Storm Top Rangers In Overtime
Kitchener, ON: Mike McLean scored the overtime winner tonight lifting the Storm to a 2-1 win over the Rangers before a crowd of 5,709 at The Aud.
In the opening period both teams combined for only 5 shots, neither finding the back of the net.
In the second period Brian Soso scored his 7th goal of the season at 2:17 beating Thomas McCollum for a 1-0 Rangers lead. Rafael Rotter tied the game with his 8th beating John Murray at 12:50.
Despite outshooting the Storm 16-6 in the third period the Rangers were unable to score the go-ahead goal.
In the overtime the Storm took advantage of a power play when Mike McLean scored the winning goal at 1:17.
The Rangers next home game is Friday, January 12th against the Barrie Colts. Game time is scheduled for
7:30 p.m.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
1. KIT, Soso (7) (Kadri, Kelly) 2:17
2. GUE, Rotter (8) (Arniel) 12:50
3rd Period
No scoring
Overtime
3. GUE, McLean (22) (Rotter, Doughty) 1:17 PP
Shots On Goal: Guelph 3-11-6-1-21 (McCollum 33/34)
Kitchener 2-16-16-0-34 (Murray 19/21)
Attendance: 5,709
CHIEFS BLANK AMERICANS — Dustin Tokarskirstopped all 24 shots he faced to record his sixth shutout of the seasonras the Spokane Chiefs defeated the visiting Tri-City Americans 4-0 inrWestern Hockey League action on Friday, March 7th.
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rDrayson Bowman with a goal and an assist Ondrej Roman, David Rutherford and Seth Comtpon also scored for the Chiefs (46-14-1-5), who pick up their fourth straight victory. Mitch Wahl and Justin Falkreach chipped in two helpers. The victory moves the Chiefs into a tierwith the Ams for first place in the U.S. Division and a three-way tierwith Vancouver for first place in the Western Conference.
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rChet Pickard made 26 saves in a losing cause for the Americans (47-16-2-2), who fall to 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 games.
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rSILVERTIPS 2, WINTER HAWKS 1r
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rClayton Bauer‘sr25th goal of the season stood as the winner as the visiting EverettrSilvertips edged the Portland Winter Hawks 2-1 on Friday night.
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rLukas Vartovnik also score for the Silvertips (39-25-0-3), who have won 10 of their last 11 games, while Shayne Barriermade 31 saves to record his 12th victory of the season. The win keepsrthe Tips four points behind Seattle for fourth place in the WesternrConference.
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rColin Reddin scored the only goal for the Winter Hawks (9-55-2-1), who see their losing streak hit 22 games, while Kurtis Mucha made 20 saves in a losing cause. The Hawks currently sit in 10th place in the Western Conference.
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rTHUNDERBIRDS 5, GIANTS 2r
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rIan McKenzierscored twice and added an assist to lead the visiting SeattlerThunderbirds to a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Friday night.
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rBud Holloway with a pair of goals and Prab Rai also scored for the Thunderbirds (39-21-5-2), who pick up their fourth consecutive victory. Riku Heleniusrmade 28 saves to record his 20th victory of the season. The win keepsrthe T-Birds four points up on Everett for third place in the U.S.rDivision and fourth place in the Western Conference.
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rCasey Pierro-Zabotel with a goal and an assist and Chris Cloud scored for the Giants (45-15-2-6), who have dropped three of their last five games. Tyson Sexsmithrmade 20 saves in the defeat. The loss leaves the Giants in a three-wayrtie with Spokane and Tri-City for first place overall in the WHLrstandings.
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rPATS 3, OIL KINGS 0r
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rLinden Rowatrmade 27 saves to record his third shutout of the season as the ReginarPats blanked the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 3-0 on Friday night.
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rColten Teubert with a goal and an assist Scott Doucet and Brett Lefflerrscored for the Pats (41-21-4-2), who pick up their fourth win in a row.rThe victory keeps the Pats in first place in the East Division threerpoints ahead of Swift Current.
