Sweden edged Finland, 3-2 in the World U17 Challenge on Friday
Canada Red edged Canada White, 4-3 in Summerside to go 2-0 in the World U17 Hockey Challenge.
Luca Romano scored the deciding goal in the third period. Gavin McKenna has two goals and an assist. He’s the player from Yukon who stole the show in the Canada Winter Games held in PEI last March.
The USA ran over Czechia, 10-2. The US goes to 2-0. Jacob Kvasnicka had 3 goals and 2 assists.
Sweden got by Finland, 3-2.
The Charlottetown Islanders took their third straight loss in the Q, 8-4 in Rouyn-Noranda. The Isles led 2-0 early. Kyle Powers had a goal and assist.
The Kensington Wild dropped the Vitos, 10-2 in Saint John in Major U18. Liam Arsenault had three goals and an assist.
The Charlottetown Knights improved to 7-1 with 4-3 overtime victory over the Northern Moose. Kayden McGuigan scored the winner.
Philadelphia ended a three game losing streak in the NHL, stopping Buffalo, 5-1.
St. Louis over New Jersey, 4-1.
The UPEI women’s basketball Panthers ran over winless St. FX, 67-36 in AUS basketball. Lauren Rainford had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
The men’s Panthers lost 85-68 to X. The X-Men improved to 3-0.
Jace Colley had 14 points for the P’s.
UBC won 75-0 over UPEI in the national women’s rugby championship at Laval in the consolation round.
On Today: Canada Red will try to go 3-0 at the World U17 Hockey Charlottetown at the Eastlink Centre at 3 this afternoon facing Czechia.
Canada White plays Sweden at 7.00 in Charlottetown.
Finland and the USA in Summerside at 7.00. The US is 2-0.
UNB visits the UPEI men’s Panthers at 7.00 in the AUS. The Red are 9-0 after a 4-3 overtime win over Moncton.
Summerside visits Truro in the MHL.
Fredericton at Kensington Wild in Major U18 at 7.30.
St. FX meets UPEI in women’s basketball at 6.00 followed by the men’s game at 8.00.
UNB Saint John visits Holland College in basketball at 2.00 in the women’s and 4.00 in the men’s.
UNB at the Holland Hurricanes in football at 1.00.
Harness racing at Red Shores in Charlottetown with a 12.30 post and 11 dashes.
Chelski is the 5-2 favourite for driver Mark Campbell in the featured 10th.
Friday’s Games
NHL
Philadelphia 5 Buffalo 1
St. Louis 4 New Jersey 1
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AHL
Calgary 1 San Jose 0
Laval 5 Toronto 3
Springfield 6 Belleville 3
Henderson 5 Abbotsford 2
Tucson 3 Chicago 2
Charlotte 4 San Diego 3 (OT)
Lehigh Valley 5 Hartford 4 (OT)
Providence 7 Cleveland 3
WB/Scranton 2 Hershey 1
Utica 4 Rochester 3 (OT)
Colorado 5 Ontario 3
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NBA
Denver 125 Dallas 114
Indiana 121 Cleveland 116
Milwaukee 110 New York 105
Brooklyn 109 Chicago 107
Miami 121 Washington 114
Golden State 141 Oklahoma City 139
Portland 115 Memphis 113
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Saturday’s Games
(All times Eastern)
CFL
East Division Semifinal
Hamilton at Montreal, 3 p.m.
West Division Semifinal
Calgary at B.C., 6:30 p.m.
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NHL
Nashville at Edmonton, 3 p.m.
Winnipeg at Arizona, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Montreal at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Florida at Chicago, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at San Jose, 10 p.m.
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AHL
Rockford at Manitoba, 3 p.m.
San Diego at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Belleville at WB/Scranton, 6:05 p.m.
Toronto at Laval, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Hartford at Utica, 7 p.m.
Providence at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Texas at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago at Tucson, 9 p.m.
Ontario at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Henderson at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
Coachella Valley at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
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NBA
Phoenix at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Boston at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 9 p.m.
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MLS Playoffs
First Round
Cincinnati at New York Red Bulls, 7 p.m.
(Cincinnati leads best-of-three series 1-0)
Seattle at FC Dallas, 9 p.m.
(Seattle leads best-of-three series 1-0)
(The Canadian Press)
