Zach’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, March 29th

WHL:

A 5-2 comeback and an overtime thriller at home has the Prince George Cougars up 1-0 in a seven game series against the Portland Winterhawks.

YOU WILL NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU WERE TONIGHT.#ForTheNorth . #WHL . #PGWhiteOut pic.twitter.com/VwgBlRnker

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 29, 2025

The Cougars scored 4 goals in the third period, with Terik Parascak scoring the overtime winner, ending the game 7-6.

THAT PUCK IS IN AND THIS GAME IS OVER@Capitals | @CarlsJrCA https://t.co/op825SIp8J pic.twitter.com/Ovpv35H4a6

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) March 29, 2025

Puck drop for game 2 is tonight at 6pm at the CN Centre.

Game 3: Prince George @ Portland Tuesday April 1 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: Prince George @ Portland Wednesday April 2 7:00 p.m.
Game 5*: Prince George @ Portland Friday April 4 7:00 p.m.
Game 6*: Portland @ Prince George Sunday April 6 6:00 p.m.
Game 7*: Portland @ Prince George Monday April 7 7:00 p.m.
*- If necessary

The WHL Conference standings are here.

BCHL:

As for the Prince George Spruce Kings, they need to play perfect hockey against the Powell River Kings this weekend to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Spruce Kings are four points behind the Langley Rivermen for the 8th and final playoff spot in the BCHL Coastal Conference.

To tie for the final playoff spot, Prince George will need to win their remaining two games, and Langley to lose their final game tonight against the Chilliwack Chiefs.

If both teams are tied, the final playoff spot would be awarded to the team with the most wins in the season.

The Spruce Kings play the Kings at home tonight starting at 6pm, with their final regular season game tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm.

The Spruce Kings schedule and results are here.

The BCHL Conference standings are here.

NHL:

Montreal Canadiens 1   @   Carolina Hurricanes 4

Vancouver Canucks 6   @   Columbus Blue Jackets 7 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets 4   vs.   New Jersey Devils 0

The Rush to the #StanleyCup Playoffs will be prevalent throughout Saturday’s 11-game slate which will see nearly 12 hours of hockey being played across @NHLNetwork, ABC, @ESPNPlus and @Sportsnet.#NHLStats: https://t.co/rmN2Nf7FIA pic.twitter.com/AxyNidKE2q

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 29, 2025

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.

The NHL Wild Card standings are here.