WHL Roundup: Cougars score four unanswered to earn 5-4 comeback win over Rockets

KELOWNA, B.C. - COUGARS 5 ROCKETS 4

Koehn Ziemmer capped a two-goal effort with the game winner 16:12 into the third period and the Prince George Cougars grabbed a 5-4 comeback victory over the Kelowna Rockets on Saturday.

Terik Parascak, also with two goals, and Zac Funk provided the rest of the offence for Prince George (15-6-0). Joshua Ravensbergen made 30 saves.

Tij Iginla and Gabriel Szturc each scored two goals for Kelowna (7-11-2), which got 27 stops from Jake Pilon.

Szturc's second goal at 13:03 of the second period gave the Rockets a 4-1 edge. But it all went downhill from there.

Ziemmer started and ended a run of four unanswered goals by the Cougars, with the latter coming on a power play.

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WILD 8 CHIEFS 6

SPOKANE, Wa. — Matthew Savoie scored a hat trick and added one assist as the Wenatchee Wild outlasted the Spokane Chiefs in a high-scoring affair, 8-6.

Briley Wood, Connor Geekie, Kenta Isogai, Hayden Moore and Rodzers Bukarts, with an empty-net goal, scored for Wenatchee (12-8-2).

Rasmus Ekstrom, with two goals and one assist, Conner Roulette, Owen Martin, Ben Bonni and Chase Bertholet replied for Spokane (7-8-2).

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HURRICANES 4 GIANTS 3 (OT)

LANGLEY, B.C. — Noah Chadwick scored the game-winning goal 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Vancouver Giants.

Kooper Gizowski, with two goals, and Leo Braillard chipped in for Lethbridge (11-8-2).

Cameron Schmidt scored twice, while Tyler Thorpe added the other for Vancouver (8-12-1), which held a 3-1 edge 11:03 into the third period.

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TIGERS 3 WHEAT KINGS 2

BRANDON, Man. — Cayden Lindstrom had a goal and an assist as the Medicine Hat Tigers edged the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2.

Tyler MacKenzie and...