Jace McFaul and Hudson Darby each scored twice, and the Swift Current Broncos rebounded from a 3-0 first-period deficit to beat the visiting Vancouver Giants 7-5 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.
Stepan Kuryachenkov, Anthony Wilson and Connor Dale also scored for the Broncos (3-1-0-0), who trailed 3-1 after the first period but went into the third tied 5-5. Josh McGregor added three assists, while Noah Kosick and Dale each chipped in with a pair.
Jakob Oreskovic, Cameron Schmidt, Tobias Tomik, Ty Halaburda and Colton Alain scored for the Giants (1-3-0-0), who were outshot 32-31. Tyus Sparks chipped in with two assists.
The Broncos went 2-for 5 on the power play while the Giants were 1-for-4.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Friday:
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jack Toogood scored twice and Blake Fiddler and Lukas Sawchyn each had two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-1.
Miroslav Holinka, Ethan MacKenzie and Joe Iginla also scored for the Oil Kings (4-1-0-0), who were outshot 31-20. Oil Kings netminder Ethan Simcoe stopped 30 of 31 shots.
Aiden Ziprick scored for the Warriors (3-1-0-0), who trailed 3-0 after the first period and 5-0 heading into the third.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Kadon McCann scored the winner as the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-2.
Yaroslav Bryzgalov, Noah Davidson and Misha Volotovskii also scored for the Tigers (3-1-0-0), who outshot the hosts 44-30.
Shane Smith and Hudson Kibblewhite scored for the Hurricanes (1-4-0-0), who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third.
Hurricanes goaltender Koen Cleaver stopped 40 of 44 shots.
SASKATOON, Sask. — Zach Olsen scored the winner and Dustin Willhoft chipped in with two assists as the Saskatoon Blades knocked off the visiting Red Deer Rebels 4-2.
Hunter Laing, Rowan Calvert and Triston Mitchell-McElhone also scored for the Blades (3-2-0-0), who outshot the visitors 33-24.
Ty Coupland and Beckett Hamilton scored for the Rebels (1-3-0-0), who led 1-0 after the first period but trailed 2-1 heading into the third.
The Blades went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Rebels were 0-for-2.
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Hayden Moore’s second goal of the game, scored at 1:22 of overtime, lifted the visiting Victoria Royals to a 5-4 win over the Wenatchee Wild.
Miles Cooper also scored twice for the Royals (3-0-1-0), while Roan Woodward added a single. Heath Nelson chipped in with two assists.
Maddix McCagherty, Luka Shcherbyna, Josh Fluker and Caelan Joudrey scored for the Wild (0-1-1-1), who were outshot 40-33 and trailed 1-0 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third. Boston Taitand Blake Vanek each had two assists.
PENTICTON, B.C. — Matteo Danis had a goal and assist and the Penticton Vees held on to beat the visiting Portland Winterhawks 3-2.
Jacob Kvasnicka and Louis Wehmann also scored for the Vees (2-2-0-1), who led 3-0 in the third period before the Winterhawks rallied.
Nathan Free and Carsyn Dyck scored for the Winterhawks (1-3-0-0), who were outshot 33-23.
The Vees were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Winterhawks went 1-for-5.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Kooper Gizowski scored a power-play goal at 12:22 of the third period to snap a 1-1 deadlock and lift the visiting Prince George Cougars to a 2-1 win over the Spokane Chiefs.
Terik Parascak also scored for the Cougars (3-0-0-0), who outshot the Chiefs 37-27.
Sam Oremba scored for the Chiefs (2-2-0-0), who went 0-for-5 with the man advantage, while the Cougars went 1-for-6.
Chiefs netminder Carter Esler stopped 35 of 37 shots, while Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 26 of 27 shots for the Cougars.
SILVERTIPS 7, AMERICANS 1
EVERETT, Wash. — Julius Miettinen had three goals and an assist as the Everett Silvertips squashed the visiting Tri-City Americans 7-1.
Matias Vanhanen had a goal and four assists for the Silvertips (3-0-1-0), while Zackary Shantz, Shea Busch and Jesse Heslop added singles. Jakub Seidl chipped in with two assists.
Charlie Elick scored for the winless Americans (0-3-0-0), who were outshot 57-27.
The Silvertips led 3-1 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third.
THUNDERBIRDS 7, BLAZERS 4
SEATTLE, Wash. — Matej Pekar had two goals and an assist and Brendan Rudolph scored twice as the Seattle Thunderbirds knocked of the visiting Kamloops Blazers 7-4.
Antonio Martorana, Cameron Kuzma and Coster Dunn also scored for the Thunderbirds (2-2-0-0), who led 2-0 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third. Tai Riley added three assists.
Jordan Keller scored three goals for the Blazers (3-1-0-0), while JP Hurlbert netted a single. Ryan Michael chipped in with three assists, while Nathan Behm added a pair.
Both teams had 37 shots on goal.
The T-Birds went 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Blazers were 3-for-10 with the man advantage.
Discover more from 6up.net
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.