Blazers win Game 1 of west finals over Seattle 5-2

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Even though the Thunderbirds led the game in shots outshooting Kamloops 38-27, Blazers’ Goalie Dylan Garand stood his ground only allowing two goals.

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Another contributor to the win was Luke Toporowski, he added three assists to his postseason tally. Toporowski has 20 points in 10 playoff games during the 2022 postseason.

Game 2 of the series goes Saturday (May 21) at the Sandman Centre.

Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Blazers, Matthew Seminoff scores, 8:06

1-1, Thunderbirds, Kevin Korchinski from Reid Schaefer, 10:53

2-1, Blazers, Matthew Seminoff from Fraser Minten, Connor Levis, 17:55

3-1, Blazers, Logan Stankoven from Luke Toporowski, 18:48

Second Period

Thunderbirds outshot Blazers 10-8

Third Period

4-1, Blazers, Logan Stankoven from Luke Toporowski, Quinn Schmiemann, 0:57

2-4, Thunderbirds, Jared Davidson from Lukas Svejkovsky, Reid Schaefer, 17:47

5-2, Blazers, Logan Stankoven from Luke Toporowski,18:39

Goaltending

Dylan Garand (W), Blazers, 36 saves on 38 shots in 60 minutes played.

Thomas Milicic (L), Thunderbirds, 22 saves on 26 shots in 58 minutes played.