Sports by Hartley Friday, May 17th
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
NHL: (2 Stanley Cup playoff games)
Vancouver 3 Edmonton 2
J.T. Miller scored with 32 seconds left in the 3rd period to give the Canucks the dramatic victory and a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 will be played Saturday night (5:00) in Edmonton, with a 7th game, if needed Monday in Vancouver.
The game summary is here.
New York Rangers 5 Carolina 3
Chris Kreider had a third period natural hat trick as the Rangers overcame a 3-1 deficit after 40 minutes to win the series 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
The game summary is here.
There are a pair of NHL playoff games tonight (Friday): Florida at Boston (4:00) and Dallas at Colorado (7:00). The Panthers and Stars both lead 3-2.
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here.
The Vancouver Canucks playoff schedule and results are here.
The NHL playoff scoring leaders are here.
World Hockey—(in Prague, Czechia)
Canada 4 Norway 1
(4-0) Canada will play its next preliminary round game Saturday (7:20 AM) against Finland.
The World Hockey schedule and results are here.
Memorial Cup:
The four participants have been determined for the Memorial Cup which begins in one week (Friday, May 24th) in Saginaw, Michigan.
The tournament opener has the WHL Champion Moose Jaw Warriors against the host Saginaw Spirit.
The other participating teams are the OHL Champion London Knights and the QMJHL Champion Drummondville Voltigeurs.
A WHL team has not won the Memorial Cup in 10 years since the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the 2014 final.
The Warriors are representing the WHL for the first time after that four game sweep of the Portland Winterhawks in the league championship series.
The Warriors went 16-4 in the playoffs (8-2 both home and away) capped off with Wednesday’s 4-2 victory.
The game summary is here.
The WHL playoff standings are here.
Hart Attack column:
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UNBC Timberwolves:
For Kamloops product Grace Barrett, UNBC provides a can’t miss opportunity both on and off the pitch.
Welcome to the Green and Gold Grace! We’re excited to have you on board. Hear from the Kamloops transfer below.
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— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) May 17, 2024
.@UNBCATHLETICS soccer player among three PG athletes to receive Indigenous Sports honour
| https://t.co/pohMd2xURE #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) May 16, 2024
PG Senior Lacrosse—(Thursday night game)
Scamp Transport Devils 17 Mackenzie Lumberjacks 1
Golf:
Xander Schauffele tied the record for the lowest round at a major championship by shooting an opening-round 62, in the first round of the PGA Championship.
He’s the first round leader by three shots.
The top Canadian is Adam Hadwin at 3-under .
The leaderboard is here.
NBA: (1 playoff game)
Minnesota 115 Denver 70
The Timberwolves and Nuggets are tied 3-3 with the 7th and deciding game to be played Sunday in Denver.
There is one Friday NBA playoff game: New York at Indiana (5:30). The Knicks lead the Pacers 3-2 in their second round series.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
MLB:
The (19-23) Toronto Blue Jays begin a 6-game homestand tonight (Friday 4:07) against the (23-22) Tampa Bay Rays.
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
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