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Quenneville, Wheat Kings take 2-0 lead in WHL ECF

John Quenneville's insurance goal with 42 seconds to go in regulation helped stake the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 6-4 victory in Game 2 of the WHL Eastern Conference final against the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday.

Quenneville, who had two goals in Game 1, including the overtime winner, ranks second on the Wheat Kings with 19 points (10g-9a) and a plus-13 in 13 postseason games. His tally was the third of three unanswered goals by Brandon, which turned a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 lead in a span of 2:08 in the final period.

The Wheat Kings lead the best-of-seven series two games to none.