SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
Western Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Blades vs Winnipeg ICE
(Winnipeg leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 3-0. 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.)
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kamloops Blazers—8 p.m.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 2-1)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—2 games:
New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final)
Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights—7:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final)
The other two conference semi-finals resume tomorrow, as follows…
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0)
Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox—5:10 p.m.
Inter-League—2 day games, 3 night
National League—2 day games, 3 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics—6 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0)
The other three series resume, as follows…
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors—tomorrow at 8 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns—Friday at 8 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-0)
New York Knicks at Miami Heat—Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 1-1)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs open Friday and Saturday with single-game elimination quarter-finals, as follows…
East Division
Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock—5:30 p.m. Friday
Rochester Knighthawks vs Buffalo Bandits—5 p.m. Saturday
West Division
Colorado Mammoth vs San Diego Seals—8 p.m. Friday
Panther City vs Calgary Roughnecks—7:30 p.m. Saturday
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