Blazers Back In Win Column, 6-4 Over Portland
December 5, 2007 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kamloops Blazers News Release
Tyler Shattock scored twice and Brock Nixon and Juuso Puustinen each chipped in with two assists as the Blazers ended a 3-game losing skid with a 6-4 win over the Portland Winter Hawks on Tuesday night.
The 'Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Keith Voytechek - 28 seconds in - and Matt Betker before Ivan Rohac cut the Portland lead to 2-1 late in the first.
Chris Francis restored the 2-goal lead with a powerplay marker early in the second only to have the Blazers get that one back - from Tyler Shattock - just 34 seconds later. The Blazers then rattled off three more goals in a span of 4:24 - from CJ Stretch, Shayne Wiebe, and Brady Calla - to take a 5-3 lead to the room after 40 minutes.
An early third-period two-man powerplay goal by Shattock gave the Blazers a 6-3 lead before Betker made it 6-4 on a powerplay with 1:25 left.
Final shots were 44-31 Blazers with Justin Leclerc getting the win and Kurtis Mucha taking the loss.
The Blazers were 2-for-8 on the PP and 4-for-6 on the PK.
Next up: the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday night at ISC.
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