Winterhawks Earn Point in First of Two Weekend Home Games
October 29, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Portland, Ore. -The Winterhawks twice held a two-goal lead in the third period, but Andrew Cristall's two tallies - including the OT winner - led the visiting Rockets to a 4-3 win in the extra frame.
The loss snaps Portland's nine-game winning streak against Kelowna over the last five seasons.
Marek Alscher scored Portland's first goal for the second straight game, collecting a pass from Diego Buttazzoni in the slot and firing home his second of the season at 16:09 of the first period. The Winterhawks built on that lead midway through the second period as Marcus Nguyen ripped one home on an odd-man, shorthanded rush to make it 2-0 Hawks heading into the third.
Kelowna pushed early in the final frame and found a goal from Marcus Pacheco just 33 seconds in, but Portland again found twine as James Stefan restored the hosts' two-goal lead with a snapshot through the legs of Talyn Boyko at 13:49. The Rockets refused to go away quietly, though, and tallied twice in the final four minutes - Cristall's first of the game at 16:46 brought them within one, then Nolan Flamand struck with five seconds remaining to force overtime, where Cristall came through again on a breakaway.
Portland's Dante Giannuzzi stopped 25 of 29 shots in the loss, while Boyko turned aside 42 of 45.
The two teams battle once again at the VMC tomorrow at 6:00 P.M.
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