Sports stats



WHL Portland Winterhawks

Winterhawks Fall 5-3 in Spokane Friday

March 13, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Portland Winterhawks (40-21-2-3) fell 5-3 Friday in Spokane against the Chiefs (33-29-3-1).

Spokane got off to a 2-0 lead with goals in the first 6:30 of the game from Adam Helewka and Riley Whittingham. The Chiefs added a shorthanded goal from Kailer Yamamoto at 15:31 as they took a 3-0 lead into the second.

Portland got on the board 9:43 into the second when defenseman Anton Cederholm scored on a shot from the point to get the Hawks within two at 3-1. Then with just 13.5 seconds to go in the period Oliver Bjorkstrand stepped into one and fired a blast from the slot past Chiefs goaltender Garret Hughson to get Portland within one, 3-2, heading into the third. It was Bjorkstrand's 55th goal and 100th point of the season.

The Hawks then tied the game when Chase De Leo scored 5:29 into the third off a rebound to even the game at 3-3. Spokane regained a lead when Whittingham scored his second of the game at 9:39 on a power play for a 4-3 advantage. They added an empty net goal from Dominic Zwerger with eight seconds to go to seal a 5-3 win.

The Hawks are back in action tomorrow when they host the Prince George Cougars at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Check out the Portland Winterhawks Statistics



Western Hockey League Stories from March 13, 2015


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central