ROUND 1 GAME 4 | Blades aim to keep season alive in do-or-die Game 4 against Hitmen

ROUND 1 GAME 4 | Blades aim to keep season alive in do-or-die Game 4 against Hitmen

Tonight

The Saskatoon Blades’ (0-3) backs are against the wall ahead of Game 4 of their Round 1 WHL playoff series against the Calgary Hitmen (3-0). Trailing 3-0 in the series, tonight’s win or go home for the Bridge City Bunch at SaskTel Centre. The Blades dropped Game 3 last night 4-1 against Calgary. Tied 1-1 nearly halfway through the game, the visitors scored three unanswered goals to hand the Blades their third consecutive loss this postseason. If the Blades pull out a victory in front of Blade City, Game 5 is set for 7:00pm on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

Who to Watch

NHL draft-eligible winger David Lewandowski scored the Blades first powerplay goal of the series last night. The Dusseldorf, GER native brought 5,000+ fans to their feet with his first career WHL playoff goal early in the second frame. Lewandowski is tied for the most shots on the team with eight alongside forward Hunter Laing and defenceman Grayden Siepmann.

Forward Cooper Williams and rookie defenceman Brayden Klimpke recorded an assist in yesterday’s loss to the Hitmen. It’s both players second assist of the postseason and second in their playoff careers. Williams is fresh off a 57-point (21G, 36A) rookie season, the third most by any Blades rookie in the last 25 years.