(Submitted photo/Prince George Cougars).

By Aaron Schulze

Winterhawks 5 Cougars 3

Cougars drop second straight to Winterhawks 5-3

Feb 27, 2022 | 11:05 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Saturday (Feb. 27) was a closer match, but the Prince George Cougars dropped another game at CN Centre to the Portland Winterhawks 5-3.

Portland held a 2-0 lead early in the second until Hudson Thornton got the Cougars on the board with a shot from the blueline. However, the Winterhawks responded with two unanswered goals.

The Cougars did make a game of it early in the third period with Riley Heidt burying two goals in over two minutes to make it 4-3. Although the Winterhawks responded 39 seconds later and held on to the 5-3 lead.

The Cougars fall to 19-29-2-1 on the 2021-22 Western Hockey League season, good for 41 points in 51 games. They’re seventh in the Western Conference and fourth in the B.C. Division.

Next up is a home game Friday (March 4) against the Spokane Chiefs. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. from CN Centre.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Winterhawks, James Stefan (27) from Jack O’Brien and Clay Hanus (power play), 14:23

Second Period

2-0, Winterhawks, Gabe Klassen (24) from Jaydon Dureau, 4:14

2-1, Cougars, Hudson Thornton (12) from Riley Heidt and Ethan Samson, 5:48

3-1, Winterhawks, Gabe Klassen 2 (25) from James Stefan, 7:15

Third Period

4-1, Winterhawks, Tyson Kozak (26) from Clay Hanus, 0:17

4-2, Cougars, Riley Heidt (14) from Koehn Ziemmer and Connor Bowie, 0:30

4-3, Cougars, Riley Heidt 2 (15) from Koehn Ziemmer, 2:40

5-3, Winterhawks, James Stefan 2 (28) from Jaydon Dureau, 3:19

Goaltending

Dante Giannuzzi (W), Winterhawks, 29 saves on 32 shots in 60 minutes played.

Tyler Brennan (L), Cougars, 31 saves on 36 shots in 57 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

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