Friday’s WHL Playoff Round-up

TIGERS DOWN ICE ndash; Matthew Konan and Bretton Cameron both notched a goal and an assist as the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers skated to a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice in Game 5 of their Husky WHL Eastern Conference quarter-final series in WHL playoff action on Friday night.nbsp;Jace Coyle, Kale Kessy and Linden Vey also scored for the Tigers, who have won the last three games of the series after dropping the first two contests and now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.nbsp; Tyler Bunz made 31 saves in the victory.nbsp;Kevin King ndash; with a goal and an assist ndash; and Dominik Pacovsky scored for the Ice, who outshot the Tigers 33-23 in the contest and held the Tigers scoreless on four power plays, but end up losing on home ice for the first time in the series.nbsp; Todd Mathews made 11 saves on 14 shots through the first period to take the loss, while Nathan Lieuwen made seven saves on nine shots through the second and third periodsnbsp;The Tigers will host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series on Sunday in Medicine Hat.nbsp;Medicine Hat leads best-of-seven series 3-2.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;KAL TIRE WHL WESTERN CONFERENCEnbsp;nbsp;BRUINS 4, AMERICANS 3nbsp; O/T nbsp;Kevin Sundher scored 7:16 into overtime to lift the visiting Chilliwack Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Tri-City Americans in Game 5 of their Kal Tire WHL Western Conference quarter-final series on Friday.nbsp;Alexander Wiklund scored twice and Ryan Howse also scored for the Bruins, who once again erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime, while Roman Horak picked up three assists.nbsp; Lucas Gore turned in a 44-save performance to backstop the Bruins to the victory.nbsp;Brooks Macek scored twice and Kruise Reddick notched a goal and an assist for the Americans, who went 1-for-8 on the man advantage in the defeat.nbsp; Drew Owsley turned aside 30 of 34 shots he faced in a losing cause.nbsp;The Bruins host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series on Sunday in Chilliwack, B.C.nbsp;Tri-City leads best-of-seven series 3-2.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;SILVERTIPS 4, ROCKETS 0 nbsp;Tyler Maxwell scored twice and Kent Simpson made 21 saves to claim his first career post-season shutout as the Everett Silvertips blanked the visiting Kelowna Rockets 4-0nbsp;in Game 5 of their Kal Tire WHL Western Conference quarter-final series on Friday.nbsp;Daniel Iwanski and Shane Harper also scored for the Silvertips, who converted one of their five power play chances in the contest en route to taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.nbsp;nbsp;Mark Guggenberger made 29 saves in a losing cause for the Rockets, who have lost all three of the seriesrsquo; games played in Everett.nbsp;The Rockets host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday in Kelowna, B.C.nbsp;Everett leads best-of-seven series 3-2.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;WINTERHAWKS 4, CHIEFS 2nbsp;Chris Francis scored twice and set up another as the visiting Portland Winterhawks doubled up the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 in Game 4 of their Kal Tire WHL Western Conference quarter-final series on Friday.nbsp;Luke Walker and Nino Niederreiter also scored and Eric Doyle chipped in two assists for the Winterhawks, who have evened up the series at 2-2 with their second straight win in Spokane after dropping the opening two games in Portland.nbsp; Mac Carruth made 29 saves in the win.nbsp;Tyler Johnson notched a goal and an assist while Kyle Beach scored his fourth goal of the series for the Chiefs, who allowed the gamersquo;s first three goals en route to their second straight defeat on home ice.nbsp; James Reid made 24 saves in the loss.nbsp;The Chiefs host Game 5 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday in Spokane, WA.nbsp;Best-of-seven series tied at 2-2.nbsp;Game Summarynbsp;nbsp;- (more…)