National Lacrosse League–Week 16 continues and ends with four games:
Saskatchewan Rush 17 vs New York Riptide 15
(The Rush have 5 wins, 6 losses…good for 10th place. New York has 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 7th place.)
Rochester Knighthawks 11 at Albany Firewolves 10
Toronto Rock 12 at Buffalo Bandits 14
Philadelphia Wings 13 at Georgia Swarm 8—5:30 p.m.
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The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow at Merlis Belsher Place. Eight teams are taking part, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies. On today’s schedule…
Consolation semi-finals
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs St. Francis Xavier X-Women 1
New Brunswick Reds 0 vs U-B-C Thunderbirds 4
Championship semi-finals
Waterloo Warriors 1 vs Concordia Stingers 3
Montreal Carabins 1 vs Toronto Varsity Blues 2.
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 3 at Moose Jaw Warriors 6
(The Blue and Gold have 47 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 99 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 42 wins, 20 losses, 3 extra time losses for 87 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday when they host the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders 2 at Brandon Wheat Kings 3
(P-A has 30 wins, 30 losses, 5 extra time losses for 65 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 31 wins, 28 losses, 7 extra time losses for 69 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against the Regina Pats. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Swift Current Broncos 2 at Medicine Hat Tigers 4
Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 at Red Deer Rebels 2
Vancouver Giants 9 at Kamloops Blazers 2
Prince George Cougars 10 at Victoria Royals 4
Everett Silvertips 4 at Kelowna Rockets 2
Tri-City Americans 6 at Spokane Chiefs 7
Portland Winterhawks 5 at Wenatchee Wild 3
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Melville Millionaires 4 at Yorkton Terriers 3 in SO
Melfort Mustangs 1 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 2 SO
Flin Flon Bombers 1 at Humboldt Broncos 4
Estevan Bruins 5 at Weyburn Red Wings 4
Battlefords North Stars 3 at Kindersley Klippers 2
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
S’toon Westleys 6 vs S’toon Quakers 4
(Opening game of best-of-seven North Division final)
Regina Capitals 8 at Pilot Butte Storm 5
(Opening game of best-of-seven South Division final)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Swift Current Legionnaires 1 at Regina Pat-Canadians 3
(Regina won the best-of-five semi-final 3-0)
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Notre Dame Hounds 2 vs Saskatoon Stars 1
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
New York 1 at Minnesota 5
Ottawa 1 at Boston 2 SO
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National Hockey League—14 games:
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Islanders 3 OT
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4
New York Rangers 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4
New Jersey Devils 1 at Arizona Coyotes 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Florida Panthers 3
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 in SO
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Calgary Flames 5
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 OT
Washington Capitals 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 6
San Jose Sharks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 SO
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Dallas Stars 4
Nashville Predators 4 at Seattle Kraken 1
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On the pebbled ice:
The Provincial Senior Women’s Curling Championship continues and wraps up today in Martensville. Eight teams are taking part, split into two pools of four teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Yesterday’s draws went at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Provincial Senior Men’s Curling Championship continues and wraps up today in Melfort. Twelve teams are taking part, split into two pools of six teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Yesterday’s draws went at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The B-K-T Tires World Women’s Curling Championship runs through Sunday, March 24th in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Thirteen teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format, including Canada – represented by the Rachel Homan foursome of Ottawa. On their schedule …
11 a.m. – Canada 7 vs Sweden 6
4 p.m. – Canada 7 vs Denmark 4
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—18 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays 9 vs New York Yankees 10
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National Basketball Association—9 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Houston Rockets 117
Charlotte Hornets 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 109
Brooklyn Nets 100 at Indiana Pacers 121
Portland Trailblazers 107 at New Orleans Pelicans 126
Washington Wizards 98 at Chicago Bulls 127
Oklahoma City Thunder 118 at Memphis Grizzlies 112
Golden State Warriors 128 at Los Angeles Lakers 121
Minnesota Timberwolves 119 at Utah Jazz 100
New York Knicks 98 at Sacramento Kings 91
(The Toronto Raptors return to action today when they visit the Orlando Magic at 4 p.m.)
