By The Canadian Press on October 7, 2023.
SASKATOON – Brandon Lisowsky scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades rolled past the Regina Pats 6-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night at the SaskTel Centre. Lukas Hansen, Tanner Molendyk, Tyler Parr and Jordan Keller also scored for the Blades (4-2-0-0), who led 3-0 after the first period and 6-0 heading into the third. Egor Sidorov added two assists for the Blades who went 2-for-8 on the power play. The Pats were 0-for-3 with the man advantage. Tanner Howe scored a third-period goal for the Pats (3-3-1-0), who were outshot 51-15. Elsewhere in the WHL: — HITMEN 4 WHEAT KINGS 3 BRANDON, Man. – Carter MacAdams’ goal at 12:53 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and gave the visiting Calgary Hitmen a 4-3 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings. Sean Tschigerl scored twice for the Hitmen, while Ben Kindel netted a single. Dominik Petre scored twice for the Wheat Kings (3-3-1-0), while Caleb Hadland scored once. The Hitmen (2-3-0-0) outshot the Wheat Kings 38-28. — REBELS 3 HURRICANES 1 RED DEER, Alta. – Ollie Josephson scored a goal and added an assist as the Red Deer Rebels edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-1. Talon Brigley and Frantisek Formanek also scored for the Rebels (2-3-0-0). Brayden Edwards scored for the Hurricanes (4-2-0-0). — RAIDERS 4 OIL KINGS 1 EDMONTON, Alta. – Matej Kubiesa scored a goal and added an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-1. Carter Anderson, Ryder Ritchie and Aiden Oiring also scored for the Raiders (4-3-0-0). Adam Jecho scored for the Oil Kings (3-3-0-1). — WINTERHAWKS 6 GIANTS 2 PORTLAND, Ore. – Diego Buttazzoni scored three goals as the Portland Winterhawks rolled the visiting Vancouver Giants 6-2. Carter Sotheran, Luca Cagnoni and Josh Davies also scored for the Winterhawks (4-1-0-0). Logen Hammett and Connor Dale scored for the Giants (2-2-0-0). Vancouver netminder Brett Mirwald stopped 45 of 51 shots. — WARRIORS 4 TIGERS 3 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Brayden Yager scored the winning goal at 15:12 of the second period as the Moose Jaw Warriors edged the host Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3. Yager scored twice for the Warriors (4-3-0-0), while Martin Rysavy and Kalem Parker scored once. Cayden Lindstrom, Shane Smith and Hunter St. Martin scored for the Eastern Conference-leading Tigers (4-2-1-0). — WILD 6 COUGARS 3 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Easton Armstrong scored twice as the visiting Wenatchee Wild defeated the Prince George Cougars 6-3. Evan Friesen, Steven Arp, Kenta Isogai and Rodzers Bukarts also scored for the Wild (2-4-1-0). Ondrej Becher scored twice while Carlin Dezainde scored once for the Western Conference-leading Cougars (6-2-0-0). — AMERICANS 3 SILVERTIPS 1 KENNEWICK, Wash. – Brandon Whynott’s power-play goal at 4:24 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Tri-City Americans to a 3-1 win over the visiting Everett Silvertips. Ethan Peters and Jake Gudelj also scored for the Americans (3-1-0-0), who were outshot 33-21 but got a 30-save performance from Lukas Matecha. Austin Roest scored for the Silvertips (3-3-0-0). — ROCKETS 6 CHIEFS 3 KELOWNA, B.C. – Tij Iginla scored three goals and Michael Cicek added two as the Kelowna Rockets clipped the visiting Spokane Chiefs 5-3. John Babcock scored the other goal for the Rockets (2-2-1-0), who led 2-1 after the first period but headed into the third in a 2-2 tie. Carter Streek, Lukas Kral and Berkly Catton scored for the Chiefs (2-3-0-0). * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2023. 49