SASKATOON – Ryan Hughes scored twice and Eric Florchuk added three assists as the Saskatoon Blades extended their win streak to six games with a 6-1 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday in Western Hockey League action.
Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Tristen Robins, Dawson Davidson and Kirby Dach also scored for the Blades (43-14-8).
Matthew Culling potted the lone goal for the Broncos (10-48-6), who are on a 17-game slide.
Dorrin Luding made 16 saves for Saskatoon as Riley Lamb turned aside 41 shots for Swift Current.
The Blades went 1 for 3 on the power play while the Broncos were 0 for 3 with the man advantage.
WARRIORS 6 PATS 1
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Justin Almeida and Brayden Tracey had two goals and an assist apiece as the Warriors dealt Regina its sixth loss in a row.
Daniil Stepanov and Luke Ormsby also scored while Jett Woo tacked on three helpers for Moose Jaw (37-19-8). Adam Evanoff made 24 saves for the win.
Garrett Wright was the lone Pats (18-44-3) skater to beat Evanoff. Dean McNabb stopped 31-of-36 shots in a losing effort.
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HURRICANES 7 HITMEN 4
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Taylor Ross had a hat trick and Jordy Bellerive added two goals and three assists as the Hurricanes downed Calgary for their sixth consecutive win.
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Jake Elmer and Jackson Shepard also scored as Carl Tetachuk kicked out 24 shots for Lethbridge (38-18-10). Dylan Cozens chipped in with three assists.
Sean Tschigerl, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, James Malm and Vladislav Yeryomenko replied for the Hitmen (36-24-6), who got 27 saves from Carl Stankowski.
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REBELS 8 ICE 4
RED DEER, Alta. — Reese Johnson scored twice and Brandon Hagel had a goal and three assists as the Rebels handed Kootenay its fourth loss in a row.
Jeff de Wit, Cameron Hausinger, Chase Leslie, Zak Smith, and Josh Tarzwell also scored as Ethan Anders made 24 saves for Red Deer (33-25-6). Winger Alex Morozoff was ejected midway through the second after taking a major for boarding.
Nolan Orzeck, Jaeger White, Connor McClennon and Jakin Smallwood supplied the goals for the Ice (12-43-10). Jesse Makaj gave up seven goals on 26 shots in two periods of work for the loss.
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TIGERS 4 WHEAT KINGS 2
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Ryan Jevne’s second goal of the night stood up as the winner as the Tigers doubled up Brandon.
Mads Sogaard kicked out 28 shots for Medicine Hat (33-26-6). Ryan Chyzowski and Hayden Ostir also scored.
Stelio Mattheos and Chad Nychuk had goals for the Wheat Kings (30-27-8). Jiri Patera stopped 30 shots in defeat.
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THUNDERBIRDS 2 SILVERTIPS 1
KENT, Wash. — Nolan Volcan scored twice – including the winner at 17:39 of the third — as Seattle edged Everett to improve to 5-0-2 in its last seven.
Roddy Ross turned away 46-of-47 shots while Simon Kubicek assisted on both of Volcan’s goals for the Thunderbirds (28-28-8).
Robbie Holmes was the only Silvertips (46-15-4) player to get a puck past Ross. Dustin Wolf had 18 saves in a losing cause.
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BLAZERS 2 ROCKETS 1
KELOWNA, B.C. — Jermaine Loewen scored the go-ahead marker at 9:01 of the third to lift Kamloops over the Rockets.
Kyrell Sopotyk also scored as Dylan Garand turned aside 27 shots for the Blazers (25-32-7).
Kyle Topping replied for Kelowna (27-31-7). Roman Basran made 27 saves in defeat.
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COUGARS 5 WINTERHAWKS 2
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Taylor Gauthier made 37 saves and Josh Maser scored twice as the Cougars snapped their six-game skid by upsetting Portland.
Connor Bowie, Austin Crossley and Vladislav Mikhalchuk rounded out the attack for Prince George (18-40-8).
Clay Hanus and Cross Hanas scored for the Winterhawks (39-20-6). Joel Hofer stopped 44-of-48 shots in defeat.
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CHIEFS 6 ROYALS 1
SPOKANE, Wash. — Adam Beckman had two goals and two assists and Bailey Brkin made 21 saves as the Chiefs beat Victoria.
Ethan McIndoe, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Filip Kral and Ty Smith also scored for Spokane (37-20-7).
Brandon Cutler scored for the Royals (33-28-4). Brock Gould combined with Griffen Outhouse for 28 saves in defeat.
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GIANTS 4 AMERICANS 3 (OT)
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Defenceman Bowen Byran scored his 26th goal of the season at 2:28 of overtime to lead Vancouver past Tri-City.
Tristen Nielsen, Justin Sourdif and Davis Koch built up an early 3-0 lead for the Giants (46-15-4) before the Americans came back to tie it. David Tendeck made 30 saves for the win.
Parker Aucoin struck twice and Krystof Hrabik had the other to help Tri-City (34-26-5) pick up a point. Beck Warm stopped 38 shots in the loss.
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