SASKATOON — Collin Shirley scored twice and added an assist as the Kamloops Blazers downed the Saskatoon Blades 6-2 on Friday night in Western Hockey League action.
Gage Quinney, Nick Chyzowski, Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala also had goals for the Blazers (13-10-4). Connor Ingram made 33 saves for the win.
Cameron Hebig opened the scoring with his 13th of the season for Saskatoon (10-16-3), which dropped its fifth straight. Mason McCarty answered six-straight Kamloops goals by scoring late in the third.
Brock Hamm turned away 20-of-25 shots in 40 minutes before giving way to Dorrin Luding, who made 10 saves in relief for the Blades.
The Blazers scored once on five power-play opportunities while Saskatoon was 0 for 3.
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WARRIORS 4 HITMEN 3
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Josh Brook scored the eventual winner as the Warriors held off Calgary.
Dryden Hunt, Brayden Watts, Ryan Bowen and Brook gave Moose Jaw (16-10-5) a 4-0 lead to start the game.
Loch Morrison, Beck Malenstyn and Layne Bensmiller responded for the Hitmen (20-12-2), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
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ROCKETS 4 PATS 3
REGINA — Dillon Dube and Cole Linaker had a goal and an assist each as Kelowna edged the Pats.
Justin Kirkland and Cal Foote also chipped in for the Rockets (23-6-1), who won their fourth in a row.
Adam Berg, Taylor Cooper and Connor Hobbs provided the offence for Regina (14-13-3).
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HURRICANES 5 WHEAT KINGS 3
BRANDON, Man. — Giorgio Estephan struck twice as Lethbridge toppled the Wheat Kings.
Tyler Wong and Brayden Burke each added a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes (20-10-0). Egor Babenko rounded out the attack.
Tyler Coulter, Braylon Shmyr and Connor Gutenberg scored for Brandon (18-10-3).
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REBELS 2 TIGERS 1
RED DEER, Alta. — Nelson Nogier scored the winner at 19:09 of the third period as the Rebels slipped past Medicine Hat.
Ivan Nikolishin opened the scoring with his 18th of the season for Red Deer (21-10-0).
Max Gerlach tied the game at 1-1 with a power-play goal for the Tigers (8-18-3).
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WINTERHAWKS 5 COUGARS 4
PORTLAND, Ore. — Rihards Bukarts had a pair of goals as the Winterhawks edged Prince George.
Dominic Turgeon, Keoni Texeira and Tanner Nagel supplied the rest of the offence for Portland (15-14-0). Alex Schoenborn tacked on three assists.
Chase Witala scored twice and added an assist for the Cougars (18-10-2), who entered the game with an 8-0-1 record in their last nine outings. Kody McDonald and Jesse Gabrielle had the others.
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SILVERTIPS 3 AMERICANS 2
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Graham Millar scored the third of three unanswered goals for Everett en route to a come-from-behind win over Tri-City.
Dawson Leedhal and Remi Laurencelle also scored for the Silvertips (16-10-2), who trailed 2-0 midway through the first period.
Vladislav Lukin and Juuso Valimaki built the lead for the Americans (11-18-1) on the power play.
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GIANTS 4 ROYALS 1
VANCOUVER — Alex Baer had a pair of goals as the Giants halted Victoria’s three-game win streak.
Carter Popoff and Ty Ronning also found the back of the net for Vancouver (9-18-4).
Jack Walker scored for the Royals (19-9-2).
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THUNDERBIRDS 5 CHIEFS 1
KENT, Wash. — Ethan Bear scored three times and tacked on a helper as Seattle toppled Spokane.
Keegan Kolesar had a goal and two assists for the Thunderbirds (18-9-2) and Jamal Watson added the other.
Keanu Yamamoto struck for the Chiefs (16-11-3).
