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Winterhawks Game Day Preview: Portland vs. Kamloops - Game #14

October 28, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


After dropping back-to-back games to start the weekend, the Winterhawks are looking to get back on track against Sunday night against the Blazers.

Puck Drop: 5:00 p.m.

Venue: Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Listen: winterhawks.com/listen

Watch: WHL Live

PREVIOUS GAME - Winterhawks 2 vs. Blazers 6: The Hawks surrendered six goals at home in a 6-2 loss against Kamloops. The two teams will be back at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a rematch Sunday night at 5:00 pm.

An intense first period resulted in a handful of goals. A little over six minutes into the game, the Winterhawks worked the puck well on the power play and Joachim Blichfeld banged home his team-leading tenth goal of the season. Kamloops ended the period on an offensive run, scoring three unanswered before the intermission break. Captain Jermaine Loewen redirected an in-tight puck on the power play to tie the game at one. Later, Martin Lang added in the go-ahead goal off his skate and Connor Zary scored his fifth point of the weekend to make it a 3-1 contest.

The two sides ended the first period in a skirmish which resulted in a five minute power play for the Blazers. Two minutes into the second period, Loewen banked in another puck on the power play to increase the lead to 4-1. But the Hawks would not back down easily. They generated 11 shots in the middle period and were rewarded with a 2-on-1 rush goal from Mason Mannek and Lane Gilliss.

Portland opened the third period with some scoring chances to get back in the game, but they hit two posts and could not generate the comeback effort in the final 20 minutes. Loewen completed his hat trick in the third period and the Blazers added one more before it was said and done.

TODAY'S OPPONENT:

The Kamloops Blazers enter the weekend finale with a three game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 18 to 8.

This weekend has been one for the record books. On Friday night, forward Zane Franklin scored the second hat trick of his WHL career and last night, captain Jermaine Loewen nets his first hat trick with the Blazers. Connor Zary continued his hot weekend, adding another goal and an assist on Saturday to add to an impressive weekend stat line (2-4-6).

Goaltender Dylan Ferguson looked sharp in net after surrendering the first goal on the power play. He collected his fourth win of the season, stopping 32 of 34 shots.

Kamloops continued its strong power play against the Hawks, going 2 for 6 on Saturday night on the man advantage. The Blazers have now scored seven power play goals against Portland in three meetings this season.

Sunday night's game will be the final regular season meeting between the two teams this year. The doors open at 4:00 with the puck drop set for 5:00 p.m. Tickets are still available for tonight's game. Be sure to visit winterhawks.com/tickets for full details on pricing and availability.

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