WHL Portland Winterhawks

Darby's First WHL Goal Highlights Hawks' Fifth Straight Win

Published on October 14, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Hudson Darby's first WHL goal capped off another stellar showing from the Winterhawks as they downed the Kamloops Blazers for their fifth straight win.

Game #6: Portland (4) vs. Kamloops (1)

SOG: POR (50) - KAM (27)

PP: POR (1/4) - KAM (0/3)

Saves: Špunar (26/27) - Sanche (46/50)

COMPLETE BOX SCORE

SCORING:

KAM - 0:48 - First Period - Nathan Behm (2) from Ashton Ferster and Andrew Thomson

POR - 13:50 - First Period - James Stefan (5) from Gabe Klassen and Josh Mori

POR - 17:32 - First Period - Josh Zakreski (1) from Marcus Nguyen and Jack O'Brien

POR - 8:08 - Second Period - Hudson Darby (1) from Tyson Yaremko

POR - 6:37 - Third Period - Diego Buttazzoni (6) from Luca Cagnoni and James Stefan

The Story:

Four different skaters lit the lamp as the Winterhawks knocked off the Kamloops Blazers 4-1 for their fifth consecutive victory. Portland moves to 5-1-0 on the year with the win and has posted four or more goals in all six contests this season.

A slow start for the Hawks saw Kamloops take a 1-0 lead just 48 seconds into the game, but Portland's veteran group built an attack from there. James Stefan kicked off the comeback with his fifth of the season at 13:50, rifling a shot through the Blazers' netminder from the slot. Josh Zakreski's first of the year gave the Hawks a lead they would not relinquish, as the 2024 NHL Draft prospect took a Marcus Nguyen pass in the left circle and picked the top corner at 17:32.

Hudson Darby doubled Portland's lead 8:08 into the second period with his first WHL goal, a seeing-eye shot from the right circle that made it 3-1 heading into the third. Diego Buttazzoni then picked up the slack in the final frame as he notched his sixth goal in as many games to make it 4-1 Hawks.

Jan Špunar stopped 26 of 27 shots for his fourth consecutive victory between the pipes, while Jesse Sanche turned aside a whopping 46 of 50 shots in the Blazers' cage.

The Winterhawks are back in action this Sunday, October 15, for Hawktoberfest against the Tri-City Americans at 5:00 P.M.

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