WHL Roundup: Dach’s late heroics help Hitmen beat Raiders in OT

Kale Dach set up the tying goal with 10 seconds left in the third period, then scored the winner 37 seconds into overtime as the visiting Calgary Hitmen rallied to knock off the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

Ethan Moore and Caine Wilke also scored for the Hitmen (9-3-1-0), who were outshot 32-24 and trailed 1-0 after the first period, and 2-1 heading into the third.

Max Heise and Ty Meunier scored for the Raiders (9-0-3-0), who went 0-for-2 on the power play. The Hitmen were 0-for-3.

Netminder Eric Tu stopped 30 of 32 shots for the Hitmen, while Michal Orsulak stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Raiders.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Friday:

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Keets Fawcett had two goals and an assist as the visiting Regina Pats beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-2.

Matt Paranych, Zachary Lansard and Aiden Wagner also scored for the Pats (5-7-1-1), who led 2-1 after the first period and 3-2 heading into the third.

Lynden Lakovic and Aiden Ziprick scored for the Warriors (7-7-1-0), who were outshot 32-24.

The Warriors went 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Pats were 0-for-3.

Netminder Marek Schlenker stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Pats, while Kyle Jones stopped 27 of 32 shots for the Warriors.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Alex Weiermair had a goal and two assists, Nathan Free and Finn Spehar each had a goal and assist, and the Portland Winterhawks knocked off the visiting Prince George Cougars 6-2.

Carter Sotheran, Jake Gustafson and Reed Brown also scored for the Winterhawks (7-7-0-0), while Jordan Duguay had three assists and Kyle McDonough added a pair.

Arsenii Anisimov and Corbin Vaughan scored for the Cougars (8-5-0-0), who trailed 3-0 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third.

The Winterhawks, who were outshot 35-34, went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Cougars were 1-for-3.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Antonio Martorana had two goals and an assist, Coster Dunn had three assists, and the Seattle Thunderbirds squashed the visiting Saskatoon Blades 5-1.

Braeden Cootes, Brendan Rudolph and Jaxson Pawlenchuk also scored for the Thunderbirds (6-7-0-0), who outshot the visitors 38-31. Ashton Cumby chipped in with two assists.

Tristen Doyle scored for the Blades (10-6-1-0), who took a 1-0 lead into the third period.

The Thunderbirds were 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Blades went 1-for-4.

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