WHL roundup: McGauley, Wheat Kings beat Broncos

Cale Fleury came flying in on Presten Kopeck but forgot to keep his elbow down. It was a hit to the head that saw Fleury take a game misconduct while Kopeck had to be helped off the ice, though he would later return.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Dominic Turgeon scored his second goal of the game 2:52 into overtime as the Portland Winterhawks edged the host Spokane Chiefs 2-1 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

Turgeon opened the scoring at 19:36 of the first period to make it 1-0 for the Winterhawks (16-16-0), who had dropped back-to-back outings.

Hudson Elyniuk responded 3:31 into the second period for the Chiefs (16-13-3), who have lost four in a row.

Portland’s Michael Bullion made 42 saves for the win as Matt Berlin kicked out 30-of-32 shots for Spokane.

The Winterhawks went 0 for 3 on the power play while the Chiefs failed to score on four chances with the man advantage.

BLADES 6, PATS 4

REGINA — Nikita Soshnin had a pair of goals as Saskatoon handed the Pats a third straight loss.

Mason McCarty, Nick Zajac, Terrell Draude and Josh Paterson also scored for the Blades (12-17-3).

Adam Brooks, Austin Wagner, Colton Kroeker and Taylor Cooper supplied the goals for Regina (15-15-4).

BLAZERS 2, WARRIORS 1

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Dallas Valentine scored the go-ahead goal at 14:50 of the third period to lift Kamloops over the Warriors.

Deven Sideroff also scored for the Blazers (16-11-4) and assisted on Valentine’s eventual winner.

Tanner Jeannot struck for Moose Jaw (16-12-5).

WHEAT KINGS 4, BRONCOS 1

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Tim McGauley scored the first of four straight goals for Brandon en route to defeating the Broncos.

James Shearer, Duncan Campbell and Tyler Coulter also scored for the Wheat Kings (21-10-3).

Arthur Miller responded for Swift Current (10-19-4).

RAIDERS 3, ROCKETS 1

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Hunter Warner’s second-period goal stood up as the winner as the Raiders snapped a three-game skid with a win over Kelowna.

Austin Glover and Dylan Willimason also scored for Prince Albert (19-11-3).

Lucas Johansen kept the Rockets (25-8-1) from being blanked.

HURRICANES 3, OIL KINGS 1

EDMONTON — Ryley Lindgren and Barrett Sheen scored two minutes apart in the second period as Lethbridge downed the Oil Kings for its third straight win.

Andrew Nielsen added an empty netter for the Hurricanes (23-11-0).

Dysin Mayo was the lone scorer for Edmonton (13-19-3), which is on a five-game slide.

HITMEN 2, TIGERS 0

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Cody Porter made 32 saves as Calgary shut out the Tigers.

Andrew Fyten and Tyler Mrkonjic supplied the offence for the Hitmen (22-12-2).

Nick Schneider turned away 19 shots for Medicine Hat (11-19-3).

ROYALS 2, COUGARS 0

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Griffen Outhouse turned away all 39 shots his way as Victoria blanked the Cougars.

Logan Fisher and Jack Walker scored for the Royals (21-11-2).

Prince George (20-11-2) got a 31-save performance from Ty Edmonds.

REBELS 5, ICE 4

RED DEER, Alta. — Wyatt Johnson scored shorthanded and added an assist as the Rebels extended Kootenay’s losing streak to 11 games.

Ivan Nikolishin, Evan Polei, Conner Bleackley and Colton Bobyk also scored for Red Deer (23-11-0).

Jared Legien, Austin Gray, Matt Alfaro and Zak Zobrosky supplied the scoring for the Ice (6-27-2).

Kootenay’s Cale Fleury was ejected in the second period for a checking-to-the-head major.

SILVERTIPS 3, GIANTS 2

VANCOUVER — Carson Stadnyk found the back of the net 1:38 into the extra period as Everett edged the GIants for its fourth win in a row.

The Silvertips (19-10-2) got the rest of their offence from Connor Dewar and Dawson Leedhal.

Chase Lang and Ty Ronning scored for Vancouver (11-19-5).

AMERICANS 3, THUNDERBIRDS 2 (OT)

KENT, Wash. — Jordan Topping scored 42 seconds into overtime and set up one more as Tri-City slipped past Seattle.

Parker Bowles scored once and added two helpers for the Americans (14-18-1), who also got a goal from Beau McCue.

Donavan Neuls and Jerret Smith struck for the Thunderbirds (18-11-3).

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