Road to Memorial Cup daily: Blades and Generals take 2-0 series leads
CHL Three Stars
Beckett Sennecke scored twice as Oshawa beat Ottawa 6-1 in Game 2 Sunday. The 2024 NHL Draft prospect, who is projected to be a first round selection, has six goals and 11 points in eight playoff games after a 68-point regular season.
Ben Saunderson had the overtime winner for Saskatoon in a 2-1 victory over Red Deer as they took a 2-0 series lead. The Blades blueliner has five postseason points on the heels of his best regular season where he had a career high 31 points.
Chase Wutzke did all he could to keep Red Deer alive as he made 47 saves in their overtime defeat to Saskatoon. Among goalies with at least three postseason appearances, Wutzke’s .924 save percentage ranks third while his 232 saves are the second most.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Ottawa vs. (6) Oshawa — Generals lead series 2-0
Game 2: Generals 6-1 67’s
- In addition to Sennecke’s two goals, Stuart Rolofs, Ben Danford, Matthew Buckley and Dylan Roobroeck (NYR) also scored for the Gens in their comprehensive Game 2 win
- Luca D’Amato and Rasmus Kumpulainen (MIN) each had two assists
- Chris Barlas had given Ottawa 1-0 lead before the Generals rattled off six straight goals
- Game 3 is April 16 at 7pm ET
WHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Saskatoon vs. (5) Red Deer — Blades lead series 2-0
Game 2: Blades 2-1 Rebels (OT)
- Saunderson’s game-winner came at 17:01 of overtime as Saskatoon went ahead 2-0 in their series with Red Deer
- Fraser Minten (TOR) had given the Blades a 1-0 lead in the second before Kalan Lind (NSH) levelled the scores 4:10 into the third
- Evan Gardner had 24 saves for Saskatoon
- Game 3 is April 16 at 9pm ET
.@BladesHockey took a 2-0 series lead over Red Deer as Ben Saunderson had the OT winner! #RoadtoMemorialCup
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 15, 2024
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