SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 24
The Western Hockey league is off until Friday when the playoffs begin with all eight best-of-seven Conference quarter-final series. The Saskatoon Blades will play the Edmonton Oil Kings with game one on Friday in Edmonton. Puck drop is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 with the play-by-play at 7 o’clock. The Bridge City Bunch finished the regular season with 34 wins, 27 losses, 7 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. E-O-K finished the regular season with 45 wins, 18 losses, 5 extra time losses for 95 points…good for 3rd in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders will tangle with the Red Deer Rebels in the opening round, with game one on Friday. Puck drop is 7 p.m. from the Art Hauser Centre. P-A finished the regular season with 52 wins, 10 losses, 6 extra time losses for 110 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer finished with 26 wins, 36 losses, 6 extra time losses for 58 points…good for 8th in the East.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Nipawin Hawks at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
(Best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 1-1)
Yorkton Terriers at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
(Best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 1-1)
Flin Flon Bombers at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
(Flin Flon leads the best-of-seven quarter-final 2-0)
Battlefords North Stars at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
(The Battlefords lead the best-of-seven quarter-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—15 games:
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Utah Mammoth—7:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouve Canucks—8 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning—5:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Vancouver Goldeneyes at Boston Fleet—5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—8 games:
The Toronto Blue Jays are idle until they start the regular season on Friday against the Athletics in Toronto.
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers at 8:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 18 begins with Halifax at Philadelphia. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host Buffalo. Game time is 7 p.m. from SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 11 wins, 4 losses…tied for 1st place. Buffalo has 8 wins, 6 losses…good for 6th place.
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