SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 20
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—4 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
(Tampa Bay leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils—5:30 p.m.
(The Rangers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
The remaining series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders–5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Kamloops Blazers at Portland Winterhawks–8 p.m.
(Kamloops leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-0)
The other two series resume, as follows…
Saskatoon Blades vs Red Deer Rebels–tomorrow
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-1. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m.)
Moose Jaw Warriors at Winnipeg ICE—Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 2-2)
The Seattle Thunderbirds have advanced to the Western Conference final.
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Major League Baseball–regular-season:
American League—2 day games
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they visit the New York Yankees at 5:05 p.m.
National League—5 night games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets—5:30 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
(Sacramento leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers—8:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
The remaining five series resume, as follows…
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-finals 2-0)
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 21 of the season starts with Calgary at Panther City. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the Colorado Mammoth. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 6 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Colorado has 9 wins, 7 losses…good for 4th place in the West.
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