Three goals in a 2:26 span of the second period proved to be enough for the Saskatoon Blades to record a 3-2 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors Friday at SaskTel Centre.
Jordan Keller opened the game’s scoring at 6:47 of the middle frame, followed 59 seconds later by a Misha Volotovskii snipe and Ben Saunderson (pictured) tallied, what turned out to be, the game-winning goal at 9:13. From there, a dogged Bridge City Bunch checking and defending effort, backed by Austin Elliott’s goaltending, allowed the Blue and Gold to avenge a 9-6 loss on Tuesday in Moose Jaw. An Atley Calvert power play goal and Denton Mateychuk’s short-handed marker, both in the final 10 minutes of the third frame, made for a tense ending. But, the Blades prevailed to improve their East Division-leading record to 14-6-0, three points ahead of the 12-9-1 Warriors. Before a Heritage Night crowd of 3,850, Saskatoon wore throwback jerseys bearing the “bulldozer” logo from 2000-2004. They’re expected to be back to regular threads on Saturday when they welcome the Swift Current Broncos to SaskTel Centre. Game time is 7 p.m. with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show. Following are the audio highlights from CJWW’s broadcast, Post-Game Show interviews with head coach Brennan Sonne, Saunderson and Keller plus the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L…..
Moose Jaw Warriors 2 at Saskatoon Blades 3 – Status: Final
Friday, November 17, 2023 – SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon, SK
Moose Jaw 0 0 2 – 2
Saskatoon 0 3 0 – 3
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Calvert Mj (hooking), 2:13.
2nd Period-1, Saskatoon, Keller 5 (Barcik, Moore), 6:47. 2, Saskatoon, Volotovskii 3 (Calvert), 7:46. 3, Saskatoon, Saunderson 3 (Watterodt, Parr), 9:13. Penalties-Parker Mj (cross checking), 1:43; Calvert Sas (tripping), 16:41.
3rd Period-4, Moose Jaw, Calvert 9 (Firkus, Yager), 10:28 (PP). 5, Moose Jaw, Mateychuk 5 (Schuurman, Semeniuk), 17:40 (SH). Penalties-Finley Mj (slashing), 9:50; Calvert Sas (roughing), 9:50; Wright Sas (hooking), 9:50; Calvert Mj (tripping), 16:56.
Shots on Goal-Moose Jaw 8-8-10-26. Saskatoon 7-17-11-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Moose Jaw 1 / 2; Saskatoon 0 / 3.
Goalies-Moose Jaw, Unger 11-8-0-1 (35 shots-32 saves). Saskatoon, Elliott 11-3-0-0 (26 shots-24 saves).
A-3,850
Referees-Adam Forbes (62), Mike Langin (67).
Linesmen-Riley Carriere (72), Tanner McGregor (55).
