Darin’s Sports Shorts; Sunday, December 1st

Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, December 1st

WHL:

Edmonton Oil Kings  5  Prince George Cougars  0

For the  third game in a row and the fourth time this season, the Prince George Cougars have lost to a goalie making his WHL debut.

Parker Snell made 29 saves to shut out the Cougars.

The box score is here.

With the loss, the Cougars (13-8-3-2) fall behind the Victoria Royals (14-8-3-2) in the WHL’s BC Division standings. The Cougars also dropped down to fifth in the Western Conference.

The WHL standings are here.

The Cougars are back in action Friday when they host the Regina Pats at the CN Centre.

The full Cougars schedule is here.

BCHL:

Langley Rivermen  8  Prince George Spruce Kings  5

Nicolas Papineau scored twice while Kazumo Sasaki, Will More and Brady Anes each scored once for the Spruce Kings.

Carter Wishart got the start for Prince George, but got hooked in the first period after allowing four goals on 11 shots.

Ryder Green came in relief, and made 14 saves on 17 shots.

The box score is here.

The Spruce Kings (7-13-2-1) are sitting ninth in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference.

The BCHL standings are here.

The Spruce Kings road trip continues on Friday, when they face the Victoria Grizzlies.

The full Spruce Kings schedule is here.

NHL: 

Saturday scores:

Four different teams hit the six-goal mark Saturday, including the @FlaPanthers and @utahhockeyclub who did so in shutout efforts.#NHLStats: https://t.co/HDNjmFFnny pic.twitter.com/PQUZqQfHDD

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 1, 2024

Sunday schedule:

It will be a historic day in Boston as the Bruins celebrate 100 years in the NHL with their centennial game when they face off against the Canadiens with a national broadcast matinee on @Sportsnet & Sportsnet+.#NHLStats: https://t.co/2eYywKg53o pic.twitter.com/sLUecdNzFJ

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 1, 2024

NFL:

Did someone ask for more football? 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/fGeSQcgSrE

— NFL (@NFL) December 1, 2024