Rangers stay unbeaten at Memorial Cup with 6-2 win over Silvertips

The Memorial Cup finals are almost in reach as the Kitchener Rangers claimed a key win on Monday. CTV’s Krista Simpson reports.

The Kitchener Rangers continued their strong start at the Memorial Cup on Monday night, defeating the Everett Silvertips 6-2 in Kelowna.

The win improve Kitchener’s record to 2-0 at the national junior hockey tournament.

Jack Pridham scored twice for the Rangers, while Cameron Reid, Christian Humphreys, Gabriel Chiarot and Cameron Arquette also added goals.

Goaltender Christian Kirsch stopped 40 shots.

Everett’s goals came from Matias Vanhanen and Rylan Gould.

Kitchener jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening period before Everett tied the game midway through the second.

The Rangers quickly regained control, scoring three goals in less than five minutes.

Humphreys restored Kitchener’s lead in the second period, before Chiarot and Pridham scored shortly after to make it 5-2.

Arquette added another late in the third period to seal the win.

Reid finished the game with four points, while Pridham now leads the tournament with three goals.

The Rangers return to the ice Tuesday night to play their third-and-final round robin game against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.