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Tyler Brennan's Shutout Lifts Cougars to Shootout Victory

February 21, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Prince George, BC - Brilliance from Tyler Brennan, and a pair of clutch goals from Ondrej Becher and Zac Funk lifted the Prince George Cougars to a 1-0 shootout victory over the Portland Winterhawks, Monday at the CN Centre.

Tyler Brennan was magnificent all afternoon long, earning a 31 save shutout, and his 13th victory of the season.

Despite a strong opening period from the Cougars and limiting the Winterhawks to just five shots, the game was scoreless after the opening 20 minutes.

In the second, the Cougars killed off a 4-minute penalty to keep the game scoreless, along with more big stops from both Tyler Brennan and Dante Gianuzzi. The game remained scoreless after two periods.

In the third, the Cougars and Winterhawks traded chances, but both Brennan and Gianuzzi kept the game deadlocked. Both teams ripped the puck off the post in the final minutes of the period, however, the game remained 0-0 after 60 minutes.

In overtime, the Cougars and Winterhawks traded breakaways, but again it was Brennan and Gianuzzi slamming the door shut to keep the game at goose eggs after the overtime period.

In the shootout, Luca Cagnoni flipped one over the shoulder of Brennan in the second round to put the pressure on Ondrej Becher. Becher proceeded to go top shelf on the backhand to extend the shootout. It took seven rounds to decide the winner with Zac Funk out-waiting Gianuzzi and firing one in to get PG ahead. It all came down to Josh Zakreski who missed wide to give the Cougars an entertaining 1-0 victory.

GAME NOTES

-The Cougars defeat Portland at home in the regular season for the first time since January 17th, 2017

-Tyler Brennan ties Taylor Gauthier for 4th all time in Cougars shutouts

-Tyler Brennan earns 7th win in his last 8 starts

- The Cougars improve to 3-0 in day games this season

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring

Cougars: None

Winterhawks: None

Shootout Scoring

Cougars: Becher, Funk

Winterhawks: Cagnoni

Goaltending

Cougars: Tyler Brennan (W) 65:00 (0 GA, 31 Saves)

Winterhawks: Dante Gianuzzi (SOL) 65:00 (0 GA, 30 Saves)

Shots

Cougars: 30

Winterhawks: 31

Three Stars:

1.PG: Tyler Brennan (30 Save Shutout)

2.POR: Dante Gianuzzi (31 Save Shutout)

3.PG: Zac Funk (Shootout Winner)

Next Game: Tuesday, February 21st on home ice against the Portland Winterhawks at 7:00 PM.

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