Blazers end up winless on Alberta road trip, fall to Oil Kings 7-3

Over the next 25 minutes of play, the Blazers would surrender four straight goals. The Blazers would get back within striking distance after Behm put back Max Sullivan’s rebound to make it a 4-2 game heading into the third.

But within striking distance is as close as the Blazers would get. The Oil Kings scored their first of two shorthanded goals 23 seconds in to make it 5-2. Conner Radke scored a minute later to get the Blazers within two again, but the Oil Kings added two more goals en route to the 7-3 win.

The Blazers fall to 12-18-2-0 on the 2024-25 WHL season, good for 26 points in 32 games. They’re ninth in the WHL Western Conference and fifth in the B.C. Division.

The Blazers are off until Friday, Dec. 27, when they welcome the Vancouver Giants to Sandman Centre. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Blazers, Jordan Keller (16) from Nathan Behm and Emmitt Finnie (power play), 0:38

1-1, Oil Kings, Lukas Sawchyn (5) from Gracyn Sawchyn and Josh Mori, 2:06

2-1, Oil Kings, Ethan MacKenzie (1) from Gracyn Sawchyn and Roan Woodward, 8:27

3-1, Oil Kings, Rhys Pederson (1) from Lukas Sawchyn and Ethan Simcoe (power play), 14:58

Second Period

4-1, Oil Kings, Gracyn Sawchyn (17) from Parker Alos and Lukas Sawchyn, 5:18

4-2, Blazers, Nathan Behm (18) from Max Sullivan and Niko Tsakumis, 7:04

Third Period

5-2, Oil Kings, Cole Miller unassisted (shorthanded), 0:23

5-3, Blazers, Conner Radke (2) from Niko Tsakumis and Emmitt Finnie, 1:19

6-3, Oil Kings, Gavin Hodnett (13) from Rylen Roersma, 10:11

7-3, Oil Kings, Gracyn Sawchyn (18) unassisted (shorthanded), 19:16

Goaltending

Ethan Simcoe (W), Oil Kings, 31 saves on 34 shots in 60 minutes played.

Madex Kabrud (L), 21 saves on 21 shots in 59 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

Blazers end up winless on Alberta road trip, fall to Oil Kings 7-3

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