WHL Portland Winterhawks

Winterhawks Advance to Conference Final with 2-0 Game 7 Win

Published on April 19, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Mac Carruth stopped all 32 shots he faced as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Kamloops Blazers 2-0 in Game 7 Wednesday to advance to the Western Conference Final for the second straight season.

The Winterhawks go on to play the Tri-City Americans in the conference final, who won their own Game 7 tonight at home over the Spokane Chiefs. That series opens Friday and Saturday in Kennewick, WA.

The Winterhawks didn't waste any time getting on the board, as just 1:01 into the game Sven Bartschi found Marcel Noebels alone in the slot, who fired it past Kamloops netminder Cam Lanigan for the early 1-0 lead, which would be the only goal of the first period.

The Hawks generated numerous chances in the second and outshot Kamloops 12-7, but neither team found the back of the net and the score remained 1-0 going into the third period.

The score remained 1-0 until the 9:49 mark of the third when Cam Reid brought the puck into the Kamloops zone on a two-on-one and fed Brendan Leipsic, who beat Lanigan to make it 2-0.

From there, Carruth and the Winterhawks slammed the door, finishing with the 2-0 win. It was his second shutout of the playoffs and third for his career in the postseason.

The Hawks were 0-1 on the power play, and a perfect 4-4 on the penalty kill.

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