Edmonton Oil Kings down host London Knights 5-2 at Memorial Cup
LONDON, Ont. – Edgars Kulda and Luke Bertolucci each scored twice for the Edmonton Oil Kings in a 5-2 win over the London Knights at the Memorial Cup on Sunday.
Reid Petryk also scored for the Western Hockey League champions, who improved to 1-1 with the win.
Alex Basso and Dakota Mermis scored for host London, who remain winless after two games.
Edmonton goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 38 shots, including a penalty-shot attempt in the first period.
London’s Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves in the loss. He was replaced after two periods by Jake Patterson, who turned away 11 shots.
The Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm and Quebec Junior Hockey League’s Val-d’Or Foreurs both opened the tournament with wins and meet Monday.
The team with the best round-robin record gets a bye to Sunday’s final.
The clubs finishing second and third meet in Friday’s semifinal. A tie for third means a tiebreaker game Thursday.
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