(Submitted photo/Prince George Cougars).

By Aaron Schulze

Americans 4 Cougars 3

Cougars comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Tri-City

Nov 20, 2021 | 11:18 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — A comeback attempt fell just short in the Prince George Cougars’ 4-3 loss at home to the Tri-City Americans.

After trailing 4-0 halfway through the game, Captain Jonny Hooker jammed the puck in net front on the power play to give Cougars life.

Ryker Singer and Hudson Thornton each scored in the third period to cut the deficit to one, but the Cougars’ final shots couldn’t get through.

“[The comeback] really didn’t matter, it was how we started the game,” We were skating uphill the first two periods. We had no chemistry, we couldn’t make a play,” Cougars General Manager and Head Coach Mark Lamb says. “They looked like the faster team, the better team. We did get back in it, but it certainly wasn’t good enough.”

The Cougars host the Americans for a rematch Saturday (Nov. 20) evening at CN Centre.

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Scoring Summary

First Period

1-0, Americans, Samuel Huo (4) from Connor Bouchard and Alex Serraglio, 7:23

2-0, Americans, Marc Lajoie (2) from Lukas Dragicevic and Samuel Huo (power play), 12:21

Second Period

3-0, Americans, Parker Bell (6) from Connor Bouchard and Mitchell Brown, 4:30

4-0, Americans, Jake Sloan (4) from Tyson Greenway, 10:00

4-1, Cougars, Jonny Hooker (6) from Hudson Thornton and Ethan Samson, (power play), 11:14

Third Period

4-2, Cougars, Ryker Singer (2) unassisted, 3:25

4-3, Cougars, Hudson Thornton (3) from Ethan Samson (power play), 17:20

Goaltending

Nick Avakyan (W), Americans, 23 saves on 26 shots in 60 minutes.

Tyler Brennan (L), Cougars, 20 saves on 24 shots in 30 minutes.

Taylor Gauthier, Cougars, 12 saves on 12 shots in 29 minutes.

by Aaron Schulze

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