SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
National Hockey League–13 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars—7 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks—9:30 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes—8:30 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Vegas Golden Knights—9 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres—postponed
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators—postponed
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World Junior Hockey Championship—3 pre-tournament games:
Team Canada vs Finland–5:30 p.m. at Halifax
Sweden vs Switzerland—1:30 p.m. at Halifax
Austria vs Slovakia—5 p.m. at Truro, Nova Scotia
(The tournament-proper starts on Boxing Day, December 26th, with 4 games, including Canada against Czechia at 5:30 p.m. in Halifax.)
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The Western Hockey League is off for the Christmas break until Tuesday when 7 games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 24 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 48 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 11 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders next home game is Friday, December 30th against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday, December 30th, when Week 5 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, December 31st when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in the West Division.
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National Basketball Association–14 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers–6:30 p.m.
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