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The Saskatoon Blades defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Saturday night at the Credit Union Centre in central Saskatchewan.
It was the T-Birds’ second game on a six-game road trip to the East Division. The T-Birds defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 Friday night in Prince Albert.
The T-Birds next play at Moose Jaw on Wednesday.
Seattle outshot Saskatoon 12-4 in the first period.
Saskatoon (6-13-0-0) took a 1-0 lead at 11:45 of the second period on a goal from Josh Uhrich. Landon Welykholowa had the only assist.
The Blades extended the lead to 2-0 at 13:11 of the second on a goal from Ryan Graham. Cameron Hebig assisted on the goal.
Seattle (8-7-2-1) cut the Blades lead to one goal at 14:37 of the second on a power-play goal. Ryan Gropp beat Saskatoon goalie Trevor Martin from the left circle for his ninth goal of the season. Alexander True and Jerret Smith had the assists.
Seattle led 24-17 in shots after two periods.
Saskatoon got the two-goal lead back at 4:56 of the third period on Graham’s second goal of the night. Hebig and Nolan Reid had the assists.
Seattle came right back scored at 9:12 of the third. Justin Hickman got his fifth of the year off an assist from Scott Eansor.
Sam Mckechnie got the Blades fourth goal at 15:35 of the third. Graham and Isaac Schacher were credited the assists.
Seattle pulled goalie Danny Mumaugh with over two minutes left in the third period to try and tie the game. They were not able to score.
Seattle outshot Saskatoon 12-5 in the third period and 36-22 in the game.
Mumaugh made 18 saves on 22 shots and his record is now 0-2-0-0.
Saskatoon goalie Trevor Martin made 34 saves on 36 shots and his record is now 1-3-0-0.
T-Birds down Raiders
The Seattle Thunderbirds started their six-game road trip through the East Division with a convincing 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre.
Six different T-Birds scored a goal in the win and Taran Kozun made 33 saves to get his eight win of the season. The six goals was a season high for the T-Birds.
SATURDAY’S SCORING SUMMARY
First period – No scoring. Penalties – Millette, Sas (unsportsmanlike conduct), 4:01. Wardley, Sea (high-sticking), 10:45. Wardley, Sea (major-checking from behind, game misconduct), 16:34.
Second period – 1, Saskatoon, Uhrich 2 (Welykholowa), 11:45. 2, Saskatoon, Graham 4 (Hebig), 13:11. 3, Seattle, Gropp 9 (True, Smith), 14:37 (pp). Penalties – Higson, Sas (double minor, high-sticking), 2:52. Hebig, Sas (hooking), 13:48.
Third period – 4, Saskatoon, Graham 5 (Hebig, Reid), 4:56. 5, Seattle, Hickman 5 (Eansor), 9:12. 6, Saskatoon, Mckechnie 6 (Graham, Schacher), 15:35. Penalties – Schacher, Sas (interference), 3:45. Gropp, Sea (high sticking), 4:01.
Shots on goal – Seattle 12-12-12 36, Saskatoon 4-13-5 22. Goalies – Seattle, Mumaugh 22 shots-18 saves (0-2-0-0); Saskatoon, Martin 36-32 (1-3-0-0). Power plays – Seattle 0-3; Saskatoon 0-5. A – 4,526. Referees – Kevin Bennett, Cole Hamm. Linesmen – Jarett Gelowitz, Sean Dufour.
FRIDAY’S SCORING SUMMARY
First period – 1, Seattle, Pederson 3 (Gropp, Wardley), 4:59. 2, Seattle, Eansor 4 (Ottenbreit), 5:57. 3, Seattle, Bear 2 (Eansor, Hickman), 6:17. Penalties – True, Sea (high-sticking), 6:47. Hart, PA (cross checking), 6:47. Gropp, Sea (slashing),
Second period – 4, Seattle, Kolesar 5 (Eansor), :38. 5, Seattle, Gropp 8 (Wardley), 9:50. 6, Prince Albert, Lange 4 (Stransky, Gardiner), 12:08. Penalties – Morrissey, PA (hooking) 6:58. Leverton, PA (unsportsmanlike conduct, 10-minute misconduct0 game misconduct), 9:50. Stewart, PA (checking from behind, major-fighting), 17:45. Wardley, Sea (major-fighting), 17:45. Warner, PA (10-minute misconduct), 17:45. Gropp, Sea (goaltender interference), 19:47. Ottenbreit, Sea (10-minute misconduct), 20:00.
Third period – 7, Prince Albert, Hart 8 (Stransky, Gardiner), 1:10 (pp). 8, Seattle, True 4 (Gropp, Pederson), 18:10. Penalties – True, Sea (holding), 2:08. Hart, PA (slashing), 16:08. Tkatch, PA (goaltender interference), 19:58.
Shots on goal – Seattle 9-11-5 25, Prince Albert 9-12-14 35. Goalies – Seattle, Kozun 35 shots-33 saves (8-4-2-1); Prince Albert, McBride 10-6 (6-8-0-0), Parenteau 15-13. Power plays – Seattle 0-5; Prince Albert 1-3. A – 2,672. Referees – Adam Byblow, Curtis Howe. Linesmen – Allan Howat, Troy Semenchuk.
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