SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 2
Western Hockey League Playoffs–6 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Prince Albert Raiders
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre in P-A. 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. The. There will be a Game 5 at SaskTel Centre on Friday beginning at 7 p.m.)
Swift Current Broncos at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Wenatchee Wild at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Portland Winterhawks at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
(Portland leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Prince George Cougars at Spokane Chiefs—8:05 p.m.
(Prince George leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-0)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Weyburn Red Wings at Humboldt Broncos—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven quarter-final tied 3-3)
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National Hockey League—8 games:
Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knight—8 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday 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. Canada has 4 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. On Canada’s schedule today…
11 a.m. – Canada vs United States
1 a.m. Wednesday – Canada vs Netherlands
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Houston Astros–6:10 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game, 4 night
National League—4 night games
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Week 19 starts with 4 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting 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 9th place. Calgary has 6 wins, 8 losses…tied for 9th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday 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—9 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Lakers–5 p.m. at Toronto
Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
New York Knicks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Philadelphia 76ers—5:30 p.m.
Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets—7 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Utah Jazz—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento Kings—8 p.m.
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