee Wild 5 Prince George Cougars 4 (SO-Sunday)
Riley Heidt notched a goal and two assists to become the PG Cougars all-time leader in both points and assists.
Most points and assists in FRANCHISE history?
You already know.
Congratulations, @heidt_riley!#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/NHYwbbL75D
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 29, 2024
Carlin Dezainde tied the game at 4 when he scored his second goal of the game for Prince George with just 1:11 left in the third period.
The game summary and highlights are here.
Despite a historic night from Riley Heidt, we fall to the Wild in a 5-4 shootout thriller in Wenatchee.
Recap and reaction from Assistant Coach Carter Rigby 👇https://t.co/HuSY6qmNTL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 29, 2024
The (31-14-0-2) Cougars are 2nd in the Western Conference, a point behind the (31-11-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and a point ahead of the (30-15-1-2) Everett Silvertips.
P.G. will continue a 5-game road trip Tuesday against the (16-24-2) Seattle Thunderbirds.
Prince George Cougars 3 Tri-City Americans 2 (Saturday)
The game summary and highlights are here.
We earn our first win on the five-game road swing with a 3-2 victory over the Americans!
Recap and reaction from Associate Coach Jim Playfair 👇https://t.co/2thxWn3TAi#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 28, 2024
Spokane Chiefs 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Friday)
The game summary and highlights are here.
Not our night. We look to re-group tomorrow in Tri-City.
Recap and reaction from Assistant Coach Carter Rigby 👇https://t.co/OhFK6qFvhX
📸 Larry Brunt#ForTheNorth • #WHL
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) January 27, 2024
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.
BCHL:
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 6 Prince George Spruce Kings 0 (Saturday)
The Silverbacks scored four times in the first period and outshot the Spruce Kings 47-22 to complete the weekend sweep in front of a capacity crowd of 2,032 in PG.
The game summary is here.
Salmon Arm Silverbacks 5 Prince George Spruce Kings 3 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The Spruce Kings host the Cranbrook Bucks on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The (12-20-3) Spruce Kings are last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (13-19-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (15-22-2) Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League: (on the Lower Mainland)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 5 Vancouver North West Hawks 4 (OT-Sunday)
U18 Cariboo Cougars 5 Vancouver North West Hawks 3 (Saturday)
The U18 Cariboo Cariboo host the (6-19-2-1) Greater Vancouver Canadians Friday morning at 10:30 at the Kopar Memorial Arena and Saturday morning at 9:00 at CN Centre in the BC Elite Hockey League.
The (22-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (22-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (22-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
The Canadians are 7th in the 9-team league.
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.
NHL: (2 Sunday games)
Seattle 4 Columbus 2
St. Louis 4 Los Angeles 3
There is just one NHL game tonight (Monday 4:00) with Nashville at Ottawa.
The Vancouver Canucks are 33-11-5 as of their All-Star break. They have the best record in the Western Conference and are tied with the (31-9-9) Boston Bruins for the top record in the NHL.
They also have the league-best +59 goal differential.
The Canucks are coming off of Saturday’s dramatic 5-4 overtime victory over Columbus as they erased a 4-1 deficit.
The game summary is here.
The @Canucks completed their fourth three-goal, third-period comeback win in franchise history and first since Feb. 18, 2003 to remain atop the League standings.#NHLStats: https://t.co/HXutfeEYAs pic.twitter.com/1zKiZF45Lt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 28, 2024
Vancouver will play its next game on Tuesday, Feb 6th at Carolina to begin a 5-game road trip.
The Canucks are riding an 11-game point streak.
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The Edmonton Oilers win streak is up to 16 games, one shy of the NHL record of 17 set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Oilers will attempt to tie the record when they return from the All-Star break to play at Vegas on Feb. 6th.
Edmonton is coming off Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Nashville.
The game summary is here.
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.
NFL:
(AFC Championship) Kansas City 17 Baltimore 10
(Chiefs advance to the Super Bowl for the 4th time in five seasons)
(NFC Championship) San Francisco 34 Detroit 31
(The 49ers erased a 17-point halftime deficit to advance to Super Bowl 58 against Kansas City on Sunday, Feb. 11th in Las Vegas)
The NFL schedule/results are here.
Canada West basketball: (in Kamloops)
(Men)
TRU Wolfpack 69 UNBC Timberwolves 63 (Saturday)
MBB: Double-Doubles from Gillespie and Ross not Enough as TWolves Fall to TRU.
Recap: https://t.co/aFnV8E91A3
📸: Andrew Snucins pic.twitter.com/QSF7XlCrf1
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 28, 2024
UNBC Timberwolves 69 TRU WolfPack 67 (OT Friday)
MBB: Sunga’s Clutch OT Performance Lifts TWolves to Victory.
Recap 📎: https://t.co/7hn5wSecbU
📸: Andrew Snucins pic.twitter.com/9VEsvMldFd
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 26, 2024
(Women)
UNBC Timberwolves 64 TRU WolfPack 60 (Saturday)
WBB: Landry’s Big Night Leads to A Sweep Over TRU
Recap 📎: https://t.co/UfrH0mXK3u
📸: Andrew Snucins pic.twitter.com/KCvCl6w8qR
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 28, 2024
UNBC Timberwolves 78 TRU WolfPack 69 (Friday)
When the going got tough, our veterans got going.
A big win in Kamloops!https://t.co/E9gtsgDoCO
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) January 27, 2024
The UNBC Timberwolves visit the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans in Langley Friday and Saturday night before concluding their regular season with home games against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Feb. 9th and 10th.
UNBC has a record of 8-8 for the men and 4-12 for the women.
TWU is 2-14 (men) and 10-6 (women).
Saskatchewan is 8-8 (men) and 16-0 (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:
Atlanta Hawks 126 Toronto Raptors 125
The (16-30) Raptors, who have lost five straight and nine of their last 10 games, continue a 6-game road trip Tuesday (5 PM) in Chicago.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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