Western Hockey League playoffs:
Portland Winterhawks 2 at Everett Silvertips 3 OT
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
The remaining three Conference series either start or resume as follows…
Prince Albert Raiders at Medicine Hat Tigers—today at 7 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final. Game 2 is Sunday at 6 p.m. in Medicine Hat with Games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. both nights, at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Calgary Hitmen—today at 6 p.m.
(Lethbridge leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0)
Victoria Royals at Spokane Chiefs—Sunday at 7:05 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Ottawa Senators 5
San Jose Sharks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 4
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 OT
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 2
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The 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, April 20th, in Czechia. Ten national teams are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play. That is followed by eight teams qualifying for straight knockout playoffs. Saskatoon product Emily Clark is on the Canadian roster. Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in Pool A. Yesterday…
United States 4 vs Czechia 0
Norway vs Germany—7 a.m. Saturday
(Canada is idle until Sunday when they take on the U-S at 11 a.m.)
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Major League Baseball
American League—6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles—rained out
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—6 night games
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National Basketball Association—15 games, including:
Toronto Raptors 102 at Dallas Mavericks 124
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National Lacrosse League–Week 20 of the season starts:
Vancouver Warriors 12 at Toronto Rock 10
(The Saskatchewan Rush are off until tomorrow when they visit the Colorado Mammoth. The broadcast on 92-9, THE BULL begins at 1:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 2 p.m. Saskatchewan has 11 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place. Colorado has 8 wins, 8 losses…tied for 6th place. The Rush’s last regular-season game will be at home on Saturday, April 19th, against Ottawa. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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