Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, April 29th

Sports by Hartley Monday, April 29th as of 12:05 a.m.

(All times listed are PDT)

WHL:

Portland Winterhawks  5  Prince George Cougars  3  (Saturday)

The Winterhawks broke a 2-2 tie with three straight goals in the third period to tie the Western Conference Final 1-1 before 6,016 fans at CN Centre.

The game summary is here.

The loss ended the Cougars six game playoff home win streak and 10-game home overall win streak.

Prince George Cougars  5  Portland Winterhawks  0  (Friday)

Josh Ravensbergen made 33 saves for his 3rd shutout of the playoffs in front of a hometown crowd of 6,011.

The game summary is here.

The series has shifted to Portland in the 2-3-2 format for Games 3, 4 and 5 tonight (Monday), Wednesday and Thursday.

Game Three. Tonight. pic.twitter.com/BE93wfOI9D

— xy – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 29, 2024

If Games 6 and 7 are necessary they will be played in P.G. on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th.

SERIES SCHEDULE

*If necessary

The WHL Eastern Conference Final is also tied at a game each.

The Moose Jaw Warriors won the opener Friday 4-3 in overtime while the Saskatoon Blades came from behind to win Game 2 on Saturday 3-2 in overtime.

Games 3 and 4 will be played Tuesday and Wednesday in Moose Jaw.

The WHL playoff standings are here.

The PG Cougars’ playoff results are here.

The PG Cougars’ regular-season results are here.

CN Centre will welcome fans to watch the remaining @PGCougars road games https://t.co/OMkePgKEng | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 25, 2024

NHL: (4 Sunday Stanley Cup playoff games)

Vancouver  4  Nashville  3  (OT-Canucks lead 3-1)

Down 3-1, Brock Boeser scored his 2nd goal of the game with 2:49 left in the 3rd and then completed his hat trick when he tied the game with just 8 seconds left in regulation.

Elias Lindholm completed the comeback when he tallied the winner at 1:02 of overtime.

The Canucks host the Predators in Game 5 Tuesday night at 7:00.

The game summary is here.

Edmonton  1  LA  0  (Oilers lead 3-1)
Colorado  5  Winnipeg  1  (Avalanche ahead 3-1)
NY Rangers  4  Washington  2  (Rangers win in a sweep 4-0)

There are two NHL playoff games tonight (Monday): Dallas at Vegas (6:30) and Tampa at Florida (4:00).

The Golden Knights lead the Stars 2-1 and the Panthers are ahead 3-1 over the Lightning.

The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.

The Vancouver Canucks playoff schedule and results are here.

The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.

The NHL regular season standings are here.

UNBC Timberwolves:

She’s smart, she’s hard-working, and she loves to create plays for her teammates.

Today, UNBC Women’s Soccer made it official, announcing the commitment of Chillwack midfielder Maresha Manulak!

READ: https://t.co/0n5m7PTMns pic.twitter.com/IFK8nqab4b

— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) April 29, 2024

NBA: (4 Sunday playoff games)

Minnesota  122  Phoenix  116  (The Timberwolves swept the series 4-0)
LA Clippers  116  Dallas  111  (The series is tied 2-2)
Indiana  126  Milwaukee  113  (The Pacers lead 3-1)
New York  97  Philadelphia  92  (Knicks lead 3-1)

There are 3 NBA playoff games tonight: Boston at Miami (4:30), Oklahoma City at New Orleans (5:30) and LA Lakers at Denver (7:00).

The Celtics lead the Heat 2-1, the Thunder enjoy a 3-0 lead over the Pelicans and the Nuggets are up 3-1 over the Lakers.

The NBA schedule and results are here.

MLB:

Toronto Blue Jays  3  LA Dodgers  1

The (14-15) Blue Jays snapped a 5-game losing streak.

Toronto will host the (17-12) Kansas City Royals tonight (4:07 Monday) to begin a 3-game series.

The Blue Jays schedule is here.

The MLB schedule is here.

The MLB standings are here.