CALGARY – Alex Garrett stopped 33 shots as the Calgary Hitmen defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 8-0 in Western Hockey League play Friday night.

Maxim Muranov and Ben Kindel led the way offensively for Calgary (19-18-5-1) with two goals apiece. Oliver Tulk, Ethan Moore, Tyson Greenway and Carson Wetsch had the others.

Elsewhere, it was: Prince Albert Raiders 5, Saskatoon Blades 4 in a shootout; Moose Jaw Warriors 6, Medicine Hat Tigers 5 in a shootout; Red Deer Rebels 6, Edmonton Oil Kings 3; Lethbridge Hurricanes 6, Regina Pats 1; Seattle Thunderbirds 6, Wenatchee Wild 3; Kamloops Blazers 4, Kelowna Rockets 3 in overtime; Vancouver Giants 5, Victoria Royals 3; Spokane Chiefs 4, Prince George Cougars 3; and Portland Winterhawks 3, Tri-City Americans 2.

Meanwhile, goaltender Ethan Eskit made 31 saves for Brandon (22-17-4-1).

Raiders 5, Blades 4 (SO)

At Prince Albert, Sask., Sloan Stanick and Krzysztof Macias scored shootout goals to earn the Raiders (20-22-1-3) the win. Stanick, Aiden Oiring, Turner McMillen and Oli Chenier scored in regulation. Brandon Lisowsky, with two, Tyler Parr and Easton Armstrong had the goals for Saskatoon (31-9-2-3).

Warriors 6, Tigers 5 (SO)

At Moose Jaw, Sask., Matthew Savoie scored in the shootout to secure the Warriors (28-15-0-2) the victory. Denton Mateychuk, with three, Jagger Firkus and Lynden Lakovic all replied in regulation. Gavin McKenna, with two, Hayden Harsanyi, Shane Smith and Dru Krebs countered forMedicine Hat (28-14-3-1) as Zach Zahara stopped 49 shots.

Rebels 6, Oil Kings 3

At Red Deer, Alta., Hunter Mayo had two goals to pace the Rebels (26-13-1-4). Kalan Lind, Mats Lindgren, Matteo Fabrizi and Frantisek Formanek also scored. Gavin Hodnett, Smyth Rebman and Roan Woodward had goals for Edmonton (15-26-1-1).

Hurricanes 6, Pats 1

At Lethbridge, Alta., Sean Tschigerl had two goals to lead the way for the Hurricanes (22-19-3-0). Miguel Marques, Brayden Edwards, Noah Chadwick and Leo Braillard also scored. Sam Oremba replied for Regina (16-23-4-2).

Thunderbirds 6, Wild 3

At Wenatchee, Wash., Eric Alarie scored three goals to lead the way for Seattle (15-23-2-0). Sawyer Mynio, Braeden Cootes and Nathan Pilling also scored. Evan Friesen, with two goals, and Kenta Isogai replied for the Wild (26-16-4-0).

Blazers 4, Rockets 3 (OT)

At Kelowna, B.C., Nathan Behm scored twice, including the overtime winner, for Kamloops (11-28-3-2). Ashton Ferster and Jordan Keller had the others. Gabriel Szturc, with two, and Andrew Cristall had the goals for the Rockets (21-21-2-0).

Giants 5, Royals 3

At Langley, B.C., Jaden Lipinski had two goals for the Giants (19-24-2-0). Cameron Schmidt, Tyson Zimmer and Wyatt Wilson also scored. Justin Kipkie, Tyson Laventure and Ben Riche had the goals for Victoria (24-16-3-3).

Chiefs 4, Cougars 3

At Spokane, Wash., Berkly Catton had two goals to lead the Chiefs (16-21-4-0). Shea Van Olm and Rasmus Ekstrom had the others. Terik Parascak, Hunter Laing and Riley Heidt scored for Prince George (30-13-0-1).

Winterhawks 3, Americans 2

At Kennewick, Wash., Gabe Klassen scored twice to lead the way for Portland (28-11-2-1). Josh Davies had the other goal. Jake Sloan and Jackson Smith countered for Tri-City (17-24-2-1).

This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2024.