Cougars Drop Six on T-Birds
Published on January 13, 2016 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Seattle Thunderbirds News Release
PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-2 Tuesday night at CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia.
This was the first of two games between the T-Birds and Cougars. They meet for a second time Wednesday at 7pm at CN Centre.
Prince George (26-15-1-1) took a 1-0 lead at 4:06 of the first period. Chase Witala's shot was stopped by goalie Logan Flodell but the puck rebounded off a T-Bird defenseman and into the goal. Joe Carvalho had the only assist on the goal.
Seattle (22-15-3-0) tied the game 1-1 at 13:26 of the first. A Prince George clearing from behind their net bounced awkwardly off the end boards and right to Mathew Barzal at the bottom of the left circle. Barzal cut through the crease all alone, getting Prince George goalie Ty Edmonds to go down, and slid the puck under the goalie for his 12th goal of the season.
Seattle outshot Prince George 11-7 in the first period.
Kody McDonald scored 38 seconds into the second period to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead. Tate Olson and Bartek Bison had the assists.
McDonald got his second of the night at 18:42 of the second to make it a 3-1 Prince George lead just before the second intermission. McDonald beat Flodell with a backhand shot from the slot. Luke Harrison and Jansen Harkins had the assists.
The Cougars outshot the T-Birds 12-7 in the second period and led 19-18 in shots after two periods.
Harkins was awarded a penalty shot at 4:13 of the third period when he was tied up from behind on a breakaway. Harkins converted on the penalty shot beating Flodell with a wrist shot from the slot.
McDonald made it a hat trick when he scored 30 seconds after Harkins to make it a 5-1 Prince George lead. Harrison and Sam Ruopp were credited with the assists.
The T-Birds replaced Flodell with Landon Bow after the fifth Cougars goal. Flodell made 17 saves on 22 shots and his record is now 13-11-3-0 with the loss.
T-Birds captain Jerret Smith scored at 9:28 of the third to get the T-Birds second goal. Smith's six goal of the season was unassisted.
Tate Olson scored an unassisted shorthanded empty-net goal at 18:29 of the third for the sixth Cougars goal.
The Cougars outshot the T-Birds 10-9 in the third period and 29-27 in the game.
Bow stopped all six shots he faced.
Edmonds had 25 saves on 27 shots and his record is now 14-8-1-0.
T-Birds single game tickets for the 2015-16 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm Saturday game days at 10 am and Sunday game days at noon.
T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.
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