Blazers implode late in 5-4 overtime loss to Thunderbirds

KENT, WASH. — An early game surge from the Kamloops Blazers was not enough to prevent a 5-4 overtime loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds Friday (Oct. 16) night at the accesso ShoWare Center.

Matthew Gard opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds with a power play goal, just past the five minute mark in the opening period.

The Blazers responded four minutes when Brady Ondrus tied things up. Goals from Ondrus and River Arnason – at 12:18 and 18:07 – then had the Blazers up 3-1 at the first intermission.

While Gard’s second of the night was the only goal scored in the second, Blazers forward Andrew Thomson restored the two goal lead with a power play marker at the ten minute mark of the third period.