Edmonton Oil Kings win 4-2, complete series sweep of Red Deer Rebels – Edmonton

Dylan Guenther scored two targets and assisted on one other to steer the Edmonton Oil Kings to a 4-2 win and 4-0 sequence sweep of the Purple Deer Rebels Wednesday within the WHL.

The victory improves Edmonton’s document to 8-0 throughout the post-season because it solely wanted 4 video games to knock out the Lethbridge Hurricanes within the first spherical.

Carter Souch scored the game-winning aim 39 seconds into the second interval and likewise added an help for the Oil Kings.

Rebels goalie Connor Ungar stopped 47 of 51 pictures and Jhett Larson and Blake Gustafson every scored for Purple Deer.

The Oil Kings have been the No. 2 seeded workforce within the Japanese Convention and completed with 104 factors this season, the second-most within the league.

They’ll see the winner of the Winnipeg Ice-Moose Jaw Warriors sequence within the Japanese Convention closing.

Winnipeg and Moose Jaw additionally performed Wednesday because the Ice beat the Warriors 5-3 to take a commanding 3-1 lead. Winnipeg can have an opportunity to shut issues out and meet Edmonton within the convention closing on Friday again residence.

There was one different recreation in motion Wednesday. The Seattle Thunderbirds blanked the Portland Winterhawks 5-0 to get on the board of their second-round playoff sequence. Seattle now solely trails 2-1.

Recreation 4 between these two groups will go on Friday.