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Published on March 3, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Portland - The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-3 in a Saturday afternoon game at Memorial Coliseum in Portland behind four goals from Sven Bartschi.

The T-Birds are currently in ninth place in the Western Conference Playoff standings. They are point behind the eighth place Everett Silvertips pending their game against the Tri-City Americans Saturday night in Everett.

Bartschi scored a shorthanded breakaway goal at 15:24 of the first period to put the Winterhawks up 1-0.

Portland outshot Seattle 10-8 in the first period.

Connor Sanvido tied the game 1-1 at 7:45 of the second period. Sanvido took a shot that Portland goalie Brendan Burke stopped. Sanvido got his own rebound and beat Burke with a second shot hit. Sanvido's sixth goal of the season was unassisted.

Portland (45-15-3-1) took a 2-1 lead on a power-play goal by Cam Reid at 8:45 of the second. Brendan Leipsic had the only assist.

Bartschi scored at 10:38 of the second to extend the Winterhawks lead to 3-1. Marcel Noebels and Joe Morrow had the assists.

Seattle (21-40-1-1) cut the lead to one goal at 13:25 of the second when Seth Swenson scored a power-play goal. Shea Theodore sent the puck behind the Portland net to Connor Honey. Honey centered the puck to Swenson in the high slot. Swenson one-timed Honey's pass and beat Burke over the glove and just under the cross bar.

Portland got the two-goal lead back at 13:56 of the second when Ty Rattie scored. Noebels had the only assist.

The Winterhawks led 28-22 in shots after two periods.

Bartschi got a hat trick when he scored shorthanded at 2:29 of the third period. Rattie assisted on the goal.

Bartschi made it a 6-2 lead for Portland at 10:44 of the third when he scored a power-play goal. Morrow and Derrick Pouliot had the assists.

Burke Gallimore struck at 11:22 of the third to cut the Portland lead to three goals. Gallimore beat Burke high off assists from Braeden Laroque and Jake Doty.

Pouliot scored at 16:25 of the third to make it a 7-3 Portland lead. Nic Petan and Chase De Leo had the assists.

Portland outshot Seattle 47-28 in the game.

Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped 40 of 47 shots and his record is now 21-33-1-1.

Burke made 25 saves on 28 shots and his record is now 6-2-1-1.

The T-Birds travel to Prince George to face the Cougars on Tuesday and Wednesday at CN Centre. Both games are at 7pm.

T-Birds single game tickets for the 2011-12 season are available online at the T-Birds website and at the ShoWare Center box office. The ShoWare Center Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday game days at 10 a.m. and Sunday game days at noon.

T-Birds season tickets are currently on sale. Season tickets can be purchased by calling the T-Birds office at 253-239-7825.

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