Portland Loses to Seattle for First Time in Three Months

February 20, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release

Portland, Ore. - Reid Schaefer scored twice and Kevin Korchinski picked up three assists as the Thunderbirds posted five unanswered goals to top the Winterhawks 5-1 on Saturday.

Portland netminder Taylor Gauthier stopped 31 of 36 shots on goal in what was just his first loss as a Winterhawk in 12 starts.

Following a five-minute major penalty assessed to Seattle's Matt Rempe, Portland converted late in the man advantage when Robbie Fromm-Delorme deflected a Ryder Thompson blast from the point for an early Hawks lead. Fromm-Delorme now boasts four goals in his last two games after posting a hat-trick on Friday.

From there, though, it was all Thunderbirds as they rattled off three goals in seven minutes en route to a season-high four-goal second period. Jared Davidson struck on the power play just under six minutes in, followed by goals a minute apart from Reid Schaefer and Lukas Svejkovsky. Before the second intermission, Lucas Ciona made it a 4-1 game as Korchinski picked up his third helper of the night. Capping things off in the third, Reid Schaefer made it a double with a shorthanded strike at 2:23.

The Hawks hit the ice in less than 24 hours to wrap up the weekend with a home matchup against Spokane. Puck drop is at 5 p.m. for that tilt.

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