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Score a goal. Check. Score on the power play. Check. Get a much-needed result. Check. The Victoria Grizzlies crossed a trio of must-dos off their list on Tuesday night, winning Game 3 of their best-of-seven opening sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The Victoria Royals’ already-faint hopes of gaining home-ice advantage in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs grew even fainter with a 4-3 loss Tuesday night in Kelowna to the Rockets.

This is the time of year in hockey when general managers stare out of their Harold Ballard-type boxes, with their hearts jumping to their throats, every time a player goes into the boards or takes a shot off an ankle.

Dani Sinclair said she knows how she would feel if the situation were reversed, although some might call it the expected mind game before the real game.

The frustration showed in each and every one of their faces following Saturday’s 3-0 loss at home.

NANAIMO 3 VICTORIA 0 (Series tied at 1-1) Much to the chagrin of the Victoria Grizzlies’ fans, this series is very much alive.

VICTORIA 4 SPOKANE 3 (OT) There was a playoff-type vibe to Saturday night’s Western Hockey League game at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. That was only appropriate because there were playoff implications.

The Langford-based Canadian rugby sevens teams discovered just why the Fijian men and Australian women stood atop the Olympic podium last summer in Rio de Janeiro.

From Rio de Janeiro to Bear Mountain, Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty resumed their epic rivalry, with the same outcome.

The Victoria Royals can clinch a Western Hockey League playoff berth with a win tonight at Save-on-Foods Memorial against the Spokane Chiefs.