SUNDAY SPORTS PAGE: PATS WIN AGAIN, RUSH GET ROUTED
Keith Hershmiller Photography
WHL
Regina, Sask. — Alexander Suzdalev ended a thriller inside the Brandt Centre on Saturday night, as the Regina Pats edged the Red Deer Rebels 6-5 in overtime for their sixth consecutive win.
With the Pats trailing 4-3 late in the third, Borya Valis would score twice to give the Pats the lead. After Red Deer’s Jayden Grubbe tied with with 51 seconds to play, the Pats got the extra point in overtime as Suzdalev picked up his second overtime winner of the season and the Pats fourth overtime win of the year.
Connor Bedard (1G-3A) and Stanislav Svozil (1G-3A) each had four point games in the win. Parker Berge and Tanner Howe would each add a pair of assists while Kelton Pyne made 35 saves for his second win of the season. The Pats overcame yet another two goal deficit in the second period, tying the game up at three before the Rebels took a 4-3 lead into the third. The Pats comeback win marks their 15th comeback victory of the season and their fourth straight win in comeback fashion.
(ReginaPats.com/Dante DeCaria)
ICE 8 WHEAT KINGS 3
BRANDON, Man. – Conor Geekie scored three goals as the Winnipeg ICE plowed past the Brandon Wheat Kings 8-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night.
Ty Nash, Ben Zloty, Connor McClennon, Zach Benson and Easton Armstrong also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading ICE (49-9-1-0), who outshot the Wheaties 33-28.
Calder Anderson, Nolan Flamand and Nate Danielson scored for the Wheat Kings (23-28-8-0).
CHIEFS 5 COUGARS 4
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Chase Bertholet scored 28 seconds into overtime as the visiting Spokane Chiefs edged the Prince George Cougars 5-4.
Berkly Catton scored twice for the Chiefs (14-38-3-4), while Grady Lane and Will McIsaac netted singles.
Carlin Dezainde, Ondrej Becher, Ethan Samson and Chase Wheatcroft scored for the Cougars (30-24-5-0).
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BLADES 5 HURRICANES 1
SASKATOON, Sask. – Egor Sidorov scored a goal and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades beat the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1.
Jake Chiasson, Jayden Wiens, Aidan De La Gorgendiere and Charlie Wright also scored for the Blades (41-13-4-1).
Tristen Doyle scored for the Hurricanes (32-22-3-3).
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GIANTS 4 ROYALS 2
VICTORIA, B.C. – Carson Haynes scored a goal and added two assists as the visiting Vancouver Giants defeated the Victoria Royals 4-2.
Ty Halaburda, Skyler Bruce and Ty Thorpe also scored for the Giants (24-28-5-2), who clinched their fourth consecutive playoff berth with the victory.
Tanner Scott and Brayden Schuurman scored for the Royals (15-39-6-1).
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AMERICANS 4 WINTERHAWKS 3 (OT)
PORTLAND, Ore. – Adam Mechura scored at 2:35 of overtime as the visiting Tri-City Americans edged the Portland Winterhawks 4-3.
Jalen Luypen, Lukas Dragicevic and Tyson Greenway also scored for the Americans (28-24-5-2).
Marcus Nguyen, Gabe Klassen and Kyle Chyzowski scored for the Winterhawks (36-17-3-3).
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BRONCOS 8 OIL KINGS 0
EDMONTON, Alta. – Joey Rocha kicked out 24 shots to earn the shutout as the Swift Current Broncos kicked the Edmonton Oil Kings 8-0.
Connor Hvidston scored twice for the Broncos (28-27-1-2), while Josh Davies, Sam Ward, Josh Filmon, Caleb Wyrostok, Braeden Lewis and Brady Birnie netted singles.
Netminder Kolby Hay kicked out 42 of 50 shots for the Oil Kings (8-48-3-0).
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THUNDERBIRDS 5 SILVERTIPS 0
EVERETT, Wash. – Thomas Milic stopped 32 shots and earned a shutout as the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds blanked the Everett Silvertips 5-0.
Reid Schaefer and Nico Myatovic each scored twice for the Western Conference-leading Thunderbirds (47-9-1-1), while Dylan Guenther netted a single.
Netminder Tyler Palmer stopped 37 of 41 shots for the Silvertips (30-25-2-1), and relief netminder Tim Metzger stopped 2-of-3.
