Western Hockey League playoffs—2 games:
Vancouver Giants 4 at Spokane Chiefs 9
(Spokane won the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 4-1)
Seattle Thunderbirds 4 at Everett Silvertips 7
(Everett leads best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The remaining five series resume today, as follows…
Prince Albert Raiders at Edmonton Oil Kings—4 p.m.
(Edmonton leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-2. A Game 7, if necessary, would be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Portland Winterhawks at Prince George Cougars—7 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
The Calgary Hitmen, Lethbridge Hurricanes and Medicine Hat Tigers have all advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-final round. The Victoria Royals have advanced to the Western Conference semi-final round.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Weyburn Red Wings 4 at Flin Flon Bombers 1
(Weyburn leads the best-of-seven semi-final 2-0)
Yorkton Terriers 0 at Melfort Mustangs 3
(Melfort leads the best-of-seven semi-final 2-0
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Westleys 7 vs Fort Knox 3
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven final 2-1)
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Esso Western Regional Female Under-18 Hockey Playoffs:
Saskatoon Stars 5 vs Eastman Selects 4
(The best-of-three series is tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League—13 games:
Florida Panthers 0 at Ottawa Senators 3
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3
New York Rangers 0 at New Jersey Devils 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Dallas Stars 3
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Utah Hockey Club 5
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Calgary Flames 2 OT
Colorado Avalanche 4 at St. Louis Blues 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 SO
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5
Seattle Kraken 5 at San Jose Sharks 1
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The World Men’s Curling Championship continues today in Moose Jaw. The field of 13 national champions, including Brad Jacobs’ Calgary foursome representing Canada, has been whittled down to 6 teams for straight knock-out playoffs. Canada finished the round-robin with 11 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place. On yesterday’s schedule…
Qualification games at 9 a.m. – Norway 7 vs China 8
Sweden 7 vs Scotland 8
Semi-final games at 3 p.m. – Canada 4 vs Scotland 7
Switzerland 7 vs China 3
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Major League Baseball
Toronto Blue Jays 2 at New York Mets 3
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action today when they visit the Brooklyn Nets at 1:30 p.m.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 19 of the season continues with 4 games:
San Diego Seals 10 at Halifax Thunderbirds 13
Ottawa Black Bears 6 at Rochester Knighthawks 12
Philadelphia Wings 15 at Georgia Swarm 13
Buffalo Bandits 15 at Colorado Mammoth 10
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Sunday, April 13th, when they visit Colorado. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 1:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 2 p.m. Saskatchewan has 11 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. The Rush’s last regular-season game will be at home on Saturday, April 19th, against Ottawa. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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