WHL Roundup: Brayden Point's hat trick lifts Warriors over Raiders

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Brayden Point scored three goals and added three assists as the Moose Jaw Warriors dominated the Prince Albert Raiders 7-1 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

Jack Rodewald and Tanner Eberle each had a goal and an assist for Moose Jaw (14-31-8), and Alexey Sleptsov and Torrin White also scored. Justin Paulic turned aside 39 shots for the win.

Josh Morrissey replied for Prince Albert (24-26-3), which was outshot 40-29 and held to just five shots in the first period.

Cole Cheveldave started in net for the Raiders, but was pulled after giving up three goals on 11 shots through 28 minutes. Nick McBride stopped 14 of 18 shots in relief.

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TIGERS 5 BLADES 2

SASKATOON — Anthony Ast's scored a short-handed goal in the first period that proved to be the winner as Medicine Hat toppled the Blades.

Dylan Bredo had a goal and an assist for the Tigers (32-19-3) and Markus Eisenschmid, Chad Labelle, and Cole Sanford also scored.

The Blades (15-37-4) were 2 for 5 with the man advantage and both MacKenzie Johnston and Cameron Hebig scored power-play goals. Johnston also added an assist.

Nick Schneider stopped 18 shots for the victory while Troy Trombley made 33 saves for the loss.

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WHEAT KINGS 8 BRONCOS 1

BRANDON, Man. — Tim McGauley scored two goals and helped on another as the Wheat Kings thrashed Swift Current.

Jayce Hawryluk had a goal and an assist John Quenneville and Richard Nejezchleb had a goal and an assist apiece, and Eric Roy, Jesse Gabrielle and Quintin Lisoway also scored for Brandon (28-20-6). Curtis Honey made 15 saves.

Black Graham scored for the Broncos (26-21-8), who racked up 75 penalty minutes on 16 infractions. Eetu Laurikainen stopped 14 of 19 shots before giving way to Landon Bow, who gave up three goals on three shots.

The Wheat Kings were 4 for 10 on the power play, but took 53 penalty minutes on nine infractions. The Broncos were 1 for 4 with the man advantage.

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ICE 8 HURRICANES 1

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Tim Bozon scored a hat trick and added an assist as Kootenay dominated the Hurricanes.

Luke Philip scored two goals and assisted on another, and Jaedon Descheneau, Zach Franko and Sam Reinhart had a goal and two assists apiece for Kootenay (29-21-4), which racked up 57 penalty minutes on 13 infractions. Mackenzie Skapski stopped 23 shots.

Riley Sheen had the lone goal for Lethbridge (11-40-5), which took 12 penalties totalling 39 minutes.

Jonny Hogue started in net for the Hurricanes but was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots through the first period. Teagan Sacher stopped 23 of 26 shots in relief.

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ROYALS 3 BLAZERS 1

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Royals goalie Coleman Vollrath made 36 saves as Victoria edged Kamloops.

Brandon Magee and Taylor Cruck scored for the Royals (36-16-4), while Tyler Soy added a short-handed goal.

Ryan Rehill scored on the power play for the Blazers (11-39-5), their only goal on four chances with the man advantage.

Kamloops goalie Bolton Pouliot made 26 saves in the losing effort.

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COUGARS 5 REBELS 3

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Todd Fiddle scored twice and added an assist, and Brad Morrison's second-period goal stood up as the winner as the Cougars edged Red Deer.

Sam Ruopp and Joseph Carvalho also scored for Prince George (23-26-7), while Jansen Harkins added two assists.

Haydn Fleury and Presten Kopeck both scored once and assisted on another for Red Deer (27-24-4). Scott Feser also scored for the Rebels.

Cougars goalie Adam Beukeboom made 46 saves for the win. Patrik Bartosak turned away 37 shots in the losing effort for Red Deer.

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OIL KINGS 3 ROCKETS 2 (SO)

KELOWNA, B.C. — Mitchell Moroz scored the only goal in a shootout to lift Edmonton over the Rockets.

Cole Benson and Brett Pollock also scored for Edmonton (39-13-1).

Carter Rigby and Myles Bell replied for Kelowna (43-7-4).

Edmonton's Tristan Jarry made 26 saves while Jordon Cooke stopped 25 shots in defeat. Both teams were 1 for 6 on the power play.

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WINTERHAWKS 10 AMERICANS 3

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Nicholas Petan scored twice and added an assist, and the Winterhawks used two four-goal periods to thrash Tri-City.

Alex Schoenborn scored two goals for Portland (37-12-5), Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and two assists, Paul Bittner, Derrick Pouliot, and Keegan Iverson had a goal and an assist apiece, and Taylor Leir and Ethan Price scored the others. The Winterhawks were 3 for 4 on the power play.

Michal Plutnar, Parker Wotherspoon, and Jessey Astles replied for Tri-City (26-23-5), who was 1 for 5 on the man advantage.

Brendan Burke made 29 saves for the win. Eric Comrie started in net for the Americans and gave up four goals on 22 shots before being replaced by Evan Sarthou, who stopped 18 of 24 shots he faced.

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HITMEN 5 GIANTS 0

VANCOUVER — Chris Driedger stopped 44 shots for his third shutout of the season to lead the Calgary Hitmen over the Giants.

Adam Tambellini had two of Calgary's three power-play goals. Jake Virtanen also scored while the Hitmen (34-15-6) skated with the man advantage. Brady Brassart and Chase Lang also scored for Calgary.

Peyton Lee stopped 6 of 8 shots for Vancouver (27-20-9), while Jared Rathjen handled 18 of 21.

The Hitman were 3 for 5 on the power play, while the Giants were 0 for 9.

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THUNDERBIRDS 4 CHIEFS 0

KENT, Wash. — Ryan Gropp scored twice, and Taran Kozun made 35 saves to lift Seattle over Spokane.

Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist for the Thunderbirds (35-16-5), and Branden Troock also scored.

Eric Williams started in net for Spokane (31-18-5), but left the game after giving up four goals on 27 shots. Garret Hughson stopped the only shot he faced.

Seattle was 3 for 4 on the power play.