KAMLOOPS — The Blazers defeated the Tri-City Americans 2-1 on Wednesday night to move closer to the second wild card playoff in the Western Conference.
It could have been four, five or 6-1 or more if not for the goaltending of the Americans Beck Warm, who faced 45 shots.
HIGHLIGHTS: Blazers hang on to win over Tri-City
The Blazers opened the scoring at 5:44 of the first period on Orrin Centazzo’s power play goal on a setup from Zane Fanklin.
Centazzo scored again at 2:55 of the second for a 2-0 Blazers lead, from Brodi Stuart and Zane Fanklin with his second assist of the night.
Tri-Cities made its power play count late in the second when Sasha Mutala beat Dylan Ferguson, who had 25 saves.
POST GAME: Serge Lajoie talks about his team’s gritty 2-1 win
On his teams 45 shots Blazers coach Serge Lajoie says “Nice to see us getting those chances. It would have been nice to see as rewarded a little more. I think we are a team that’s a little fragile now when it comes to goal scoring, but nice to get two points out of scoring just two goals —- I liked the resolve of our guys.”
The Blazers will host the Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday night, who they trail by three points for the second wild card.
POST GAME: Zane Franklin on his line’s performance in the win
