Western Hockey League Playoffs:

Saskatoon Blades 3 vs Prince Albert Raiders 4

(The Blue and Gold finished the regular season with 50 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 105 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. P-A finished with 31 wins, 32 losses, 5 extra time losses for 67 points…good for 8th place in the East. P-A is leading the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter final 1-0)

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National Hockey League—14 games:

Washington Capitals 1at Toronto Maple Leafs 5

Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Ottawa Senators 2

Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4

Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 5

Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1

Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4

Dallas Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1

New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 2

Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3

Detroit Red Wings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4

San Jose Sharks 1 at Minnesota Wild 3

New York Rangers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 SO

Anaheim Ducks 2 at Seattle Kraken 4

Nashville Predators 4 at Arizona Coyotes 8

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National Lacrosse League–Week 18 of the season starts:

Saskatchewan Rush 16 at Philadelphia Wings 12

( The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 11th place. Philadelphia has 5 wins, 9 losses…tied for 11th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 6th against the Calgary Roughnecks. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.)

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Major League Baseball regular-season opens:

American League—5 day games, 2 night, including

Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Tampa Bay Rays 2

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National Basketball Association—2 games:

Boston Celtics 122 at Atlanta Hawks 123 in OT

Milwaukee Bucks 100 at New Orleans Pelicans 107

(The Toronto Raptors are off until Sunday when they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers at 4 p.m. in Toronto.)