Bellows, Farkas Lead Portland to Victory in Victoria
February 24, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Shane Farkas made 29 saves and Kieffer Bellows buried his 30th of the season for the game-winner as the Hawks took down the Royals 2-1 on Friday.
The two teams played to a stalemate after 20 minutes with both goaltenders, Shane Farkas and Griffin Outhouse, coming up with several big saves.
Portland broke through midway through the second, with Alex Overhardt firing home a rebound off a Ryan Hughes shot. Portland then added to their lead with just over a minute to play in the period, when Kieffer Bellows ripped a wrist shot past Outhouse to give Portland a 2-0 lead. Brendan De Jong, who was born and raised in Victoria, picked up an assist on the goal.
In the third, Farkas continued his strong game, stoning the Royals on several occasions in the final frame. The Royals would score late on a powerplay, but that's as close as they would get as the Hawks held on for the victory. Portland improved to 36-20-1-3 on the season.
The Winterhawks play Victoria tomorrow against the Royals and return home Friday, March 2nd to play the Seattle Thunderbirds at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tickets on sale here, and single game and group tickets now on sale.
Scoring Summary:
2nd @ 13:43 - POR - Alex Overhardt (13), Ryan Hughes, Conor MacEachern
2nd @ 18:44 - POR - Kieffer Bellows (30), Cody Glass, Brendan DeJong
3rd @ 18:10 - VIC - Noah Gregor (23), Dante Hannoun, Matthew Phillips (PP)
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