SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 3RD
The Western Hockey League playoffs are idle, likely, until Friday when the Ed Chynoweth Cup league final starts, as follows…
Spokane Chiefs at Medicine Hat Tigers
(Opening game of best-of-seven championship final)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The remaining series continue tomorrow, as follows…
St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers have all advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-final round. The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Western Conference semi-final round.
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The 2025 I-I-H-F Under-18 Men’s World Hockey Championship continues and winds up today in Frisco and Allen, Texas. On today’s schedule…
1:30 p.m. Third Place/Bronze Medal game – Slovakia vs United States
6 p.m. Championship/Gold Medal final – Canada vs Sweden
(Among the Canadian team members is Macklin product and Victoria centre Cole Reschny and Prince Albert Raiders’ defenceman Daxon Rudolph.)
IIHF U18 Men’s World Live Score Updates
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—3 games:
Ottawa Charge at Toronto Sceptres—10 a.m.
Minnesota Frost at Boston Fleet—11 a.m.
Montreal Victoire at New York Sirens–Noon
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The World Mixed Doubles, World Senior Women’s and World Senior Men’s Curling Championships continue and wrap up today in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The World Mixed Doubles Championship finishes up with the Bronze Medal/Third Place game at 6:30 a.m. followed at 11 a.m. by the Championship/Gold Medal game. Canada’s entry of the husband and wife team of Brent Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman of Chestermere, Alberta, ended up in sixth place.
World Mixed Doubles Live Score Updates
The World Senior Women’s Championship concludes at 7 a.m. with the following games…
Bronze Medal/Third Place game – Ireland vs Japan
Championship/Gold Medal game – Canada vs Scotland
(Canada’s entry is skipped by Atina Ford Johnston of Alberta.)
World Senior Women’s Live Score Updates
The World Senior Men’s Championship finishes up at 7 a.m. with the following games…
Bronze Medal/Third Place game – Finland vs United States
Championship/Gold Medal game – Canada vs Scotland
(Canada’s entry is skipped by Randy Bryden of Regina.)
World Senior Men’s Live Score Updates
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians–1:07 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game
National League—3 day games, 4 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Los Angeles Clippers at Denver Nuggets—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers have all advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals while the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets/Golden State Warriors have advanced to the Western Conference quarter-semi-final round.
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National Lacrosse League playoffs:
Saskatchewan Rush at Halifax Thunderbirds—4:30 p.m.
(This is the opening game of the best-of-three semi-final. Game 2 will be held Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. A third and deciding game will be held on Sunday, May 11th at 6 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
The other semi-final series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Buffalo Bandits at Vancouver Warriors—7 p.m.
(Buffalo leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
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