Tyson Jugnauth earned the sport’s first star together with his purpose and three assists.
Portland by no means trailed in Recreation 2. Prince George did pull even at 1-1 within the first interval and lower into the Winterhawks’ 3-1 lead with a second-period purpose.
Buttazzoni scored the insurance coverage purpose inside three minutes to play, and Jugnauth added an empty netter. Portland goalie Ondrej Strebetak stopped 28 of 30 pictures.
In Recreation 1, Buttazzoni had a purpose and help, and Josh Zakreski scored two targets within the high-scoring affair.
Portland led 3-1 after the primary interval and was up 5-2 going into the third when Prince George caught hearth with 4 targets in a span of 11 minutes to take a 6-5 lead.
Winterhawks heart Joel Plante’s purpose with 4:08 to play tied the sport at 6-6.
Prince George received it 6:40 into additional time on Terik Parascak’s second purpose of the sport.
Up subsequent
Portland comes house for Recreation 3 on Tuesday, Recreation 4 on Wednesday and Recreation 5 on Friday. Puck drop of all three video games is 7 p.m. All WHL playoffs video games are streaming without cost on the Victory+ app.
