and Marcus Hinds scored twice as the Armada (15-5-2) crushed Saint John (10-11-0), which has dropped back-to-back contests.---Voltiguers 5 Titan 4At Drummondville, Que., the Voltiguers (11-10-0) jumped out to a 5-0 lead with five power-play goals and Domenic Graham stopped 27 shots as his club held on to beat Acadie-Bathurst (9-10-4).---Drakkar 5 Foreurs 2At Val-d'Or, Que., Petr Straka scored twice and set up another and Philippe Cadorette stopped 26 shots as Baie-Comeau (15-4-2) picked up its sixth straight victory by beating the Foreurs (9-10-3).
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks extended their longest winning streak in 15 seasons to 12 games on Sunday,Air Jordan 3 Black Grey, beating the Kamloops Blazers 3-1 in a matchup between the top two teams in the Western Hockey League.Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two power-play goals for Portland (16-3-1), which hasn't won at least 12 in a row since a 15-game streak in the 1997-98 season.Taylor Leier also scored for the Winterhawks, who led 3-0 after two periods.Colin Smith had the lone goal in the third period for Kamloops (17-5-1), which has lost four straight and five of six. The Blazers have only scored eight goals in their last six games after starting the season with 16 wins in 17 contests.Portland goaltender Mac Carruth stopped 24 of 25 shots to earn the win. Carruth leads the WHL with a 0.97 goals-against average and .963 save percentage.Taran Kozun played well in net for Kamloops,Air Jordan 11 Rainbow Box White Black, making 33 saves in a losing effort. Kozun denied Portland's Ty Rattie three times from close range to keep the Blazers in the game.Portland finished 2-for-8 on the power play,Air Jordan 11 Space Jams Black Red, while Kamloops went scoreless on four opportunities.
OSHAWA, Ont. - Matt Puempel scored both goals for his club as the Kitchener Rangers edged the host Oshawa Generals 2-1 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League play.Evan McEneny, Matia Marcantuoni and Ryan Murphy each had an assist for the Rangers (13-5-2), who have won five games in a row.Michael Dal Colle opened the scoring on a power play for the Generals (11-9-2) 27 seconds into the second period, but Puempel tied the game with a high wrist shot that handcuffed goaltender Daniel Altshuller at 6:39.Puempel scored the winner after a couple of cracks at a rebound with 6:33 left in the second. John Gibson picked up his 11th win of the year by making 25 saves while Altshuller turned away 17 shots in a losing cause.Kitchener went 0-for-3 on the power play while Oshawa went 1-for-5.
The Portland Winterhawks keep rolling, regardless of their competition.Portland extended its longest winning streak in 15 seasons to 12 games on Sunday, beating the Kamloops Blazers 3-1 in a matchup between the top two teams in the Western Hockey League.Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two power-play goals for Portland (16-3-1), which hasn't won at least 12 in a row since a 15-game streak in the 1997-98 season.Taylor Leier also scored for the Winterhawks, who led 3-0 after two periods.Colin Smith had the lone goal in the third period for Kamloops (17-5-1), which has lost four straight and five of six. The Blazers h