SUNDAY SPORTS PAGE: ICE WHIP PATS, FLAMES TORCH RANGERS
REGINA – It was billed as the Number 1 team in the country versus the Number 1 player.
Thanks to a five-goal outburst in the third period, the Winnipeg ICE were able to beat Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats 7-4 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.
Zack Ostapchuk scored twice and added an assist as the ICE (43-7-1-0) rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the final period to post the road win.
Matthew Savoie also scored twice for the ICE, while Connor McClennon, Evan Friesen and Conor Geekie netted singles.
Bedard had a goal and two assists for the Pats (25-24-2-1). He led all players with seven shots on goal.
Stanislav Svozil, Brayden Barnett and Sam Oremba also scored for the Pats.
Both teams went 1-for-3 on the power play.
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RAIDERS 5 WARRIORS 2
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Niall Crocker scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders upset the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2.
Landon Kosior, Eric Johnston and Aiden Oiring also scored for the Raiders (22-28-3-0).
Josh Hoekstra and Brayden Yager scored for the Warriors (33-19-0-3).
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WHEAT KINGS 3 BRONCOS 1
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Calder Anderson scored a goal and added an assist as the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Swift Current Broncos 3-1.
Nolan Flamand and Nate Danielson also scored for the Wheat Kings (22-24-7-0).
Drew Englot scored for the Broncos (25-24-1-2).
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HITMEN 7 OIL KINGS 2
EDMONTON, Alta. – David Adaszynski and Carter Yakemchuk each scored twice as the visiting Calgary Hitmen rolled over the Edmonton Oil Kings 7-2.
Sean Tschigerl, Vojtech Husinecky and London Hoilett also scored for the Hitmen (24-23-5-2).
Gavin Hodnett and Loick Daigle scored for the Oil Kings (8-42-3-0).
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REBELS 5 TIGERS 4 (OT)
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Kai Uchacz’s second goal of the game, at 3:34 of overtime, lifted the visiting Red Deer Rebels over the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-4.
Mats Lindgren, Frantisek Formanek and Hunter Mayo also scored for the Rebels (37-13-1-3).
Shane Smith scored twice for the Tigers (22-22-8-1), while Brendan Lee and Cayden Lindstrom netted singles.
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THUNDERBIRDS 8 ROYALS 1
SEATTLE, Wash. – Jared Davidson and Kyle Crnkovic each scored twice as the Seattle Thunderbirds squashed the visiting Victoria Royals 8-1.
Lucas Ciona, Mekai Sanders, Sawyer Mynio and Brad Lambert also scored for the Western Conference-leading T-Birds (41-9-1-1).
Marcus Almquist scored for the Royals (15-34-5-1).
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AMERICANS 3 CHIEFS 0
KENNEWICK, Wash. – The Tri-City Americans got a 39-save shutout performance from Tomas Suchanek and coasted to a 3-0 win over the visiting Spokane Chiefs.
Deagan McMillan, Marc Lajoie and Jordan Gavin (empty net) scored for the Americans (26-20-5-2).
The Chiefs (11-36-2-4) outshot the hosts 39-33.
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BLADES 2 GIANTS 1
LANGLEY, B.C. – Conner Roulette’s goal at 13:30 of the third period lifted the visiting Saskatoon Blades to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Vancouver Giants.
Ty Thorpe gave the Giants (20-26-4-2) a 1-0 lead at 13:31 of the second period, but Jayden Wiens scored at 9:43 of the third to tie the game 1-1 at Langley Events Centre and set up Roulette’s heroics for the Blades (37-13-3-1).
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ROCKETS 3 WINTERHAWKS 1
KELOWNA, B.C. – Marcus Pacheco, Turner McMillen and Adam Kydd each scored as the Kelowna Rockets upset the visiting Portland Winterhawks 3-1.
Gabe Klassen scored for the Winterhawks (36-13-2-2), who led 1-0 after the first. The teams were tied 1-1 heading into the third.
It was the 19th win of the seasons for the Rockets (19-30-3-0), who are second-last in the WHL’s Western Conference.
NHL
A pair of goals from newcomer Anthony Beauvillier propelled the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Elias Pettersson had two empty-net goals and three assists to set a new career high in points. Andrei Kuzmenko and Phillip Di Giuseppe also scored for the Canucks while Luke Schenn contributed two helpers. Scott Laughton and Morgan Frost replied for the Flyers, who lost their fourth straight outing.
Mikael Backlund scored a power-play goal at 1:28 of overtime to give the Calgary Flames an important 3-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri had given the Flames a 2-0 lead before Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexis Lafreniere tied the game for the Rangers, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to help Carolina win its first NHL Stadium Series outdoor game 4-1 over the Washington Capitals. The game was held at Carter-Finley Stadium, home to North Carolina State’s college football team and across the street from Carolina’s home ice at PNC Arena. The game drew a sellout crowd of 56,961 fans. The Capitals, playing without the captain and leading scorer Alex Ovechkin, suffered their fourth straight loss.
Elsewhere:
Toronto 5 Montreal 1
Vegas 5 Tampa Bay 4
Los Angeles 6 Arizona 5 (SO)
Colorado 4 St. Louis 1
Nashville 7 Florida 3
Boston 6 N.Y. Islanders 2
New Jersey 5 Pittsburgh 2
Columbus 4 Dallas 1
Buffalo 4 San Jose 2
Seattle 4 Detroit 2
PGA
Jon Rahm of Spain is one round away from another victory and a return to Number 1 in the world. Rahm birdied his final hole Saturday for a 65 and a three-shot lead in the Genesis Invitational over Californian Max Homa. Adam Svensson of Surrey, B-C, is tied for sixth eight shots back at Riveria Golf Course in Los Angeles. Tiger Woods had his best Saturday score since the fall of 2019 with a 67. He still wound up losing ground to the lead and is now 12 back.
NBA ALL STAR
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in his news conference before Saturday’s All-Star events that he felt the robust amount of player movement — 12 deals involving 24 teams and 49 players on February 9th’s trade deadline day — speaks to how many teams think they can make deep playoff runs this season and ultimately compete for a title.
NLL
The Toronto Rock dismantled the winless Georgia Swarm 16-7 on Saturday night to keep pace with the Buffalo Bandits in first place in the National Lacrosse League’s Eastern Conference. Tom Schreiber scored four goals for the 8-and-2 Rock, who have won seven straight. Corey Small had six assists and nine points for the Rock. Toronto goalie Nick Rose made 38 saves.
(Canadian Press/Photo: Keith Hershmiller Photography)
