ROUND 3 GAME 5 | Series lead on the line as Blades welcome Warriors for Game 5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL | ROUND 3 GAME 5 | Saskatoon Blades (10-3) vs Moose Jaw Warriors (10-3)
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The Eastern Conference Final is coming back to our house!
Game 5 between the Saskatoon Blades and Moose Jaw Warriors gets underway tonight at SaskTel Centre at 7:00pm. Lead changes, back-and-forth wins, and three games going to overtime, this series has been nothing short of cinema. The best-of-seven series is locked at 2-2, and we need all of Blade City in attendance tonight! More than 10,000 fans are expected for Game 5, so here is a couple of things to remember ahead of the big tilt.
DOORS OPEN @ 6:00PM
Doors are scheduled to open at 6:00pm. All sections in the upper bowl are open as a large crowd is expected. Fans are encouraged to arrive early in order to proceed through security without delay and miss none of the action.
ORIGINAL 16 FOUNDERS LOUNGE OPEN ALL GAME
The Original 16 Founders Lounge will be open all game long. The bar in the lounge will stay open after the game so you can enjoy refreshments while watching the live post-game show with Les Lazaruk and Adam Ehrmantraut.
PROGRAMS
Programs are available for just $1 at the top of Section E so you can follow along your favourite Blade throughout the night.
Tonight
The Eastern Conference Final returns to SaskTel Centre for Game 5 between the Saskatoon Blades (10-3) and Moose Jaw Warriors (10-3). This series has been nothing short of pure cinema as each club has two wins in the best-of-seven series. Saskatoon dropped Game 1 4-3 in overtime last Friday but followed it up with a 3-2 overtime win the next evening. The Blades dropped Game 3 3-1 in the first battle at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Tuesday. Rallying to avoid a 3-1 series deficit, the Blue and Gold won 5-4 in overtime the following night in Game 4 to even the series up 2-2. These teams have gone into the third period of every game tied, making it one of the most memorable conference finals with plenty of hockey left to play.
Who to Watch
Anaheim Ducks prospect Egor Sidorov scored the game-winning goal in Game 4. The 6-foot sniper’s fourth game-winner of the postseason leads the WHL. Sidorov’s overtime winner was the fifth game-winning tally of his playoff career, setting a new playoff franchise record. The Vitebsk, Belarus winger leads the league with 13 goals this postseason and has six assists to go along with them in 13 contests.
Egor Sidorov comes in clutch and has the Blades rolling, rolling, rolling back to Saskatoon!!!@AnaheimDucks pic.twitter.com/sUjfjsk5JD
— Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) May 2, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick Brandon Lisowsky finished Game 4 with a goal and two assists for the Blades. The 5-foot-9 sniper has a career-high six goals and 16 points in 13 playoff games this year. Lisowsky has four goals and seven assists in his last six games, five of those points coming in this series.
Brandon Lisowsky shocks the Moose Jaw crowd with a goal just 14 seconds into the game 🤯@MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/DgovNk6qGb
— Saskatoon Blades (@BladesHockey) May 2, 2024
2005-born forward Tyler Parr returned to the lineup after missing eight games with an injury. The La Salle, MB product finished the game with a +1, providing more depth on the Saskatoon forward core. In five games this postseason, Parr has one goal.
