Blazers take 3-2 win over Wild

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Blazers finished off their weekend U.S. road trip on a winning note on Saturday (Oct. 17) in Wenatchee, as they took down the Wild in a 3-2 victory at Town Toyota Center.

Eli Tverdovsky netted the opening goal of the night at the 11:40 mark of the first period for the Blazers

With 58 seconds left in the frame, Russian defenceman Mikhail Cherepanov netted his first-ever WHL goal to put the Blazers up 2-0.

Cooper Moore’s power play goal 11:04 of the second period gave the Blazers a commanding 3-0 lead, but the Wild began to respond less than a minute later.