SATURDAY SPORTS PAGE
Photo: P.A. Raiders
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Sloan Stanick scored the game-winning goal at 11:04 of the third period as the Prince Albert Raiders edged the Regina Pats 4-3.
Ryder Ritchie, Brayden Dube and Niall Crocker also scored for the Raiders.
Cole Temple, Tanner Howe and Corbin Vaughan scored for the Pats.
Regina netminder Ewan Huet kicked out 29 of 33 shots.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Brayden Yager and Atley Calvert each scored twice as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.
Jagger Firkus scored once for the Warriors, who led 2-1 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third.
Warriors netminder Jackson Unger stopped 35 of 37 shots.
Nolan Flamand and Jayden Wiens scored for the Wheat Kings. Brandon netminder Carson Bjarnason stopped 31 of 36 shots.
BLAZERS 5 GIANTS 1
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Emmitt Finnie had a goal and two assists as the Kamloops Blazers blitzed the visiting Vancouver Giants 5-1.
The Blazers, who scored the game’s first five goals, also got markers from Natham Behm, Connor Levis, Harrison Brunicke and Shea Van Olm.
Tyler Thorpe scored for Vancouver at 13:03 of the third period.
The Giants were outshot 32-23.
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BRONCOS 3 HITMEN 0
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Joey Rocha earned the shutout with 33 saves as the Swift Current Broncos blanked the Calgary Hitmen 3-0.
Connor Hvidston scored twice, while Clarke Caswell scored once for the Broncos.
Hitmen goaltender Ethan Buenaventura kicked out 26 of 29 shots.
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TIGERS 4 REBELS 2
RED DEER, Alta. – Cayden Lindstrom scored twice as the Medicine Hat Tigers tripped the Red Deer Rebels 4-2.
Shane Smith and Tomas Mrsic also scored for the Tigers. Medicine Hat goaltender Evan May saved 37 of 39 shots.
Mats Lindgren and Hunter Mayo scored for the Rebels. Red Deer goaltender Kyle Kelsey kicked out 29 of 33 shots.
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HURRICANES 4 OIL KINGS 3 (SO)
EDMONTON, Alta. – The Lethbridge Hurricanes squeezed past the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 in a shootout.
Tyson Zimmer, Landen Ward and Carter Dereniwsky scored for the Hurricanes in regulation time.
Nathan Pilling scored twice for the Oil Kings in regulation, while John Szabo netted a single.
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SILVERTIPS 3 WILD 2 (OT)
EVERETT, Wash. – Dominik Rymon’s second goal of the game, at 3:59 of overtime, lifted the Everett Silvertips over the visiting Wenatchee Wild 3-2.
Cade Zaplitny also scored for the Silvertips, who outshot the visitors 44-28.
Kenta Isogai and Graham Sward scored for the Wild.
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COUGARS 11 ROYALS 2
VICTORIA, B.C. – Terik Parascak scored four goals and added two assists as the Prince George Cougars crushed the Victoria Royals 11-2 on Vancouver Island.
Riley Heidt scored twice for the Cougars, with singles netted by Tyson Buczkowski, Hudson Thornton, Zac Funk, Ondrej Becher and Hunter Laing.
Tanner Scott and Nate Misskey scored for the Royals, who were outshot 36-18.
NHL
Brad Malone scored 2:24 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers rallied late to win 2-1 over the Calgary Flames on Friday in NHL pre-season action. Dylan Holloway also scored for Edmonton. Elias Lindholm had the lone goal for Calgary. Matthew Knies and Mikko Kokkonen scored second-period goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Canadiens 2-1 in Montreal. Josh Anderson scored for the Habs. In Ottawa, Claude Giroux, Roby Jarventie and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Senators as they edged the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. Jansen Harkins scored for the Jets.
Elsewhere:
Florida 4 Carolina (ss) 2
Philadelphia 4 Boston 3 (SO)
Tampa Bay 4 Carolina (ss) 0
Vegas 3 Arizona 1
Los Angeles 4 Anaheim 3
NYR-NYI postponed
CFL
Backup quarterback Dakota Prukop ran in a two-yard touchdown with 3:31 left in the fourth quarter to help lift the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 31-21 come-from-behind CFL victory over the visiting Toronto Argonauts on Friday night. The Blue Bombers improved to 11-and-4, while the Argos, who rested a number of regulars including quarterback Chad Kelly, slipped to 12-and-2. In the late game, the B-C Lions improved to 11-and-4 and clinched a playoff spot by crushing the Saskatchewan Roughriders 33-26 in Vancouver.
CANADA WEST
The University of Regina Rams fell by a 46-27 score to the No. 9-ranked Alberta Golden Bears on Friday night in Edmonton. D’Sean Mimbs became the first Rams player since 2019 to have 10 receptions in a game, finishing with 10 catches for a season-high 119 yards.
Meanwhile Saskatchewan welcomed the UBC Thunderbirds to Griffiths Stadium in Nutrien Park on a chilly fall evening in Saskatoon. Fans were treated to one of the best games of the year, with the Huskies taking the 34-31 win in a matchup of the top teams in Canada West.
With Alberta, Saskatchewan, and UBC now all sitting at 4-1, that leaves Manitoba (1-3), Regina (1-4), and Calgary (0-4) all battling for the final Canada West playoff spot.
(ReginaRams.com, Huskies.Usask.ca)
MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays’ magic number to clinch a wild-card playoff berth is one. The Jays moved closer to the playoffs with an 11-4 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Alejandro Kirk, Brandon Belt and Matt Chapman homered for the Blue Jays, who outhit the Rays 16-7. Bo Bichette had four hits and Vladimir Guerrero Junior chipped in with three as Toronto won for the ninth time in 13 games.
(Canadian Press)
