![]() Golder pulled one back for the Oil Kings with just under 11 minutes left in the period. The puck ended up bouncing back to him and the Calgary Flames prospect was able to knock it into the net. He drove the net out of the corner and tried to slide the puck in front to Nico Myatovic. Guenther missed his second consecutive game after sustaining an injury in Game 3.Ĭiona put the Thunderbirds up 3-1 at 2:21 of the third period. “We miss (Dylan) Guenther a little bit, but we should be able to fill that spot and right now, we’re just fighting it a little bit and hopefully we can get back to work here (Sunday), go through some video and get ready for the next game.” “We’re just too slow, there is no motion with it, we’re just very stagnant right now,” Lauer said. Demek, however, was unable to muscle the puck in past Milic, who made an excellent save. Golder led a rush and was able to sidestep a Thunderbirds defenceman before floating the puck over to Demek in front. “Regardless of what happens one night, we’re ready to come back and bounce back 100 per cent the next night.”ĭemek came close to restoring the lead for the Oil Kings on a set-up from Golder in front. “A big theme for us this year is been resiliency,” Milic said. He was able to fire a shot through the pads of Cossa to tie the game 1-1. The Dallas Stars prospect led a rush into the Oil Kings zone, and tried to play the puck across to a teammate, but had it bounce right back to him. ![]() The save proved to be big as Roulette tied the game just over two minutes into the second period. Luypen went in on a shorthanded breakaway, but was unable to slide the puck between Milic’s pads. Jalen Luypen came close to increasing the lead on the penalty kill later in the period. In both series, the Thunderbirds won Game 7 on the road. ![]() The Thunderbirds got to the final by defeating the Portland Winterhawks in the second round after trailing 3-1 in the series, and then overcoming a 3-2 series deficit in the WHL Western Conference Final against the Kamloops Blazers. Our goal going into the game was to earn another game and that’s what we did tonight.” “We’re a resilient group, we’ve been in this situation before,” said Thunderbirds head coach Matt O’Dette. If necessary, Game 7 will be at Rogers Place on Tuesday.Īlong with claiming the WHL title, the winner of the series will represent the league at the Memorial Cup in Saint John, N.B., from June 20-29. The Thunderbirds will be the designated home team and will have last change. Article contentĭue to a scheduling conflict with school graduations at the Thunderbirds home arena, the ShoWare Center in Kent., Wash., Game 6 will be played at Rogers Place on Monday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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