MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan (Interstat) — Gage Nagel completed a hat trick 42 seconds into overtime as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Saskatoon Blades 7-6 in Western Hockey League play Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Temple Gardens Centre. Nagel scored the winner from Landen McFadden and Luke Moroz, ending a back-and-forth game that featured 13 goals before 2,730 fans. Moose Jaw improved to 1-0. Saskatoon fell to 0-2.

Saskatoon opened with the game’s first two goals. Hunter Laing scored at 0:50 of the first period, with assists from Tyrone Sobry and Max Hartel. Brayden Klimpke made it 2-0 at 2:56, assisted by Cooper Williams and Laing. Moose Jaw responded with three consecutive goals. Colt Carter scored at 3:17 from Griffin Darby and Mathieu Lajoie. Nagel tied it at 7:10 from Kash Andresen and Landen McFadden. Carter then gave Moose Jaw its first lead at 7:33 from Darby. Laing tied the game at 18:42 from Sobry and Williams, sending the teams to the intermission tied at 3.

The second period continued the exchange. Cooper Williams put Saskatoon ahead 4-3 at 2:24 from Kazden Mathies and Laing. Nagel answered at 10:17 from Connor Schmidt and Chase Petersen. Lajoie then scored at 13:44 from Schmidt and Riley Thorpe to give Moose Jaw a 5-4 edge. Triston Mitchell-McElhone tied the game at 19:47 with an unassisted goal, and the teams entered the third period tied at 5.

In the third, Kash Andresen gave Moose Jaw a 6-5 lead at 5:52 from Nolan Paquette. Saskatoon pulled even again when Klimpke scored his second goal at 16:05 from Mathies and Laing. The Blades were assessed a hooking penalty to Ben Bowtell at 19:25, and Moose Jaw needed only 42 seconds of the extra period to capitalize. Nagel’s third goal ended it.

Nagel, a 6-foot-1, 186-pound right wing from Moose Jaw, Canada, was the Warriors’ top star. He finished with three goals, six shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Laing, a 6-foot-6, 206-pound right wing from Kelowna, Canada, led Saskatoon with two goals and three assists, adding six shots on goal. Cooper Williams, a 6-foot-1, 159-pound center from Calgary, Canada, had one goal, two assists, seven shots and two penalty minutes. Mathies, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound left wing from Martensville, Canada, contributed two assists and six shots. Klimpke, a 6-foot, 167-pound defenseman from Calgary, Canada, scored twice on five shots. Andresen, a 6-foot-1, 184-pound center from Saskatoon, Canada, had one goal, one assist and three shots. Carter, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound defenseman from Drayton Valley, Canada, scored twice on three shots. Sobry, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound defenseman from Saskatoon, Canada, added two assists, one shot and two penalty minutes. Lajoie, a 5-foot-11, 169-pound right wing from St. Albert, Canada, had one goal, one assist, four shots and two penalty minutes. Darby, a 6-foot, 176-pound defenseman from Swift Current, Canada, recorded two assists.

The teams combined for 11 minor penalties. Moose Jaw’s penalties included roughing to Cohen Williams, hooking and slashing to Casey Brown, delay of game to Lajoie, tripping to Nagel and high sticking to Schmidt. Saskatoon’s penalties included tripping to Mitchell-McElhone, roughing to Sobry and Williams, holding to Cohen Lewko and hooking to Bowtell. Neither team’s penalty trouble prevented a wide-open finish.

Saskatoon had lost its season opener 5-4 at Brandon on Friday, Sept. 18. The Blades next play at Prince Albert on Friday, Sept. 25, then host Prince Albert on Saturday, Sept. 26, and Red Deer on Friday, Oct. 2. Moose Jaw next visits Swift Current on Friday, Sept. 25, hosts Brandon on Saturday, Sept. 26, and hosts Red Deer on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Moose Jaw 3, Saskatoon 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Saskatoon with a 61.5 percent probability to win.