DUB ROUND-UP: BLADES TRIM PATS IN S.O.

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Regina, Sask. – Ewan Huet backstopped the Regina Pats to a point, making 38 saves in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday inside the Brandt Centre.

The Blades opened the scoring late in the first and took a 1-0 lead into the third period before Jaxsin Vaughan tied the game early in the third, making it 1-1.

Egor Sidorov would score the Blades only goal and Austin Elliott made 26 saves. Sidorov scored the shootout winner, leading the Blades to their fourth straight win.

The Pats have grabbed three of a possible six points over their last three games, while moving to 7-3-1-1 at home this season.

(ReginaPats.com)

 

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Josh Davies scored a hat trick to lead the Portland Winterhawks to a 7-3 win over the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday night.

Davies, who also had an assist, is now up to 11 goals on the season.

Gabe Klassen had two goals and three assists and Luca Cagnoni produced a goal and four assists for Portland. Luke Schelter scored the seventh goal.

Netminder Jan Punar backstopped the Winterhawks to a win with 20 saves.

Connor Levis, Logan Bairos and Shea Van Olm had the goals for Kamloops.

Blazers goaltender Dylan Ernst stopped 41 of 48 shots.

The Winterhawks are second in the Western Conference with an 11-4-1 record. The Blazers have the worst record in the league at 4-11-3.

Elsewhere in the WHL:

GIANTS 4 REBELS 3

VANCOUVER – Jaden Lipinski scored the game-winning goal at 7:25 of the third period as the Vancouver Giants edged the Red Deer Rebels.

Tyler Thorpe, Ty Halaburda and Colton Langkow also scored for Vancouver. Giants netminder Brett Mirwald made 32 saves.

Frantisek Formanek, Samuel Drancak and Talon Brigleyhad the goals for Red Deer. Rebels goaltender Rhett Stoesser stopped 25 shots.

RAIDERS 4 HURRICANES 2

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Justice Christensen had a goal and an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Brayden Dube, Aiden Oiring and Ryder Ritchie also scored for Prince Albert. Raiders netminder Max Hildebrand stopped 23 shots.

Leo Braillard and Kooper Gizowski had the goals for Lethbridge. Hurricanes goaltender Harrison Meneghin made 27 saves.

WILD 5 BRONCOS 1

SWIFT CURRENT – Evan Friesen scored twice as the Wenatchee Wild downed the Swift Current Broncos.

Briley Wood, Conor Geekie and Ty Fraser also scored for Wenatchee. Wild goaltender Daniel Hauser made 21 saves.

Tyson Laventure had the lone goal for Swift Current. Broncos netminder Reid Dyck stopped 27 shots.

(Canadian Press)