Kamloops blazers playoff games

It was a rough night for Blazer blue liners, as Joonas Sillanpaa coughed up the puck in his own zone as Brandon Cutler sniped his second of the series at the mark of the opening frame. Later in the second, Sean Strange drew a penalty for clearing the puck over the unbroken glass. Cutler picked up his second of the game when he tipped in a Jake Kustra point shot.

Once again, the glass showered patrons in the first few rows. This time, the delay only lasted 18 minutes. But when the teams returned to the clean surface, the Royals still carried the edge despite only dressing 19 players. It was the Royals seventh shot on net.

Luke Zazula gave Tarun Fizer a penalty shot after coughing up the puck on the blue line, but Garand bailed him out. Ferguson was between the pipes to start the third in what was eventually his final game as a Blazer.

Benson had the empty-net goal for the Giants on Monday at home against Kamloops and sits second on the team in scoring with 22 goals and 60 points. James Malm: Malm bagged his 18 th goal of the season on Tuesday in Seattle and now has 18 goals to go along with his 36 assists. In three meetings with Kamloops, Byram has three assists this season.

Matt Barberis: Since returning to the Giants lineup, Matt Barberis has been effective at all ends of the ice. For the season, Barberis has three goals and 27 assists and in five games against Kamloops has registered four assists. David Tendeck: The year-old made 24 saves against the Blazers on Monday to secure the victory and the shutout.

Tendeck is against Kamloops with a 2. Attention to Details: The Giants effort has been strong in each of their first two games this weekend and thus have three of four available points.

Tonight though in a loud, hostile environment the Giants will need to stay detailed on their approach to a Kamloops squad that is going to bring their best. Mats Lindgren. Fraser Minten has had a great camp. The powerplay is going to be potent with these younger guys. You talk about a city being robbed. Stankoven may also have a bit of a chip on his shoulder considering how low he went in the NHL Draft, 47th overall to the Dallas Stars. One guy that popped from the games that Hastings saw last year was the Blazers leading scorer Josh Pillar.

Pillar had 11 goals, 18 assists for 29 points last year. And Hastings noticed improvements. Obviously the goalscoring as well. As far as the goaltending, the Blazers have a clear plan got this season with Dylan Garand. However, Hastings said that this is an important step for the future. Ernst is pegged to be the guy when Garland leaves most likely next season.

There may have been some recent ups and downs in Kamloops. But Hastings says one constant has been in the net. And they hope the tradition continues. Borderline good too great has been in net for the last seven or eight years. Dylan Ferguson. Even Cole Cheveldave was a good goaltender. Hastings is impressed with what Shaun has brought to the team. They score a lot of goals.

Once Matt Bardsley left, they made the right call not going outside the organization. Keep an eye on him down the road. But they wanted a steady hand. There will have to be some tinkering down the road.