Watch above: Comeback falls short as the Moose Jaw Warriors down the Saskatoon Blades 4-2. Kim Thue with the highlights.
SASKATOON – Brayden Point and Jack Rodewald scored power-play goals to give the Moose Jaw Warriors the edge over the Saskatoon Blades 4-2.
Jaimen Yakubowski added an empty netter with 13 seconds to go, and Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Warriors (11-12-3), who got out to a 3-0 lead before giving up two goals.
Ryan Graham and Brett Stovin replied for Saskatoon (7-17-1).
The Blades take on the Brandon Wheat Kings Friday evening at SaskTel Centre.
Elsewhere, Gage Quinney scored the eventual winner on a power play late in the second period to lift the Prince Albert Raiders to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen.
Reid Gardiner opened the scoring for Prince Albert (13-13-0).
Travis Sanheim replied for the Hitmen (13-10-3), tying the game 1-1 eight minutes before Quinney’s goal.
Raiders goalie Rylan Parenteau made 17 saves in the victory. Calgary’s Evan Johnson turned aside 19 shots in the losing effort.
In Edmonton, Cole Benson and Dysin Mayo had a goal and an assist apiece and Patrick Dea made 31 saves as the Oil Kings powered past the Swift Current Broncos 4-1.
Brett Pollock and Brandon Baddock also scored for Edmonton (13-10-4).
Colby Cave had the lone goal for the Broncos (14-10-4).
Morgan Klimchuk scored twice as the Regina Pats topped the Cougars 5-2 in Prince George.
Connor Gay had a goal and an assist for the Pats (14-10-1) and Sergey Zborovsky and Adam Brooks also scored.
Jari Erricson and Jared Bethune replied for Prince George (13-14-0).
Here is the rest of the Wednesday WHL roundup:
– Stuart Skinner made 37 saves and Jamal Watson struck twice as the Lethbridge Hurricanes blanked the Vancouver Giants 4-0.
– Calder Brooks had a goal and two assists to lead the Spokane Chiefs past the Victoria Royals 4-2.
– Brayden Low’s power-play goal at 9:41 of the first period proved to be the difference as the Everett Silvertips edged the Kamloops Blazer 2-1.
– Rourke Chartier struck twice as the Kelowna Rockets downed the Tri-City Americans 4-1.
With files from Global News
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