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Blazers Beat Giants 5-1 in Delta

September 8, 2014 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Jesse Zaharichuk led the Blazers with a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Giants in Delta on Sunday evening.

The Blazers, who were coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the Victoria Royals Saturday night, scored twice in the first period. Cole Ully got the Blazers on the scoreboard. He finished off a rebound on a three-on-two rush for his third goal of the WHL preseason.

The Blazers made it 2-0 only five seconds later. Jake Kryski came streaking down the wing and snuck a shot short side high over the shoulder of Giants goaltender Payton Lee.

Bolton Pouliot was terrific for the Blazers in the first period. He was peppered with eight consecutive shots in the game's first five minutes and turned all of them aside. The Giants outshot the Blazers 16-10 in the first period.

It didn't take long for the Blazers to extend their lead in the second period. Cam Reagan and Travis Verveda, a pair of 17-year-old defensemen, combined for a goal. Reagan's long shot went off the post and by Lee, 1:39 into the second period to give the Blazers a 3-0 lead.

Zaharichuk made it 4-0 as he wired home a shot from the slot off a great feed from Cole Ully. Defenseman Michael Fora rounded out the scoring on a rebound to make it 5-0 through two periods for the Blazers.

The third period was a quiet one, with the Blazers limiting the chances. The Giants broke the shutout bid with three seconds to go in the game. Jakub Stukel scored into an open net on the power play to make it a 5-1 final for the Blazers.

Goaltenders Bolton Pouliot and Connor Ingram combined to allow only one goal in the game. Pouliot made 23 saves over the first half of the game and Ingram stopped 11 of 12 shots in the second half of the game.

Cole Ully had another multi-point night for the Blazers with a goal and an assist. He leads the Blazers in preseason scoring with six points in three games. Jesse Zaharichuk has had a very good preseason with five points in four games for the 17-year-old rookie.

Final shots on goal were 35-24 for the Giants. The Blazers were 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Giants finished 1-for-6.

With the win, the Blazers improved to 3-1-0-0 in the WHL preseason. The hockey club will finish off the preseason this week when they host the Prince George Cougars on Friday, September 12th at the Interior Savings Centre. Game time is 7:00pm.

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