Western Hockey League Playoffs—7 games:
Brandon Wheat Kings 4 at Moose Jaw Warriors 5 in OT
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 at Swift Current Broncos 4
(Swift Current leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Red Deer Rebels 1 at Medicine Hat Tigers 3
(The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final is tied 1-1)
Spokane Chiefs 4 at Prince George Cougars 7
(Prince George leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Kelowna Rockets 3 at Wenatchee Wild 1
(The best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final is tied 1-1)
Victoria Royals 1 at Portland Winterhawks 5
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Vancouver Giants 1 at Everett Silvertips 2
(The best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final is tied 1-1)
(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 2 vs Saskatoon Quakers 3 in OT
(Opening game of the best-of-seven final)
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 3 in SO
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 OT
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Calgary Flames 4
Nashville Predators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7
New York Rangers 8 at Arizona Coyotes 5
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 SO
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 SO
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4
San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 0
Dallas Stars 3 at Seattle Kraken 0
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship started yesterday 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 9 vs Czechia 8
Noon – Canada 8 vs Germany 5
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—5 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 5
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 18 at Philadelphia Wings 12
Halifax Thunderbirds 12 at Rochester Knighthawks 9
Vancouver Warriors 12 at Las Vegas Desert Dogs 9
(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 104 at New Orleans Pelicans 92
Memphis Grizzlies 88 at Orlando Magic 118
Milwaukee Bucks 122 at Atlanta Hawks 113
(The Toronto Raptors return to action today, and they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers at 4 p.m. in Toronto.)
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