VICTORIA 鈥� Riley Gannon tallied a goal and an assist, helping his Victoria Royals to a 4-2 win over the slumping Kelowna Rockets in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.
Marcus Almquist opened the scoring for the Royals (20-34-6), Bailey Peach put away the game winner midway through the third and Tarun Fizer added some insurance with an empty-net strike with 40 seconds left on the clock.
Mark Liwiski and Gabriel Szturc scored for the Rockets (34-17-6), who dropped their fifth straight game.
Victoria's Tyler Palmer made 28 saves and Talyn Boyko stopped 20-of-23 shots for Kelowna.
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BRONCOS 5 PATS 3
SWIFT CURRENT, SASK. 鈥� Swift Current (24-30-7) stretched its win streak to four games thanks to a pair of goals from Raphael Pelletier. Phenom Connor Bedard scored twice for Regina (23-29-5), including on a penalty shot 6:44 into the third period.
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ICE 3 RAIDERS 2 (OT)
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. 鈥� Jack Finley broke the deadlock 4:44 into extra time to secure a seventh straight win for Winnipeg (44-9-5). Tikhon Chaika stopped 39-of-42 shots for Prince Albert (24-29-5).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 22, 2022.
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