WHL roundup: Hanson, Woodward help Oil Kings whip Hurricanes 7-3

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Landon Hanson and Roan Woodward each scored twice, and Cole Miller and Parker Alcos chipped in with two assists apiece as the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-3 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

Rylen Roersma, Cage Smith and Alcos also scored for the Oil Kings (19-14-1-1), who outshot the Hurricanes 35-19.

Trae Johnson scored twice for the Hurricanes (19-13-1-1), while Kash Andresen netted a single.

The Oil Kings led 3-1 after the first period and 4-3 heading into the third.

The Hurricanes went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Oil Kings were 0-for-2.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Friday:

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GIANTS 3 WILD 0

LANGLEY, B.C. — Burke Hood stopped all 27 shots he faced and Jaden Lipinski set up all of his team's goals as the Vancouver Giants blanked the visiting Wenatchee Wild 3-0.

Ryan Lin, Cameron Schmidt and Ty Halaburda scored for the Giants (18-14-4-0), who outshot the visitors 36-27.

Netminder Brendan Gee stopped 33 of the 36 shots he faced in the Wild's (13-18-3-1) net.

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THUNDERBIRDS 3 COUGARS 1

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Hayden Pakkala's ninth goal of the season, scored at 15:17 of the second period, stood up as the winner as the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds upset the Prince George Cougars 3-1.

Kazden Mathies and Sam Charko (empty-netter) also scored for the Thunderbirds (12-22-2-1), who were outshot 25-20.

Borya Valis scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (21-10-3-2), who trailed 2-0 heading into the third period.

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ROYALS 2 SILVERTIPS 1 (OT)

VICTORIA, B.C. — Keaton Verhoeff scored at 1:34 of overtime to lift the Victoria Royals to a 2-1 win over the visiting Everett Silvertips.

Brayden Boehm also scored for the Royals (19-11-3-4), who outshot the...