The Prince George Cougars are headed again north and the Portland Winterhawks can be following them.
The Winterhawks missed out on clinching the Western Hockey League first-round playoff sequence at house with a 7-2 loss to the Cougars in Recreation 5 on Friday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The sequence, which Portland leads 3-2, returns to CN Centre in Prince George, B.C., for Recreation 6 on Sunday, and if obligatory, a Recreation 7 on Monday.
Portland defenseman Ryder Thompson scored his first objective of the playoffs with 4:56 remaining within the first interval to make it a 2-1 recreation earlier than Prince George put the sport away. Proper winger Alex Weiermair had a objective and assisted on Thompson’s objective, and Ryan Miller had two assists for the Winterhawks.
Prince George left winger Matteo Danis earned the sport’s first star with a two-goal night time. Los Angeles Kings prospect Koehn Ziemmer additionally scored twice for the Cougars.
Up subsequent
The groups take a 733-mile bus journey north to Prince George for at the very least yet one more recreation, presumably two, to determine the sequence. Recreation 6 on Sunday has a 6 p.m. puck drop. If obligatory, Recreation 7 on Monday has a 7 p.m. begin time. Each video games might be watched without spending a dime on the Victory+ app.
