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Blazers Bounce Giants 3-2 in Shootout

February 1, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kamloops Blazers News Release


The Kamloops Blazers got shootout goals from Cole Ully and Jake Kryski in a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Giants on the road Saturday night.

Cole Ully opened the scoring only 1:38 into the game. He was set up by his linemates Matt Needham and Deven Sideroff. Sideroff and Needham were hard on the forecheck and helped Ully tally his 25th goal of the season for a 1-0 Blazers lead.

The Blazers had their chances to extend their lead, but Cody Porter was sharp in goal.

Connor Ingram was just as good for the Blazers on the night making a number of point blank saves.

Tyler Benson equalled the game with 2.4 seconds left in the first period. He took the puck high in the offensive zone and fired a quick shot that beat a screened Ingram to make it 1-1 through one period.

The Blazers scored the lone goal of the second period 13:18 into the period. Defenseman Marc McNulty faked a shot and walked around a defender before firing a puck past Porter to give the Blazers a 2-1 lead.

The Giants best chance of the period came on a breakaway for Jakob Stukel. The 17-year-old forward was denied by the left pad of Connor Ingram.

In the third period, the Blazers did a good job of keeping the puck away from their net until the seven-minute mark.

The Giants hemmed the Blazers in the zone and tied the game up with 5:50 to play. Zane Jones came off the bench into the Blazers zone. He took a pass and roofed a shot glove side past Ingram to make it 2-2.

In overtime, the Giants outshot the Blazers 4-0 and had a great chance to win it on a 4-on-3 power play. The Blazers did penalty killers were key as they killed the penalty and helped send the game to a shootout.

In the shootout, Cole Ully and Jake Kryski each scored goals for the Blazers. Connor Ingram stopped Tyler Benson and Zane Jones as the Blazers went on to beat the Giants 3-2 in Vancouver.

The Blazers finished 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Giants were 0-for-4.

The Blazers finished the month of January with a 7-4-0-1 record.

Next week, the Blazers will host the Red Deer Rebels on Wednesday, February 4th before a home-and-home with the Kelowna Rockets. The Blazers will be in Kelowna on Friday, February 6th and host the Rockets on Saturday February 7th.

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