SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Western Hockey League Playoffs—7 games:
Brandon Wheat Kings at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Red Deer Rebels at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Spokane Chiefs at Prince George Cougars—7 p.m.
(Prince George leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Kelowna Rockets at Wenatchee Wild—7 p.m.
(Wenatchee leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Victoria Royals at Portland Winterhawks—7 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Vancouver Giants at Everett Silvertips—7:05 p.m.
(Vancouver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
(The series between the Saskatoon Blades and the Prince Albert Raiders is off until Tuesday when the venue switches to the Art Hauser Centre in P-A. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final is tied 1-1. First face-off Tuesday is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. There will be a Game 5 at SaskTel Centre beginning at 7 p.m.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Regina Capitals vs Saskatoon Quakers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Opening game of the best-of-seven final)
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers—2 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers—10:30 a.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild—1:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche—4 p.m.
New York Rangers at Arizona Coyotes—4 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship starts today and runs through Sunday, April 7th in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. There are 13 nations taking part, including Canada – represented by the Brier-champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. The teams play a round-robin schedule, followed by the top six teams advancing to playoffs. On Canada’s schedule today…
7 a.m. – Canada vs Czechia
Noon – Canada vs Germany
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—5 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays–2:10 p.m.
Inter-League—1 night game
National League—4 day games, 3 night
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National Lacrosse League–Week 18 continues and ends with 3 games:
Buffalo Bandits at Philadelphia Wings—11 a.m.
Halifax Thunderbirds at Rochester Knighthawks—5 p.m.
Vancouver Warriors at Las Vegas Desert Dogs—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Friday when they visit the Calgary Roughnecks. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Rush have 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 10th place. Calgary has 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 10th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, April 6th against Calgary. 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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National Basketball Association—3 games:
Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans—3 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers at 4 p.m. in Toronto.)
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