Cougars lose to Tigers
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PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Cougars dropped a 6-3 decision to the Medicine Hat Tigers Wednesday night in front of 3,229 fans at the CN Centre.
Terik Parascak, Kooper Gizowski, and Jett Lajoie scored for Prince George. The Cougars outshot the Tigers 17-5 in the first period but the game was tied 1-1 heading into the intermission.
The Tigers took their first lead in the second period when Kyle Heger’s shot from the blue line found its way through traffic and past Alexander Levshyn at 6:18, making it 2-1. That score held through 40 minutes of play.
In the third, the Cougars pressed hard but couldn’t solve Switzer. Midway through the period, the Tigers pulled away with two quick goals just 20 seconds apart from Yaroslav Bryzgalov (13:23) and Kade Stengrim (13:43), extending their lead to 4-1. Prince George responded late, as Kooper Gizowski blasted home his 10th of the season on a 6-on-3 power play at 15:46 to cut the deficit to two. Then, with the net empty, Jett Lajoie beat Switzer at 18:41 to make it a one-goal game. That was as close as the Cats would come, as Medicine Hat sealed the victory with a pair of empty-net goals from Liam Ruck and Carter Cunningham to secure the 6-3 final.
