Port Alberni 1 Nanaimo 4
Carter Puska stopped 26 shots and was named first star to backstop the Nanaimo Buccaneers to a 4-1 victory over the Port Alberni Bombers as 315 watched the VIJHL contest Sunday at Nanaimo Ice Centre.
After a scoreless first period, Nanaimo had the first of two goals from second star Kody Pham with Lukas Needham and Madden Cruickshank adding singles as the Bucs led 3-1 heading into the third.
Bogdan Rogushkin had the lone marker for Port Alberni, with goalie Ethan Losier finishing with 27 saves.
Lake Cowichan 4 Westshore 6
Westshore Wolves leapt out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and held on to sink the Lake Cowichan Krakenas 103 fans watched at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre.
Trace Anderson scored twice and Linkin Niedoba, Samuel Wong, Shane Fillinger and Nick Scott once each for the Wolves, which led 4-1 and 6-3 by periods. Noah Gebicki was named first star with four assists and Aiden Wilson the third star, as Davin Chyld earned the win with 39 saves.
Second star Avraham Brown, Colton Palmer, Matvei Lutoshkin and Maxim Ius replied for Lake Cowichan, as Caleb Boileau and Noah Pfab combined to stop 53 pucks in the Kraken cage.
Saanich 3 Victoria 4 (OT)
Luke Reinhart fired a scored at 3:28 of overtime to lift the Victoria Cougars to a 4-3 win over the Saanich Predators at Save On Foods Memorial Center.
Avery Lowe with two and Haydyn Brooks with one had the other goals for the Cougars, which scored the first three goals of the contest and led 3-1 after the first and second frames. Sante Bove finished with 23 saves in the Victoria net.
Matthew Anderson, Declan McNaul and Travis Swanson replied for Saanich, as netminder James Hall put in an outstanding effort with 44 saves.
