By Canadian Press

Aug 29, 2020 4:35 PM

After several days of postponements and protests, the professional sports schedule is slated to kick back into high gear on Saturday.

The NHL and NBA playoffs are set to resume in the aftermath of social injustice protests sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, last weekend in Wisconsin.

The NHL will play for the first time since Wednesday when the Boston Bruins face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of their second-round series on Saturday afternoon in Toronto.

Later tonight, the Vancouver Canucks return to action with Game 3 of their series against the Vegas Golden Knights in Edmonton. The lone Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs, the Canucks have split the first two games with Vegas.