National Lacrosse League–Week 5 of the season starts with 5 games:
Saskatchewan Rush 11 vs Philadelphia Wings 12
(Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. Philadelphia has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd.)
Albany Firewolves 9 at Halifax Thunderbirds 13
Rochester Knighthawks 6 at Buffalo Bandits 13
Ottawa Black Bears 12 at Toronto Rock 11
Vancouver Warriors 14 at Calgary Roughnecks 10
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 5 at Regina Pats 2
(The Blades have 19 wins, 10 losses, 4 extra time losses for 42 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 9 wins, 18 losses, 6 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 10th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. First face-off is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Prince Albert Raiders 7 at Swift Current Broncos 5
(P-A has 17 wins, 11 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 17 wins, 15 losses, 1 extra time loss for 35 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Monday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 5 at Moose Jaw Warriors 2
Lethbridge Hurricanes 0 at Medicine Hat Tigers 4
Kamloops Blazers 3 at Kelowna Rockets 1
Prince George Cougars 2 at Victoria Royals 1
Portland Winterhawks 4 vs Tri-City Americans 3
Spokane Chiefs 3 at Wenatchee Wild 4
Seattle Thunderbirds 1 at Everett Silvertips 6
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I-I-H-F World Under-20 Hockey Championship–2 games in Ottawa:
Kazakhstan 2 vs Czechia 14
Latvia 1 vs United States 5
(Canada returns to action today when they play Germany at 6:30 p.m.
(Canada has 1 win, 0 losses and 1 extra time loss for 4 points…good for 1st place in Pool A. Germany has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 5th place in Pool A. The tournament has 10 countries taking part with the top four teams from each pool of five teams advancing to the straight-knockout playoffs. Among Canada’s players are defenceman Caden Price plus forwards Brayden Yager and Berkly Catton…all of Saskatoon, forward Tanner Howe of Prince Albert and Saskatoon Blades’ defenceman Tanner Molendyk. Germany’s team includes Saskatoon Blades’ left winger David Lewandowski. The tournament winds up on Sunday, January 5th.)
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National Hockey League–11 games:
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Florida Panthers 0
Seattle Kraken 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4 OT
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 OT
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1
Ottawa Senators 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4
Washington Capitals 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 1
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Boston Bruins 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6
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Spengler Cup—2 games in Davos, Swizerland:
Canada 6 vs Straubing Tigers (Gemany) 3
(Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool B. Straubing has 0 wins, 2 losses for 0 points…good for 3rd place in Pool B. The top team in each three-team pool advances directly to the semi-finals on Monday while the other two teams meet in the quarter-final round tomorrow.)
Karpat Oulu (Finland) 3 vs H-C Dynamo Pardubice (Czechia) 2
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Montreal Victoire 3 at Minnesota Frost 2
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National Football League–Week 17 of the season continues with 3 games:
Los Angeles Chargers 40 at New England Patriots 7
Denver Broncos 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 30 OT
Arizona Cardinals 9 at Los Angeles Rams 13
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National Basketball Association–9 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action today when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 5 p.m. at Toronto.
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