KELOWNA — Ludovic Perreault scored the winning goal in a penalty shootout as the Victoria Royals beat the Kelowna Rockets 6-5 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.
Perrault, Cruz Waltz, Nolan Stewart, Heath Nelson and Hayden Moore provided the starting offense for Victoria (4-2-2). Ethan Esquith made 31 saves.
Tij Iginla, who scored two goals, Tomas Poletin, Calder Varga and Hayden Paupanekis responded for Kelowna (3-3-0-1). Harrison Bottiger stopped 21 shots.
Nelson gave the Royals a 5-3 lead at 13:10 of the third period with a power-play goal.
But Varga, with 3:21 left in regulation, and Iginla with 25 seconds left pulled the Rockets even and sent the game to overtime.
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CHIEFS 3 HURRICANE 2 (SO)
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Mathis Preston scored the winning goal in the shootout as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2.
Brodie Gillespie and Smith Rebman scored in regulation for Spokane (5-4-0), and Linus Villar made 30 saves.
Luke Cozens and Shane Smith responded for Lethbridge (2-8-0-1). Cohen Cleaver made 32 shots.
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BLAZERS 7 WARRIORS 5
MOSE CHEW, Sask. — Tommy Lafreniere and Josh Evashesen each scored two goals and the Kamloops Blazers used a five-goal third period to earn a 7-5 comeback win over the Moose Jaw Warriors.
Nathan Boehm, JP Hurlburt and Cooper Moore provided the rest of the offense for Kamloops (5-4-0). Logan Edmonston allowed five goals on 22 shots, while Ivan Kufterins stopped all 10 shots in relief.
Aiden Zipryk scored two goals and Gage Nagel, Landen McFadden and Nolan Puckett scored for Moose Jaw (4-4-1). Matthew Hutchison stopped 25 of 31 shots.
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OIL KINGS 6 WINTERHAWKS 3
EDMONTON — Lukas Savcin scored twice as the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Portland Winterhawks 6-3.
Kayden Stroder, Paul Andersen, Joe Iginla and Landon Hanson also scored for Edmonton (8-2-0). Parker Snell made 29 saves.
Jordan Duguay responded for Portland with two goals and Alex Weiermayr (4-5-0). Ondrej Stebetak stopped 27 of 32 shots.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2025.
