Sports by Hartley Monday, April 7th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Prince George Cougars 4 Portland Winterhawks 1 (Sunday)
Captain Riley Heidt notched a hat trick and Josh Ravensbergen made 26 saves to lead the Cougars, who scored three unanswered goals in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie before a full house of 6,016 at CN Centre.
The Cougars host the Winterhawks again tonight (Monday) at 7:00 in the 7th and deciding game.
The PG Cougars have played in three Game 7’s in their history: 1998 (victory over Kamloops), 1999 (loss to Seattle) and 2002 (loss to Kootenay).
The game summary and highlights are here.
Playoff schedule for the Portland-Prince George WHL series: (All times PDT)
Game 1 Portland @ Prince George Friday March 28 PG won 7-6 in OT
Game 2 Portland @ Prince George Saturday March 29 Portland won 5-2
Game 3 Prince George @ Portland Tuesday April 1 Portland won 6-3
Game 4 Prince George @ Portland Wednesday April 2 Portland won 5-4 in DBL OT
Game 5 Prince George @ Portland Friday April 4 PG won 7-2
Game 6 Portland @ Prince George Sunday April 6 PG won 4-1
Game 7 Portland @ Prince George Monday April 7 7:00 p.m.
The WHL Conference standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast, @CCougars18_aaa head coach @tyler_brough talks about the heartbreaking end to their BC Elite Hockey League season; winning & losing big games, Cariboo players making the jump to Jr hockey & the PG Cougars Alumni charity golf tournament. https://t.co/UFx6NJZCDD
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) April 2, 2025
BCHL:
(Best of 7 first round series)
Chilliwack Chiefs 4 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Saturday)
The game summary is here.
Chilliwack Chiefs 3 Prince George Spruce Kings 2 (Friday)
The game summary is here.
The Spruce Kings host the Chiefs in Game 3 Tuesday night at 7:00.
Playoff schedule for the Prince George-Chilliwack BCHL series: (All times PDT)
Game 1 – Friday April 4th – Prince George @ Chilliwack Chilliwack won 3-2
Game 2 – Saturday April 5th – Prince George @ Chilliwack Chilliwack won 4-2
Game 3 – Tuesday April 8th – Chilliwack @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 4 – Wednesday April 9th – Chilliwack @ Prince George – 7 PM
Game 5 – Friday April 11th – Prince George @ Chilliwack – 7 PM (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Sunday April 13th – Chilliwack @ Prince George – 6 PM (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Tuesday April 15th – Prince George @ Chilliwack – 7 PM (If Necessary)
The BCHL Conference standings are here.
NHL: (8 Sunday games with 3 Canadian teams in action)
Vegas 3 Vancouver 2
The game summary is here.
Vancouver whipped Anaheim 6-2 on Saturday
The (35-29-13) Canucks, with just 5 games left, visit the (50-22-5) Dallas Stars Tuesday night (5:00).
Vancouver is 8 points behind the (42-29-7) Minnesota Wild for the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Montreal 2 Nashville 1
Ottawa 4 Columbus 0
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Alex Ovechkin scored historic goal No. 895 on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time goal scoring leader.
The 39-year-old Ovechkin notched the record breaker in the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to New York Islanders with a power-play goal with 12:34 left in the second period.
The NHL schedule and results are here or here.