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By Connor Gunn

BLAZERS 5 GIANTS 2

Stankoven adds to season total as Blazers win final regular-season game over Giants

Apr 17, 2022 | 9:08 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Blazers Captain Logan Stankoven tallied a goal and an assist in Saturday (April 16) night’s 5-2 over the visiting Vancouver Giants.

For Stankoven, he finishes the regular-season with 104 points which sits him at third overall in the WHL only behind Arshdeep Bains with 112 and Ben King with 105.

With 45 goals and 59 assists on the season, Stankoven joins the list of Blazers in the 100-point-club.

In the final Blazers game of the year, Kamloops seemed to not disappoint the 3,869 fans in attendance at the Sandman Centre as they will now play the Spokane Chiefs in the first round of the WHL playoffs.

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Despite the loss, the Giants did secure a playoff spot which is good for the eighth seed in the western conference barely behind the Chiefs.

The Blazers finished the season just shy of 100 points, heading into the playoffs with 99 points.

Vancouver on the other hand finished with 53 points in a three-way tie with the Prince George Cougars and the Spokane Chiefs.

Game one goes Friday (April 22) at Sandman Centre at 7 p.m.

First Period

1-0, Blazers, Logan Stankoven (45) from Drew Englot, 15:51

2-0, Blazers, Matthew Seminoff (26) from Fraser Minten and Connor Levis, 16:11

Second Period

2-1, Giants, Mazden Leslie (5) from Jaden Lipinski, 3:48

3-1, Blazers, Drew Englot (14) from Caedan Bankier and Ethan Brandwood, 15:33

Third Period

4-1, Blazers, Quinn Schmiemann (14) from Fraser Minten and Logan Stankoven, 0:42

4-2, Giants, Zack Ostapchuk (26) from Connor Horning and Mazden Leslie, 14:44

5-2, Blazers, Caedan Bankier (21) scores, 15:28

Goaltending

Dylan Garand (W), Blazers, 37 saves on 39 shots in 60 minutes played.

Will Gurski (L), Giants, 39 saves on 44 shots in 60 minutes played.