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Hawks Knock off Tips 4-3 for Game 1 Win

April 1, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Three goals in the final 40 minutes carried the Winterhawks to a 4-3 win in Game 1.

Round 1, Game 1: Portland (4) vs Everett (3) [POR leads series 1-0]

SOG: POR (37) - EVT (34)

PP: POR (3/4) - EVT (1/6)

Saves: Špunar (31/34) - Palmer (33/37)

COMPLETE BOX SCORE

SCORING:

EVT - 7:10 - First Period - Austin Roest (1) from Aidan Sutter and Jackson Berezowski

POR - 8:52 - First Period - Robbie Fromm-Delorme (1) from Gabe Klassen and Jack O'Brien

POR - 5:26 - Second Period - Marcus Nguyen (1) from Kyle Chyzowski and Josh Zakreski

EVT - 4:17 - Third Period - Jackson Berezowski (1) from Austin Roest and Aidan Sutter

POR - 10:59 - Third Period - Marcus Nguyen (2) from Josh Zakreski and Marek Alscher

POR - 12:20 - Third Period - James Stefan (1) from Marek Alscher and Kyle Chyzowski

EVT - 16:49 - Third Period - Austin Roest (2)

The Story:

Two Marcus Nguyen tallies and a late James Stefan strike helped the Winterhawks knock off the Silvertips 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Everett's Austin Roest kicked off the see-saw affair with a goal 7:10 into the first period to give the visitors a quick lead, but Portland responded 102 seconds later when Robbie Fromm-Delorme whacked home a power-play rebound. The Hawks doubled their lead early in the second on Nguyen's first of the night, another power-play strike that came from quick puck movement down the right side of the zone and across the crease for Portland's #72 to hammer home.

Portland carried the lead into the final frame, but the Silvertips tied things back up on Jackson Berezowski's power-play strike early in the third. A back-and-forth battle ensued, and Nguyen's second strike put Portland back on top at 10:59. The third-period go-ahead goal mirrored the one from the prior frame, with Zakreski setting up Nguyen with a cross-crease look for a one-timer. Shortly after, Stefan deflected a Marek Alscher shot for 4-2 lead, and while Roest struck late to make things interesting for Everett, the Hawks' three goals in the final 40 minutes proved enough for the Game 1 win.

The teams are back on the ice in the VMC tomorrow night for Game 2 at 6:00 P.M. Join us for Fan Fest outside the arena beginning at 3:00 P.M.!

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT presented by BBF TECHNOLOGIES:

"I thought we got into it quick, you know, energy is there from us and from the fans and I thought we played a good game all night. I think we all missed the playoff atmosphere, just the tight-checking, close game of inches. It was really fun today...now we've got to regroup tonight and just focus on tomorrow."

Winterhawks forward Marcus Nguyen

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