Sports by Hartley Tuesday, May 21st
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
NHL: (1 Stanley Cup playoff game)
Edmonton Oilers 3 Vancouver Canucks 2 (Game 7)
The Oilers scored three unanswered goals in the 2nd period to build up a 3-0 lead and they held on for the victory to take the second round series four games to three.
Six of the seven games were decided by one goal.
The game summary is here.
The Oilers advance to the Western Conference Final against the Stars with Game 1 Thursday night (at 5:30) in Dallas.
The Eastern Conference Final opens Wednesday (5 PM) with Florida at New York Rangers.
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—(Today (Tuesday) in Prague, Czechia)
Canada 4 Czechia 3 (OT)
Dylan Cozens scored his second goal of the game short-handed in overtime.
Canada finished the preliminary round in top spot in Group A with a 7-0 record and 19 points based on five regulation wins and two overtime victories.
The quarterfinals begin on Thursday.
The World Hockey schedule and results are here.
Memorial Cup:
The Memorial Cup opens on Friday with the WHL Champion Moose Jaw Warriors against the host Saginaw Spirit (4:30 p.m.).
The other two teams in the four-team tournament, the OHL Champion London Knights and the QMJHL Champion Drummondville Voltigeurs face off on Saturday.
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.
Memorial Cup SCHEDULE
Round-Robin – Game 1 – Friday, May 24 – Moose Jaw vs. Saginaw (4:30 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 2 – Saturday, May 25 – London vs. Drummondville (1 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 3 – Sunday, May 26 – Saginaw vs. Drummondville (4:30 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 4 – Monday, May 27 – London vs. Moose Jaw (4:30 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 5 – Tues. May 28 – Drummondville vs. Moose Jaw (4:30 p.m. PT)
Round-Robin – Game 6 – Wednesday, May 29 – Saginaw vs. London (4:30 p.m. PT)
Tie-Breaker (*if necessary) – Thursday, May 30 (4:30 p.m. PT)
Semi-Final – Friday, May 31 (4:30 p.m. PT)
Championship Final – Sunday, June 2 (4:30 p.m. PT)
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MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Chicago White Sox 3
The (21-25) Blue Jays host the (14-34) White Sox again tonight (Tuesday 4:07).
The Blue Jays schedule is here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
NBA:
The NBA Eastern Conference Final opens tonight (Tuesday 5:00) with Indiana at Boston.
The Western Final tips off Wednesday (5:30) as Dallas visits Minnesota.
The NBA schedule and results are here.
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