RECAP: Hawks earn second win, take down Rockets, 5-3
The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kelowna Rockets, 5-3, at Prospera Place on Saturday night to finish WHL Opening Weekend with a 2-0 record.
Game #2: Portland (5) vs. Kelowna (3)
SOG: POR (34) – KEL (38)
PP: POR (1/3) – KEL (2/4)
Saves: Štěbeták (35/38) – Kykkanen (29/34)
SCORING:
- POR – First Period – Reed Brown (1) from Kye McDonough and Ryder Thompson
- POR – First Period – Carsyn Dyck (1) from Kyle Chyzowski (Shorthanded)
- POR – Second Period – Tyson Yaremko (1) from Ryan Miller and Jordan Duguay
- KEL – Second Period – Owen Folstrom (1) from Kanjyu Gojsic
- KEL – Second Period – Ethan Mittelsteadt (1) from Marek Rocak and Luke Schelter (Power Play)
- KEL – Second Period – Levi Benson (1) from Michael Cicek and Marek Rocak (Power Play)
- POR – Third Period – Diego Buttazzoni (1) from Ryder Thompson
- POR – Third Period – Tyson Yaremko (2) from Kayd Ruedig and Griffin Darby (Power Play)
GAME SUMMARY:
The Portland Winterhawks earned the first two goals of the contest as rookie forwards Reed Brown and Carsyn Dyck each scored their first WHL career goals 5:08 and 10:42 into the opening frame. Adding to the lead 1:28 into the second period, Tyson Yaremko and a fortunate bounce put Portland up 3-0. The Rockets answered with three straight goals in the middle frame to tie the game at three.
The third period saw Portland’s Diego Buttazoni go bar-down on the Rockets goalie just 26 seconds into the frame. Yaremko followed that up with his second tally of the night, tipping the puck into the net off of a Kayd Ruedig shot just over two minutes later for the 5-3 final.
UP NEXT:
The Winterhawks take on the Everett Silvertips in Washington on Saturday, September 28 at 6:05 p.m. in Angel of the Winds Arena.
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