SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 21
The Western Hockey League Playoffs are off until Thursday and Friday when the best-of-seven Conference finals start, as follows…
Penticton Vees at Everett Silvertips—Thursday at 8:05 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference final)
Prince Albert Raiders vs Medicine Hat Tigers–Friday
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference final)
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The Telus Cup National Men’s Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Championship starts today and runs through Sunday in Peterborough, Ontario. There are six teams taking part in the round-robin, plus playoffs format, including the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League champion Regina Pat-Canadians. They have 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 1st place. On their schedule today…
1 p.m. – Regina Pat-Canadians vs Halifax Macs
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—4 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres—5:30 p.m.
(Buffalo leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights—7:30 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
The remaining four series resume, as follows…
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Edmonton leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators—Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—2 games:
New York Sirens at Toronto Sceptres—5 p.m.
Montreal Victoire at Vancouver Goldeneyes—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels—7:38 p.m.
Inter-League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs—6 p.m.
(San Antonio leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers—8:30 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
The remaining five series continue, as follows…
Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Orlando leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors—Thursday at 6 p.m.
(Cleveland leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks—Thursday at 5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs begin on Friday and Saturday, as follows…
Saskatchewan Rush vs Toronto Rock–Saturday
(First faceoff is 7 p.m. Saturday at SaskTel Centre. The Rush finished their regular-season with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses…good for 3rd place. Toronto finished with 11 wins, 7 losses…good for 6th place.)
Halifax Thunderbirds at Vancouver Warriors—Friday at 8 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Georgia Swarm—Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
San Diego Seals at Colorado Mammoth—Saturday at 7 p.m.
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