SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 16
National Lacrosse League—6 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Colorado Mammoth
(Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 10 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division. Colorado has 10 wins, 6 losses…good for 1st place in the West.)
Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock—5 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Georgia Swarm—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at Albany Firewolves—5 p.m.
Rochester Knighthawks at New York Riptide—5:30 p.m.
Calgary Roughnecks at Vancouver Warriors—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—14 games:
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers—2 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers—10:30 a.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators—10:30 a.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins—10:30 a.m.
Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues—1 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Notre Dame Hounds at Warman Wildcats—7:30 p.m.
(Notre Dame leads the best-of-five championship final 1-0)
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Western Hockey League–7 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Brandon Wheat Kings
(Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 27 wins, 35 losses, 5 extra time losses for 59 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 35 wins, 27 losses, 5 extra time losses for 75 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Winnipeg ICE at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Vancouver Giants at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs at Victoria Royals—8 p.m.
Everett Silvertips vs Tri-City Americans—7:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades have completed their regular season. They finished with 38 wins, 26 losses, 4 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. They will meet the fourth place Moose Jaw Warriors in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final playoff series. Moose Jaw has 37 wins, 23 losses, 7 extra time losses for 81 points, with one game left to play in the regular-season. The first two games of the series will be played Friday and Saturday, April 23rd in Moose Jaw with Games 3 and 4 at SaskTel Centre on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th. All game times are 7 p.m. with all games being broadcast on CJWW, beginning with the Pre-Game Show at 6:30.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics—1:07 p.m.
Inter-League—1 night game
San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians—4:10 p.m.
National League—2 day games, 5 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs–4 games:
Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers–4 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Memphis Grizzlies—1:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final)
Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks—11 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final)
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors—6:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final)
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