Cougars Fall 6-3 to Thunderbirds
Published on November 2, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Prince George Cougars News Release
KENT, WA - The Seattle Thunderbirds (10-1-0-0) got out to a two-goal lead just over a minute into the first period and never looked back. The Thunderbirds doubled up the Prince George Cougars (6-7-0-0) 6-3 at the accesso ShoWare Center.
The Thunderbirds got a pair of goals 18 seconds apart just over a minute into the game to take an early lead. The Cougars responded with one of their own a few moments later to make it 2-1, but the Thunderbirds were able to restore the lead in the final minutes to go up 3-1 after the opening twenty minutes.
In the second period, the Thunderbirds added to their lead around the midway point to go ahead 4-1 after 40 minutes.
In the final period, Seattle got another early goal to up their lead to 5-1. Prince George was able to respond with two of their own just over three minutes apart, but the T-Birds were able to seal the deal with an empty net goal in the final minute to defeat Prince George 6-3.
GAME NOTES
-Koehn Ziemmer and Riley Heidt's point streak has extended to five games
-Ethan Samson sits second in the WHL in power-play goals among all WHL defencemen
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring
Cougars: Brown, Ziemmer, Samson (PP)
Thunderbirds: Crnkovic (PP), Schaefer (3), Ludwig, Gustafson
Goaltending
Cougars: Tyler Brennan (L) 57:27 (5 GA, 29 Saves)
Thunderbirds: Thomas MIlic (W) 60:00 (3 GA, 28 Saves)
Power-Play
Cougars: 1/4
Thunderbirds: 1/5
Shots
Cougars: 31
Thunderbirds: 35
Three Stars:
1.SEA: Reid Schaefer (3G)
2.PG: Koehn Ziemmer (1G)
3.SEA: Thomas Milic (28 Saves)
Next Game: Wednesday, November 2nd against the Portland Winterhawks in Portland at 7:00 PM.
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