Sports by Hartley Monday, April 28th, 2025
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
WHL:
Western Conference Final (Game 2 Sunday)
Spokane Chiefs 6 Portland Winterhawks 5 (OT)
17-year-old forward Chase Herrington of Prince George scored the winner at 2:25 of overtime to give the Chiefs a 2-0 series lead. Herrington also added an assist. Andrew Cristall notched a hat trick for Spokane to give him a playoff high 17 goals.
The game summary is here.
The Chiefs won the opener 10-4.
Games 3 and 4 will be played in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday.
Eastern Conference Final
The Medicine Hat Tigers lead the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 in Lethbridge Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Tigers won the first two handily on home ice; 5-2 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday.
The WHL playoff schedule and results can be found here.
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Prince George Cougars goalie Josh Ravensbergen captured the Dan Hamhuis Award which goes to the team MVP.
Saving the best for last — the MVP 🍔 pic.twitter.com/jQ7CSNxRsl
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 25, 2025
Other team award winners include Riley Heidt (most Offensive Player, most Three Star selections and player that best represents the Cougars both on and off the ice), Viliam Kmec (Defenceman of the Year), Carson Carels (Rookie of the Year), Matteo Danis (Humanitarian of the Year), Borya Valis (Fan Favourite) and Lee Shurgot (Academic Excellence).
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb on the season-ending episode of the podcast
| https://t.co/OM4i4XLYBo #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 14, 2025
NHL: (4 Sunday Stanley Cup playoff games)
Edmonton 4 LA 3 (OT—The best of 7 first round series is tied 2-2)
Leon Draisaitl scored at 18:17 of overtime on the Power Play. The Oilers tied the game at 3 when Evan Bouchard tallied his second goal of the period with 29 seconds left in the 3rd.
Washington 5 Montreal 2 (The Capitals lead 3-1)
St. Louis 5 Winnipeg 1 (The series is tied 2-2)
Carolina 5 New Jersey 2 (The Hurricanes lead 3-1)
There are 2 Stanley Cup playoff games tonight (Monday): Tampa Bay at Florida (4:00) and Colorado at Dallas (6:30).
The Panthers lead the Lightning 2-1 while the Avalanche and Stars are tied 2-2.
The Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of their series Tuesday night (4:00) with Toronto ahead 3-1.
Also Tuesday (6:30), Vegas will host Minnesota with the Golden Knights and Wild tied 2-2.
The NHL playoff schedule and results are here or here.