Sports by Hartley Wednesday, Feb. 7th as of 12:05 a.m.
(All times listed below are PST)
NHL: (8 Tuesday games with five Canadian teams in action)
Vancouver 3 Carolina 2
In his first game in a Vancouver uniform, Elias Lindholm scored twice (on the power play) to help the (34-11-5) Canucks extend their point streak to 12 games.
The game summary is here.
Vancouver will continue a 5-game road trip Thursday (4 PM) against the (31-10-9) Boston Bruins.
The Canucks are first in the NHL overall standings and lead the league in goal differential with a +60 total.
Calgary 4 Boston 1
Former Canuck Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Flames in his first game for Calgary.
Vegas 3 Edmonton 1
The loss ended the Oilers 16-game win streak, one shy of the NHL record of 17 set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Pittsburgh 3 Winnipeg 0
Montreal 5 Washington 2
Tuesday’s eight-game slate concluded with the @GoldenKnights halting the second-longest (tied) winning streak in NHL history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/cnSLpbWkSH pic.twitter.com/2KM43AmQvq
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 7, 2024
There are just three Wednesday NHL games: Dallas at Toronto, Tampa at NY Rangers and Minnesota at Chicago.
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.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars have 18 regular season games left, 10 of them on home ice, including a pair this weekend when they entertain the (25-17-4-4) Victoria Royals on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Royals play the Rockets tonight (Wednesday) in Kelowna before heading to PG.
The (33-15-0-2) Cougars are third in the Western Conference, three points behind the (34-12-2-1) Portland Winterhawks and a point back of the (33-17-1-2) Everett Silvertips.
Prince George leads the BC Division by 10 points over Victoria.
The WHL standings are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL leading scorers can be found here.
Cat Scan podcast:
Two high-scoring forwards with the @PGCougars Carlin Dezainde & Terik Parascak are guests this week on the Cat Scan #podcast. They discuss the team’s success, their own contributions, upcoming goals, assessing other top teams, playing minor hockey in Alberta, & more. https://t.co/wsVw5JKmvW
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) February 6, 2024
BCHL:
The (13-21-3) Prince George Spruce Kings, play their next five on the road starting Friday in Salmon Arm against the (24-12-0-2) Silverbacks and continuing Saturday in Penticton against the (27-7-2-2) Vees.
Prince George, with 17 regular season games remaining, is last in the 8-team Interior Division, three points behind the (14-20-3-1) Merritt Centennials and five back of the (16-23-2) Bucks.
The BCHL standings are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule and results are here.
BC Elite Hockey League:
The U18 Cariboo Cougars, riding a 4-game win streak, play the (17-11-1-1) Valley West Giants Saturday morning at 10:00 and the (18-10-1-1) Okanagan Rockets Sunday morning at 8:00 at the BC Elite Hockey League showcase in Chilliwack.
With four games remaining in their regular season, the (24-6-2) U18 Cougars are in second place, two points behind the (24-4-2-2) Vancouver North East Chiefs and one point ahead of the (24-5-1) Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
Cariboo will conclude at Fraser Valley on Feb 24th and 25th.
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 will wrap up their regular season in Canada West basketball with home games against the Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday and Saturday.
Friday is Black Heritage Night. Saturday is both Seniors and Fan Appreciation Night.
UNBC has a record of 8-10 for the men and 4-14 for the women.
Saskatchewan is 10-8 (men) and 17-1 (women).
.@UNBCATHLETICS MSOC sign local product Xavier Rocha to roster | https://t.co/iSXBihAewb #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/GT3MbW1rq1
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) February 5, 2024
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 (17-33) Toronto Raptors conclude a 6-game road trip tonight (Wednesday at 4:00) at Charlotte against the (10-39) Hornets.
The Raptors have lost 12 of its last 14 games.
The Raptors’ schedule and results are here.
The NBA schedule is here.
The NBA standings are here.
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