SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
National Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
(Tampa Bay leads the best-of-seven Central Division semi-final 3-2)
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
(The Islanders lead the best-of-seven East Division semi-final 3-2)
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven West Division semi-final 3-2)
There are two remaining series to be decided which continue tomorrow, as follows…
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven North/Canadian Division semi-final 3-1)
Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators—7:30 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Central Division semi-final 3-2)
The Winnipeg Jets have advanced to the North/Canadian Division final and will play the winner of the Toronto-Montreal series. The Boston Bruins have advanced to the East Division final and will play the winner of the Pittsburgh-Islanders series. The Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the West Division final and will play the winner of the Vegas-Minnesota series.
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Double-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championship—4 games in Latvia:
Canada vs Norway–11:15 a.m.
(Canada has 0 wins, 0 overtime wins, 0 overtime losses, 3 losses for 0 points…tied for 7th place in Group B.)
Russia vs Denmark—7:15 a.m.
Kazakhstan vs Germany—7:15 a.m.
Great Britain vs Belarus—11:15 a.m.
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Major League Baseball—4 day games, 11 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees—5:05 p.m.
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—3 games:
Washington Wizards at Philadelphia 76ers—5 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
(Atlanta leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz–8 p.m.
(Memphis leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 1-0)
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