WHL Morning Skate: April 3
NEED TO KNOW
– NHL Draft-eligible Chase Harrington scored the game-tying goal and overtime winner to keep Spokane alive
– Hitmen alternate captain Ethan Moore scored all four game-winning goals to secure a sweep against Brandon
– Two teams can advance to the second round with wins on Friday
TOP PERFORMER
Thrill of the Chase. Prince George, B.C.’s Chase Harrington (NHL CSS: 32) took out his hometown team with a pair of clutch goals on Thursday night. With the Chiefs down 3-2 and their season on the line, the 6-foot, 201-pound winger forced overtime by tucking a loose puck past Joshua Ravensbergen with less than a minute remaining in regulation. In the extra frame, Harrington played hero with a laser from the point for his second goal of the playoffs. The 18-year-old’s heroics have sent the series back to Prince George for Game 6 on Sunday, where the Chiefs will need more magic to tie the series and have a shot at completing the rare reverse-sweep.
RESULTS
Calgary 4, Brandon 2
CGY wins 4-0
Calgary piled up the goals late to secure the win and the series sweep. Grayson Burzynski and rookie Chase Surkan had Brandon leading 2-0 through 20 minutes, but Kale Dach sparked the comeback with the lone marker of the second period. Harrison Lodewyk banged the puck in off a scramble in the third frame to draw the game even, and less than three minutes later, Ethan Moore tore up the right wing to rip the puck blocker side on Filip Ruzicka (NHL CSS: 13). Moore has scored the game-winning goal in all four matches, highlighted by a pair of overtime markers in Games 1 and 2.
THREE STARS
1- Ethan Moore, CGY
– 1G-1A
2- Grayson Burzynski, BDN
– 1G-1A
3- Brett Wilson, BDN
– 5 shots
Prince George 3, Spokane 4 (OT)
PG leads 3-2
It was a do-or-die match for the Chiefs on Thursday night, and Chase Harrington chose ‘do’. A trio of powerplay goals from Brock Souch, Terik Parascak and former Chief Kooper Gizowski had the Cougars up 3-1 midway through the third period. Winnipeg Jets prospect Owen Martin got the home team within one by converting a rebound in the slot on the powerplay, and with less than a minute remaining and the goaltender pulled, Harrington found the equalizer. Harrington tamed the Cougars with a seeing-eye point shot to secure the season-saving win.
THREE STARS
1- Assanali Sarkenov, SPO
– 1G
2- Owen Martin, SPO
– 1G
3- Carter Esler, SPO
– 23 saves, .920 save percentage
ON TAP
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