WHL roundup: Edwards helps Hurricanes blow past Blades 4-1

SASKATOON - Brayden Edwards scored two goals in the second period as the Lethbridge Hurricanes pulled away from the Saskatoon Blades to record a 4-1 Western Hockey League road victory on Friday at SaskTel Centre.

Hayden Pakkala and Miguel Marques also scored for the Hurricanes (27-26-5-0), who were outshot 33-21. Noah Chadwick chipped in with two assists.

Easton Armstrong scored for the East Division-leading Blades (42-12-2-3).

The teams were scoreless after the first period and the Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead into the third.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Friday:

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RAIDERS 2 WHEAT KINGS 1

BRANDON, Man. — Krzysztof Macias scored at 18:36 of the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and lift the visiting Prince Albert Raiders past the Brandon Wheat Kings 2-1.

Ryder Ritchie also scored for the Raiders (29-26-1-3), who outshot the hosts 29-25.

Carter Klippenstein scored for the Wheat Kings (29-24-5-1), who went 0-for-5 on the power play.

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BRONCOS 7 REBELS 5

RED DEER, Alta. — Luke Mistelbacher scored twice as the visiting Swift Current Broncos edged the Red Deer Rebels 7-5.

Connor Hvidston, Josh Filmon, Mathew Ward, Rylan Gould and Conor Geekie also scored for the Broncos (33-19-4-2).

Jhett Larson, Frantisek Formanek, Samuel Drancak, Mats Lindgren and Luke Vlooswyk scored for the Rebels (30-22-2-6).

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TIGERS 7 OIL KINGS 4

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Tomas Mrsic and Bogdans Hodass each scored twice as the Medicine Hat Tigers drilled the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 7-4.

Shane Smith, Tyler MacKenzie and Andrew Basha also scored for the Central Division-leading Tigers (34-18-5-2).

Marc Lajoie, Blake Fiddler, Adam Jecho and Andrej Tomasec scored for the Oil Kings (21-35-2-1).

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