Alex Weiermair netted his first Western Hockey League hat trick because the Portland Winterhawks beat the Prince George Cougars 6-3 Tuesday evening in Recreation 3 of the first-round playoff sequence at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Portland, the No. 5 seed, leads the best-of-seven Western Convention sequence 2-1 with Recreation 4 on Wednesday at Portland.
Weiermair had the primary two objectives of the sport, the second approaching an influence play with 10:27 to go within the first interval. The hats went flying to the ice within the third interval from a few of the 3,808 followers when the right-winger scored his second power-play objective with 2:52 to play.
Prince George, the No. 4 seed, closed to inside 5-3 early within the third, however the momentum was halted with 3:22 remaining when middle Riley Heidt was referred to as for a five-minute main penalty together with a 10-minute misconduct for cross checking.
Defenseman Carter Sotheran, a Philadelphia Flyers prospect, had back-to-back objectives for the Winterhawks within the second interval getting credit score for the game-winning and insurance coverage objectives. Defenseman Tyson Jugnauth, a Seattle Kraken prospect, additionally scored a objective within the second and assisted on Weiermair’s first objective.
Portland middle Kyle Chyzowki added two assists because the Winterhawks outshot the Cougars 45-28. Goalie Ondrej Stebetak stopped 25 of these 28 photographs.
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Puck drop for Recreation 4 is 7 p.m. Wednesday in Portland, and Recreation 5 is 7 p.m. Friday at Portland as properly. If obligatory, Video games 6 and seven will probably be again at Prince George on Sunday and Monday.
