Cougars can’t hang on in dying seconds, fall to Warriors 3-2 in overtime

Mathieu Lajoie, who scored the game-tying goal, also added the overtime winner for the Warriors on a give-and-go play.

Following the loss, Cougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb expressed his frustration after his team had another chance to secure a win late.

“Very disappointing,” Lamb states. “It’s been happening to us, and we just got to keep fighting through it. It’s games when we have leads and closing out games, and that’s where we’re having problems.”

The Cougars fall to 4-7-1-2 on the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, good for 11 points in 14 games. They’re tied with the Seattle Thunderbirds at the bottom of the WHL Western Conference Standings.

The Cougars host the Kelowna Rockets Friday (Nov. 6) at 7:00 p.m. from CN Centre.

Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Cougars, Jett Lajoie (5) from Kash Andresen and Kayden Lemire, 8:33

Second Period

2-0, Cougars, Dmitri Yakutsenak (2) from Riley Ashe, 2:12

2-1, Warriors, Connor Schmidt (1) from Nolan Paquette and Noah Degenstein, 11:39

Third Period

2-2, Warriors, Mathieu Lajoie (4) from Jan Trefny and Carson Deichert, 19:58

Overtime

3-2, Warriors, Mathieu Lajoie 2 (5) from Griffin Darby, 0:55

Goaltending

Jordan Switzer (W), Warriors, 29 saves on 31 shots in 58 minutes played.

Peyton Shore (OTL), Cougars, 29 saves on 32 shots in 61 minutes played.

by Aaron Schulze

Cougars can’t hang on in dying seconds, fall to Warriors 3-2 in overtime

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