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West Kelowna, BC (April 9, 2025) – Zach Zahara made 21 saves, Luke Bibby and Parker Lalonde scored, as the Brooks Bandits edged the West Kelowna Warriors 2-1 on Wednesday at Royal LePage Place.
The Bandits lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, with a chance to win the series on Friday, April 11th with Game 5 in Brooks.
In the opening frame, the Bandits kicked things off early as Bibby fired a quick wrist shot from the top of the left circle that beat Warriors goaltender Édouard Gauthier high on the glove side as he made it 1-0 Brooks. Later in the frame, Lalonde scored his third in two nights, tapping in a backdoor pass from Keith McInnis, doubling the Bandits lead to 2-0 on the powerplay.
In the middle frame, after a scrum took place in front of the Bandits net, the team found themselves on a 5 on 3 penalty kill and on the ensuing powerplay for the Warriors, Jackson Kyrkostas scored his 2nd of the post season to cut the deficit in half. Bandits forward Cooper Pierson hit a right post on a chance, and defenceman Ethan Beyer block a big shot on a dangerous Warriors chance to preserve the lead.
After a back and forth third period the Bandits held on to a 2-1 victory as they head back to Brooks looking to end the series.
The Bandits lead the series 3-1 and can close out the first round series on Friday night at 7:00 PM at the CRA.
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