RECAP: Hawks drop first playoff game in 5-0 loss to Prince George
Josh Ravensbergen stopped all 33 Portland shots as the Cougars handed the Winterhawks just their first defeat of the postseason on Friday.
Round 3, Game 1: Portland (0) at Prince George (5) [PG leads series 1-0]
SOG: POR (33) – PG (35)
PP: POR (0/1) – PG (1/3)
Saves: Špunar (27/27) – Ravensbergen (35/40)
COMPLETE BOX SCORE
SCORING:
- PG – First Period – 1:43 – Terik Parascak (6) from Riley Heidt
- PG – Second Period – 8:19 – Bauer Dumanski (1) from Zac Funk and Borya Valis
- PG – Second Period – 14:02 – Hudson Thornton (4) from Riley Heidt and Terik Parascak
- PG – Second Period – 18:14 – Ondrej Becher (4) from Koehn Ziemmer
- PG – Third Period – 15:45 – Koehn Ziemmer (2) from Carlin Dezainde and Bauer Dumanski
The Story:
Jan Špunar turned aside 30 of 35 shots for Portland, but the Winterhawks couldn’t find twine as the Prince George Cougars took a 5-0 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference Championship Series. Josh Ravensbergen posted a 33-save shutout for the Cougars.
The Cougars grabbed an early lead through Terik Parascak just 1:43 into the contest, and Ravensbergen held strong despite a solid Portland push through the opening 20. More Prince George pressure netted the hosts three more goals in the middle frame as Bauer Dumanski, Hudson Thornton and Ondrej Becher extended the lead in a 10-minute span. A fortunate bounce in the third led to a Koehn Ziemmer power-play goal to wrap up the contest.
Game 2 is set for tomorrow night at 6:00 P.M. at the CN Centre.
“In playoff hockey, it doesn’t really matter what the score was in a game that you lose or win. You’ve just gotta regroup and get ready for the next one.”
Mike Johnston spoke to the media postgame in Prince George.#WHLPlayoffs | #FeedingTheFuture pic.twitter.com/vbbqNbS4A8
— Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) April 27, 2024
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