Cranbrook, BC – The Saskatoon Blades beat the Kootenay ICE 5-4 in overtime in WHL action on Saturday night.
Blades’ opened the scoring as Darian Dziuryzynski scored on a breakaway with a snapshot through the goalies’ legs.
The ICE tied it 1-1 late in the 1st period as Andrew Bailey deflected a point shot from Ian Barteaux.
ICE took a 2-1 lead early in the 2nd period as John Negrin fired a shot that beat the screened goal low on the glove side.
Blades’ tied it late in the 2nd period as Dziurynski scored his 2nd of the game on a power-play finding a loose puck in a goal mouth scramble.
With 5 minutes left the ICE scored 2 quick goals to take a 4-2 lead as Kevin King and Tylan Stephens found the net.
Blades Derek Hulak brought them within a goal and then with their goalie on the bench Burke Gallimore scored to force overtime.
In overtime Gallimore got the game winner with a spin around in the middle slot.
The Blades have points in 10 straight games (9-0-1), while the ICE have points in 7 straight games. (5-0-2)
The ICE will visit Edmonton on Tuesday.
Game Summary
Saskatoon 10-4-1-0 Kootenay 8-5-2-3
1st Period
1. Saskatoon, Dziurzynski 1 (Niemi, Wintoneak) 7:39
2. Kootenay, Bailey 5 (Barteaux, McNabb) 17:41
Penalties – Inglis Sask (fighting) Czerwonka Ktn (fighting) 2:43, Klassen Sask (hooking) 4:38, Wintoneak Sask (kneeing) 13:16, Funk Sask (roughing) 15:34.
2nd Period
3. Kootenay, Negrin 3 (Antilla, Fraser) 2:22
4. Saskatoon, Dziurzynski 2 (2) (Elliott, Patterson) 17:35 pp
Penalties – Reich Sask (roughing, fighting) Fraser (fighting) 8:38, Kytnar Sask (roughing) Sylvester Ktn (roughing) 9:47, Holtby Sask (delay of game) Zahn Sask (unsportsmanlike) Pacovsky Ktn (unsportsmanlike) 11:02, Kytnar Sask (fighting) Stickland (boarding, roughing, fighting) 14:27.
3rd Period
5. Kootenay, King 5 (Stephens, Negrin) 15:20
6. Kootenay, Stephens 6 (Stickland) 16:54
7. Saskatoon, Hulak 3 18:10
8. Saskatoon, Gallimore 8 (Hulak, Wintoneak) 19:53
Penalties – Toomey Sask (roughing) McNabb Ktn (roughing) 4:13, Negrin Ktn (holding) 5:08.
Overtime
9. Saskatoon, Gallimore 9 (2) (Chorneyko, Joe) 3:01
Shots on goal by
Saskatoon – 6 – 13 - 7 – 3 = 29
Kootenay - 9 – 15 – 10 – 1 = 35
Goal (shots-saves) – Saskatoon: Braden Holtby (W 8-3-0-0) Kootenay: Thomas Heemskerk (L 4-3-2-2)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Saskatoon: 1-3 Kootenay: 0-5
Referee – Graham Skilliter
Linesmen – Matthew Barker, Jim Maniago
Attendance – 2,645