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By Aaron Schulze

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Cougars win third straight against Royals 5-1

Oct 23, 2021 | 10:38 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The Victoria Royals have been the Prince George Cougars’ bowl of warm chicken noodle soup to recover from their 0-3 start to the 2021-22 Western Hockey League (WHL) season.

The Cougars won their third straight game against the Royals in Victoria Friday (Oct. 22) night 5-1.

While the Royals opened the scoring early in the second period, the Cougars responded with five unanswered goals in less than eight minutes and never looked back. Goaltender Tyler Brennan held fort and stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced.

The Cougars are an even 3-3-0, good for six points in six games and second in the WHL B.C. Division. They go for their fourth straight win in Victoria tonight at 7:05 p.m.

Scoring Summary

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First Period

Scoreless.

Second Period

1-0, Royals, Keanu Derungs (2) unassisted (shorthanded), 1:12

1-1, Cougars, Ryker Singer (1) from Blake Eastman and Hudson Thornton, 7:57

2-1, Cougars, Jonny Hooker (5) from Kyren Gronick and Riley Heidt, 12:30

3-1, Cougars, Koehn Ziemmer (1) from Craig Armstrong and Mitch Kohner, 14:05

4-1, Cougars, Craig Armstrong (4) from Viliam Kmec and Hudson Thornton, 14:57

5-1, Cougars, Caden Brown (1) from Liekit Reichle and Connor Bowie, 15:49

Third Period

Scoreless.

Goaltending

Tyler Brennan (W), Cougars, 19 saves on 20 shots in 60 minutes played.

Tyler Palmer (L), Royals, 34 saves on 37 shots in 54 minutes played.

Logan Cunningham, Royals, three saves on five shots in six minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

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