Against Vancouver, the Blazers actually played with the lead far more than did the Giants — 78 minutes 30 seconds to 26:39 — but lost all four games, two of them in overtime.

“The players battled very hard,” Charron continued, “and we gave ourselves a chance to win. We battled through some adversity... we had a few opportunities and would have liked to have a two-goal lead against this team. A one-goal lead wasn’t enough. They always found a way to come back.”

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In Kamloops, F Brendan Gallagher broke a 4-4 tie at 15:41 of the third period and the Vancouver Giants beat the Blazers, 5-4. The Giants won the series in four games. The Blazers have lost 19 straight playoff games. F Colin Smith gave Kamloops a 4-3 lead with his second goal of the game at 9:23 of the third period. F Craig Cunningham tied it at 10:45. Cunningham and Gallagher each had 10 points in the four games. D Austin Madaisky, who was the Blazers’ best player in the series, scored his third goal in four games. He also had three assists in the series. The Blazers were 3-for-3 on the PP; the Giants were 1-for-2. D Kevin Connauton and F Lance Bouma had two assists each for Vancouver. Kamloops C C.J. Stretch, in his final WHL game, set up three goals, while linemate Brendan Ranford had two helpers. Vancouver G Mark Segal stopped 25 shots. Kamloops G Jon Groenheyde, in his first start of the series, turned aside 26 shots. Attendance was 4,140.

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