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By Aaron Schulze

Country Night Revenge Game

Stankoven scores hat trick and overtime winner, Blazers come back and beat Americans 6-5

Jan 22, 2023 | 11:34 AM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers salvaged their weekend against the Tri-City Americans with a 6-5 overtime win on Saturday (Jan. 21) from Sandman Centre.

After dropping an 8-2 game to Tri-City the night prior, the Blazers found themselves trailing 3-1 after two periods.

In what was as wild a third period as 5,129 fans could ask for, the Blazers crawled back to tie the game 3-3. Fraser Minten tipped in an Olen Zellweger shot from the point and Logan Stankoven wristed the puck home from between atop the slot.

But as quickly the Blazers tied the game, the Americans retook the lead, going up 5-3 with 5:55 remaining.

However, the Blazers were given life late in the third period thanks to a 5-on-3 power play. Zellweger wristed the puck from the left circle to cash in on the first penalty before Stankoven snuck the puck in from a sharp angle to tie it.

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Stankoven played hero one more time. He was left alone in front, scoring a hat trick goal as the over time winner, as hats rained down on to the Sandman Centre ice.

The Blazers improve their record to 26-9-4-2 on the 2022-23 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, good for 58 points in 41 games. They’re first in the B.C. Division.

Next up is a Friday (Jan. 27) road game against the Victoria Royals.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Americans, Lukas Dragicevic (10) from Parker Bell and Jalen Luypen (shorthanded), 11:17

1-1, Blazers, Dylan Sydor (6) from Logan Stankoven and Matthew Seminoff, 17:40

2-1, Americans, Ethan Peters (2) from Jake Sloan, 19:10

Second Period

3-1, Americans, Ethan Ernst (22) from Adam Mechura, 12:19

Third Period

3-2, Blazers, Fraser Minten (20) from Olen Zellweger and Matthew Seminoff, 0:29

3-3, Blazers, Logan Stankoven (21) from Dylan Sydor and Olen Zellweger (power play), 10:20

4-3, Americans, Adam Mechura (13) from Reese Belton, 11:47

5-3, Americans, Ethan Ernst 2 (23) from Lukas Dragicevic (power play), 14:05

5-4, Blazers, Olen Zellweger (14) from Logan Stankoven and Caedan Bankier (power play), 15:44

5-5, Blazers, Logan Stankoven 2 (22) from Caedan Bankier and Olen Zellweger (power play), 16:47

Overtime

6-5, Blazer, Logan Stankoven 3 (23) from Olen Zellweger and Caedan Bankier, 2:47

Goaltending

Matthew Kieper (W), Blazers, 32 saves on 37 shots in 62 minutes played.

Nick Avakyan (L), Americans, 45 saves on 51 shots in 63 minutes played.