Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE goalie Mackenzie Skapski made 28 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season and 2nd of the week in a 4-0 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in WHL action on Saturday night.
Sam Reinhart lead the offense with 2 goals.
The ICE (7-12-1-0) opened the scoring early in the first period as Sam Reinhart scored with a spin around shot from the corner.
The ICE made it 2-0 on a 2-man advantage with Sam Reinhart scoring with a low shot from the corner.
Late in the third period the ICE scored 2 goals 26 seconds apart with Zach McPhee and Luke Philp making the score 4-0.
The Wheat Kings (9-11-2-1) have lost 4 in a row.
It’s the 2nd time this year the ICE have won 3 games in a row.
Sam Reinhart, Brock Montgomery, Jaedon Descheneau and Jagger Dirk extended their point streaks to 3 games.
It’s the 2nd multi-goal game of the season for Reinhart and it’s the 3rd time an ICE player has scored 2 goals in a period (Montgomery has done it twice).
The ICE will visit Seattle on Wednesday.
ICE Scratches – Jordyn Boyd (4th game, 1-2 weeks), Erik Benoit (5th game, 1-2 weeks), Spencer Wand (1st game, tbd).
Game Summary
Brandon 9-11-2-1 Kootenay 7-12-1-0
1st Period-
1, Kootenay, Reinhart 7 (Shirley, Montgomery), 3:40.
2, Kootenay, Reinhart 8 (Dirk, Descheneau), 8:16 (PP).
Penalties-Palmer Bdn (delay of game), 7:08; Yaworski Bdn (checking from behind), 7:59; Philp Ktn (interference), 14:21.
2nd Period-
No Scoring.
Penalties-Yaworski Bdn (boarding), 0:49; Muth Ktn (hooking), 7:16; Prochazka Ktn (hooking), 18:25.
3rd Period-
3, Kootenay, McPhee 3 (Cable, Muth), 16:36.
4, Kootenay, Philp 3 (Prochazka, Thomas), 16:50.
Penalties-Martin Ktn (slashing), 3:09; Cooper Bdn (delay of game), 5:40; Hubic Ktn (tripping), 9:01; Yaworski Bdn (roughing), 11:42; Muth Ktn (roughing), 11:42; Faith Ktn (checking from behind), 16:55.
Shots on Goal-Brandon 8-12-8-28. Kootenay 13-11-11-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Brandon 0 / 6; Kootenay 1 / 4.
Goalies-Brandon, Honey 2-3-1-1 (35 shots-31 saves). Kootenay, Skapski 7-7-0-0 (28 shots-28 saves).
A-2,276
Referees-Reagan Vetter (39).
Linesmen-Aidan Henderson (78), Justin Slimm (105).