SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 30
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—2 games:
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The remaining series resumes, as follows…
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 3-3)
The Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs have advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals while the Edmonton Oilers, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars have advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals.
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The 2023 Telus Cup, Men’s Under-18 Club Championship, continues and winds up today in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. On today’s schedule…
Bronze medal game: Saskatoon Blazers vs Toronto Junior Canadiens—10 a.m.
Gold medal game: Saint Hyacinthe Gaulois (Hosts) vs St. Francois Seminaire, Quebec, Blizzard—2 p.m.
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Kamloops Blazers vs Seattle Thunderbirds—5:05 p.m. in Kent, Wa.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 1-0)
The remaining series is off until Tuesday, as follows…
Saskatoon Blades vs Winnipeg ICE
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 2-0. 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.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners–11:37 a.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—5 day games
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Miami Heat at New York Knicks—11 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings—1:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 3-3. Winner advances to play the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference semi-final series.)
On tomorrow’s schedule…
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics—5:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
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The National Lacrosse League regular-season is over with the playoffs to start Friday and Saturday with single-game elimination quarter-finals. The Saskatchewan Rush did not qualify for the post-season, finishing with a record of 8 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division.
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