WHL roundup: Leslie leads Giants to big 6-4 win over Rockets
KELOWNA, B.C. - Mazden Leslie scored two power-play goals, Colton Roberts had two assists, and the visiting Vancouver Giants edged the Kelowna Rockets 6-4 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Prospera Place.
Ty Halaburda, Tyler Thorpe, Connor Levis and Ryan Lin (empty-netter) also scored for the Giants (23-17-5-0), who outshot the hosts 34-30.
Hayden Paupanekis had two goals and an assist for the Rockets (16-22-4-1), who went into the third period tied 3-3. Dawson Gerwing and Hiroki Gojsic also scored for the Rockets.
The Giants went 4-for-8 on the power play, while the Rockets were 2-for-2.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Saturday:
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PATS 3 RAIDERS 2 (SO)
REGINA, Sask. — The Regina Pats spotted the visiting Prince Albert Raiders a 2-0 lead, but rallied in the third period and shootout to post a 3-2 victory.
The Pats scored three times in the three-round shootout, while the Raiders scored twice.
Keets Fawcett and Cameron Kuzma scored in regulation time for the Pats (13-26-4-2), who outshot the visitors 32-20.
Brayden Dube and Lukas Dragicevic scored for the East Division-leading Raiders (24-15-3-1), who took a 1-0 lead into the third period.
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BLAZERS 5 COUGARS 2
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Oren Shtrom scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Kamloops Blazers surprised the Prince George Cougars 5-2.
Beau Courtney, Tommy Lafreniere and Nathan Behm also scored for the Blazers (17-24-3-0), who trail the Cougars by 18 points in the B.C. Division standings.
Koehn Ziemmer and Borya Valis scored for the Cougars (25-15-3-2), who outshot the visitors 32-23.
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HITMEN 3 HURRICANES 2
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. —...