SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
National Hockey League—4 games:
Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers—6:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League playoffs start tomorrow as Lethbridge travels to Edmonton. The other seven opening round series begin Friday, including the Saskatoon Blades at the Moose Jaw Warriors in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final. Game 2 is Saturday in Moose Jaw with Games 3 and 4 at SaskTel Centre on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th. All game times are 7 p.m. with all games being broadcast on CJWW, beginning with the Pre-Game Show at 6:30. The Blades finished the regular-season with 38 wins, 26 losses, 4 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors wound up with 37 wins, 24 losses, 7 extra time losses for 81 points…good for 4th place in the East.
Also opening Friday, the Prince Albert Raiders will meet the Winnipeg ICE in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final playoff series. The first two games of the series will be played Friday and Saturday in Winnipeg with Games 3 and 4 at the Art Hauser Centre on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th. Raiders’ home games will start at 7 p.m. P-A finished the regular-season with 28 wins, 35 losses, 5 extra time losses for 61 points…good for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A Winnipeg ended up with 53 wins, 10 losses, 5 extra time losses for 111 points…good for 1st place in the East.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 doubleheader, 6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox–5:10 p.m.
Inter-League—1 night game
Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago Cubs—5:40 p.m.
National League—4 day games, 3 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs–3 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m. at Toronto
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0.)
Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks—7:30 p.m.
(Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 1-0)
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when Calgary is at Rochester. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the San Diego Seals. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 6 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. San Diego has 9 wins, 7 losses…tied for 2nd place in the West.
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