Western Hockey League—9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 5 at Prince Albert Raiders 1
(The Blue and Gold have 49 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 103 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 31 wins, 31 losses, 5 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is today against the Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 3 at Regina Pats 2
Calgary Hitmen 6 at Swift Current Broncos 7
Medicine Hat Tigers 3 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 2
Prince George Cougars 9 at Kamloops Blazers 2
Kelowna Rockets 6 vs Vancouver Giants 2
Wenatchee Wild 4 at Victoria Royals 2
Portland Winterhawks 3 vs Tri-City Americans 4
Spokane Chiefs 1 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 3
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Kindersley Klippers 0 at Flin Flon Bombers 4
Weyburn Red Wings 1 at Humboldt Broncos 6
Melville Millionaires 1 at Battlefords North Stars 4
Estevan Bruins 1 at Melfort Mustangs 5
(All are opening games of best-of-seven quarter-finals)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
S’toon Quakers 6 vs S’toon Westleys 5
(Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division final 3-1)
Pilot Butte Storm 4 at Regina Capitals 7
(The best-of-seven South Division final is tied 2-2)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Pat-Canadians 1 vs Saskatoon Blazers 4
(Opening game of best-of-five final)
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S-H-A Under-15 Provincial B Playoffs:
Prairie Storm at Hague Royals—no score posted yet
(Opening game of modified best-of-three final)
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Washington Capitals 7 in SO
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Dallas Stars 4
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6
Seattle Kraken 1 at Arizona Coyotes 2 OT
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On the pebbled ice:
The B-K-T Tires World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday 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. They have 11 wins, 1 losses…good for 1st place.
11 a.m. – Canada 8 vs Scotland 2
4 p.m. – Canada 5 vs South Korea 6
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship wrapped up yesterday in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The field of 32 duos has been pared to four.
6 a.m. semi-finals – Kirk Muyres, Humboldt-Laura Walker, Edmonton 8 vs Rylan Kleiter-Madison Kleiter, Saskatoon-Nutana 6
Jocelyn Peterman-Brett Gallant 4 vs Kadriana Lott-Colton Lott, Winnipeg Beach, Man. 8
9:15 a.m. third place game – Jocelyn Peterman-Brett Gallant 6 vs Rylan Kleiter-Madison Kleiter 3
10 a.m. championship game –Kirk Muyres, Humboldt-Laura Walker 5 vs Kadriana Lott-Colton Lott 7
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—18 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 vs Boston Red Sox 1
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National Lacrosse League–Week 17 of the season starts with 2 games:
Buffalo Bandits 11 vs Panther City 12 OT
Albany Firewolves 9 at Calgary Roughnecks 10 OT
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action tonight when they visit the New York Riptide. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 5:15 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 5:30 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 6 losses…good for 9th place. New York has 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 10th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 6th against the Calgary Roughnecks. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.)
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National Basketball Association—8 games:
Toronto Raptors 103 vs Oklahoma City Thunder 123
Boston Celtics 129 at Detroit Pistons 102
Memphis Grizzlies 99 at San Antonio Spurs 97
New Orleans Pelicans 111 at Miami Heat 88
Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Minnesota Timberwolves 104
Indiana Pacers 123 at Golden State Warriors 111
Los Angeles Clippers 125 at Portland Trailblazers 117
Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 101
