The Antigonish Bulldogs will try to stay alive in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League playoffs.
The Bulldogs meet the Miners in Membertou for game six of the Sid Rowe Division final.
The Miners took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven, second-round series with a 2-0 win in game five in Antigonish Wednesday night.
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
A Bulldogs’ win forces a seventh and deciding game back in Antigonish Sunday night; a loss, and their season is over.
The Cape Breton West Islanders kick off the 2020-21 Nova Scotia U18 Major Hockey League playoffs on the road.
They visit the Valley Wildcats in game one of their best-of-five, quarter-final series.
The Islanders (12-13-4), who finished the regular season with five straight losses, were sixth in the eight-team league with 28 points; the Wildcats (17-11-1) were third with 35 points.
The teams meet five times during the regular season, with the Wildcats winning four.
Game time is 4:45 p.m.
The first-round series remains in Berwick for game two Sunday afternoon.
The Cabot Highlanders visit the Basin Armada in the opening game of their best-of-five, second-round series in the Nova Scotia U16 AAA Hockey League playoffs.
The Highlanders (11-9-1), who swept the Fundy Thunder in the opening round, finished the regular season sixth in the eight-team league with 23 points; the Armada (15-4-2), who eliminated the Valley Wildcats in three straight in the first round, were the league’s top team with 32 points.
The Armada won two of three regular season games between the teams.
Game time is 9 p.m.
The series remains in Bedford for game two Sunday afternoon.
The Pleasantdale Panthers play the St. Croix Angels in game three of the Antigonish Rural Hockey League final.
The Angels tied the best-of-seven, second-round playoff series 1-1 after a game two win in Antigonish Friday night.
Puck drop at the Antigonish is 7 p.m.
Game four is in Antigonish April 16.
