SASKATOON — Ben Saunderson's goal at 17:01 of overtime finally put an end to Chase Wutzke's goaltending clinic as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Red Deer Rebels 2-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action.
SASKATOON — Ben Saunderson's goal at 17:01 of overtime finally put an end to Chase Wutzke's goaltending clinic as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Red Deer Rebels 2-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action.
Despite outshooting the Rebels 49-25, and 10-5 in overtime, the Blades had all kinds of problems trying to solve Wutzke, who faced 21 shots in the second period alone. Fraser Minten, with an assist from Saunderson, scored a first-period goal for the Blades, who took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven quarterfinal series. Saskatoon won Friday's series opener 4-1.
Kalan Lind scored a power-play goal at 4:10 of the third period for the Rebels to tie Sunday's game at the SaskTel Centre.Game 3 is Tuesday in Red Deer, Alta. POKE CHECKS: The Portland Winterhawks, who lead their best-of-seven quarterfinal series with the Silvertips 2-0, visit Everett, Wash., for Game 3 on Monday night.
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