WINNIPEG 鈥� Ben Zloty scored 44 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg ICE defeated the Saskatoon Blades 2-1 in a battle of Western Hockey League powers on Saturday.
Ty Nash of Winnipeg snapped a scoreless tie at 1:30 of the third with his 14th goal of the season, but Vaughn Watterodt tied the game five minutes later for the Blades (25-6-1-0) with his 14th of the season as well.
Matthew Savoie and Zach Benson assisted on both goals for the Eastern Conference-leading ICE (28-5-0-0). Winnipeg outshot Saskatoon 28-23.
Earlier in the day, the ICE acquired Ottawa Senators' prospect Carson Latimer in a deal with the Prince Albert Raiders. Heading to Saskatchewan are forward Aiden Oiring and two third-round draft picks (2024 and 2025 drafts).
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WARRIORS 6 WHEAT KINGS 2
BRANDON, Man. 鈥� Jagger Firkus scored twice and added two assists as the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 6-2.
Ryder Korczak, Atley Calvert, Eric Alarie and Harper Lolacher also scored for the Warriors (22-13-0-0), who outshot the hosts 33-30.
Nate Danielson and Luke Shipley scored for the Wheat Kings (14-17-4-0).
Moose Jaw led 2-0 after the first period and 5-1 after 40 minutes.
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WINTERHAWKS 7 SILVERTIPS 2
PORTLAND, Ore. 鈥� Robbie Fromm-Delorme and Aidan Litke each scored twice and Luca Cagnoni added two assists as the Portland Winterhawks whipped the visiting Everett Silvertips 7-2.
Marcus Nguyen, Nicholas Johnson and Gabe Klassen also scored for the Winterhawks (26-4-2-1),
Ryan Hofer and Niko Tsakumis scored for the Silvertips (16-17-1-0).
Both teams had 37 shots on goal. Portland led 5-0 after the first period and 6-2 heading into the third.
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BRONCOS 4 TIGERS 3
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. 鈥� Josh Filmon's goal 3:21 into overtime, his second of the game, lifted the Swift Current Broncos to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers.
Brady Birnie's goal at 15:12 of the third period tied the game at 3-3 for Swift Current and forced overtime.
Sam McGinley also scored for the Broncos (16-15-0-1). Owen Pickering chipped in with three assists for the winners.
Brayden Boehm, Brendan Lee and Owen MacNeil scored for the Tigers (13-18-5-1).
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COUGARS 10 BLAZERS 6
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. 鈥� Ethan Samson scored twice and added an assist as the Prince George Cougars knocked off the visiting Kamloops Blazers 10-5.
Hudson Thornton, Bauer Dumanski, Carlin Dezainde, Riley Heidt, Chase Wheatcroft, Jaxsen Wiebe, Blake Eastman and Keaton Dowhaniuk all scored once for the Cougars (15-16-3-0).
Shea Van Olm, Harrison Brunicke, Daylan Kuefler, Kyle Masters, Logan Bairos and Connor Levis scored for the Blazers (21-7-3-2).
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THUNDERBIRDS 2 ROCKETS 0
SEATTLE, Wash. 鈥� Jeremy Hanzel and Sawyer Mynio scored third-period goals and Scott Ratzlaff stopped all 18 shots fired his way as the Seattle Thunderbirds clipped the Kelowna Rockets 2-0.
Both teams went 0-for-5 on the power play. The Thunderbirds (27-4-1-1) outshot the Rockets (12-18-3-0) by a 35-18 margin.
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AMERICANS 7 CHIEFS 6 (OT)
KENNEWICK, Wash. 鈥� Parker Bell scored 17 seconds into overtime as the host Tri-City Americans completed the comeback with a 7-6 win against the visiting Spokane Chiefs.
Tyson Greenway scored twice for the Americans (16-16-1-1), who got late third-period goals from Jake Sloan (17:21) and Reese Belton (19:12) to force added the overtime.
Sloan scored twice, with a single netted by Marc Lajoie for the Americans.
Kooper Gizowski, Chase Bertholet, Tommaso De Luca, Mac Gross, Blake Swetlikoff and Berkly Catton scored singles for the Chiefs (7-24-1-2), who outshot the Americans 39-38.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2022.
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