WHL roundup: Behm leads Blazers to 4-3 win over Blades

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Kamloops Blazers jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then had to hang on to beat the visiting Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night at the Sandman Centre.

Nathan Behm had a goal and two assists for the Blazers (10-8-1-0), who outshot the visitors 37-33.

Ben Riche had two goals for the East Division-leading Blades (11-5-1-1), while Brandon Lisowsky netted a single.

The Blazers led 2-0 after the first period and took a 4-3 lead into the third.

The Blazers went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Blades did not have a power-play opportunity.

Elsewhere in the WHL:

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COUGARS 7 GIANTS 1

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Koehn Ziemmer scored three goals and Borya Valis added a pair as the Prince George Cougars whipped the visiting Vancouver Giants 7-1.

Terik Parascak and Lee Shurgot also scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (10-4-3-2), who were outshot 30-26.

Cameron Schmidt scored for the Giants (9-5-2-0), who trailed 4-1 after the first period. There was no scoring in the second period.

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RAIDERS 5 WHEAT KINGS 4 (OT)

BRANDON, Man. — Justice Christensen scored 53 seconds into overtime as the visiting Prince Albert Raiders edged the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-4.

Brayden Dube scored twice for the Raiders (6-8-2-0), while Niall Crocker and Dayce Derkatch netted singles.

Dominik Petr scored twice for the Wheat Kings (9-4-2-1), while Marcus Nguyen and Caleb Hadland netted singles.

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BRONCOS 4 OIL KINGS 3

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Rylan Gould scored the game-winning goal at 17:24 of the second period as the Swift Current Broncos edged the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3.

Luke Mistelbacher, Grayson Burzynski and Carlin Dezainde also scored...