WHL Portland Winterhawks

Warriors' Late Goal Stymies Hawks' Rally in Game 1

Published on May 11, 2024 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Winterhawks rallied to erase a two-goal hole in the final 40 minutes, but a late strike from Matthew Savoie helped the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors take a tight 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the 2024 WHL Championship presented by Nutrien.

Moose Jaw owns a 1-0 series lead after the late win.

Savoie struck with just 3:02 remaining in the game to put the Warriors ahead, one-timing an Atley Calvert pass off the post and in past Jan Špunar.

Moose Jaw opened the scoring on a Calvert penalty shot 1:17 into the second period, then doubled its lead four minutes later as Denton Mateychuk found space in the slot and converted a Jagger Firkus pass from behind the goal line.

Portland pushed back later in the frame through Diego Buttazzoni's third of the playoffs. The 2024 NHL Draft-eligible sniper brought the VMC to its feet with a wrist shot to the far-side top shelf from the right wing after being set up by a home-run breakout pass by Jan Špunar. Entering the third in search of a goal, Portland tied the game at two 4:14 into the final frame as Josh Davies' forechecking led to Gabe Klassen chipping a shot in at the right post.

The puck drops for Game 2 at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday night at the VMC.

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