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WHL TUESDAY NIGHT RECAP – Kris Hogg scored the winner with three minutes remaining in the third period to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 4-3 win over the visiting Spokane Chiefs in one of three Western Hockey League contests on Tuesday night.
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rBryan Kauk and Raymond Macias each tallied a goal and an assist for the Blazers while Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves for the victory. The win improves the Blazers to 19-27-4-2 and leaves them only two points behind Prince George for fourth in the B.C. division.
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rGary Gladue scored once and added an assist for the Chiefs while Kyle Howarth and Dan Mercer also tallied in the loss. The defeat leaves the Chiefs at 17-23-8-1 but they remain one point ahead of Tri-Cities for fourth in the U.S. division.
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rElsewhere on Tuesday night, Brad Erickson tallied a shorthanded marker and added an assist as his Prince Albert Raiders beat the visiting Regina Pats 5-1.
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rMike Hellyer also netted a goal and an assist for the Raiders while Rejean Beauchemin stopped 17 of 18 shots he faced. The win improves the Raiders to 21-25-4-2 and keeps them comfortably in third place in the East division.
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rLogan Pyett scored the lone goal for the Pats. The loss extends Regina’s winless skid to 12 games and leaves them at 11-35-3-4 and fourth in the East division.
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rIn other action, Jeremy Schenderling scored the game-winner as the Swift Current Broncos downed the visiting Prince George Cougars 2-1 last night.
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rLuke Hunter tallied a goal and an assist for the Broncos and Kyle Moir turned in a 33-save performance in the victory. The win improves the Broncos to 18-26-6-1 but they remain fifth in the Central division – 17 points behind fourth-placed Red Deer.
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rColin Patterson scored the lone goal for the Cougars while Real Cyr turned aside 33 shots in a losing effort. The loss drops the Cougars to 21-28-3-1 and leaves them only two points up on Kamloops for fourth in the B.C. division.
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