Shootout solves Cougars-Blazers stalemate as PG wins 7-6
PRINCE GEORGE – It marked the first taste of WHL hockey inside the CN Centre since March 2019, and Prince George and Kamloops treated those in attendance to a high-scoring affair with the Cougars coming away with a 7-6 victory in a shootout.
The two teams combined for 12 goals in regulation, before the game-deciding goal from Riley Heidt pushed the Cats ahead in the shootout.
Just like in Friday’s game, Saturday featured plenty of special teams. The Cougars scored twice on the man-advantage and scored a short-handed marker as well. Kamloops also scored on the power-play and short-handed.
Riley Heidt (1 goal, 1 assist), Jonny Hooker (1 goal, 1 assist) and Majid Kaddoura (2 assists) had multi-point nights. Heidt, Hooker, Blake Eastman, Fischer O’Brien, Ryker Singer and Koehn Ziemmer scored in the win.
