Cranbrook, BC – Saskatoon Blade goalie Steven Stanford made 39 saves in a 2-1 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Friday night.
Blades opened the scoring as they dumped the puck into the zone and the ICE goalie missed it and it came off the end boards to the other side of the net and it was an open net for Marek Viedensky.
Blades made it 2-0 midway through the 2nd period off a faceoff win and defenseman Duncan Siemens point shot beat the screened goalie.
ICE scored late in the 3rd period as Brock Montgomery took the puck in the Blades corner and fed Jagger Dirk in the high slot and slide the puck along the ice on the glove side.
Blades Marek Viedensky had 1 goal and 1 assist and left the game in the 2nd period.
The ICE powerplay was 0-for-8 including a pair of 2 man advantages.
Blades were 0-for-4 on the powerplay with a 2 man advantage.
The game featured the top 2 teams in the East Conference.
ICE will host Prince Albert on Saturday.
ICE Scratches – Eric Benoit (3rd game knee 1 week), Brendan Hurley (11th game hand 2-3 weeks).
Game Summary
Saskatoon 15-5-0-1 Kootenay 15-5-0-2
1st Period
1. Saskatoon, Viedensky 12 3:54
Penalties – Thrower Sask (tripping) 4:50, Zahn Sask (tripping) 5:59, Thrower Sask (tripping) 14:54, Zahn Sask (delay of game) 16:44.
2nd Period
2. Saskatoon, Siemens 2 (Viedensky, Nicholls) 6:15
Penalties – Leach Ktn (tripping) :21, Elliott Sask (tripping) 6:15, Stransky Sask (interference) 10:56, Stransky Sask (tripping) 16:41, Siemens Sask Magnus Ktn (roughing) 16:41, McNabb Ktn (tripping) 19:11, Leach Ktn roughing) 20:00.
3rd Period
3. Kootenay, Dirk 3 (Montgomery, McNabb) 15:12
Penalties – Trask Sask (holding) 9:46, King Ktn (roughing) 10:20.
Shots on goal by
Saskatoon - 6 - 5 – 12 = 23
Kootenay - 18 – 13 – 9 = 40
Goal (shots-saves) – Saskatoon: Steven Stanford (W 9-1-0-0) (40-39) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (L 11-3-0-1) (23-21)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Saskatoon: 0/4 Kootenay: 0/8
Referees – Tyler Adair, Andy Theissen
Linesmen – Bobby Bedingfeld, Jeff Jobson
Attendance – 2,337