Mathew Barzal was the difference in the Seattle Thunderbirds’ 3-1 win over the Everett Silvertips on Sunday.
The Burnaby Winter Club graduate scored twice, including the game winner 4:32 into the third period, as Seattle evened its Western Hockey League quarterfinal at 1-1.
The New York Islanders’ 2015 first round draft pick had opened the scoring 10 minutes into the contest with his first goal of the playoffs.
He was also on the ice, along with Burnaby native Nick Holowko, when teammate Keegan Kolesar capped the win with an empty netter with 13 seconds to play.
Barzal currently sits in the top-20 of league playoff scorers with two goals and seven assists over six games.
In Red Deer, the Rebels’ Adam Helewka continues to be an integral part of the team’s success as they hold a 2-0 series lead over the Regina Pats.
Helewka scored goals in each of the best-of-seven series’ first two games.
In Game 1 on Saturday, Regina led 2-0 after 20 minutes before Helewka cued the comeback with a tally midway into the second period. The Rebels tied it minutes later en route to a dramatic 3-2 victory.
A day later, the Burnaby native would count his seventh goal of the playoffs in another one-goal game, this time 4-3 for the Rebels.
Burnaby Winter Club product Adam Musil tallied the game-winning goal in the third with 8:42 remaining.
Helewka currently stands 14th in league playoff scoring with seven goals and two assists over seven games.
