Darin’s Sports Shorts; Sunday, April 20th

Sports by Darin, as of 6:00 am, Sunday, April 20th

WHL:

Spokane Chiefs  5  Victoria Royals  4 (OT)(SPO leads 3-2)

Everett Silvertips  8  Portland Winterhawks  4  (Series tied 3-3)

Lethbridge Hurricanes  5  Calgary  1 (Series tied 3-3)

BCHL:

Penticton Vees  3  Cranbrook Bucks  1 (PEN leads 2-0)

Brooks Bandits  6  Sherwood Park Crusaders  3  (BRK leads 2-0)

Alberni Valley Bulldogs  4  Chilliwack Chiefs  1 (Series tied 1-1)

Victoria Grizzlies  5  Cowichan Valley Capitals  4 (OT)(VIC leads 2-0)

NHL:

Sunday games:

New Jersey @ Carolina (12:00 pm)

Ottawa @ Toronto (4:00 pm)

Minnesota @ Las Vegas (7:00 pm)

That’s a wrap on an exciting first night of the 2025 #StanleyCup Playoffs, which saw the @NHLJets and @Avalanche skate to 1-0 series leads with the help of three-point performances from star players.#NHLStats: https://t.co/MYwm55dGH0 pic.twitter.com/TkYJAYXM9w

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 20, 2025

NBA:

Indiana  117  Milwaukee  98 (IND leads 1-0)

Denver 112  LA Clippers  110 (OT)(DEN leads 1-0)

NY Knicks  123  Detroit  112 (NYK leads 1-0)

Minnesota  117  LA Lakers  95 (MIN leads 1-0)

MLB:

Seattle Mariners  8  Toronto Blue Jays  4 (12)

The Blue Jays are 12-9 and are second in the AL East.