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Hot Start Fuels Hawks' 5-1 Win in Game 2

March 30, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


A three-goal blitz in the first 20 minutes helped the Winterhawks take a 2-0 series lead with a 5-1 victory over the Royals on Saturday.

Round 1, Game 2: Portland (5) vs. Victoria (1)

SOG: POR (33) - VIC (20)

PP: POR (2/6) - VIC (1/4)

Saves: Špunar (19/20) - Holt (28/33)

SCORING:

POR - First Period - 4:37 - James Stefan (1) from Gabe Klassen and Nate Danielson

POR - First Period - 11:25 - Luca Cagnoni (3) from Gabe Klassen

POR - First Period - 19:09 - James Stefan (2) from Carter Sotheran and Josh Mor

VIC - Second Period - 1:34 - Dawson Pasternak (1) from Cole Reshny and Justin Kipkie

POR - Second Period - 13:59 - Josh Davies (1) from Gabe Klassen and James Stefan

POR - Third Period - 1:03 - Nate Danielson (1) from Jack O'Brien and Luca Cagnoni

The Story:

The Winterhawks came out firing and never looked back en route to a comfortable 5-1 victory in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Victoria Royals.

Portland took early control with three goals in the first period, including two from James Stefan. The Edmonton Oilers prospect nabbed his first at 4:37 on the power play with a one-timer off a Gabe Klassen seam pass. Luca Cagnoni made it 2-0 Hawks at 11:25 with his third of the playoffs, picking the top corner from the top of the right circle with another assist from Klassen. Stefan bookended the period with another goal, similarly scoring from the left dot on a one-timer, this time set up by Carter Sotheran in the final minute of the frame.

Former Winterhawk Dawson Pasternak brought the Royals into the game with a goal 1:34 into the second period, but the Winterhawks responded through Josh Davies' first career playoff goal at 13:59. Carrying a 4-1 lead into the third, Portland pressured and added another to its tally when Nate Danielson converted a Jack O'Brien feed in the dead slot just 1:03 into the stanza.

Jan Špunar picked up his second win in as many nights with 19 saves on 20 shots, while Braden Holt turned in a 28-save effort for Victoria.

The series now shifts to Victoria for Game 3 on Tuesday and Game 4 on Wednesday, as well as a potential Game 5 (if necessary) on Friday.

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