REGINA – Kyle Crnkovic scored twice, including 4:13 into overtime, as the Saskatoon Blades edged the Regina Pats 5-4 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action..
Nolan Kneen, Tristen Robins and Scott Walford also scored for the Blades (33-24-5).
Koen MacInnes made 20 saves for the win.
Zach Wytinck struck twice for Regina (21-33-8), while Jakob Brook and Austin Pratt chipped in.
Goaltender Donovan Buskey stopped 34 shots for Regina.
Saskatoon was 2 for 7 on the power play and the Pats were 1 for 4 with the man advantage.
COUGARS 4 GIANTS 3 (OT)
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Cole Moberg put away the winner 1:50 into overtime as the Cougars slipped past Vancouver.
Josh Maser, Filip Koffer and Jack Sander had goals in regulation time for Prince George (20-34-8).
Bowen Byram scored twice for the Giants (32-24-6), while Justin Sourdif added a goal.
Cougars forward Ilijah Colina was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding at 6:18 of the third period.
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WINTERHAWKS 5 ROYALS 4 (OT)
PORTLAND, Ore. — Cross Hanas knocked in the game-winning goal 18 seconds into overtime as the Winterhawks eked out a win over Victoria.
Seth Jarvis, Jack O’Brien, Matthew Quigley and Jake Gricius rounded out the attack for Portland (44-11-7).
Kaid Oliver scored twice for the Royals (31-23-8), while Nolan Bentham and Tarun Fizer also found the back of the net.
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REBELS 4 BRONCOS 3 (OT)
RED DEER, Alta. — Josh Tarzwell and Ben King had two goals apiece as the Rebels shaded Swift Current.
King scored the overtime winner at the 3:23 mark of the extra period for Red Deer (23-33-5).
Aiden Bulych, Sergei Alkhimov and Hayden Ostir supplied the offence for the Broncos (10-47-5).
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RAIDERS 4 WHEAT KINGS 2
BRANDON, Man. — Brayden Watts led with two goals as Prince Albert doubled the Wheat Kings.
Ozzy Wiesblatt scored the game-winning goal for the Raiders (36-17-10) at 13:56 of the second period. Aliaksei Protas also scored.
Ben McCartney and Reid Perepeluk replied for Brandon (35-22-6).
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ICE 7 WARRIORS 1
WINNIPEG — Owen Pederson and Michal Teply both had two goals as the Ice downed Moose Jaw.
Peyton Krebs’s short-handed goal late in the first period was the eventual winner for Winnipeg (36-24-1), while Nino Kinder and Isaac Johnson also scored.
Eric Alarie was the lone scorer for the Warriors (14-43-4).
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CHIEFS 6 HITMEN 3
CALGARY — Leif Mattson and Luke Toporowski both scored twice as Spokane defeated the Hitmen.
Adam Beckman and Ty Smith added goals for the Chiefs (40-18-5).
Orca Wiesblatt, Cael Zimmerman and Rory Neill scored for Calgary (35-24-5).
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TIGERS 4 OIL KINGS 1
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Ryan Chyzowskiès goal at the 7:55 mark of the second period was the eventual winner as the Tigers topped Edmonton.
Brett Kemp, Parker Gavlas and Corson Hopwo also scored for Medicine Hat (40-19-3).
Josh Williams responded for the Oil Kings (42-12-10).
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ROCKETS 5 HURRICANES 4
KELOWNA, B.C. — Matthew Wedman scored twice, including the eventual winner, as the Rockets fended off Lethbridge.
Trevor Wong, Pavel Novak and Kyle Topping also scored for Kelowna (29-27-6).
Dylan Cozens had a pair of goals for the Hurricanes (37-19-7), while Ty Nash and Alex Cotton chipped in.
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BLAZERS 8 AMERICANS 1
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Tyler Carpendale and Reese Belton scored twice as Kamloops routed Tri-City.
Kyrell Sopotyk had the eventual winner 15:15 into the game for the Blazers (40-17-4), while Montana Onyebuchi, Zane Franklin and Orrin Centazzo also scored.
Krystof Hrabik scored for the Americans (17-39-6).
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THUNDERBIRDS 5 SILVERTIPS 2
EVERETT, Wash. — Andrej Kukuca scored twice as Seattle beat the Silvertips.
Keltie Jeri-Leon’s game-winning goal for the Thunderbirds (24-31-7) came at the 11:55 mark of the second period. Conner Bruggen-Cate and Payton Mount also scored.
Ty Kolle and Brendan Lee scored for Everett (45-13-4).
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2020.