WHL Morning Skate: May 1
NEED TO KNOW
– Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Martin Rysavy snagged his second game-winning goal of the 2024 WHL Playoffs to give Moose Jaw a 2-1 series lead
– Buffalo Sabres prospect Matthew Savoie is the only WHL skater to find the scoresheet in every game of the postseason with an 11-game point streak
– Moose Jaw and Portland can push their opponents to the brink of elimination with wins on Wednesday night
RESULTS
Saskatoon 1, Moose Jaw 3
MJ leads 2-1
2024 NHL Draft-eligible netminder Jackson Unger turned in his eighth 30-plus save game of the 2024 WHL Playoffs as the Warriors pulled off the comeback to take a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Championship. Grayden Siepmann got Saskatoon on the board with a blast from the point for his first goal of the postseason. Moose Jaw’s Atley Calvert leveled the game in front of his hometown crowd and the Columbus Blue Jackets prospects put it away, with 2021 draft pick Martin Rysavy scoring the go-ahead goal and 2022 first-rounder Denton Mateychuk icing the game with an empty-netter.
THREE STARS
1- Jackson Unger, MJ
-31/32 saves
-.968 save percentage
2- Jagger Firkus, MJ
-2A, +1
3- Martin Rysavy, MJ
-1G, +1
TOP PERFORMER
It’s a double Denton!
Moose Jaw Warriors Captain Denton Mateychuk snagged a pair of points in a clutch Game 3 victory over Saskatoon on Tuesday night.
With the Blades leading 1-0 in the second period, Mateychuk quarterbacked the Moose Jaw powerplay to several glorious opportunities before his shot from the point created a rebound for Atley Calvert to bury.
The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect got it done at both ends of the ice, denying Saskatoon the lead by corralling a puck on the Moose Jaw goal line and steering it out of harm’s way.
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) May 1, 2024
With Saskatoon firing a game-high 16 shots on net in the third period in search of an equalizer, Mateychuk put the game away by firing the puck through two Blades attackers, off the boards, and into the empty net to seal a 3-1 win and 2-1 series lead for his Warriors.
Mateychuk continues to lead all WHL skaters with 23 points and 17 assists in 12 games.
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