In playoff action, in the OHL, Kaden Fulcher stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Hamilton Bulldogs’ 3-2 OT win over the Niagara IceDogs. Hamilton leads Niagara 2-0 in the teams’ second-round series;
In the WHL, Dennis Cholowski and his Portland Winterhawks had off nights. Cholowski finished at -3 in Portland’s 6-0 loss to the Everett Silvertips, and Portland and Everett are now tied 1-1 in the teams’ second-round series;
And Michael Rasmussen had a heck of a night during a heck of a playoff run, scoring a hat trick and adding an assist, going +3 with 4 shots and a 3-for-3 faceoff record in the Tri-City Americans’ 4-1 win over Victoria.
Tri-City now leads Victoria 2-0 in the teams’ second-round playoff series, and Rasmussen has posted 9 goals, 10 assists and 19 points over the course of 6 games played for Tri-City.
Lane Zablocki finished at -1 with 2 shots and a 4-for-5 faceoff record for Victoria.
The WHL’s Twitter account posted two of Rasmussen’s goals:
.@mrasmussen16 gives @TCAmericans a 1-0 lead. #VICvsTC #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/0gkpp1nV6p
β The WHL (@TheWHL) April 8, 2018
.@TCAmericans jump back in front. @mrasmussen16 with another. Itβs 2-1. #VICvsTC #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/aIBYuCkFSI
β The WHL (@TheWHL) April 8, 2018
Ras has that Franzen thing going on, just KILLING the playoffs!
Maybe he’ll be a little less streaky come his prime, though. π
If Razz can even be Franzen-like I’d call that a success and I think other people would too. There’s many Detroit fans who like Franzen’s production.