SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 15
Western Hockey League playoffs—2 games:
Calgary Hitmen at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
(Lethbridge leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-0)
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—8 p.m.
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-0)
The remaining two Conference series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Prince Albert Raiders vs Medicine Hat Tigers–7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-0. Game 4 goes Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Victoria Royals at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 1-1))
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken—8:30 p.m.
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The 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Czechia. Ten national teams are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play. That is followed by eight teams qualifying for straight knockout playoffs. Saskatoon product Emily Clark is on the Canadian roster. Canada finished the round robin with 3 wins, 1 loss for 9 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On today’s schedule…
United States vs Switzerland–11 a.m.
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Major League Baseball
Inter-League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves—5:07 p.m.
American League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament
Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic—5:30 p.m.
(The winner gets the seventh seed while the loser will play the winner of tomorrow’s Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls game for the eighth seed.)
Western Conference Play-In Tournament
Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
(The winner gets the seventh seed while the loser will play the winner of tomorrow’s Dallas Mavericks at Sacramento Kings game for the eighth seed.)
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 21 of the season starts with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when the host the Ottawa Black Bears. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 12 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. Ottawa has 8 wins, 9 losses…tied for 7th place.
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