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rDalyn Flettermade 19 saves in the loss for the Oil Kings (20-36-4-7), who drop theirrfifth straight decision. The defeat keeps the Oil Kings in 11th placerin the Eastern Conference.
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rBLADES 6, WHEAT KINGS 3r
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rChris Durand and Ondrej Fiala each scored once and added two assists as the Saskatoon Blades doubled up the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings 6-3 on Friday night.
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rJyri Niemi, Colton Gillies, Chris Langkow and Curtis Hamilton also scored for the Blades (27-34-3-4), who have won three straight and improve to 10-4-1-1 in their last 16 games. Braden Holtby made 37 saves to record the win. Despite the win, the Blades remain in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
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rScott Glennie with his 20th and 21st goals of the season scored twice and Matt Calvert added a goal and two assists for the Wheat Kings (39-24-3-2), who drop their third straight contest. Joe Caligiuri made 23 saves in the loss. The defeat leaves the Wheat Kings tied with Moose Jaw for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
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rRAIDERS 5, WARRIORS 3r
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rAndy Smith notched a goal and an assist while rookie goaltender Steven Stanford turned aside 36 shots as the Prince Albert Raiders skated to a 5-3 win over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday night.
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rJared Jagow, Zac Stebner, Matt Robertson and Dustin Cameron also scored for the Raiders (25-38-3-2), who have won six of their last 10 games, while Nathan Deck added two assists. The Raiders remain in 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
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rTerrance Delaronde scored twice and Joel Broda notched a goal and an assist for the Warriors (35-19-6-7), who suffer their first regulation loss in their last eight games. Joey Perricone made 39 saves in the defeat. The loss leaves the Warriors deadlocked with Brandon for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
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rICE 8, REBELS 2r
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rMichael Stickland notched two goals and two assists while Steve DaSilva and Dustin Sylvesterreach tallied a goal and two assists as the Kootenay Ice skated to anr8-2 victory over the visiting Red Deer Rebels on Friday night.
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rEric Frere tallied twice and Ben Maxwell and Arnaud Jacquemet each netted a goal and an assist for the Ice (40-20-5-3), who collect their 40th win for the fourth straight season. Thomas Heemskerkrmade 27 saves to claim his 15th victory of the season. The win movesrthe Ice one point ahead of Lethbridge for second place in the CentralrDivision and third spot in the Eastern Conference.
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rColby Kulhanek and Mike Krgovich scored for the Rebels (18-43-4-3), who suffer their second defeat in three days to Kootenay. Morgan Clark and David Aime combined for 25 saves in a losing effort. The Rebels remain in 12th place in the Eastern Conference.
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rBRONCOS 5, HURRICANES 3r
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rLevi Nelson scored twice and Dale Weiseradded a goal and an assist to lead the visiting Swift Current Broncosrto a 5-3 triumph over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday.
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rZack Smith and Cody Eakin also scored for the Broncos (39-22-1-6), who have won five of their last seven games. Travis Yonkmanrmade 26 saves to earn his 29th win of the season. The victory moves therBroncos into sole possession of sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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rDwight King, Jeff May and Zach Boychuk each tallied a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes (41-20-2-3), who drop their third consecutive decision. Michael Maniago and Juha Metsola combined for 19 saves in the loss. The defeat drops the Hurricanes into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
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rCOUGARS 6, BLAZERS 3r
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rJordie Deagle scored two goals and Dana Tyrell added a goal and three assists to lead the visiting Prince George Cougars to a 6-3 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Friday.
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rKalvin Sagert with a goal and two assists Parker Stanfield and Greg Gardner also counted for the Cougars (19-45-1-3), who have won four of their last nine games. Real Cyr made 31 saves to claim his 12th win of the season. The Cougars remain in ninth place in the Western Conference.
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rKenton Dulle with two goals and Jimmy Bubnick scored for the Blazers (26-37-2-2), who suffer their 10th straight defeat. Justin Leclercrmade 24 saves in the loss. The defeat keeps the Blazers four pointsrbehind Chilliwack for seventh place in the Western Conference.
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