SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Western Hockey League playoffs—6 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Moose Jaw Warriors
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1. CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:30 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. If there is a Game 6, it will be played Saturday with game time at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The broadcast on CJWW would begin with the Pre-Game Show at 6:30.)
Prince Albert Raiders at Winnipeg ICE—6 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-1. A Game 6, if necessary, will be played Sunday with game time at 6 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 2-2)
Kamloops Blazers at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
(Kamloops leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—8:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Everett Silvertips vs Vancouver Giants–8:30 p.m. at Langley, B-C
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
The other two series are done with the Edmonton Oil Kings advancing to the Eastern Conference semi-final round and the Portland Winterhawks advancing to the Western Conference semi-final round.
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes—8:30 p.m.
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The World Senior Women’s, Senior Men’s and Mixed Doubles Curling Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Geneva, Switzerland. Canada is represented by Sherry Anderson’s Saskatoon-Nutana foursome in the Senior Women’s competition. They finished preliminary round-robin play with 5 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in Group A. On their playoff schedule today…
Canada vs United States—qualification game at 5 a.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—6 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves—5 p.m.
(Memphis leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when all 14 teams are in action with their final games of the regular-season. The Saskatchewan Rush visit Panther City at 6:30 p.m. at Fort Worth, Texas. The Rush have 7 wins, 10 losses…tied for 4th place in the West Division. Panther City has 7 wins, 10 losses…tied for 4th place in the West.
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