WHL Playoffs Top Performer: April 29, 2024
When Nate Danielson gets on the scoresheet, the Portland Winterhawks win games.
It’s as simple as that.
So, what an evening it must have been for the home team as the Detroit Red Wings’ first-rounder racked up three primary assists during Portland’s Game 3 triumph over the Prince George Cougars.
While kept out of the goal column on Monday night, Danielson once again proved how versatile he can be in the offensive zone.
Before the buzzer to the first period sounded, the savvy forward had already set up teammate Marcus Nguyen on two occasions followed by Marek Alscher’s second goal of the postseason.
The first of his three helpers was a slick, cross-crease dish from behind the net, giving Nguyen an easy tap-in for his first of the night.
The @pdxwinterhawks entered tonight's game boasting a record of 6-0 at the 2024 #WHLPlayoffs when Nate Danielson gets a point…
The @DetroitRedWings prospect gets the primary assist on Marcus Nguyen's icebreaker.#LGRW | #FeedingtheFuture pic.twitter.com/Zwep7DT19K
— The WHL (@TheWHL) April 30, 2024
Danielson would wait just under six minutes before returning to the same teammate, setting up Nguyen’s second of the night with a perfectly placed feed to the centre of the slot.
The forward hailing from Red Deer, Alta. capped off his hat-trick in assists by hitting Florida Panthers prospect Marek Alscher with a breakout pass before the Czech defenceman deposited the puck past Cougars netminder Joshua Ravensbergen.
His performance on Monday night marked the sixth time during the 2024 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutien that Danielson recorded a multi-point night and was the second consecutive game where the NHL-calibre talent recorded three assists.
Portland now boasts a perfect, 7-0, record in this year’s postseason in games where Danielson records at least a single point.
Danielson and the Winterhawks will now wait till Wednesday, May 1 to take to the ice again, when Portland and Prince George reconvene for Game 4 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Championship.
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