Close Game Decided in the Third Period
Portland Winterhawks (2) vs Prince Albert Raiders (4)
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada– Friday, January 11, 2019
The Winterhawks battled to the end, but lose 4-2 against the Eastern Conference’s top team.
The start of Friday night’s game certainly lived up to the hype with the two best offensive teams in the Western Hockey League teams finding the back of the net a couple of times. Seth Jarvis found the first goal of the quick-paced game with a walking shot in the slot to beat Ian Scott short side. In response a few minutes later, Joel Hofer made a dazzling stop in the first half of the period to keep the Hawks on top.
The Raiders got rolling after the media timeout, scoring a pair of goals in a five-minute stretch to take their first lead of the game at 2-1. The Winterhawks responded with a few chances of their own and drew a 5-on-3 power play. Cody Glass found Jake Gricius on the opposite post in the 17th minute of the game to tie the game at 2-2 heading into the intermission.
Despite 17 total shots in the second period, neither team was able to score, setting up a dramatic finish to the night.
Nearing the midway point of the final period, Brett Leason skate wide on the right wing and worked himself into a position to get a puck on net and it found its way through to give the Raiders the lead again. Portland made a push, but could not convert with the extra attacker.
Prince Albert scored an insurance marker of an empty net goal to beat the Winterhawks 4-2, ending their six game winning streak. The Hawks take on the Blades Saturday night at 5:00 pm PST before heading home.
January 19th will be the Winterhawks’ next home game when they take on Everett in the sunset game at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The puck is set to drop at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to visit winterhawks.com/tickets for full details on pricing and availability.
Scoring Summary:
- 1st @ 6:57 – POR – Seth Jarvis (11), Matthew Quigley
- 1st @ 11:58 – PA – Cole Fonstad (15), Noah Gregor, Kaiden Guhle
- 1st @ 15:40 – PA – Zack Hayes (3), Noah Gregor, Brett Leason
- 1st @ 17:06 – POR – Jake Gricius (19), Cody Glass, Joachim Blichfeld
- 3rd @ 8:52 – PA – Brett Leason (29), Aliaksei Protas, Zack Hayes
- 3rd @ 18:38 – PA – Sean Montgomery (18), Jeremy Masella
SHOTS ON GOAL:
POR: 29
PA: 27
POWER-PLAY:
POR: 1/6
PA: 0/3
SAVES:
POR: Joel Hofer with 23 saves
PA: Ian Scott with 27 saves
