Cougars fall 3-2 in weekend home ice sweep

PRINCE GEORGE — Saturday’s (Oct. 24) 3-2 loss at the CN Centre handed the Prince George Cougars their fourth defeat in a row, completing this weekend’s home-ice sweep by the Tri-City Americans.

At the 15:46 mark of the first period, Jett Lajoie opened the scoring for the Cougars with the first and only goal of the frame.

Just 28 seconds into the second frame, Evan Wanner found the back of the net for the Americans to tie the game at 1-1, netting the only point of the period.

The Cougars regained the lead at the 5:28 mark in the third period when Lajoie scored his second goal of the night.