WHL roundup: Americans tame Tigers 4-3 with Pavao’s overtime goal
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MEDICINE HAT – Cruz Pavao’s power-play goal at 2:07 of overtime lifted the visiting Tri-City Americans to a 4-3 Western Hockey League victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday at Co-op Place.
Gavin Garland, Charlie Elick and Connor Dale also scored for the Americans (6-7-1-0). Jake Gudelj, Carter Savage and Elick each chipped in with two assists.
Jonas Woo scored twice and added an assist for the Tigers (10-5-2-0), who outshot the visitors 26-24. Markus Ruck also scored for the hosts.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, and the Americans took a 2-1 lead into the third.
The Tigers went 2-for-2 on the power play, while the Americans were 1-for-2.
Elsewhere in the WHL on Sunday:
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ROYALS 4 VEES 3 (SO)
VICTORIA — Roan Woodward and Ludovic Perreault both scored in the shootout to give the Victoria Royals a 4-3 win over the visiting Penticton Vees.
Hayden Moore, Ashton Brown and Woodward scored in regulation for the Royals (8-4-2-1), who were outshot 35-23.
Ryden Evers, Ethan Weber and Diego Johnson scored for the Vees (8-5-1-2), who led 1-0 after the first period but trailed 3-1 heading into the third.
The Vees went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Royals were 0-for-4.
Netminder Jake Pilon stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Royals. Jesse Sanche stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Vees.
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HITMEN 3 WHEAT KINGS 1
BRANDON, Man. — Kale Dach and Brandon Gorzynski each had a goal and assist as the visiting Calgary Hitmen knocked off the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-1.
Kaden Meyer also scored for the Hitmen (10-3-1-0), who outshot the hosts 40-20. Calgary led 1-0 after the first period and took a 2-0 lead into the third.
Gunnar Gleasman scored for the Wheat Kings (6-7-1-0).
Netminder Jayden Kraus stopped 37 of 40 shots for the Wheat Kings, while Eric Tu stopped 19 of 20 shots for the Hitmen.
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OIL KINGS 8 BRONCOS 4
EDMONTON, Alta. — Max Curran had two goals and three assists, Blake Fiddler had three assists, and the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the visiting Swift Current Broncos 8-4.
Dylan Dean, Landon Hanson, Josh Lee, Adam Jecho, Miroslav Holinka and Lukas Sawchyn also scored for the Oil Kings (12-4-1-1), who trailed 4-2 after the first period but were tied 4-4 heading into the third.
Noah Kosick, Hudson Darby, Sawyer Dingman and Zach Pantelakis scored for the Broncos (6-7-1-0), who were outshot 45-22.
The Oil Kings went 2-for-7 on the power play, while the Broncos were 1-for-4.
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GIANTS 2 COUGARS 1
LANGLEY, B.C. — Cameron Schmidt’s goal at 14:20 of the third period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Vancouver Giants to a 2-1 win over the visiting Prince George Cougars at Langley Events Centre.
Adam Titlbach also scored for the Giants (8-8-0-1), who outshot the visitors 23-20.
Jett Lajoie scored for the Cougars (9-6-0-0), who trailed 1-0 after the first period. The second period was scoreless.
The Cougars went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Giants were 0-for-1.
Giants netminder Burke Hood stopped 19 of 20 shots, while Joshua Ravensbergen stopped 20 of 22 for the Cougars.
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BLAZERS 6 WILD 2
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Nathan Behm had two goals and an assist, Kayd Ruedig had two assists, and the visiting Kamloops Blazers beat the Wenatchee Wild 6-2.
JP Hurlbert, Ryan Michael, Tommy Lafreniere and Jordan Keller also scored for the Blazers (7-7-1-2), who outshot the hosts 41-33.
Zane Saab and Rui Han scored for the Wild (3-8-1-1), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third.
The Blazers went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Wild were 0-for-4.
Blazers netminder Logan Edmonstone stopped 31 of 33 shots, while Cal Conway stopped 35 of 41 shots for the Wild.
* This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 2, 2025.