Riley Heidt scored 3 times, netminder Joshua Ravensbergen had 26 saves, and the Prince George Cougars beat the visiting Portland Winterhawks 4-1 in Western Hockey League playoff motion on Sunday night time on the CN Centre in Prince George, B.C.
Ben Riche additionally scored for the Cougars, who power a seventh and deciding recreation Monday within the first-round playoff collection with the victory.
Kyle Chyzowski scored for the Winterhawks, who led the best-of-seven collection 3-1, however misplaced 7-2 on Friday to permit the Cougars to return dwelling.
The groups have been scoreless after 20 minutes and tied 1-1 heading into the third. Heidt broke the impasse together with his second of the night time early within the third interval.
The Winterhawks appeared to have tied the sport at 2-2 when Ryder Thompson’s shot received via Chyzowski’s display screen in entrance. After initially being referred to as a objective, the referees huddled and decided there was goalie interference by Chyzowski and the objective was disallowed.
Prince George would add an insurance coverage objective, and Heidt scored on an empty web for his hat trick to ship the collection to Recreation 7.
Up subsequent
Puck drops at 7 p.m. Monday for the deciding recreation at Prince George. The sport may be streamed free of charge on the Victory+ app.