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WARRIORS 5 RAIDERS 3
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Jagger Firkus scored a goal and added an assist as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the visiting Prince Albert Raiders 5-3.
Ryder Korczak, Brayden Yager, Eric Alarie and Matthew Gallant also scored for the Warriors (36-22-0-3).
Keaton Sorensen, Evan Herman and Niall Crocker scored for the Raiders (25-31-3-0).
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BLAZERS 7 ROCKETS 2
KELOWNA, B.C. – Olen Zellweger scored two goals and Logan Stankoven chipped in with three assists as the visiting Kamloops Blazers scorched the Kelowna Rockets 7-2.
Caedan Bankier, Connor Levis, Ryan Hofer, Daylan Kuefler and Kyle Masters also scored for the Blazers (40-11-4-2).
Andrew Cristall and Dylan Wightman scored for the Rockets (23-33-3-0).
NLL
The Panther City Lacrosse Club (7-5) defeated the visiting Saskatchewan Rush (5-5) 16-10 on Saturday night at Dickies Arena. The win now moves Panther City into third place in the Western Conference with six games remaining.
The team was led by Will Malcom who recorded eight points, including tying his career high with five goals, while adding three assists. Jonathan Donville, who is second in the NLL in assists, led the club with five assists and also added two goals for a total of seven points.
Panther City’s transition duo of Tony Malcom and Josh Medeiros were crucial for Panther City this evening as Malcom led the team with three caused turnovers, tied for the team lead with nine loose balls and also added a goal. Medeiros recorded two fourth-quarter goals and also scooped up five loose balls. Panther City held the advantage 76-67 in regards to loose balls on the evening.
Defensively, Nick Damude turned away 37 of the 47 shots (.787 save percentage) he faced on the evening. Damude who has found his offensive stroke recently also recorded two assists, after scoring a goal in Colorado last weekend. Panther City’s captain, Matt Hossack recorded nine loose balls and also caused two turnovers. The defense as a unit forced 16 turnovers.
Panther City has an off weekend next week, before returning home to face the Las Vegas Desert Dogs on Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Dickies Arena.
BRIER
Kevin Koe, Reid Carruthers and Matt Dunstone were the headliners entering the Saturday afternoon draw at the Tim Hortons Brier but Nunavut skip Jake Higgs ended up stealing the show. Higgs guided his team to a 7-4 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nathan Young for the territory’s first-ever win at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Nunavut entered play with an all-time record of 0-and-38 at the Brier since making its debut in 2018.
In other games Saturday, Dunstone led his Manitoba side to a 9-3 victory over Saskatchewan’s Kelly Knapp.
Koe’s Alberta team held off Nova Scotia’s Matthew Manuel 5-4 and Northern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan posted a 6-4 win over Carruthers and his Wild Card 2 rink.
In the night draw, Brendan Bottcher’s Wild Card 1 side picked up a 10-3 win over Karsten Sturmay’s Wild Card 3 rink, and Ontario’s Mike McEwen topped Canada’s Brad Gushue 6-4.
Quebec’s Felix Asselin beat Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin 8-2 and Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith needed an extra end to complete a 9-8 win over New Brunswick’s Scott Jones.
The competition shifts to a three-draw daily schedule starting Sunday. Round-robin play continues through Thursday and the final is scheduled for March 12.
NHL
Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno and Matt Boldy scored the goals, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots for the shutout, and the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 3-0, who have dropped five straight games. The Wild have won four straight and sit second in the NHL’s Central Division.
Josh Morrissey scored two goals and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-5 to end a five-game losing streak. Leon Draisaitl scored a hat-trick for the Oilers, who beat the Jets 6-3 a night earlier in the Alberta capital. Evan Bouchard had three assists for the Oilers.
Tyson Barrie, Philip Tomasino and Colton Sissons each had goals, and Juuse Saros made 27 saves to lead the visiting Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the Predators’ second straight win and fifth in six games. Seth Jones scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks, who lost their fourth straight.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
Vancouver 4 Toronto 1
Ottawa 5 Columbus 2
N.Y. Islanders 4 Detroit 1
Buffalo 5 Tampa Bay 3
Boston 4 N.Y. Rangers 2
Dallas 7 Colorado 3
Florida 4 Pittsburgh 1
Washington 8 San Jose 3
Los Angeles 4 St. Louis 2
(ReginaPats.com, Panther City Lacrosse, CP/Photo: Keith Hershmiller Photography)
