SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 27

National Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:

Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.

(Toronto leads the best-of-seven North/Canadian Division semi-final 3-1)

Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators—7:30 p.m.

(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Central Division semi-final 3-2)

There is one other remaining series to be decided which continues tomorrow, as follows…

Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights—7 p.m.

(Best-of-seven West Division semi-final tied 3-3)

The Winnipeg Jets have advanced to the North/Canadian Division final and will play the winner of the Toronto-Montreal series. The Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders have advanced to the East Division final. The Tampa Bay Lightning have advanced to the Central Division final and will play the winner of the Carolina-Nashville series. The Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the West Division final and will play the winner of the Vegas-Minnesota series.

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Double-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championship—4 games in Latvia:

Switzerland vs Slovakia—7:15 a.m.

United States vs Latvia—7:15 a.m.

Sweden vs Czech Republic–11:15 a.m.

Finland vs Italy—11:15 a.m.

(Canada returns to action tomorrow when they take on Kazakhstan at 7:15 a.m. Canada has 1 win, 0 overtime wins, 0 overtime losses, 3 losses for 3 points…tied for 6th place in Group B.)

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Major League Baseball—2 doubleheaders, 5 day games, 6 night, including:

Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees—doubleheader at 2:05 p.m.

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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:

Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.

(Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.

(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)

Denver Nuggets at Portland Trailblazers—8:30 p.m.

(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)

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