Hawks Held in Game 5, Another Chance to Advance on Monday
Published on May 3, 2024 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Portland, Ore. - Gabe Klassen grabbed the game's opening goal but the Prince George Cougars rattled off six straight from there, staving off elimination with a 6-1 win in Game 5 of the best-of-seven Western Conference Championship.
Portland still holds a 3-2 series lead and can advance to the WHL Championship with a win in Game 6 in Prince George on Monday.
For the second straight game, Klassen struck first as he reacted to a Marek Alscher rebound off the back wall. The Hawks' captain banked it off Josh Ravensbergen for a 1-0 Portland lead at 7:03. Just 2:40 later, though, Koehn Ziemmer leveled the score from the right circle. He then potted his second of the night just before the break for a 2-1 Cougars lead through 20 minutes.
Prince George extended its lead to two midway through the second period on Hunter Laing's first of the postseason on a power play, then tacked on two more in the third through Ondrej Becher and a Borya Valis penalty shot for the 6-1 win. Portland's Jan Špunar finished with 31 saves on 37 shots, while Ravensbergen turned aside 25 of 26 in for the visitors.
Monday's Game 6 starts at 7:00 P.M. at the CN Centre in Prince George. Should Game 7 be necessary, that game will take place on Tuesday.
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