SUNDAY DUB ROUND-UP: BLADES DOWN 0-2
SASKATOON – The Saskatoon Blades have seen this Western Hockey League playoff movie before.
The Blades dropped the first two games of their opening-round series against Regina at home before bouncing back to defeat Connor Bedard and the Pats in seven intense games.
The Blades were beaten 5-2 by the visiting Red Deer Rebels on Sunday and now trail the Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-0, having lost Game 1 on Friday at SaskTel Centre by a 3-1 decision.
Ben King, Christoffer Sedoff, Jhett Larson, Carson Birnie and Jayden Grubbe scored for the Rebels, who scored three times in the second period to take control of the game. King also chipped in with three assists, while Grubbe added two helpers.
Brandon Lisowsky and Charlie Wright scored third-period goals for the Blades, who were outshot 20-16.
The Rebels were 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Blades went 2-for-4.
Game 3 in the series is scheduled for Tuesday in Red Deer, Alta.
The winner of this series faces the winner of the Winnipeg ICE-Moose Jaw Warriors’ series, which is tied 1-1 with Game 3 in Moose Jaw, Sask., on Tuesday.
(CP)
Get the brooms out!
what a difference between the Blades playing the Pats vs the Blades playing Red Deer. The Pats were a one pony show. The Blades dumped the puck into the Pats end then owned their defence and came out with the puck routinely. Then they cycled the puck around like they were on a power play. If Bedard wasnt on the ice, the Pats didnt have much luck in scoring. But with RD, the Blades dump the puck in, same strategy and RD moved the puck out easily most of the time. RD had the Blades on their heels almost always… Read more »