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Hawks' Offense Comes Alive in 6-2 Win Over Spokane

March 15, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Four first-period tallies kickstarted the Hawks' attack as they rolled to a 6-2 victory.

Game #63: Portland (6) vs Spokane (2)

SOG: POR (48) - SPO (33)

PP: POR (2/4) - SPO (0/7)

Saves: Špunar (31/33) - Michaluk (42/48)

COMPLETE BOX SCORE

SCORING:

POR - 0:38 - First Period - Luca Cagnoni (16) from Jack O'Brien

SPO - 9:34 - First Period - Berkly Catton (21) from Chase Bertholet and Cade Hayes

POR - 12:35 - First Period - Luke Schelter (7) from Josh Mori and Diego Buttazzoni

POR - 17:19 - First Period - Marcus Nguyen (23) from Jack O'Brien

POR - 18:52 - First Period - Luca Cagnoni (17) from Robbie Fromm-Delorme and Gabe Klassen

POR - 9:17 - Second Period - James Stefan (22) from Luca Cagnoni and Gabe Klassen

POR - 17:32 - Second Period - Josh Zakreski (10) from Marek Alscher and Marcus Nguyen

SPO - 18:20 - Third Period - Cameron Parr (1) from Will Jamieson and Jaren Brinson

The Story:

Four Portland skaters logged multiple points and Jan Špunar turned aside 31 of 33 shots as the Winterhawks (39-17-4-3) rolled past the Spokane Chiefs (14-40-4-5) by a 6-2 final on Tuesday.

Portland's onslaught began just 38 seconds in as Luca Cagnoni netted his first of the game with a long-range shot that squeaked through Cooper Michaluk. Spokane responded with a Berkly Catton goal midway through the frame, but the Hawks continued to pour on the pressure with three more goals in the final eight minutes of the frame. Luke Schelter first restored the lead, firing a seam pass to the back door that deflected in. Marcus Nguyen extended it soon after as he polished off a beautiful setup from Jack O'Brien, and Cagnoni put a bow on a sterling period as he tucked in a rebound from his own initial shot.

The Winterhawks tacked on two more in the second period to push their lead to five at the end of forty minutes. Both came on the power play - James Stefan rifled home the first with a one-timer from the left circle at 9:17, and Josh Zakreski netted his 10th of the year with a deflection of Marek Alscher's shot at 17:32.

The contest turned testy in the third with both teams upping the physicality, and a late Cameron Parr tally from the Chiefs cut the deficit to four, but the Hawks held strong for the victory.

Portland's next contest comes Friday as the team kicks off a home-and-home with the Seattle Thunderbirds at accesso ShoWare Center before returning home for Oregon Hockey History Night at the VMC on Saturday.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT presented by BBF TECHNOLOGIES:

"Feels awesome. Everyone chipped in tonight, we all had a pack battle today and I think everyone did their job. It was nice to light them up a little bit and I thought we all did a great job."

Winterhawks forward Josh Zakreski

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