To Kelowna's credit, they were taking the body to the Oil Kings to keep the game close and Zach Franco registered a hat trick in the game including a penalty shot late in the first period.
They were also a couple of possible playoff matchups out west as the top seeded Tri-City Americans traveled South to Oregon to take on the Winterhawks as Sven Bartschi's 3 points helped make him the #1 Star of the Game to help beat the Americans 5-3; while Vancouver & Spokane played in a goaltenders duo where the Giants came out with a 2-1 victory. At where the standings are right now, the Vancouver Giants & Spokane Chiefs would play each other in the Western Conference Quarterfinals right now. With big gaps on both sides of the standings at the current moments, it's looking more and more like that this will more then likely be the #4 VS. #5 Series in the Western Conference Quarterfinals with seeding and home ice to figure out over the final month of the regular season.
Belleville was able to give the Eastern Conference Leading Ottawa 67s a scare where Power Play Goals by Danill Zharkov & Stephen Silas were scored just 44 seconds apart. Ottawa after that showed why the Eastern Conference Leaders to eventually win 6-4 who were able to take over Niagara Ice Dogs surprisingly lost to the Erie Otters 2-1 who won just their 8th game all season.
Western Hockey League
Current WHL Playoff Picture
Eastern Conference
#1 Edmonton Oil Kings VS. #8 Brandon Wheat Kings
#2 Moose Jaw Warriors VS. #7 Regina Pats
#3 Medicine Hat Tigers VS. #6 Calgary Hitmen
#4 Kootenay Ice VS. #5 Saskatoon Blades
Western Conference
#1 Kamloops Blazers VS. #8 Victoria Royals
#2 Tri-City Americans VS. #7 Seattle Thunderbirds
#3 Portland Winterhawks VS. #6 Kelowna Rockets
#4 Vancouver Giants VS. #5 Spokane Chiefs
Ontario Hockey League
Current OHL Playoff Picture
Eastern Conference
#1 Ottawa 67s VS. #8 Peterborough Petes
#2 Niagara Ice Dogs VS. #7 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
#3 Brampton Battalion VS. #6 Oshawa Generals
#4 Sudbury Wolves VS. #5 Barrie Colts
Western Conference
#1 London Knights VS. #8 Sault St. Marie Greyhounds
#2 Plymouth Whalers VS. #7 Windsor Spitfires
#3 Kitchener Rangers VS. #6 Saginaw Spirit
#4 Sarnia Sting VS. #5 Owen Sound Attack
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Current QMJHL Playoff Picture
#1 St. John Seadogs VS. #16 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies
#2 Shawinigan Cataractes VS. #15 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
#3 Blaineville-Boisbriand Armada VS. #14 Val-dor Foreurs
#4 Victoriaville Tigers VS. #13 Drummondville Voltigeurs
#5 Quebec City Remparts VS. #12 Gatineau Olympiques
#6 Rimouski Oceanic VS. #11 Baie-Comeau Drakkar
#7 Chicoutimi Sagueneens VS. #10 Moncton Wildcats
#8 Halifax Mooseheads VS. #9 Acadie-Bathurst Titans
I really glad that Edmonton is try to get back to the game. I hope that they can do better for the rest of the season.
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